Last Updated on 03/31/2026 by Chris Gampat
Chinese lens makers have been catering to full frame cameras for a while now. TTArtisan is one company that has been launching some exceptional lenses for full frames, and today, they have a lineup that consists of over 30 lenses. While first-party offerings are great, they also come at astronomical costs, something that TTartisan is trying to help with. Joining the fray is the newly introduced fisheye lens, which offers a full 180-degree diagonal angle of view for mirrorless users.
Like most third-party lenses of its kind, the TTArtisan 11mm f2.8 fisheye lens is a manual focal lens, and is build with aluminum material. It is available for Sony, Canon, Nikon, and Leica full frame mounts. Here are the specifications:
- Angle of view: 180° diagonal
- Closest focus distance: 0.17m (mirrorless) / 0.25m (SLR)
- Optical construction: 11 elements in 7 groups (mirrorless) / 12 elements in 10 groups (SLR)
- Aperture blades: 7 (mirrorless) / 10 (SLR)
- Weight: Approx. 439–600g depending on mount
- Price: $199 (before sale its $235)
This is good news for Sony photographers, since the company does not have its own native fisheye lens. The widest lens in its portfolio has been the 14mm f1.8 GM, which costs $1000 more than the TTArtisan and is not a fisheye. On the other hand, Nikon offers an 8-15mm f3.5-4.5, but that is designed specifically for F-mount photographers and not Z. In fact, Nikon does not have any mirrorless fisheye lens yet. Canon, on the other hand, has recently announced the 7-14mm f2.8-3.5L fisheye RF mount, but it costs about $1900.
While a manual trade-off and weather sealing are certain factors to consider, they are still better than investing in gear that costs thousands of dollars and stops you from expanding your setup. The TTartisan option is a great idea for young photographers, or even professionals, looking for a means to change their shooting style. For those who want to work with more creative images, the TTArtisan offering just sounds about right. You get decent image quality, and you also practice how to work with manual focus in such a wide-angle setup. The f2.8 aperture also makes it capable for astrophotography and low-light wide work, with TTArtisan specifically calling out low coma aberration for keeping star edges clean and round. A lens like this is perfect for landscape, events, and even environmental portraits.
According to TTArtisan, the lens’ distortion correction profiles are also available, which can help one to fix it in post in Adobe Lightroom. By correcting this, one can turn a 180-degree fisheye into an approximately 16mm rectilinear ultra-wide image, which is ideal if you wish to work on a more formal shoot. Moreover, other third-party manufacturers are also now focusing on such lenses, with Astrhori having the widest offering at 6mm f2.8.
Given that the lens is on sale right now, it is still more cost-effective than any first-party offering. It is a small optic that can fit into any bag and can do wonders if you know exactly what you want to photograph. With more and more first-party lens makers refusing to cut costs, these third-party lenses will continue to find space in everyone’s homes..