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TTArtisan AF 17mm f/1.8 Air vs Yongnuo YN16mm f/1.8S DA DSM

The TTArtisan AF 17mm f/1.8 Air and the Yongnuo YN16mm f/1.8S DA DSM side by side, computed from this guide's catalogue.

Which to pick

Pick the TTArtisan AF 17mm f/1.8 Air if you want a fit on more cameras (88 against 41 in this guide). On these specs the Yongnuo YN16mm f/1.8S DA DSM has no clear advantage: choose it if the price, the handling or a lens you own decides it.

Still torn? Ask the guide about the TTArtisan AF 17mm f/1.8 Air and the Yongnuo YN16mm f/1.8S DA DSM

Specs side by side

Rows that differ are in full colour; the better value is marked where one is better by any measure.
Spec	TTArtisan AF 17mm f/1.8 Air	Yongnuo YN16mm f/1.8S DA DSM
Maker	TTArtisan	Yongnuo
Focal length	17mm (prime)	16mm (prime)
Full-frame equivalent	26mm on APS-C	24mm on APS-C
Maximum aperture	f/1.8	f/1.8
Made for	APS-C	APS-C
Mounts	Sony E, Fujifilm X, Nikon Z	Sony E
Stabilised	no	no
Autofocus	yes	yes
Cameras it fits	88 in this guidefits more cameras	41 in this guide

Focal range, in full-frame terms

TTArtisan AF 17mm f/1.8 Air: 17mm on APS-C, like 26mm.

Yongnuo YN16mm f/1.8S DA DSM: 16mm on APS-C, like 24mm.

Aperture

TTArtisan AF 17mm f/1.8 Air: f/1.8 wide open.

Yongnuo YN16mm f/1.8S DA DSM: f/1.8 wide open.

Each opening drawn to scale against f/1.4: a smaller f-number lets in more light and blurs the background more.

Field of view

How wide each sees, at each end, on the sensor it was made for.

Cameras they fit

41 cameras in this guide take both, so either works on the same body. In all, the TTArtisan AF 17mm f/1.8 Air fits 88 and the Yongnuo YN16mm f/1.8S DA DSM 41.