TTArtisans 17mm f/1.4 ASPH Review
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The TTArtisans 17mm f/1.4 ASPH is an affordable, fully manual lens designed for crop shooters. It performs surprisingly well for its low price, but has some noticeable limitations.
The TTArtisans 17mm f/1.4 ASPH is a budget-friendly, fully manual lens designed for crop shooters. It performs surprisingly well for its low price, but has some noticeable limitations.
Pros
- Affordable price
- Good sharpness and contrast in the middle of images
- Sharp close-up image quality
- Reasonably nice bokeh
Cons
- Requires significant stopping down for good performance in the corners
- Strong color fringing at certain apertures
- Issues with flaring and coma
- Not suitable for serious astrophotography
Despite its low price, it performs admirably in the middle of images with good sharpness and contrast when stopped down.
The TTArtisans 17mm f/1.4 ASPH is a budget-friendly, fully manual lens designed for crop shooters. Despite its low price, it performs admirably in the middle of images with good sharpness and contrast when stopped down. However, the corners require significant stopping down for good performance, and strong color fringing is visible at certain apertures. It also exhibits noticeable distortion and vignetting at wider apertures, but the close-up image quality is sharp and contrast is slightly low. There are some issues with flaring and coma, making it less suitable for serious astrophotography. However, at its price point, the lens offers reasonably good image quality, low vignetting, and reasonably nice bokeh, making it an interesting choice for the money.
At its price point, the lens offers reasonably good image quality, low vignetting, and reasonably nice bokeh, making it an interesting choice for the money.
Source
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Christopher Frost
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