It is better stopped down for sure with scenes. I'm fine with it wide-open with people quite close, haven't tried it with people further away.
I did a medium-long range comparison the other day with the TTA 40/2 vs a cheap vintage 35mm (@ F8) and I was a tad dissappointed with the TTA.
Cheapo (& quite de-centered --- showing clearly off up until f8) vintage:
TTA:
TTA on the right:
Nit picky. It's a cheap lens, renders nice close with autofocus, good enough usually for walkabouts, great size.
But I could crop with the vintage lens and get a similar result - if not slightly better.
I've had some nice shots with the TTA of people closer quite reliable for a nice render (though not sony level af for sure), and this one on the same day at f11:
Mar 14, 2026 at 08:32 PM
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It is better stopped down for sure with scenes. I'm fine with it wide-open with people quite close, haven't tried it with people further away.
I did a medium-long range comparison the other day with the TTA 40/2 vs a cheap vintage 35mm (@ F8) and I was a tad dissappointed with the TTA.
Cheapo (& quite de-centered --- showing clearly off up until f8) vintage:
TTA:
TTA on the right:
Nit picky. It's a cheap lens, renders nice close with autofocus, good enough usually for walkabouts, great size.
But I could crop with the vintage lens and get a similar result - if not slightly better.
I've also had some nice shots of people closer quite reliable for a nice render (though not sony level af for sure), and this one on the same day at f11:
Mar 14, 2026 at 08:21 PM
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It is better stopped down for sure with scenes. I'm fine with it wide-open with people quite close, haven't tried it with people further away.
I did a medium-long range comparison the other day with the TTA 40/2 vs a cheap vintage 35mm (@ F8) and I was a tad dissappointed with the TTA.
Cheapo (& quite de-centered --- showing clearly off even stopped down) vintage:
TTA:
TTA on the right:
Nit picky. It's a cheap lens, renders nice close with autofocus, good enough usually for walkabouts, great size.
But I could crop with the vintage lens and get a similar result - if not slightly better.
I've also had some nice shots of people closer quite reliable for a nice render (though not sony level af for sure), and this one on the same day at f11:
Mar 14, 2026 at 08:17 PM
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It is better stopped down for sure with scenes. I'm fine with it wide-open with people quite close, haven't tried it with people further away.
I did a medium-long range comparison the other day with the TTA 40/2 vs a cheap vintage 35mm @F8 and I was a tad dissappointed with the TTA.
Cheapo (& quite de-centered --- showing clearly off even at f5.6) vintage:
TTA:
TTA on the right:
Nit picky. It's a cheap lens, renders nice close with autofocus, good enough usually for walkabouts, great size.
But I could crop with the vintage lens and get a similar result - if not slightly better.
I've also had some nice shots of people closer quite reliable for a nice render (though not sony level af for sure), and this one on the same day at f11:
Mar 14, 2026 at 08:17 PM
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It is better stopped down for sure with scenes. I'm fine with it wide-open with people quite close, haven't tried it with people further away.
I did a medium-long range comparison the other day with the TTA 40/2 vs a cheap vintage 35mm and I was a tad dissappointed with the TTA.
Cheapo (& quite de-centered) vintage:
TTA:
TTA on the right:
Nit picky. It's a cheap lens, renders nice close with autofocus, good enough usually for walkabouts, great size.
But I could crop with the vintage lens and get a similar result - if not slightly better.
I've also had some nice shots of people closer quite reliable for a nice render (though not sony level af for sure), and this one on the same day at f11:
Mar 14, 2026 at 08:15 PM
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It is better stopped down for sure with scenes. I'm fine with it wide-open with people quite close, haven't tried it with people further away.
I did a medium-long range comparison the other day with the TTA 40/2 vs a cheap vintage 35mm and I was a tad dissappointed with the TTA.
Cheapo (& quite de-centered) vintage:
TTA:
TTA on the right:
^ On the blue plastic. Nit picky. It's a cheap lens, renders nice close with autofocus, good enough usually for walkabouts, great size. But I could crop with the vintage lens and get a similar result - if not slightly better.
I've also had some nice shots of people closer quite reliable for a nice render (though not sony level af for sure), and this one on the same day at f11:
Mar 14, 2026 at 07:44 PM
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It is better stopped down for sure with scenes. I'm fine with it wide-open with people quite close, haven't tried it with people further away.
I did a medium-long range comparison the other day with the TTA 40/2 vs a cheap vintage 35mm and I was a tad dissappointed with the TTA.
Cheapo (& quite de-centered) vintage:
TTA:
TTA on the right:
^ On the blue plastic. Nit picky. It's a cheap lens, renders nice close with autofocus, good enough usually for walkabouts, great size. But I could crop with the vintage lens and get a similar result.
I've also had some nice shots of people closer quite reliable for a nice render (though not sony level af for sure), and this one on the same day at f11:
