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I have the rokinon 12mm f/2

Thank you. I wish reviewers would more widely adapt your no-nonsense, informative style and clear articulation.

Correction on using the "50mm lens" on the full frame vs. crop sensor. It depends on if the lens is DESIGNED for the crop sensor. For example, the Pentax line of lenses has those that are "DA" series which are designed for crop sensor, the "FA" designed for full frame. In both cases, the 50mm DA and FA will cover same area for their respective cameras. The FA lens will function as if it were 75mm on the crop sensor camera since it mounts at the same distance from the sensor. So, the image area overlaps the sensor. The DA lens will vignette on the full frame camera since it is not designed to cover the full frame sensor. Hope this helps!

I came here looking for lens info and found you shot stuff here in my home state of Tasmania!

It's very unfortunate that when I ordered it, the seller told me that TTArtisan discontinued the Fuji-X variant.

I picked up a Falcam Strap Lite and very happy with it. The problem I have with the peck design they use short anchors and when mounted on my Leica M10 where the connection is made it rub and hits the side of the top plate, also they use metal buckles and don't want that hit my cameras. The Falcam strap uses longer anchors and the adjustment of the strap is very nice. I ordered a second for my Q... Love them..

Very useful review. I’m leaning toward the PGYTech for my new Nikon Z6iii. I’ll buy extra beads so I can use it on my two film bodies as well.

Better than the Fujifilm XF16mmF1.4 R WR lens?

Love this lens, its so easy to get sharp images. What would your recommendation be for an efm lens for dog portaits ?

Man I wish this had clicked aperture

Detroit!

Got my own only 2 weeks ago with 2 lenses for 140€, it is amazing for its price.

Software correction can eliminate a lot of defects in lenses. My favorite lightweight/compact package is a Sony A6000 with collapsible 16-50 lens. I use DXO and it corrects the CA and barrel distortion. Although sometimes the barrel distortion is helpful. (Improves the shape of heads/faces near the corners of WA photos.)

$130! Where do you buy hamburgers?

I find it really funny that people rave about the "character" of vintage lenses with swirly bokeh, flaring and contrast issues, low sharpness, and then will sit there and be just unable to stomach having dougnut bokeh in their images. Wild to me.

The zero chromatic aberration thing is a characteristic of mirror lenses in general, mirrors don't refract, and refraction is what causes chromatic aberration, they reflect. so in general mirror lenses have none or almost none.

Mark, I bought the lens when it was on special. I happened to have my cousin's Sigma 85 f1.4 lens at the same time. I compared results and could not tell the difference for a series of portraits I did. The Sigma is faster in focusing. Otherwise, they are very close in image quality. Price difference... huge!!! I still want a Sigma 85 but for now the TTArtisan is my go to lens for portraits. BTW, I am using an A7RIV in APSc mode which gives my 26MP files which is plenty.

Curious what camera did you use.

The Fuji XF 8-16 mm f 2.8 is a killer lens!

New lens for my Spotmatic!

Which one is better when you don't use any transmiter, I mean you connect that directly to camera with 3,5mm jack. Rode Videomic NTG or Sennheiser MKE600?

Just found your channel, got some really great budget advice gonna have to recommend your channel to the beginners I come across!

Whoa this is a gem! This would likely work with as a webcam camera as well right? Just slap like a rokinon 12mm on that bad boy and call it a day.

I just owned the M50 Mk2 and thank you for this amazing video. I switched from DSLR to Mirrorless and with this video I got to know more about my camera, new subscriber ❤

What a time to be an up-and-coming photographer, with all these third parties! Viltrox doing the right things right now... Maybe except the shipping. You see it often in the customer reviews, people wondering where the heck is the lens they ordered. I didn't have any problems with my first two times, but third time's the charm. They need to either straighten things up with their freight supplier or find a new one. Still waiting on my 16mm :(

WOW! Thank you so much for sharing that information!

Woah, what a coincidece. I literally just got mine in the mail and I really love it so far. Hoping to use more of it! Great review!

I have the Fuji 14mm F2.8 but am considering this lens for the f1.4 for interiors and astro-photography

I'm confused as to why you wouldn't consider the Canon 17-35 f2.8L?

We love your breakdown and analysis of this, Mark!🙌

Small superwide, sigma 10-18 2.8 at 12mm for fullframe. Basic superwide sony 12-24 2.8 lens. For night, I will go to (zhongyi?) 20mm f0.95 manual. Wish there was AF and fullframe e-mount, but maybe soon?

How would you compare the TTArtisan 35mm f/0.95 here (lens 6) to the similarly spec'ed Brightin Star (see your 'APS-C Dream Lens: Affordable and Unbelievably Good' video)? (For what it's worth: I just bought my first non-point-and-shoot camera and this will be my first non-kit lens.)

The lens that convinced me never to buy another Viltrox.

I have one of these I love mine. Nice and sharp easy to carry round, and lots of features.

I never understood why people say 50mm is what you see. 43mm has the same compression with what you see, but the FoV is more like 14mm to 16mm.

This and the Viltrox 75mm 1.2 are very high on my want list, even though I run an APSC A6700.

Thank you for the review. Watched the whole video even though I’m not in the market for a full frame lens. Heck, I don’t even have the full frame camera 😂 I just noticed, that I learn something new every time I watch your videos, regardless of topic

Tamron adaptall 17mm 3.5 ❤!!

Excellent video. I haven't been inspired by a lens video in a while, and so often the photos that people share in their lens reviews look like garbage. These photos are excellent and show what can be done with a good eye.