TTArtisan has launched a new 23mm APS-C lens for Fujifilm X-mount cameras. The AF 23mm F1.8 features stepping motor autofocus and a full set of electrical contacts to facilitate lens-body communication. TTArtisan claims the AF system is "silent", which bodes well for using the lens to record video. Inside is an 11-element optical stack arranged in 9 groups, containing two extra-low dispersion elements and a one high-refractive index element. A 9-blade aperture diaphragm, combined with the relatively large f/1.8 maximum aperture, should result in pleasingly smooth bokeh.
