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TTArtisan 90mm f/1.25 GFX Review

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The TTArtisan 90mm f/1.25 GFX is a heavy, manual lens with a bright aperture, making it ideal for portrait work at a relatively affordable price for medium format shooters. It has good resolution, low distortion, and fairly decent image quality at f2.8 and beyond, but struggles with low contrast at f1.25 and has some issues with flaring. The lens can produce gorgeous out-of-focus backgrounds and has the potential to satisfy some users, but it may not be very sharp at f1.25 and performs poorly with close-up image quality.

The TTArtisan 90mm f/1.25 GFX is a heavy, manual lens with a bright aperture, making it ideal for portrait work at a relatively affordable price for medium format shooters. It has good resolution, low distortion, and fairly decent image quality at f2.8 and beyond, but struggles with low contrast at f1.25 and has some issues with flaring.

Pros
  • Bright aperture
  • Good resolution at f2.8 and beyond
  • Low distortion
  • Gorgeous out-of-focus backgrounds
Cons
  • Heavy and challenging to focus manually
  • Low contrast at f1.25
  • Struggles with close-up image quality
  • Issues with flaring against bright light

The lens can produce gorgeous out-of-focus backgrounds and has the potential to satisfy some users, but it may not be very sharp at f1.25 and performs poorly with close-up image quality.

The TTArtisan 90mm f/1.25 GFX is a heavy, manual lens with a bright aperture, making it ideal for portrait work at a relatively affordable price for medium format shooters. The build quality is sturdy and impressive, with a smooth metallic focus ring, despite the lack of weather sealing. However, the manual focus and the heavy weight can be challenging for some users. In terms of image quality, the lens exhibits okay resolution but suffers from low contrast and some strong ghosting at f1.25, particularly towards the edges. However, the performance improves at f2.8 and beyond, with better sharpness and contrast, but there are still some issues with flaring against bright light. The lens can produce gorgeous out-of-focus backgrounds, but struggles with close-up image quality and color fringing on contrasting edges, especially at f1.25. Overall, the TTArtisan 90mm f/1.25 GFX has the potential to satisfy some users, particularly for portrait work, but it may not be very sharp at its brightest aperture and has some limitations with close-up image quality.

Overall, the TTArtisan 90mm f/1.25 GFX has the potential to satisfy some users, particularly for portrait work, but it may not be very sharp at its brightest aperture and has some limitations with close-up image quality.

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