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TTArtisan 50mm f/1.4 TILT lens for Nikon Z – Tested on the Nikon Z6

By James Cooper, Retired news and feature photojournalist.

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The TTArtisan 50 mm f 1.4 lens is quite interesting and unique with its tilt capability available in a range of mounts. While it may not perform as well as conventional 50 mm lenses in terms of sharpness when used as a fixed focal length prime lens for everyday photography, its creative features make it stand out.

The ability of the 2023 updated version tested is now able to tilt by 8 degrees and rotate the lens assembly by 365 degrees (previous rotation was restricted to 90 degrees in one direction), this opens up possibilities for creative effects that are typically found in much more expensive tilt/shift lenses. Although the lens lacks the shift feature, the tilt functionality alone can produce some fascinating images.

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