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I cannot believe I found it.. a like-new boxed TTArtisan 21/1.5 was rediscovered this evening in the well-named Scary Room. Chaos rules that room, and that's where the camera gear occupies a shelf or three.. and apparently a few other places!
Last month I got a deal on a Rokinon 18/2.8 with a few small marks on the front element. I bought it a nice UV filter with modern coatings and moved on; unless shooting f/16 at minimum focus I would not expect the marks to show.
At the time I had checked my shelves for the TTArtisan 21, but finding nothing I presumed that, like perhaps two dozen other lenses in the last 18 months, I had sold it or passed it to a reseller for more gear.
Oopz.
The 21mm would add ~2 stops of light for the next auroral spectacle and is like new.. but manual focus only and rather bulky compared to the 18. Also the 21/1.5 would crowd my 28/2 a bit.
Arrrgh.
Guess it's shootout time.
Last month I got a deal on a Rokinon 18/2.8 with a few small marks on the front element. I bought it a nice UV filter with modern coatings and moved on; unless shooting f/16 at minimum focus I would not expect the marks to show.
At the time I had checked my shelves for the TTArtisan 21, but finding nothing I presumed that, like perhaps two dozen other lenses in the last 18 months, I had sold it or passed it to a reseller for more gear.
Oopz.
The 21mm would add ~2 stops of light for the next auroral spectacle and is like new.. but manual focus only and rather bulky compared to the 18. Also the 21/1.5 would crowd my 28/2 a bit.
Arrrgh.
Guess it's shootout time.
