Budget 35mm APS-C lens battle: TT Artisan 35/0.95 vs. 35/1.4

Hey! In this video, I'll compare the two small & inexpensive TT Artisan 35mm manual-focus lenses for your APS-C mirrorless cameras: The über-fast 35/0.95 and the classic 35/1.4!

0:00 Intro
1:04 First sample photos
2:01 Disclaimer
2:45 Handling & finish
5:16 Bokeh
7:37 Image quality (vignetting, sharpness, distortion)
10:21 How fast is f/0.95?
11:22 Night photography & aperture stars
12:50 Verdict
14:04 Which one is for you?
15:12 And how does the 7Artisans 35/0.95 compare?
16:33 Outro

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Disclaimer:
The 35/0.95 lens was supplied to me by TT Artisan for review purposes. The 35/1.4 I bought for myself.

Visit the official TT Artisan website here:

Get the TT Artisan 35mm f/0.95 on Amazon US here:

Get the TT Artisan 35mm f/1.4 on Amazon US here:

These are Amazon affiliate links. If you purchase your lens via this link, I'll get a small provision, but the price for you remains unchanged!

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Technical details:
All pics are shot in RAW, 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

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[albertsmith]

You do some good work here, Tom.

I bought the f/1.4 a couple of years ago, but after some initial testing I haven't used it I a while. This video makes me think that I should take it out more often.

[KevinR]

Hey Tom, your review is a year old, but still interesting and relevant. I find your videos informative and your presentation is so relaxing compared to many youtubers.

Your images make me want to get back into photography, and are a great advert for Fuji as well as budget lenses. It appears the Fuji bodies hold their used value very well in the UK (ouch). Have you shot much with other brands' modern cameras? All the brands have their individual strengths and fan clubs so it would be nice to be rich and just buy all the things! If only to pick a personal favourite.

[dietmardejori]

Servus Tom....obwohl ich schon das 7Artisans 35/0.95 besitze, folgte ich deinem Rat, verzichtete auf ein Abendessen im Restaurant und legte mir zusätzlich das TT Artisan 35/1.4 an....eine gute Kombi, die einem vor dem Fototrip die lustige Frage aufwirft...."Welches 35mm zieh ich mir heute an" (passend zur Farbe der Socken ! ). Beides interessante Objektive, die sich auch von der Haptik gut unterscheiden und als Linsen-Gourmet kommt man günstig zu seinem "Ich-will-sie-alle-verkosten" - Feeling. Ich freu mich auf jedes neue Video von dir. Grüsse aus Südtirol und wenn du auf der Durchreise bei uns eine Autopanne hast, melde dich einfach. (mit meinem Namen findest du mich leicht)

[EricPalmerBlog]

The 7Artisans F/1.2 35mm will be arriving soon for my Fuji. I have years of experience in photography so, I am not getting it because it is optically perfect, but because of the low element count and character. I will let you know how it goes. Keep up the good work!

[jordanjoestar]

Having used my A6000 at its absolute limits for 6 years... I can faithfully say these would produce fantastic results and I need one or both! Its not the camera, its the shooter.

These used correctly are a steal!

[Z]

I also got the 35/1.4 thanks to your review. Best $50 I ever spent on camera gear. Consideirng the 1.4 does more than 2.0 indoors, unless I really need the reach or the AOV I barely reach for my Fujinon 50/2. Don't get me wrong, that thing is fantastic, but if it's a bit dark it's not like it's fast and accurate enough for AF to actually be faster and/or more reliable than just using manual focus with focus peaking on a X-T10.

[jshanni]

Very useful video, thanks Tom. I just ordered a 35/1.4 yesterday, to mount on an old X-T1 and I'm comfortable that I chose that over the 0.95 . I'm also considering the TTA 17/1.4 for a two lens MF kit. Go well.

[justmythought]

Thank you. I wasn't looking for TT Artisan tests, but at least I found someone who compared 0.95 with 1.4. The 0.95 would be nice to have, but considering the downsides of worse image quality, higher price and a bigger and heavier lense I tend to the 1.4.

[rickk]

Thanks! you helped me decide to get the 1.4

[valdiskrebs]

The TTArtisan 35/1.4 is the only lens I have two of... FujiX and MFT. razor sharp @ f/8.

[brianode]

The TTArtisan 35 1.4 & 50 1.2 are great, especially on my XT1!

[DreamwalkerFilms]

Excellent, excellent breakdown! You made my choice easy. Thank you so much for this great video.

[herbertmasing]

I got the 0, 95 and it is permanently mounted on the X-Pro2 as a night street photography manual camera. I am researching now to get appropriate filters to calm down the bright lights and bring out the details in the shadows.

[tomcruz]

The f0.95 is interesting, but I'm still pretty happy with my f1.4 and I don't think I'll ever need to replace it (unless I somehow break it)

[ftk-alt]

the price of f1.4 is the main reason why i bought the f1.4. f0.95 is nice but to be fair, f1.4 is enough for all situations. f0.95 sounds great but in reality the softness is overkill. and you would not be using f0.95 all the time. also, the size and weight f1.4 makes more sense to mount on smaller fuji cameras as well.

[hugomartinsphoto]

This was great! Thanks for the review!

[GreySectoid]

These comparisons are very useful! Also really nice touch including the iPhone photo there, reminds why we still do need purpose-built cameras.

[Stop-All-War]

My Ttartisans 35mm f1.4 -
arrives tomorrow, for my ZFC..
1st lens for this new Camera, so intrigued to try both together.
Compact, lightweight & portability will be welcomed.
Ttartisans 35mm f1.4 has a filter thread of only 39mm, so I bought stepping rings (step down in size in this case), to use the Circular Polarising & ND filters I already own..Good idea & I'm sure many folks are unaware they exist, inexpensive too !!
Ttartisans 35mm f1.4, is a manual focus only lens & I will use focus peaking to focus & will use fujifilm film simulations/recipies which I will download onto my Nikon Zfc..
For Urban Landscapes in monochrome or as vintage film Landscapes for dreamy effects.
Ttartisans 35mm f1.4: costed
£64.79

• will give an update on results once I've tested in different circumstances.

[richardhale]

For me it depends which camera you are going to put the lens on. On an X-E/X-Tx0 line I would go for the smaller, lighter (and less expensive f1.4). On an X-T1, 2 etc I would go for the bit bigger, heavier and definitely cooler looking 0.95. Though if one's budget stretches to the 0.95, a better option may well be Fuji's own XC 35mm f2. You may lose the wider aperture but at f2 the Fuji is already damn good and you get the benefit of AF, all at a bit lower price.
As I already own the TTartisans 35mm f1.4 and the XF WR 35mm f2, this 0.95 model is certainly interesting, but not for me. Which is OK, as TTartisans has already relieved me of several pounds for their 50 and 25mm f2 and 27mm f2.8 AF lenses over recent months!

[Durio_zibethinus]

A splendid comparison, Tom. I think the 0.95 is a number game from them. Personally, the advantage isn't there yet.
Extra stop isn't that much, background separation not really different, the bokeh (imo) messier even at same aperture.
Rather than made a faster glass, ttartisan need a super wide angle lens. Laowa 7.5mm (rectilinear) is still expensive, maybe there's a gap ttartisan can fill.
If they drops one, of course I will have a visit to your channel, Cheers!