{"id":46897,"date":"2023-11-20T05:00:50","date_gmt":"2023-11-20T04:00:50","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/phillipreeve.net\/blog\/?p=46897"},"modified":"2025-01-28T21:26:52","modified_gmt":"2025-01-28T20:26:52","slug":"review-ttartisan-af-35mm-f-1-8-aps-c","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/phillipreeve.net\/blog\/review-ttartisan-af-35mm-f-1-8-aps-c\/","title":{"rendered":"Review: TTArtisan AF 35mm f\/1.8 (APS-C)"},"content":{"rendered":"

Introduction<\/span><\/h2>\n

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The APS-C 35mm focal length is equivalent to 52mm on a Fullframe camera, therefore it is in the ‘standard’ category and very close to the classic 50mm lenses on fullframe cameras. With an angle of view offering none of the ‘perspective distortion’ associated with wide angle or telephoto lenses. It is TTArtisan’s third autofocus lens after the 27mm f\/2.8 and the 32mm f\/2.8, but their first AF lens with a max aperture of f\/1.8. Its focal length sits between Nikon’s own 28mm and 40mm lenses, which on an APS-C camera would be the FF equivalents of 42mm and 60mm, hence filling the gap for the missing 50mm (eqv). Let’s have a deeper look at it!<\/p>\n

This lens will be released on Monday, November 20, 2023 and will be available on TTArtisan’s onlie store<\/a> for 119 USD (right now), from 11am GMT+1 (Stockholm, Paris, Berlin, Rome, Madrid time). The first batch will be in Fuji X mount only, Nikon Z and Sony mounts will be available later.<\/p>\n

Sample Images<\/span><\/h2>\n
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Nikon Z fc | TTArtisan AF 35mm f\/1.8 | f\/1.8<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n
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Nikon Z fc | TTArtisan AF 35mm f\/1.8 | f\/1.8<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n
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Nikon Z fc | TTArtisan AF 35mm f\/1.8 | f\/1.8<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n
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Nikon Z fc | TTArtisan AF 35mm f\/1.8 | f\/1.8<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n

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Nikon Z fc | TTArtisan AF 35mm f\/1.8 | f\/4<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n
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Nikon Z fc | TTArtisan AF 35mm f\/1.8 | f\/1.8<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n

Most of the sample images in this review and many more can be found in higher resolution here<\/a>.<\/p>\n

Buy from:\u00a0<\/em>TTArtisan Shopify Official Store<\/a> $149 ($119 Black Friday sales 20\/11-24\/11)<\/em> (Affiliate links)\u00a0<\/em><\/span><\/p>\n

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Specifications<\/span><\/h2>\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n
Focal Length<\/td>\n35mm<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Format Size<\/td>\nAPS-C<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Equivalent Focal Length on FF<\/td>\n52.5mm<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Aperture Range<\/td>\nf\/1.8 – f\/16<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
# of Aperture Blades<\/td>\n9<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Min Focus<\/td>\n0.6 m (specified)<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Filter Size<\/td>\n52 mm<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Lens Mount<\/td>\nFuji X, Sony E, Nikon Z<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Weight<\/td>\n199 – 205 g<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Size (D x L)<\/td>\n64 mm x 65 mm<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Elements\/Group<\/td>\n10 \/ 8<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/tbody>\n<\/table>\n

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Disclosure<\/span><\/h2>\n

This pre-production lens, in Sony E mount version, was kindly provided by TTArtisan for test and reviewing purposes.<\/p>\n

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You can buy TTArtisan AF 35mm f\/1.8<\/a> new directly from manufacturer’s official store<\/a>.<\/p>\n

NOTE<\/span>:<\/strong> The first production batch will be only with Fuji X mount, Sony E and Nikon Z mount versions will be arriving soon after.<\/p>\n

All tests were done on a Nikon Z fc<\/a> camera. For adapting the Sony E lens version to Nikon Z mount, I used a Megadap ETZ21 PRO<\/a>, which was kindly provided by Megadap for testing purposes.
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Handling<\/span><\/h2>\n

The lens seems to be well built and to the same standard as TTArtisans manual lenses, which is a good mechanical standard. It is fully made of metal – even the lens hood is. Not something that all the manufacturers do, nice. The lens hood has an unorthodox design with a rectangular window in front though. The focusing ring is relatively large and turns evenly and smoothly. The AF is reasonably fast and accurate, although the sample I’ve got is not a native Nikon Z mount lens, but a Sony E mount.<\/p>\n

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It was not possible to program the focusing ring on Nikon Z fc, but according to TTArtisan it will be programmable if a Z mount lens is used on Nikon Z fc, or if this lens was used on a Sony camera. There are electric contacts for lens-camera communication, which makes it possible for AF to work properly and also the EXIF info be registered in the image meta data. Although I used an adapter, everything was registered correctly, focal length, max aperture, working aperture, and even the name and make of the lens. There are no other controls on the lens, not even an AF On-Off button, which is a pity.<\/p>\n

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The rear lens cap is a dock with a USB-C contact, which also can be used for updating the lens firmware.<\/p>\n

Optical Features<\/span><\/h2>\n

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Sharpness (Infinity)<\/span><\/h3>\n
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Infinity Chart | Nikon Z fc<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n