TT Artisan 11mm f2.8 Fisheye

[djnato10]

Does anyone here have any experience with this lens?

I know all about the voigtlander wide angles and the new Laowa 9mm that just came out. I understand the TT Artisan lens is a fisheye and that's kind of what I am after; something a little different. Just curious about real world experience.

 

[84Bravo]

I bought one for a one off assignment that required a full frame fisheye. It worked well and served its purpose for the price. I used it with an M10p and the Viso eyepiece. It's the only time that I really utilized the built in level in the viewfinder. The lens comes with an external viewfinder, but I didn't find it as useful as using the Viso. It's a specialty lens and doesn't get used a lot since purchase.

The lens is reasonably sharp in the center. The edges do go a bit soft wide open and the distortion gets wonky, but that is the nature of a fisheye lens. The magazine I work for used a double truck full bleed photo that I shot with the lens indoors wide open and it held up just fine.

Mechanically it is very well made and the build quality is top notch.