Many languages have certain rules on nouns, and they have to fit a certain pattern, so they are changed to fit this grammatical pattern. Others might be able to spell the place name the same as others, but doing so would cause the pronunciation of the name to be greatly different, so they change the spelling to match how it would be pronounced. Others have a historical term for that country/land/area that goes back longer than the country itself, and it's stayed out of habit, or sometimes out of protest (land they believe was rightfully theirs still retaining its old name, for example.) Transliteration also presents a huge problem, and is the reason we get some of the changes we have now. Then throwing these things together, it's just for the sake of ease.

The bigger picture is also the price point. The lens is 10 years old and cost a lot. $1700 on sale from $1800 retail

​@@theCameraVille The lens is from 2016, so not quite decade old yet, but i get what you mean ...though from my pov it has aged just fine. Obviously its still expensive as its still in the manufacturing and the production costs more or less the same, if not higher - the price will likely only come down when/if a replacement comes and the old stocks wants to be sold out. Frankly i cant say what part of the lens you could call that is somehow aged in negative sense. For the pentax gear that is out there today it works excellently. Though i dont really need them, the gas in me is ofcourse hoping to see new Pentax FF or apsc camera bodies eventually - ofcourse if there will be radically better sensor, it will be interesting to see if the lens would then be somehow hindrance to the newer body ...but i doubt it. Ofcourse anyone who has the cash today, could buy a monster adapter and put this to some brand new sony FF body and start comparing how things look IQ wise with that sensor. Atleast i havent heard anything negative so far. But imho as a bit older guy whose been to computer for many, many decades - computers and cameras are kinda at the same point by now, the times of radical improvements is over. Even the most basic level things are pretty damn good and more than enough for even serious amateur user techwise. Heck the toycamera i bought for my 2y daughter for 20e or so is better than the first digicam i had all the way back then. For vast majority of people the bottleneck really isnt better gear, but learning how to use the existing gear - though that is ofcourse the more boring answer.

@@iivarilappalainen9836 You are correct. It was announced in 2015 but delay to 2016. www.dpreview.com/articles/1438031801/ricoh-delays-new-star-series-pentax-70-200mm-f2-8-for-design-change Probably trying to get this together. x.com/tonynorthrup/status/740990229499289600?mx=2 AT the end of the day, I cant honestly say their pricing match what they are selling here. It would look bad on me to recommend a lens like this. At close up when your lens is at 200MM , its around 135MM . Pentax user deserve better. They also did make a new version of this lens. They painted it and charged +$300 more but issue remain.

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Glad it was helpful!

Please pay attention because in photography you have to pay extra attention to the target. It’s a test.

ZF will be similar but better AF and Dr. I do miss a grip so you may need to buy a grip cage yup.

Depends. If you got baby hands then you don’t need it. Big hand shooter yes. You don’t wear a size 8 if your a size 10 right? Perhaps your speaking for all baby hands out there

I guess you can’t see the 15 blades vs 9 or the compression fanboy.

Canon R5II had an update and we did a live show for it. Using same glass and native glass, both time R5II fail. Now if you are using different telephoto lens with adapters and you never updated it, that is on you but the audience and I saw that the Canon R5II needs another firmware update as even in this video, low light autofocus you cant even do it with R5II. Good luck

amzn.to/3DEzYiu Please dont mount the 60D on to your hot shoe. That would be crazy my guy. Dont break your system~!

Oh yes, you can update this all you want . Im planning to do some updating as this hit 1 year. Expanding the harddrive space is a must

This was used to do backup of the photo.

Yes you can ~! I should start doing some post production section at the end.

lol!!!!! 😆

Stack sensor = less dynamic range 🙁

@@theCameraVille but the Z8 also has a stacked sensor

@@eyechel Yes, but not all stack sensor are the same . These are 2 different companies and Canon new stack is worse. petapixel.com/2024/08/06/the-canon-r5-iis-new-stacked-sensor-comes-with-a-dynamic-range-penalty/ In fact R5 original owners discovered that their system has more dynamic range than the new version.

I have been hearing not so good reviews on the R1, lack of dynamic range but you get faster shooting. I need it in to test and to show people. I guess at some point you will need to ask how much dynamic you need or dont need but R1 will get you the shots just a pentalty that comes with it.

Glad I could help! And if this is true, I will do a review for the Nikon Z 85 1.4 as folks were asking for the dslr version. Thank you for this news 🫡. After that, I’ll ping viltrox and see if they are interested to loan me a sample for test. I’m excited 🤗

@ it really is an exciting time, especially for Z mount shooters. Third party brands are killing it right now and your videos really help us out!

I guess Pentax has issues reading the same manual focus distance markings per camera model then. What a shame. Poor quailty Control. Thank you for the heads up.

@@theCameraVille Pentax have a calibration menu for each lens, the user can fine tuning any AF lens for proper focusing.

Yup same cards~!

Viltrox is quite sharp no doubt.

Your welcome. I also did my R6ii vs R5ii. Same results. Canon needs a firmware update

You got great observation. I was thinking just that when I was tinkering with the files and yes, the contrast on the Nikon has more contrast indeed and it does help with the sharpness.

I will agree on you with that ~!

Oh yes, the sharpness is just hands down so good at this price point. I thought it would be okay but after the test, my heavens , Viltrox knows how to make a sharp lens. Crazy how affordable these lenses are too.

@ actually just received both of mine today. They’re tiny!!! I love it. The quality compared to my tamron sharpness wise I really don’t see a difference. What I do see though is a ton more bokeh and I’ve double my shutter speed. Absolutely fantastic lens. I tried only the 35mm so far. Will be using the 56 sometime in the next few days.

Funny, I sold my used Z6ii at $850 used Funny, Nikon store has Z6ii at $1,600 New Funny, how you compare a used D750 to a New Z6ii to the 2020 price tag when we are now in 2025. Funny, how you dont realize the difference between Z mount and the F mount. Funny...

@@theCameraVille I guess I forgot to mention I also have a z7

I love the bokah and 15 blades over 9 on the nikon is crazy. Bokah balls are smoother and rounder and cant be replicated in post easily. I love the Sirui at this price point and the performance as well

@theCameraVille and well-controlled chromatic abberation similar to higher-priced lenses at this price range is a great deal

Which lens?

Depends on the filter you are attaching and the distance .

@theCameraVille ah ok. Most of my lenses are close in size. Only have 4 so i think im safe.

@ yea, once it gets too long like in my video it can show reflection if the scene is too bright.

@@theCameraVille in that case if i get bigger in the future then ill get a separate filter

All additional test was on my Ig story. I keep more content for my true followers as KZbin viewers dislike long videos.

@theCameraVille can you share the link?

We did the AF test in my IG live. For low light , Sirui outperforms only by a slim margin due to the 1.4. In bright conditions Nikon was only better by a small margin as well. I wouldn’t worry much as the test we ran were over the top . Normal condition both should be identical.

@thecameraville good to know. I have the meike 85mm 1.4 and used it on a wedding and the AF failed horribly for moving subjects. It’s just so slow that it would not focus in time to capture even a regular walking person. So now I am trying to decide between these 2 for an upgrade.

Oh damn, that’s bad. I have never tried that brand before. I will look into it and see if I can contact a rep. Maybe give them heads up on AF issue. Cheers

Could be the same as saying buy the Sirui in a few months used? I’m so lost here.

​@theCameraVille I guess you could save even more getting the Sirui used in a few months.😊

I reached out to Shimbol and other companies but no word from them for a while. Perhaps they found new reviewers for their products as the number of views matter to who they want to invest in. I don’t think my shimbol review pass 1,000 reviews. Sadly it’s base on view performance and if my video doesn’t get the reach an amount of view, companies tend to turn and find others. I’m only focusing on my time to companies who want to get tested. If the reviews don’t favor their product then nothing I can do. In the end it’s really up to the companies if they want an unbias review and testing.

@theCameraVille you see, friend, KZbin is essentially a dumb machine, you make very diverse content, it recommends only narrowly focused topics or lenses or cameras.

@@ggdfggdfgdffgfddg34 I appreciate your support. I try to diverse the channel a bit which is why I didnt mind doing Shimbol review with them on their wireless transmitter. Its a great wireless product. I know what you mean because when I saw the metal looking monitor, I was very interested myself. Let me ping them and see what happens . Happy New year my friend.

@@theCameraVille Happy New Year!

D500 is discontinued. Curret shutter replacement is $300 USD but if the motherboard fail, then Im not sure if Nikon will repair it like they did to my D4.

You didnt provide any background on the camera or lens you used. Nothing to show really there but just claiming Canon is the best? Sounds fishy to me there . Merry Xmas tho !