I just bought this 17mm for $110 USD in the Canon M mount. It’s such a fun lens, I use it as a walk around, street lens mostly. Now I’m going to have to give it a shot at night photography. It’s far from perfect, but it’s so easy to put on my small camera (M50) and get great “vintage “ results. Never thought I would be able to get star pictures with it! Thanks!
honest review Matt and think you pitched this at the right level. Good opportunity for beginners to dip their toe and at least learn the basics of night photography if nothing else before investing heavily into a genre that may turn out not to be someone's cup of tea
I was really disappointed with the 17mm from TTArtisan - I really like the rest of their lenses, just not this one. The images were meh and consistently meh. Glad you had a better time with it. :-)
Nice video, coming from the money for the 12mm samyang I got the 17mm and another camera with a 25mm f.18 🙈tbh I would get a cheap startracker like the move shoot move instead of the 12mm...
With all due respect that was a very strange review. Completely baffled why you felt the compulsion to categorize it repeatedly as a budget lens. We can see the price, we know what budget it is. Plus, as a pro photographer in New York for decades, I’ve shot with all kinds of lenses. Stop a lens down and most look almost the same, regardless of price. Earlier this year I shot multi-million dollar canvases for a museum using TT Artisans 40mm macro - on a 100mp back - that I picked up for about 100 bucks. Tack sharp, fabulous lens. It’s low price did not make it a “beginner” lens. Remember, “There is no beginner photo gear, only beginner photographers.”
You can create fantastic works of art with almost any lens, so long as you are creative and unique. The problem lies with professional photography. As a general rule, for landscape and astrophotography, most clients are going to want prints/raw copies that are tac sharp. Any artistic effects beyond color grading/cleanup would be done by request in post. These budget lenses tend to have some "artistic flare" built in by design. Unless you received a one off, holy grail of a TTArtisan lens, your copy probably isn't any better than any other lens by this company. Lots of pincushion effect with this 17mm lens, vignetting at the edges, uneven focal plane, burring towards the edges, flaring, chromatic abberation from light sources, etc. This makes for a unique image that can be quite artistic, but not suitable for professional photographers who may need to cater to clients who don't want that. It's easier to add those things than to remove them during post.
@@Overtorange Well said, Yoshi. Of course a whole lot of commercial work has been seeking that "organic" look for quite a while. But that may still not be most shooter's bread and butter, I get it.
@@lanceevans1689 Personally, I love the aesthetic that these lenses provide. Having a more home-grown and vintage tone makes a scene resonate more in my opinion. Still, there seems to be a huge emphasis on the hyper clinical and resolving within the professional space. I suppose it depends on what type of work you intend on doing that dictates what sort of lenses you are able to use. You could strap a magnifying glass to an accordion style focusing barrel and make art with it, but good luck convincing a landscape magazine to buy your prints.
I use the 21 mm f/1.5 a lot for milky way time-lapses (ua-cam.com/users/shortsGQ51aOMajXI), despite the severe peripheral distortions when wide open (which I need). Is there any way to correct these in post (this is video not stills)?
It is trash like many onther Chinese lenses. I have had the unfortunate luck that one lens of Chinese origin killed my camera. An extra screw fell into the lightbox and destroyed the shutter. Thanks China!!! No more Chinese lenses in my house.
I just bought this 17mm for $110 USD in the Canon M mount. It’s such a fun lens, I use it as a walk around, street lens mostly. Now I’m going to have to give it a shot at night photography. It’s far from perfect, but it’s so easy to put on my small camera (M50) and get great “vintage “ results. Never thought I would be able to get star pictures with it! Thanks!
honest review Matt and think you pitched this at the right level. Good opportunity for beginners to dip their toe and at least learn the basics of night photography if nothing else before investing heavily into a genre that may turn out not to be someone's cup of tea
Encore une superbe vidéo.
Bravo Matthiew.
Excellent video mate, good to see you still out there doing your thing. Thanks
I was really disappointed with the 17mm from TTArtisan - I really like the rest of their lenses, just not this one.
The images were meh and consistently meh.
Glad you had a better time with it. :-)
Nice video, coming from the money for the 12mm samyang I got the 17mm and another camera with a 25mm f.18 🙈tbh I would get a cheap startracker like the move shoot move instead of the 12mm...
I got it used for 60dollars today 🙌🙌😍 and 90 dollars for the 7artisans 35mm f1.2. So 2 lens for the price of one
What is the Backpack shown in your Video
👍🏻
With all due respect that was a very strange review. Completely baffled why you felt the compulsion to categorize it repeatedly as a budget lens. We can see the price, we know what budget it is. Plus, as a pro photographer in New York for decades, I’ve shot with all kinds of lenses. Stop a lens down and most look almost the same, regardless of price. Earlier this year I shot multi-million dollar canvases for a museum using TT Artisans 40mm macro - on a 100mp back - that I picked up for about 100 bucks. Tack sharp, fabulous lens. It’s low price did not make it a “beginner” lens. Remember, “There is no beginner photo gear, only beginner photographers.”
Ok professional sounds good. Do your own review then maybe? Have a great day and keep smiling
You can create fantastic works of art with almost any lens, so long as you are creative and unique. The problem lies with professional photography. As a general rule, for landscape and astrophotography, most clients are going to want prints/raw copies that are tac sharp. Any artistic effects beyond color grading/cleanup would be done by request in post. These budget lenses tend to have some "artistic flare" built in by design. Unless you received a one off, holy grail of a TTArtisan lens, your copy probably isn't any better than any other lens by this company. Lots of pincushion effect with this 17mm lens, vignetting at the edges, uneven focal plane, burring towards the edges, flaring, chromatic abberation from light sources, etc. This makes for a unique image that can be quite artistic, but not suitable for professional photographers who may need to cater to clients who don't want that. It's easier to add those things than to remove them during post.
@@Overtorange Well said, Yoshi. Of course a whole lot of commercial work has been seeking that "organic" look for quite a while. But that may still not be most shooter's bread and butter, I get it.
@@lanceevans1689 Personally, I love the aesthetic that these lenses provide. Having a more home-grown and vintage tone makes a scene resonate more in my opinion. Still, there seems to be a huge emphasis on the hyper clinical and resolving within the professional space. I suppose it depends on what type of work you intend on doing that dictates what sort of lenses you are able to use. You could strap a magnifying glass to an accordion style focusing barrel and make art with it, but good luck convincing a landscape magazine to buy your prints.
@@Overtorange My pandemic passtime was collecting old Canon FD lenses. So Im with you there.
Don’t know that I would consider any manual lens a beginner lens, but I know what you mean.
astro only uses manual tho…
I use the 21 mm f/1.5 a lot for milky way time-lapses (ua-cam.com/users/shortsGQ51aOMajXI), despite the severe peripheral distortions when wide open (which I need). Is there any way to correct these in post (this is video not stills)?
It is trash like many onther Chinese lenses. I have had the unfortunate luck that one lens of Chinese origin killed my camera. An extra screw fell into the lightbox and destroyed the shutter.
Thanks China!!! No more Chinese lenses in my house.
The review says it's better than Sigma.