The TTArtisan AF 35mm f/1.8 II was released at the tail end of last year, and now it’s back, with a sexy silver paint job and a rectangular lens hood to complete the retro aesthetic. Internally, it’s exactly the same as the mainline version, and if you don’t like the silver rectangular hood, it also comes with the standard, black petal hood.
While this little APS-C lens looks undoubtedly cool in its own right, I didn’t quite realize just how cool until I saw the lifestyle press imagery, where it’s mounted onto a Fujifilm X-Pro1, Fujifilm X-Pro3 and Nikon Z fc. Let’s face it, this is where this fast, compact prime is designed to shine. And with Nikon’s APS-C lens line-up still lacking, third-party options like this are always going to appeal to the crop-sensor Nikon crowd. Plus, I’m expecting the all-metal body to give this lens a more authentic retro feel.
