Time links to video sections: 00:00 Introduction 01:48 Soap bubble bokeh 04:41 Sharpness wide open 06:06 Performance stopped down 09:00 Portraits 09:48 Conclusions
I appreciate you doing a review on this lens, as I was curious about its performance. What's even more surprising is the fact that it comes in an M42 screw mount. This is absolutely perfect, with all the vintage M42 lenses I already have in my collection. I'm definitely picking this lens up.
Mr. Simon Utak, your vlogs about different photography issues are always fantastic. Thanks for the great video about this lens; bokeh balls are always fun to learn about
TTArtisan is quickly becoming my favorite lensmaker, along with Venus optics. Both very innovative, but only TTartisan is budget friendly. I look forward to their future releases, I'm sure they're gonna surprise us more. I'd personally like something wide-angle. Like a 10mm f/4 rectilinear lens for apsc.
Picked up a TTartisan 50mm f/1.4 ASPH in Sony E-mount a few days ago. As new, open box deal, £109 delivered. It's 99% a Summilux. Put a long hood on it and the few flaws disappear. Highly recommended.
I focus primarily on bokeh in my nature photography. I’ve always wanted a Trioplan but deemed it too expensive, so I’m really happy to learn about this new lens that can give me the results I’m looking for without breaking the bank. Also I bought a vintage lens and while using a closeup filter to get closer to the subject I noticed so much dust. With a new lens I won’t face that problem. Thank you so much for your reviews, appreciate them!
Great review as always. Good to see some inovative lens manufacturers recreating some of the classic soap bubble Bokeh monsters. So well done to TTArtisan. I have one such lens, the Meyer-Optik Görlitz Primotar 135mm f3.5 and it's been great fun. The results from your review lens look quite faithful to the classic triplet design. Particularly the image taken looking down the railings in the sun. Building a lens with 13 rounded aperature blades and M42 mount has certaily got my attention. Not to mention the attractive price. Every photographer should own at least one M42 lens.
Thanks for the comprehensive review. My standard walkaround lens on Fujifilm APS-C is a Cooke Ivotal triplet from a 16mm movie camera. I'm excited to have a cost effective option for my Nikon Z6.
This looks like a great lens! I'm seriously considering it - though admittedly, the results really remind me of the look I already get from my Jupiter-37A with a focal reducer (which works out to an equivalent of a 105mm f/2.8 lens on a crop sensor), so it may not be a necessary addition for me. Still, for the price especially, this is a solid competitor to vintage lenses. And it's great to see a brand new M42 product in this day and age.
Maybe I am reading you incorrectly, but how can a focal reducer in crop turn your Jupiter 37A, which is a 135mm f3.5 lens if I am not wrong, into a 105 mm f2.8?, or do you mean that this TT 100mm f2.8 would be with the focal reducer a 105mm f2.8?
@@ReinoldFZ A focal doesn't entirely "turn" a lens into something else per se, but by focusing the same amount light on a smaller image circle, it basically "shortens" the focal length of the lens. A 1.3x reducer on a 135mm Jupiter-37A works out to just under 104mm (these numbers are usually rounded anyway, so it still falls within the 105mm range), while the aperture width remains the same, so you end up with a ratio of 2.7:1 which is close enough to the nearest f-stop of 2.8. As long as you're working with a sensor that is smaller than the resulting image circle (which APS-C definitely is), it's near enough to using a shorter lens with the same aperture size. It's not perfect, and will vary from lens to lens, and some are awful with reducers (e.g. the same reducer with my Helios 40-2 completely trashes the image quality). It's worked really well for me with the Jupiter-37A though - I only lose a little corner sharpness, but actually gain some center sharpness that way. And I do enjoy the look of the resulting bokeh etc. I suspect this TTArtisan lens or many other 100 to 105mm f/2.8 lenses are better choices overall, but I was just thinking that the images I get from my "reduced" Jupiter-37A on Sony APS-C cameras are actually really similar in many qualities. It's also worth pointing out that one of the selling points of this TTArtisan lens is that it has a huge image circle (almost MF-sized), whereas a full-frame lens like my Jupiter with a reducer will usually cover barely more than a crop sensor. So, I'm not making a direct comparison - just observing that some of my results with what I have are remarkably similar, that's all!
It's always good to see your reviews ! I like how you can buy a lens of this type for its look without having to go for the expensive collector lenses ! It's good for everyone.
Thank you for the review! I do love your reviews in general, but having one for a "new" lens is quite helpful! I've been wanting a bubble bokeh lens for a while now, and wasn't aware that that effect came from the triplet design :) And well, thanks to your review I know what performance I can look forward to with my new purchase ;)
I bought this lens thanks to this video. And it arrived yesterday....had a quick go and woah its def a winner for the price. Sure it has a few downsides (flaring on a bright subject) but the soap bubble nokah is addctive once you play around with it. And its sharp (I'm using a nikon df) Such a great buy for the cheap price.
You were probably the best person to actually review this lens. Love reviews by Christopher Frost or Tony Northrup but this is not their genre or niche. You on the other hand know exactly what to do with such a lens and it shows. And wow only about $150 USD? not bad.
Wow...very cool. I love the trioplan lenses and soap bubbles. I discovered them through you. I ended up getting one of the new Meyer Gorlitz 100mm trio's somehow in a decent at the time price, like $400. I believe.... Have you compared this TT Artisan 100mm head to head with one of the Meyer lenses? The TT lens at about $155 US...WOW!! Lol...I might just have to get one for the sake of having one at that price!!! Thank you again for a great presentation and introduction to what appears to be. VERY fun lens!! Have a great day my friend!! CC
I love that this is something TTArtisan is making. Good clean new-make “vintage” lenses is a fascinating niche, and I can only hope that some Biotar designs are coming down the pike. A classic 58/2 would be fantastic, but something like a 40mm f/1.5 for APS-C would really be special. That said, I’m hesitant here. I mostly shoot APS-C (and 135 only on film) where 100mm is perhaps a little long of a focal length. If this was somewhere between 70 and 85mm, it’d still be quite usable as a FF portrait lens, and much more versatile on APS-C. But this is a nice price, and with a cheap M42 -> K adapter I could put this on either my Fuji, or film or digital Pentax. One last thought: I hope some of the vintage optical designs show up on TTArtisan’s AF lenses. Getting full modern conveniences with old-school glass could be a great niche. Their 27/2.8 feels a lot like an adapted vintage wide angle, with the strong cat’s eye and vignette. How wild would it be to have something like an AF 70/2.8 triplet lens for APS-C mirrorless cameras?
I am impressed of this new lens and the quality of it’s made! I have used the lens so far only with f/2,8 wide open with an helicoid adapter for macro shots with my Sony A7 and A6500. I am very happy with the results! 😊
I love the rendering of my 135mm Meyer Optic Gorlitz Orestor mounted on a Sony crop-sensor camera using a Kipon M42-NEX focal reducer. This results in an equivalent 141mm f/2.0 lens....
Thank you for the excellent review. how would you compare it to the less expensive than the Trioplan 100/ 2.8 Meyer Orestor? I’d guess from what I recall of your review of the Orestor that broadly the Orestor is more sharp, while the TT Artisan is capable of much more bokeh?
It's great to see a resurgence of newly made "vintage" lenses. Instead of competing head-to-head with brand lenses that are demonstrably "superior" to the lower budget lenses, a company like ttartisans can simply reformulate an older lens at a lower cost than the orginal, allowing more people to experience the joys of vintage lens photography. The fact that this lens is offered in an M42 mount (something other reviewers don't understand), shows that the lower budget lens makers have found a solid niche that they're planning to continue to exploit. Good for them. And us. Oh, and I just ordered my copy.
Looks nice...just picked one up for $127 and free shipping. Difficult to not buy it at that price. Nice review!! Edit: It's here...and it is a beautiful lens. It's much sharper than I thought it would be...this is a winner.
I'd be curious to put this up against the Meyer Trioplan and the Canon 100mm Macro to see which has the sharpest picture with the best soap bubble bokeh.
Really a no brainier. Before finishing the video I instantly Klicked one. The triplanes was so long on my list, but looks like it’s already replaced. Thanks for pointing this special lens out. 😁👍
I got the original this year but it's not in the best state, i'm thinking to get this now, looks good but a direct comparison with the original would have been nice
Simon, I really enjoy your reviews but I have a question - I shoot with old film era Minolta lenses (both Minolta prime and Sigma zoom off a Minolta 303b) plus M42 mount lenses. I shoot a mirrorless camera - Fuji XH1 and XH2. with K&F adapters. I got thinking with the adapter (even more so with your K1) the lens is farther away from the sensor than it would have been with a film camera, do you use adapter rings which are very shallow or does it make little of no difference?
This is a great question! When I use my M42 lenses on a Pentax camera the fit is tight/ shallow to the body. When I use my M42 lenses on a Sony body, the adapter is a couple of cms or more out from the body. But then inside the Pentax sensor or the film is set back inside the body; a lot more than the Sony, hence part of the difference. One major exception is Nikon DSLRs that require an adapter with glass to compensate and achieve infinity. I’ll do some tests and see if the MFD and other lengths are exactly the same across my Pentaxs and Sonys.
If you add extension tubes and get closer to your object in focus then the bubbles will be bigger. There is a point where the bubbles are so big that it impacts the overall look of smaller soap bubbles. Hope this helps.
A brand new M42 mount lens? How long has it been since anyone has done that? Very cool move on TTs parts. And 100mm is a great and often overlooked focal length.
Wonderful review by the best person to do so. One question on the adapter. I have never seen a Laina adapter, but the finish looks nice. I have read the lens tends to mount a bit off center and TTArtisans recommends an adapter that allows center line adjustment. Was that the case for your adapter and are these adapters easy to find? I am leaning towards a macro adapter that provides extension as you have shown the lens behaves nicely on extension but Vello or FotodioX macro adapters do not allow the center line to be adjusted and they don't look that well made.
Many thanks for your kind words and question. It's interesting to read on TTArtisan's website, above TTArtisan's recommendation about the adapter with center line adjustment, that "It is a normal phenomenon that the centerline of thread mount lens is not aligned with the centerline of the camera, and it does not affect the use." Personally, I found that the lens I used for the shots in this video did align OK with the centerline. It aligned on all the adapters I tried: as well as the one in the video, I also used Pentax M42 adapters to a Pentax DSLR a different M42 to Sony e-mount adapter, and extension tubes . I also tried the lens on M42 film cameras - two different makes of film camera - a Pentax and a Zenit, and it aligned OK. The problem isn't where the centerline is not perfectly aligned - I have a number of M42 lenses on adapters where this happens - but where the centerline is so far off because of the way the lens screws into the adapter, that a lens (any lens of any make) cannot focus to infinity. If that happens with a TTArtisan then you should send it back and ask for one that does align for infinity.
@@Simonsutak The lens I recieved was 180 degrees off center - the lens engravings are on the bottom. Way outside the picture and description of the centerline error that is shown in their publicity - approx' 30 degrees. Of course this can be accomdated by using an adapter with centerline adjustment, but that means adjusting the adapter every time you swap to a different M42 lens. So I have a dedicated adapter for just this lens now. And it is completely impractical to use on any M42 mount camera body as the lens is upside down. Given modern manufacturing methods it really is poor that they can't index the mounting thread to the correct position on the lens, every one of nearly 150 M42 lenses that I have has the centerline bang on the top, which matched every single mount on every one of the 30 or so camera bodies I have. To be fair TT Artisan resolved my dissapointment and I still have the lens . It's a lens I bought because I wanted it, it's the first brand new lens I've bought in maybe 15 years and I like it a lot. It is a very well made lens that is optically excellent, but sadly it is let down by a simple engineering production issue. But I am looking forward to using it, it will be a keeper for sure.
@@lloydy53 Sorry to read this; glad TTArtisan resolved your disappointment and you like the lens optically. It is a fun lens to use, even up-side down!
I like round apertures because I _HATE_ sun stars. Hexagonal bokeh balls do not bother me, but...🤬 (Don't get me started on long-exposure waterfalls and HDR coloring book images.)
Time links to video sections:
00:00 Introduction
01:48 Soap bubble bokeh
04:41 Sharpness wide open
06:06 Performance stopped down
09:00 Portraits
09:48 Conclusions
I appreciate you doing a review on this lens, as I was curious about its performance. What's even more surprising is the fact that it comes in an M42 screw mount. This is absolutely perfect, with all the vintage M42 lenses I already have in my collection. I'm definitely picking this lens up.
Mr. Simon Utak, your vlogs about different photography issues are always fantastic. Thanks for the great video about this lens; bokeh balls are always fun to learn about
TTArtisan is quickly becoming my favorite lensmaker, along with Venus optics. Both very innovative, but only TTartisan is budget friendly. I look forward to their future releases, I'm sure they're gonna surprise us more.
I'd personally like something wide-angle. Like a 10mm f/4 rectilinear lens for apsc.
I think it's absolutely incredible that TTArtisan is making a lens in M42 mount. Makes me hope for more for my vintage camera needs :)
Just bought a Pentax Spotmatic earlier today, so getting this is super tempting since it's M42
for a $155 it's a good value proposition
Picked up a TTartisan 50mm f/1.4 ASPH in Sony E-mount a few days ago.
As new, open box deal, £109 delivered.
It's 99% a Summilux. Put a long hood on it and the few flaws disappear.
Highly recommended.
Brilliant video....clear and helpful descriptions. Not a wasted word! Thank you so much Simon
I love triplets. Not so much for the bubbles, but rather for the colors and somwhat matte finish it produces.
I focus primarily on bokeh in my nature photography. I’ve always wanted a Trioplan but deemed it too expensive, so I’m really happy to learn about this new lens that can give me the results I’m looking for without breaking the bank. Also I bought a vintage lens and while using a closeup filter to get closer to the subject I noticed so much dust. With a new lens I won’t face that problem. Thank you so much for your reviews, appreciate them!
Great review as always. Good to see some inovative lens manufacturers recreating some of the classic soap bubble Bokeh monsters. So well done to TTArtisan.
I have one such lens, the Meyer-Optik Görlitz Primotar 135mm f3.5 and it's been great fun.
The results from your review lens look quite faithful to the classic triplet design. Particularly the image taken looking down the railings in the sun.
Building a lens with 13 rounded aperature blades and M42 mount has certaily got my attention. Not to mention the attractive price. Every photographer should own at least one M42 lens.
Thanks for the comprehensive review. My standard walkaround lens on Fujifilm APS-C is a Cooke Ivotal triplet from a 16mm movie camera. I'm excited to have a cost effective option for my Nikon Z6.
This looks like a great lens!
I'm seriously considering it - though admittedly, the results really remind me of the look I already get from my Jupiter-37A with a focal reducer (which works out to an equivalent of a 105mm f/2.8 lens on a crop sensor), so it may not be a necessary addition for me. Still, for the price especially, this is a solid competitor to vintage lenses. And it's great to see a brand new M42 product in this day and age.
Maybe I am reading you incorrectly, but how can a focal reducer in crop turn your Jupiter 37A, which is a 135mm f3.5 lens if I am not wrong, into a 105 mm f2.8?, or do you mean that this TT 100mm f2.8 would be with the focal reducer a 105mm f2.8?
@@ReinoldFZ A focal doesn't entirely "turn" a lens into something else per se, but by focusing the same amount light on a smaller image circle, it basically "shortens" the focal length of the lens. A 1.3x reducer on a 135mm Jupiter-37A works out to just under 104mm (these numbers are usually rounded anyway, so it still falls within the 105mm range), while the aperture width remains the same, so you end up with a ratio of 2.7:1 which is close enough to the nearest f-stop of 2.8.
As long as you're working with a sensor that is smaller than the resulting image circle (which APS-C definitely is), it's near enough to using a shorter lens with the same aperture size. It's not perfect, and will vary from lens to lens, and some are awful with reducers (e.g. the same reducer with my Helios 40-2 completely trashes the image quality). It's worked really well for me with the Jupiter-37A though - I only lose a little corner sharpness, but actually gain some center sharpness that way. And I do enjoy the look of the resulting bokeh etc.
I suspect this TTArtisan lens or many other 100 to 105mm f/2.8 lenses are better choices overall, but I was just thinking that the images I get from my "reduced" Jupiter-37A on Sony APS-C cameras are actually really similar in many qualities. It's also worth pointing out that one of the selling points of this TTArtisan lens is that it has a huge image circle (almost MF-sized), whereas a full-frame lens like my Jupiter with a reducer will usually cover barely more than a crop sensor. So, I'm not making a direct comparison - just observing that some of my results with what I have are remarkably similar, that's all!
Loved this review. Well done. Thank you.
Very interesting lens! Thank you for this video!
It's always good to see your reviews !
I like how you can buy a lens of this type for its look without having to go for the expensive collector lenses ! It's good for everyone.
Fantastic review. This is going to be very interesting on a close-up adapter . . .
Thank you for the review! I do love your reviews in general, but having one for a "new" lens is quite helpful! I've been wanting a bubble bokeh lens for a while now, and wasn't aware that that effect came from the triplet design :) And well, thanks to your review I know what performance I can look forward to with my new purchase ;)
I think it's also the glass formula, or this was for the circular bokeh
This is definitely at the top of my list of upcoming lenses to buy!
supprised at the price, alot cheaper than i thought it would be, great review as always Simon
Excellent review , going to buy one right now
I bought this lens thanks to this video. And it arrived yesterday....had a quick go and woah its def a winner for the price. Sure it has a few downsides (flaring on a bright subject) but the soap bubble nokah is addctive once you play around with it. And its sharp (I'm using a nikon df) Such a great buy for the cheap price.
Excellent!! Thanks for sharing this.
You were probably the best person to actually review this lens. Love reviews by Christopher Frost or Tony Northrup but this is not their genre or niche. You on the other hand know exactly what to do with such a lens and it shows. And wow only about $150 USD? not bad.
Thank you for the review - first that comes into interesting price region and good bang-for-the-bug
Waiting for a K-Version ;-)
Wow...very cool.
I love the trioplan lenses and soap bubbles. I discovered them through you. I ended up getting one of the new Meyer Gorlitz 100mm trio's somehow in a decent at the time price, like $400. I believe.... Have you compared this TT Artisan 100mm head to head with one of the Meyer lenses?
The TT lens at about $155 US...WOW!! Lol...I might just have to get one for the sake of having one at that price!!!
Thank you again for a great presentation and introduction to what appears to be. VERY fun lens!!
Have a great day my friend!!
CC
If I'm ever feeling jaded with photography, I just watch one of your videos. Afterwards I am always filled with renewed enthusiasm.
Thank you so much. I'm so happy to read this.
I love that this is something TTArtisan is making. Good clean new-make “vintage” lenses is a fascinating niche, and I can only hope that some Biotar designs are coming down the pike. A classic 58/2 would be fantastic, but something like a 40mm f/1.5 for APS-C would really be special.
That said, I’m hesitant here. I mostly shoot APS-C (and 135 only on film) where 100mm is perhaps a little long of a focal length. If this was somewhere between 70 and 85mm, it’d still be quite usable as a FF portrait lens, and much more versatile on APS-C. But this is a nice price, and with a cheap M42 -> K adapter I could put this on either my Fuji, or film or digital Pentax.
One last thought: I hope some of the vintage optical designs show up on TTArtisan’s AF lenses. Getting full modern conveniences with old-school glass could be a great niche. Their 27/2.8 feels a lot like an adapted vintage wide angle, with the strong cat’s eye and vignette. How wild would it be to have something like an AF 70/2.8 triplet lens for APS-C mirrorless cameras?
i absolutely love ttartisan
the sharpest and most used lenses i own are from them
Truly a lens made specifically for this channel, in 2023! What a time for lens manufacture.
I am impressed of this new lens and the quality of it’s made! I have used the lens so far only with f/2,8 wide open with an helicoid adapter for macro shots with my Sony A7 and A6500. I am very happy with the results! 😊
This is the kind of review that can give one some serious GAS.
I love the rendering of my 135mm Meyer Optic Gorlitz Orestor mounted on a Sony crop-sensor camera using a Kipon M42-NEX focal reducer. This results in an equivalent 141mm f/2.0 lens....
Beautiful bokeh. Wondering how this 100mm lens would work with M43 - meaning 200mm equivalent…
Thank you for the excellent review. how would you compare it to the less expensive than the Trioplan 100/ 2.8 Meyer Orestor?
I’d guess from what I recall of your review of the Orestor that broadly the Orestor is more sharp, while the TT Artisan is capable of much more bokeh?
Good question...and answer! My Orestor produces more vivid colours, but yes, the TT Artisan produces more soap bubbles and bokeh.
It's great to see a resurgence of newly made "vintage" lenses. Instead of competing head-to-head with brand lenses that are demonstrably "superior" to the lower budget lenses, a company like ttartisans can simply reformulate an older lens at a lower cost than the orginal, allowing more people to experience the joys of vintage lens photography. The fact that this lens is offered in an M42 mount (something other reviewers don't understand), shows that the lower budget lens makers have found a solid niche that they're planning to continue to exploit. Good for them. And us.
Oh, and I just ordered my copy.
Looks nice...just picked one up for $127 and free shipping. Difficult to not buy it at that price. Nice review!!
Edit: It's here...and it is a beautiful lens. It's much sharper than I thought it would be...this is a winner.
if it only had that vintage silver look.
I just ordered one on AliExpress, great deal at the moment £116 GBP. I already have an adapter.
I'd be curious to put this up against the Meyer Trioplan and the Canon 100mm Macro to see which has the sharpest picture with the best soap bubble bokeh.
Another surprise is, I have found no distortions, even wide open at f/2,8, at least on my TTArtisan 100mm f/2,8 ! 👍
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Really a no brainier. Before finishing the video I instantly Klicked one. The triplanes was so long on my list, but looks like it’s already replaced.
Thanks for pointing this special lens out. 😁👍
I got the original this year but it's not in the best state, i'm thinking to get this now, looks good but a direct comparison with the original would have been nice
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Does this lens work on Fujifilm cameras ?
Is there any plan to release this lens for Sony e mount ?
What extension tubes would you recommend?
In a similar vein, how do I add a lens hood or filter to my Helios 92 projector lens? I've not seen any discussion of this.
Does it need a lens hood to perform the best?
Simon, I really enjoy your reviews but I have a question - I shoot with old film era Minolta lenses (both Minolta prime and Sigma zoom off a Minolta 303b) plus M42 mount lenses. I shoot a mirrorless camera - Fuji XH1 and XH2. with K&F adapters. I got thinking with the adapter (even more so with your K1) the lens is farther away from the sensor than it would have been with a film camera, do you use adapter rings which are very shallow or does it make little of no difference?
This is a great question! When I use my M42 lenses on a Pentax camera the fit is tight/ shallow to the body. When I use my M42 lenses on a Sony body, the adapter is a couple of cms or more out from the body. But then inside the Pentax sensor or the film is set back inside the body; a lot more than the Sony, hence part of the difference. One major exception is Nikon DSLRs that require an adapter with glass to compensate and achieve infinity. I’ll do some tests and see if the MFD and other lengths are exactly the same across my Pentaxs and Sonys.
how do extension tubes affect the soap bubble bokeh if shot wide open?
If you add extension tubes and get closer to your object in focus then the bubbles will be bigger. There is a point where the bubbles are so big that it impacts the overall look of smaller soap bubbles. Hope this helps.
A brand new M42 mount lens? How long has it been since anyone has done that? Very cool move on TTs parts. And 100mm is a great and often overlooked focal length.
Wonderful review by the best person to do so. One question on the adapter. I have never seen a Laina adapter, but the finish looks nice. I have read the lens tends to mount a bit off center and TTArtisans recommends an adapter that allows center line adjustment. Was that the case for your adapter and are these adapters easy to find? I am leaning towards a macro adapter that provides extension as you have shown the lens behaves nicely on extension but Vello or FotodioX macro adapters do not allow the center line to be adjusted and they don't look that well made.
Many thanks for your kind words and question. It's interesting to read on TTArtisan's website, above TTArtisan's recommendation about the adapter with center line adjustment, that "It is a normal phenomenon that the centerline of thread mount lens is not aligned with the centerline of the camera, and it does not affect the use."
Personally, I found that the lens I used for the shots in this video did align OK with the centerline. It aligned on all the adapters I tried: as well as the one in the video, I also used Pentax M42 adapters to a Pentax DSLR a different M42 to Sony e-mount adapter, and extension tubes . I also tried the lens on M42 film cameras - two different makes of film camera - a Pentax and a Zenit, and it aligned OK.
The problem isn't where the centerline is not perfectly aligned - I have a number of M42 lenses on adapters where this happens - but where the centerline is so far off because of the way the lens screws into the adapter, that a lens (any lens of any make) cannot focus to infinity. If that happens with a TTArtisan then you should send it back and ask for one that does align for infinity.
Thank you for your observations. I have ordered my first bubbler. @@Simonsutak
@@Simonsutak The lens I recieved was 180 degrees off center - the lens engravings are on the bottom. Way outside the picture and description of the centerline error that is shown in their publicity - approx' 30 degrees. Of course this can be accomdated by using an adapter with centerline adjustment, but that means adjusting the adapter every time you swap to a different M42 lens. So I have a dedicated adapter for just this lens now. And it is completely impractical to use on any M42 mount camera body as the lens is upside down. Given modern manufacturing methods it really is poor that they can't index the mounting thread to the correct position on the lens, every one of nearly 150 M42 lenses that I have has the centerline bang on the top, which matched every single mount on every one of the 30 or so camera bodies I have.
To be fair TT Artisan resolved my dissapointment and I still have the lens . It's a lens I bought because I wanted it, it's the first brand new lens I've bought in maybe 15 years and I like it a lot. It is a very well made lens that is optically excellent, but sadly it is let down by a simple engineering production issue.
But I am looking forward to using it, it will be a keeper for sure.
@@lloydy53 Sorry to read this; glad TTArtisan resolved your disappointment and you like the lens optically. It is a fun lens to use, even up-side down!
I keep my EBC Fujinon-T 100mm f/2.8 (unless TTArtisan want to give me a free lens too)
Nice review. Does this lens cover full frame sensors?
Yes it does
@@Simonsutak Thank you!
Bubble Bouquet???? 😂
Kind of a poor man's Leica Thambar
I like round apertures because I _HATE_ sun stars. Hexagonal bokeh balls do not bother me, but...🤬 (Don't get me started on long-exposure waterfalls and HDR coloring book images.)
PS: Nice review.
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