{"id":48558,"date":"2023-12-18T04:01:44","date_gmt":"2023-12-18T03:01:44","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/phillipreeve.net\/blog\/?p=48558"},"modified":"2024-04-21T11:15:19","modified_gmt":"2024-04-21T10:15:19","slug":"review-ttartisan-10mm-f-2-aps-c","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/phillipreeve.net\/blog\/review-ttartisan-10mm-f-2-aps-c\/","title":{"rendered":"Review: TTArtisan 10mm f\/2 (APS-C)"},"content":{"rendered":"

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

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It has generally been difficult to find ultra wide-angle prime lenses for any system until a few years ago. It has become much better for full-frame cameras, but still a scarce market in the APS-C world. If available, most of the ultra-wide angle lenses are zoom lenses, with variable apertures and usually not that fast. Here we have a new lens that breaks that trend, a 10mm (15mm equivalent on FF) at the impressive f\/2. Let’s see how this lens is!
\nUPDATE: 2023.12.19 , Flare Resistance.<\/em><\/span><\/p>\n

Sample Images<\/span><\/h2>\n
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Nikon Z fc | TTArtisan AF 10mm f\/2 | f\/8<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n
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Nikon Z fc | TTArtisan AF 10mm f\/2 | f\/9.5<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n
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Nikon Z fc | TTArtisan AF 10mm f\/2 | f\/9.5<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n
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Nikon Z fc | TTArtisan AF 10mm f\/2 | f\/8<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n
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Nikon Z fc | TTArtisan AF 10mm f\/2 | f\/9.5<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n

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Nikon Z fc | TTArtisan AF 10mm f\/2 | f\/9.5<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n
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Nikon Z fc | TTArtisan AF 10mm f\/2 | f\/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

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Specifications<\/span><\/h2>\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n
Focal Length (FoV)<\/td>\n10mm (105\u00b0 diagonally)<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Aperture Range<\/td>\nf\/2 – f\/16<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
# of Aperture Blades<\/td>\n8<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Min Focus<\/td>\n0.25 m<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Filter Size<\/td>\n72 mm (with included extra lens hood)<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Lens Mount<\/td>\nSony E \/ Fuji X \/ Nikon Z \/ M43 \/ Canon RF<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Weight<\/td>\n~333 – 345 g<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Size (D x L)<\/td>\n62 x 65 mm<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Elements \/ Group<\/td>\n13 \/ 10<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/tbody>\n<\/table>\n

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You can order this lens from the TTArtisan Store<\/a> for $159 (affiliate link)
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TTArtisan 10\/2 with the extra hood accessory on a Nikon Z fc<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n

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

TTArtisan kindly sent this lens to me on loan for testing purposes and review.<\/p>\n

Handling<\/span><\/h2>\n

The TTArtisan 10mm f\/2 is a fully manual ultra-wide angle lens, without any electrical contacts, that is available for almost all the APS-C camera brands. It is not very big but heavy for its size as it is all metallic. The metallic focusing ring turns a little stiff about 90 degrees. The focusing ring is reasonably large and located at the center of the barrel, it is damped. The aperture ring is very thin and is very near the rear of the lens. I found it quite difficult to grip and fiddly to rotate as it is so thin, stiff, and close to the focusing ring. Most of the time when I tried to change the aperture, changing the focus was inevitable. Then I had to refocus. I don\u2019t even have large hands or fingers, meaning\u00a0 people with larger hands may find this even more annoying.<\/span><\/p>\n

The aperture ring is clickable with half a stop click-stops. The distance between clicks is variable. The lens has a fixed and very small petal-shaped lens hood. Because of this and the bulbous front element, you can not attach any filter directly on the lens, but you can screw on an included wide hood with 72 mm filter thread, which allows attaching filters. The metallic lens cap is a screw-type cap that can be put on the lens only if you have this lens hood on. It’s meant that you can have the extra lens hood on at all times. This is a great and welcome addition, especially for landscape photographers.<\/span><\/p>\n

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TTArtisan 10\/2 with the extra hood accessory and a 72 mm CL PL filter on a Nikon Z fc<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n

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

Sharpness (Infinity)<\/span><\/h3>\n

For the infinity sharpness test, we look at three areas of the image, center, mid-frame, and corner, see highlighted areas in the image below!<\/p>\n

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Infinity Sharpness Chart | TTArtisan AF 10mm f\/2 | Nikon Z fc<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n

The sharpness in the center of the image is already good at f\/2, it becomes very good at f\/2.8 and comes up to excellent at f\/4 and up to f\/9.5. The center sharpness’s peak is at f\/6.7 (the half-stop between f\/\/5.6 and f\/8), after which the diffraction decreases the sharpness slightly for each stop but as mentioned excellent to f\/9.5. very good at f\/11 and good at f\/16.<\/p>\n

The mid-frame and corners are another story, they are not good until f\/5.6 and f\/8 respectively. At f\/11 midframe is more or less the same but the corner gets a little better, f\/16 they deteriorate a little due to the diffraction effect.<\/p>\n

Sharpness (Close-up)<\/span><\/h3>\n

Let’s look at the sharpness near the minimum focusing distance at the center of the image!<\/p>\n