[Leica] the 35 f2 tta asph is freaking astounding

[Nathan Wajsman]

Admittedly, I have never used any of these, but they are popular on the Fuji group on Facebook (Viltrox is another Chinese brand that is mentioned a lot there). Invariably, they are “great, with some vignetting you can correct in post” or “once you close down to f5.6, just as good as Fuji lenses” etc. Well, if I buy an f2 or f1.4 lens, I want it to be good also at the maximum aperture. Otherwise, I might as well save weight and money and buy an f2.8 or f4 lens.

Cheers,
Nathan

Nathan Wajsman
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> On 25 Jul 2022, at 16:46, Frank Filippone via LUG <lug at leica-users.org> wrote:
> 
> For those interested.....
> 
> The Chinese lenses from TTartisan and 7Artisans are made well. They really do feel like a classic Leica lens in handling.
> 
> But you do not buy a lens for its feel... you buy it for its optical performance......
> 
> I have several of these lenses and have tested them against their Leica equivalents.
> 
> The Chinese lenses are not as optically capable as the German. But, in general, they are not too far behind either....  About the equivalent of the German lenses made in the 50's, 60's and 70's.....
> 
> The best reason to consider one... Price vs usability.....
> 
> These lenses are typically 5% of the cost of the German.  Not 5% less, but 5% OF the cost.....  And if you are not using the lens regularly, think Nocti or 21mm Summilux, then they offer you a really good performance for little money.
> 
> Try them out before you dismiss them as junk... I think you will be pleasantly surprised.
> 
> 
> Frank Filippone
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> 
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