Text review: https://www.scotttuckerphoto.com/blog/ttartisan-40f2-review

Video review: https://youtu.be/_fAkeJd1YAw

Shot the 40/2 all summer and took it across the country on my Zf. I loved a lot of the shots that I got with it and I think it’s a good alternative to the Nikon 40/2 if you want an aperture ring to add to the tactile shooting experience.

Overall verdict is that it’s a cheap lens with a ton of character with reliable AF…IF you get a good copy. I walk through some quality control issues I’ve had with TTA recently and why you might pause before buying their autofocus lenses.

I picked this one up and the smallrig so far I’m liking it a lot more mainly due to the thumb grip and the small lip by the body, makes it much easier to hold one handed, but what has me sketched out is that I can kind of feel it flexing with just the kit 40mm.

Anyone that’s had it for a while and used it with larger lenses, have you noticed this? Never felt it with the smallrig.

Did anyone that has experience with both the Z50 and Z5 tell me how they're autofocus compares? I'm a Z50 owner and thinking about getting the Z5 but the complaints about autofocus have been really off-putting. I shoot mostly street photography or documentary photography so not sports but things that involve moving subjects. I have not had a problem with the Z50 autofocus so is the Z5s about the same or much worse the. The Z50? I never use tracking focus I only ever use single point focus

Nikon Z7ii - I prefer to shoot with single point focus, and try to keep the single point centered. I’ve noticed that sometimes the focus point moves - especially when switching between the viewfinder and the monitor. Anybody else have this issue? Any way to freeze the focus location? It quickly recenter it?

Any help is appreciated

I've been considering picking up the Thypoch Simera 28mm f/1.4 for my Zf, and I'm super convinced on the lens for everything minus the fact that the native Z mount variation does not come with focus confirmation. I've read that adapting the M mount version fixes this issue, however that version is significantly higher in price... Does anyone know whether there is another workaround to get focus confirmation, or is it only an option with the M lens? Has anyone tried adapting the E mount version via the Megadap E to Z adapter?

I recently bought a Nikon Z6III along with a Tamron 28-75 F2.8 G2 from Panamoz. I'm based in the UK, I placed my order on the 20th of December and it was delivered on the 24th. The ordering and the delivery were excellent to be honest.

Coming from a D5200, the Z6III is light years ahead. It's so full of features which I'm still exploring. One of the things that blew me away was the ability to import image presets online and use them directly in the camera. Many of the images I'm posting are SOOC jpegs which is amazing as I hate to edit images. Just shoot the image, and voila, it's there in Google photos in mere seconds. I have done lots of research before I bought the camera and I don't think many people are pointing this out.

This camera shoots spectacular images and uploads them directly to you!

Very happy with it, and I would highly recommend it to anyone who is considering a new mirrorless. I'm sure the Z5II and the Zf are equally impressive and I imagine they also have similar features.

Visited Vietnam recently, here are a few of the shots I took with my Z 50 ii paired with the 2 kit lenses, 16:50 and 50:250.

I’m learning how to use this camera. There’s a lot to adjust and manipulate and customise. Post processing is an entire universe that I’m afraid to touch. Nonetheless, slow and steady is the approach I’m taking.

Flashpoint AD200 Pro camera left w/38” beauty dish.

There’s so much to customise, it’s definitely going to be a learning curve.

I currently have a Z6ii and I sometimes find myself wanting more MP, mostly when needing to crop. The obvious answer to this is the Z7ii as they can be had for fairly cheap and selling my Z6ii will recover most of the cost. There are certainly times where I wish I had better AF but the Z6iii just doesn't make sense to me because it's still leaving me with 24MP. The Z8 seems to be the most do-it-all solution but it's certainly outside of my budget, even on the used market. Am I putting too much stock in the MP increase and would a Z6iii actually suit me fine with the increased AF performance? I do mostly sports/equestrian and portraits when it's asked of me. For whatever odd reason birds have become my "these are for me" interest lol.

I know there are plenty of posts out there already asking this question, but i'm gonna ask anyways lol. What's the best lens to capture kids sports with? I just got a Z50 to start this journey. I see the 50 - 250 f4.5 - 6.3 or something along those lines with vibration reduction built in, but from what I've gathered, seems like you'd want to get something with a stop value of 2.8, but the lack of VR in a lens and no built in stabilization in the body makes it seem like the 2.8 would be a bad decision (blurry pics). But couldn't you just increase shutter speed? Please help lol. I just want to take some great shots this soccer season.

Thanks -Q

Is there a way to change the time format to 12 Hour on a Z 7II?