I was a bit reticent to order this lense (TTArtisans 50mm/.95, Leica m-mount) based on reviews from several photography blogs but went ahead and made the purchase with low expectations. Upon arrival I was pleasantly surprised by the packaging and build quality. There were no scratches on the glass or dust/debris inside of the lense. The focus and aperture rings have the perfect amount of resistance.
The focus card still depicts the 35mm model though so be aware if you must calibrate the lense yourself you must loosen 3 screws, not 2. Mine was calibrated so well I did not want to risk make any adjustments.
Used with a M10 Monochrome there is slight blockage of the rangefinder (~20%) and an imbalance in hand due to it’s weight which takes some getting used to. At f2.8 and focus >25m details are very clear. Focus <3m can get challenging wide open but that is to be expected. Be patient and practice.... Keep your subject dead center for clarity and crop as necessary for effect. If you plan on using it for BnW I highly suggest an orange filter and for any outside/daytime use you will want a variable ND filter too.
If you read reviews from pro-grade blogs there are some observations about LoCA/LaCA and other technical aspects of the images captured, if you are purely an artistic photographer instead of a pro I suggest not worrying. The artistic effects coming out of this lense are pretty amazing.
The only downside to this purchase, and I will not ding the product/seller for this, was DHL as the exclusive shipper. They do not have the best delivery record in my area which is always frustrating.
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| Price | Currently unavailable. | $368.00 | $915.99 | -5% $1,898.00 List: $1,999.99 |
| Delivery | — | Get it May 29 - Jun 12 | Get it May 20 - 23 | Get it as soon as Thursday, May 16 |
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| Sold By | — | VITOPAL | First Harmonic Limited | Amazon.com |
| lens type | — | Wide Angle | — | Standard |
| compatible mountings | Leica M | Leica M | Leica M | Sony E |
| lens design | Prime | Prime | Prime | Prime |
| focus type | Manual Focus | Manual Focus | Manual Focus | Auto/Manual |
| minimum focal length | 50 millimeters | 28 millimeters | 50 millimeters | — |
| max focal length | 50 millimeters | 28 millimeters | 50 millimeters | — |
| fixed focal length | 50 millimeters | 28 millimeters | 50 millimeters | 50 millimeters |
| model name | — | large aperture camera lens | — | Sony FE 50mm F1.2 GM Full-frame Large-aperture G Master Lens |
| min aperture | 16 f stop | — | 16 f stop | — |
| max aperture | 0.95 f stop | 5.6 f stop | 16 f stop | 1.2 millimeters |
| diaphragm blades | — | 6 | 14 | 11 |
