TTArtisan has created an LTM mount version of their Leica Summaron 28MM f5.6 lookalike M-mount lens. Their m-mount version which came out in 2021 was received well considering it costs a fraction of the original Summaron’s price tag. Designed for discreet shooting, TTArtisan markets this lens as an ideal companion for street or social documentary …
NEWS: TTArtisan Releases LTM Mount Version of Compact 28mm F5.6 Lens Read More
The spark for this post started with an email thread between myself and Haimsh where I was detailing my obsession with my new to me Leica M Type 240. Hamish predicted that I would be headed for an M mount slippery slope. The man is not wrong. This is a valid risk. I shared with him that my plan was to gravel and sand the slope with the less expensive lenses I have from 7Artisans and TTArtisans. Similar names. Different companies. Same factory I understand. Different lenses. This post outlines how things are going so far.
Unusually, this review has 3 authors. I (Hamish) was sent the TTArtisan 28mm f/5.6 lens to try a few months ago. Not long later, Vincent got in touch to say he was going to review it for this website too. I soon suggested we combine our efforts. I then became incredibly busy with work, and …
TTArtisan 28mm f/5.6 Review – by Vincent Bihler, Dave Young and Hamish Gill Read More
