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Ttartisan 100mm f2.8 with bubble bokeh

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    Posted: 08 August 2023 at 05:59
Recently came across this lens which seems to be a copy of the trioplan. So it intrigued me especially as it's a lot cheaper than any trioplan 100mm and probably more easily sourced. I believe it was only recently announced but not sure...

Comes in m42 mount so easy enough to adapt.

https://ttartisan.myshopify.com/products/m42?ref=n9awhvflvq
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And a review:
https://phillipreeve.net/blog/review-ttartisan-100mm-f-2-8-a-modern-and-affordable-trioplan/

I don't like the busy bokeh and that is whole purpose of this lens. So, not for me.
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Copying older lens designs has become commonplace with Chinese producers.

Maybe a more pleasant bokeh is created by this Cooke Speed Panchro 50mm F/2 copy - check the image with the glass on the bar. Personally I find Cooke designs absolutely fascinating - from a large format photography perspective (unfortunately I lack the Euro 7500 to get an original LF lens from Cooke). But a copy might be the poor man's solution, even if its only for FF.

A 75mm Speed Pancro copy is in the making as it is reported here.

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Originally posted by nandbytes nandbytes wrote:

Recently came across this lens which seems to be a copy of the trioplan. So it intrigued me especially as it's a lot cheaper than any trioplan 100mm and probably more easily sourced. I believe it was only recently announced but not sure...

Comes in m42 mount so easy enough to adapt.

https://ttartisan.myshopify.com/products/m42?ref=n9awhvflvq


Thanks for flagging this up , I'm tempted by one ...
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Interesting developments, particularly the Speed Pancros (I'm well sorted in the Trioplan department).
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Post Options Post Options   Quote nandbytes Quote  Post ReplyReply Direct Link To This Post Posted: 09 August 2023 at 16:25
Thanks for the review, from samples i have seen so far it seems no better or worst than the trioplan.

I guess the old lens designs are pretty simple to copy and cheap to manufacture. They can obviously undercut the originals by a large margin and probably still make a fairly decent profit. No need to spend money on lens design and innovation, "easy pickings" as it were.

Will probably pick one up if/when they show up even cheaper in the used market.

Edited by nandbytes - 09 August 2023 at 16:29
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