TTArtisan launched a 100mm f/2.8 2x macro lens final 12 months with tilt and shift performance. The corporate has introduced a brand new model of that very same lens that ditches the lean and shift controls — sticking to being only a typical, albeit inexpensive, 2:1 macro lens. Whereas the brand new model of the 100mm f/2.8 macro lens isn’t on TTArtisan’s English-language web site, Chinese language press supplies state a retail value of 1,990 yuan, slightly below $275 at present alternate charges. If the eventual value within the U.S. is analogous, will probably be greater than $100 cheaper than the tilt-shift model, which is at present on sale for $389. As Asobinet experiences, the usual macro can be out there in a variety of lens mounts, together with E, EF, F, GF, L, RF, X, and Z — principally each mount beneath the Solar. This graphic from TTArtisan has been machine translated from simplified Chinese language. Different specs are, as anticipated, equivalent between the 2 lenses. The TTArtisan 100mm f/2.8 2x Macro options 14 lens components in 10 teams, a 12-bladed aperture diaphragm, and might focus as shut as 0.25 meters (0.8 ft). This permits 2:1 macro capturing on a full-frame digital camera. The 150mm-equivalent lens will ship even higher close-up efficiency if used on an APS-C digital camera. That is the TTArtisan 100mm f/2.8 2x Macro Tilt-Shift lens. The brand new model ditches the controls and elements wanted to tilt the lens (as much as eight levels) and shift it (as much as six millimeters). TTArtisan hasn’t shared whether or not the size of the lens adjustments when the lean/shift {hardware} is eliminated, however the firm says the brand new model weighs between 700 and 748 grams (1.5 and 1.6 kilos), relying on the lens mount. The T/S lens weighs 836 to 854 grams (1.8 to 1.9 kilos).
TTArtisan’s publish on Weibo asserting the brand new model of the 100mm f/2.8 2x Macro lens. This new lens marks TTArtisan’s third “totally different” 100mm f/2.8 full-frame lens. Alongside the 2 macro lenses, there’s additionally the 100mm f/2.8 “Cleaning soap Bubble” lens for M42 mount. That weird bubbly bokeh lens is on the market for $147, and simply adapts to many mirrorless cameras. The TTArtisan 100mm f/2.8 2x Macro lens is popping up on Chinese language images web sites and ought to be showing on Pergear and Amazon in the US quickly. Per TTArtisan on Chinese language social media web site Weibo, the lens is already transport. Picture credit: TTArtisan
