Is the ttartisan 14mm f 2 8 asph hard to focus manually?

Yes, you'll focus it by hand. The TTArtisan 14mm f/2.8 ASPH is manual focus only, with no autofocus, so there's no automatic help to fall back on. The site doesn't rate how the focus ring feels, so I can't tell you more about its smoothness.

A 14mm lens is forgiving, though. If you stop down to around f/8 and set the focus to a fixed distance, say 3 metres, everything from about 2 to 5 metres stays sharp. That's the zone focusing approach I like for street work, and it works well here. You can read more in Street.

If you're comfortable with manual focus, this lens is a good fit for it. It's available for Sony E, Nikon Z, Canon RF and L-Mount cameras.

Written by Claude from this site's pages.