Al Brown Posted November 10, 2023 Share #1 Posted November 10, 2023 Advertisement (gone after registration) Well, soap bubble bokeh lovers, this big blac... this grand sombre monolith made of aviation grade aluminium is for you - for 210$ plus shipping in glorious Leica M mount. Welcome, dear visitor! As registered member you'd see an image here… Simply register for free here – We are always happy to welcome new members! 3 1 5 Quote Link to post Share on other sites Simply register for free here – We are always happy to welcome new members! ' data-webShareUrl='https://www.l-camera-forum.com/topic/384382-like-soap-bubble-bokeh-the-chinese-have-you-covered-ttartisan-100mm-f28-is-here-and-it-is-huge/?do=findComment&comment=4901184'>More sharing options...
Advertisement Posted November 10, 2023 Posted November 10, 2023 Hi Al Brown, Take a look here Like soap bubble bokeh? The Chinese have you covered - TTArtisan 100mm f/2.8 is here and it is HUGE. I'm sure you'll find what you were looking for!
evikne Posted November 10, 2023 Share #2 Posted November 10, 2023 Probably fun for some. But not my taste. 3 Quote Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
wda Posted November 10, 2023 Share #3 Posted November 10, 2023 I find the background rather distracting. So, not for me. 1 Quote Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
pcgarner Posted November 10, 2023 Share #4 Posted November 10, 2023 2 hours ago, wda said: I find the background rather distracting. So, not for me. Distracting. The perfect adjective. A serious yikes. 1 Quote Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
jankap Posted November 10, 2023 Share #5 Posted November 10, 2023 (edited) Super, a very interesting special effect. The last picture, for example. Edited November 10, 2023 by jankap 1 Quote Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Infantasy Posted November 11, 2023 Share #6 Posted November 11, 2023 The bokeh is not my cup of tea. 1 Quote Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
raizans Posted November 11, 2023 Share #7 Posted November 11, 2023 (edited) Advertisement (gone after registration) I hate to say it, but these are some of the best, most playful sample photos for a lens announcement ever. Can’t stand harsh bokeh, though. Edited November 11, 2023 by raizans 1 Quote Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
AndreasG Posted November 11, 2023 Share #8 Posted November 11, 2023 Would like to see a portrait with the bubble background. 2 Quote Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
wda Posted November 11, 2023 Share #9 Posted November 11, 2023 When a background fights for attention in competition with the main subject, then the picture fails. 2 Quote Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
evikne Posted November 11, 2023 Share #10 Posted November 11, 2023 14 minutes ago, wda said: When a background fights for attention in competition with the main subject, then the picture fails. I think with this lens, the background is meant to be the main subject. The foreground is just there to bring it out. 3 Quote Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ray Vonn Posted November 11, 2023 Share #11 Posted November 11, 2023 (edited) Well I'm not in the "Bokeh - Boo!" camp so can see that this can on occasion be a lot of fun. Certainly don't need a Leica rangefinder for it though. Edited November 11, 2023 by Ray Vonn 2 Quote Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
RexGig0 Posted November 11, 2023 Share #12 Posted November 11, 2023 (edited) My first thought was that I am not “into” soap bubble bokeh, but, as Ray Vonn just indicated, this could, on occasion, be fun. I did allow myself the luxury of acquiring a pre-owned Thambar-M 90mm f/2.2 lens, a few years ago, not with such soap bubble bokeh in mind, but, the Thambar can be used to create such blur, with a suitable background. I know that my Thambar is rangefinder coupled, enabling its use as a normal 90mm lens, especially if stopped-down, whereas the TTartisan site does not seem to indicate whether or not their Soap Bubble lens is rangefinder coupled. I did not see length or weight specifications, but the product images make it look quite large. I went to the B&H website, to look for the specifications, but B&H only lists the M42 version, which could differ, significantly. Notably, Alan, a reviewer of the M42 version, stated, “This is not a mission critical lens, but if one has time to make art it has promise.“ Edited November 11, 2023 by RexGig0 1 Quote Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
pippy Posted November 11, 2023 Share #13 Posted November 11, 2023 I'd be very interested to see sample-images still shot wide-open but with a background which is in the domain of being more 'normal'. Also to see how it renders portraits - for instance - at around the f4.0 mark. I've only had a brief look at the thing's spec. page and I saw no mention of Min. Focus although it IS possible to see 1.4m / 4ft engravings so perhaps we are going to be down at the 1.0m / 3,3" sort of region? Curious lens! Philip. 2 Quote Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Al Brown Posted November 11, 2023 Author Share #14 Posted November 11, 2023 (edited) 1 hour ago, RexGig0 said: TTartisan site does not seem to indicate whether or not their Soap Bubble lens is rangefinder coupled. The lens is apparently rangefinder coupled. It brings up 90mm framelines. Here is the picture with M cam. Welcome, dear visitor! As registered member you'd see an image here… Simply register for free here – We are always happy to welcome new members! Edited November 11, 2023 by Al Brown 2 Quote Link to post Share on other sites Simply register for free here – We are always happy to welcome new members! ' data-webShareUrl='https://www.l-camera-forum.com/topic/384382-like-soap-bubble-bokeh-the-chinese-have-you-covered-ttartisan-100mm-f28-is-here-and-it-is-huge/?do=findComment&comment=4902747'>More sharing options...
Al Brown Posted November 11, 2023 Author Share #15 Posted November 11, 2023 (edited) 10 minutes ago, pippy said: I'd be very interested to see sample-images still shot wide-open but with a background which is in the domain of being more 'normal'. Also to see how it renders portraits - for instance - at around the f4.0 mark. I've only had a brief look at the thing's spec. page and I saw no mention of Min. Focus although it IS possible to see 1.4m / 4ft engravings so perhaps we are going to be down at the 1.0m / 3,3" sort of region? Curious lens! Philip. The M42 version focuses to 3 ft/90cm. Mister Reeve has additional sample pics plus the specs here. TTArtisan has also put the specs on their M version page, they are the same. It appears there is a hard vignette though: Welcome, dear visitor! As registered member you'd see an image here… Simply register for free here – We are always happy to welcome new members! Edited November 11, 2023 by Al Brown 1 Quote Link to post Share on other sites Simply register for free here – We are always happy to welcome new members! ' data-webShareUrl='https://www.l-camera-forum.com/topic/384382-like-soap-bubble-bokeh-the-chinese-have-you-covered-ttartisan-100mm-f28-is-here-and-it-is-huge/?do=findComment&comment=4902748'>More sharing options...
MarkP Posted November 12, 2023 Share #16 Posted November 12, 2023 Does my head in - not to my taste. However, I agree that there may be situations where it would be appropriate, especially at that price. Quote Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
pgk Posted November 12, 2023 Share #17 Posted November 12, 2023 On 11/10/2023 at 6:04 PM, Al Brown said: Well, soap bubble bokeh lovers, ...... I woud say that whilst such distictive bokeh can be effective, it has to have the right subject matter in order to support, and not detract from, that subject matter. Rather like Petzval lenses and their oof characteristics (many example images are of very similar subject matter with sunlit dappled leaves as a background, which is fine up to a point, but soon stifles creativity) . At the pricepoint its a useful addition to capabilities, unlike its collectible ancestors which are now becomming very costly. 2 Quote Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
jrp Posted November 12, 2023 Share #18 Posted November 12, 2023 https://phillipreeve.net/blog/review-ttartisan-100mm-f-2-8-a-modern-and-affordable-trioplan/ Quote Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Al Brown Posted November 12, 2023 Author Share #19 Posted November 12, 2023 53 minutes ago, jrp said: https://phillipreeve.net/blog/review-ttartisan-100mm-f-2-8-a-modern-and-affordable-trioplan/ I have already posted the link to Mr. Reeve's review in post #15. 1 Quote Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
benqui Posted November 12, 2023 Share #20 Posted November 12, 2023 Funny idea, but I think that especially for portraits, this effect becomes boring after a while Quote Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
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