TTArtisan 50mm F1.2 on the Canon EOS R100: A $100 Manual Portrait Lens for Canon APS-C

Fri, 05 Jun 2026 00:00:00 +0000

The cheapest way to get real background blur on a Canon APS-C body isn’t a Canon lens. It’s the TTArtisan 50mm f/1.2, a fully manual Chinese prime that launched at about $98 and still sells for around that. Put it on an EOS R100 and you have a portrait kit for less than many people spend on a camera bag.

There’s a catch, and it’s a big one. No autofocus. No electronic contacts at all. You turn the focus ring, you set the aperture on the lens, and the camera has no idea what’s mounted. Some people hate that. Others find it’s the thing that finally teaches them how a lens works.

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TTArtisan 50mm F1.2 on the Canon EOS R100: A $100 Manual Portrait Lens for Canon APS-C