I’ve been wanting a wide-angle camera lens for a while, but I didn’t need one enough to justify spending serious money to buy it. [1]
Happily, the folks from TTArtisan released their AF 14mm F3.5 prime lens (21mm full-frame equivalent) with a Fujifilm X Mount a few months ago and I just bought one for myself when it went on sale :)
Here are the photos I took with this lens during a recent walk Nadia and took around the northern suburbs of Melbourne.
Public barbecue and gazebo in a local park
Wide-angle photo of a public barbecue and a rectangular gazebo that's covering a table and two benches. This barbecue area has been built right next to a children's play area.
Rope gym for older kids at a local playground
Wide-angle photo of playground equipment in a local park. The equipment consists of poles, bars, and ladders made out of metal with ropes and handles tied all around them, making for a challenging traverse across to the other side.
Bottom of the slide – wide
Wide-angle photo looking up from the bottom of a bright orange coloured children’s slide in a local park.
Bottom of the slide – tall
Wide-angle photo looking up from the bottom of a bright orange coloured children’s slide in a local park.
Closed community footy ground on a bright afternoon
Photo of the shaded veranda of a brick building at a local Australian rules football ground.
Closed canteen at a community footy ground
Photo of a shuttered-closed canteen window at a local Australian rules football ground.
Hadfield Hawks Canteen is closed post-season
Photo of a shuttered-closed canteen window at a local Australian rules football ground. A printed canteen menu has been attached to shutters on the side of the window, with the title, ‘Hadfield Haws Canteen Menu’ and menu item prices written in whiteboard marker.
Slow down
Close-up photo of a concrete footpath with a white-coloured ‘slow down’ warning painted on it.
Slow down your walking
Close-up photo of a concrete footpath with a white-coloured ‘slow down’ warning painted on it. The front of the photographer's black-and-white sneakers are visible in the bottom of the frame.
I really like this lens!
TTArtisan makes solid, low-cost lenses that have an interesting character that (a) I like and (b) works really well for the type of photography that I do.
I now have three TTArtisan prime lenses [2]:
And I’m super happy with all of them! Here’s to many more photos with this lens trio :)
[1] The Fujifilm 16mm prime lens costs around $570 on sale and the Fujifilm 14mm prime lens costs around $1,300 on sale. The TTArtisan 14mm prime lens, on the other hand, costs just under $200 when its not on sale!
[2] I’ll probably (almost definitely) also buy the TTArtisan AF 75mm F2 lens whenever it goes on sale :)