TT Artisan 50/1.2 APS-C review – affordable classic portrait lens!

Hey there! This is my review of the brand new (as of early 2021) TT Artisan 50mm f/1.2 manual-focus fast portrait lens for APS-C mirrorless cameras. I'm using my Fuji X-E3 here but of course this lens is also sold for the Canon M, Sony E and Micro Four Thirds systems.

0:00 Intro
0:25 First samples
0:51 About the 50/1.2
1:38 Handling the lens
3:01 Sunstars
3:31 Nice design touches
4:05 Electronic shutter
4:36 Optical design
5:00 Sharpness and vignetting
6:21 Bokeh
7:31 Mechanical quality
7:57 Distortion and hard stop at infinity
8:38 Chromatic aberrations
9:14 Verdict and stray light
11:16 Last samples and outro

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TT Artisan website:
https://www.ttartisan.com

Get this TT Artisan 50/1.2 lens for Fuji X on Amazon US:
https://amzn.to/2RIQLJe

I've got the Meike MK-XE3G handgrip on my Fuji X-E3.
Get it on Amazon US:
https://amzn.to/3tI9a5X

All the Amazon links are affiliate links!

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Technical details:
All pics are shot with the 24 megapixel Fuji X-E3 edited to taste in Lightroom and exported with standard sharpness settings. However I don't correct for distortion, CA or vignetting unwise it is explicitly stated within the videos. So you can see the original character and also optical errors of the lens in the sample shots.

Hint:
Don't confuse the brand TT Artisan – who make the lens I am reviewing here – with 7artisan who also make lenses and are also located in China.

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Here's some info about the old manual focus Minolta 50/1.2 that I mention in my video:
http://www.rokkorfiles.com/Battle%20of%2050s1.htm

This page shows the lens diagram of that Minolta lens that is similar to the new TT Artisan 50/1.2. Sorry, only available in German, and you have to scroll down a bit to see it:
http://artaphot.ch/minolta-sr/objektive/154-minolta-50mm-f12

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Many thanks for Takahiro Oda for filming! Visit his channel here:
https://www.youtube.com/channel/UC9bchXMhn9Bc8glDW4Dru0g

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Music score:
Mosquito Mojito – Rachel K Collier
Saturday Groove – John Deley
Arpy – Dan Henig
Large Smile Mood – Nico Staf
(all available via Youtube Music Studio)

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