Sirui's Low Light "Night Walker" APSCine Lenses

[@aerozg]

I love these lenses, i purchased them directly from Sirui here in Europe, and paid €379+shipping. I first got the 55mm and immediatelly fell in love with it so i got the 24 and 35 to complete the set. You can't go wrong with these lenses. I almost pulled the trigger on the Zhongyi Mitakon Speedmaster T1.0 S35 Cine set but they cost €200 more each, so i decided to save some money and go with Sirui. I use them at 1.2 on my FX30 all the time and i love the softness. I have used my Sigma 56, 30 and 16 1.4 lenses and while they are excellent and super sharp, sometimes that clinical sharpness is just too much and these Sirui lenses came in perfectly for my wedding/corporate/event films. This is not my first set of cinema lenses but it is quickly becoming my favorite!

[@aroefilms]

The single greatest frame occurs at 8:29. What a looker! The delighted expression! Such bokeh! The fringing on this glass at max is threateningly bombastic. An inch from unhinged. Purples and greens flying around everywhere. Tight review, thank you for doing the legwork.

[@XVIIsionsProductions]

I own the Surui carbon travel tripod, big ball head, and monopod as well as their cage for the fx3/30 and now 2 of their anamorphic lenses. I literally love every single product I own from Surui. Customer for life for sure.

[@CineGisticMedia]

Just ordered my set of three. I'm brand new at all this. Did the acting side a while. But fell in love with the creative process. Excited to see what they do with my a6400. Eventually I'll trade it in for the fx30

[@C0llinsW0rth.]

Sweet deal! Also, I like that name as a photographer who likes doing nighttime work. Thanks for the great content!

[@whatisagent5629]

I’d love to see a comparison between the Sirui Night Walker Cine T1.2 - 24,35,56 set to the Viltrox Cine T1.5 - 23,33.56 set and the Mitakon Speedmaster T1.0 MFT Cine 17,25,35,50 set. Let them battle it out.

[@fredr.]

I won't be surprised if it becomes the best selling lens set of 2023.

[@frankhu8692]

not surprised, just remodeled old cctv lenses with new dresses, as a Chinese i know what our factories are playing their old tricks

[@Chris-Brown-]

For a beginner on a budget they would have to be a great choice

[@VaughnJogVlog]

If you shoot in high frames for slow motion, everything looks good.

[@rtfinklea]

The tripods and monopods came first. I bought my first Surui carbon fiber monopd 8 years ago and it's still going strong.

[@pizzlesshorts]

I ended up ordering in black before I even saw super 35 and I'm shooting full frame on the Canon R5C. I could either return them or keep them and shoot in super 35 mode. Luckily the cannon offers that and you can even shoot in Cannon raw.

[@CaptainCreosoteRN]

Looking forward to the photo centric Sniper set from Surui.

[@unknown-wu2vb]

damn... thats some awesome looking lens

[@blotafton]

Really nice image quality, Sigma has too much corrections for my taste.

[@ArcMediaFilms]

Great video and demo thanks. Did you focus the lens by hand or with a follow focus system? Thanks Glenn

[@ukaszk6109]

Let's see recording at night... And then it is still sunny outside 😅😂

[@ArthurR]

It’s still light out at 9:30! 😂

[@lucasmiranda4566]

I’ve been waiting for a good review before making my purchase. My main question was answered and unfortunately, that’s a dealbreaker. What’s the point of getting a 1.2 if that’s exactly the weakest point of the lenses? There is a reason why good fast lenses are expensive. Thank you for the honest review.

[@cinelensgeeky3648]

I myself almost pull the trigger on this set, but after watching Arthur's review, I decided not to do so!

[@chosenideahandle]

Great video as usual. On a side note, my guess is having manufactures vacuum sealing lenses is probably not the best way forward lol.

[@OlympiaMortgageLender]

Anyone can vacuum seal, so it doesn't necessarily mean they are brand new either.

[@LatinRemix]

Which one of the three is your favorite?

[@DanielFoo]

Can I use my Sony ff A7iii on it? It's got vignetting at the sides..I know it's meant for APSC cams..any way to fix it? Thanks 🙏

[@jonsf]

Not sure if intentional but your title says "Street Walker" but the name of these are "Night Walker" as you mention in the video.

[@ArthurR]

Late night editing gets the best of you!

[@jonsf]

@@ArthurR great video! Was looking at the 7artisans vision line but considering these. The build quality looks better but not as full of a range :P

[@ArthurR]

@@jonsfI like these more.

[@robertcsmith7773]

Thanks for the very thorough and helpful video. How do you feel about the 24 mm used primarily for still photography at night? Are there others you would prefer at this lower price point. For reference, I am using the OM1. All the best to you, Bob

[@MaxPhotoGraphic]

Can you please update me on the news 23 33 56 mm f1.2 sirui with autofocus for sony apsc and maybe compare them for example with the 50 1.8 sony? I trust your reviews and like your very personal way of creating contents, Thanx, Max

[@chaochewei6213]

How do think about 7artisian vision 35mm I think it’s sharper than Sirui even with wide open, but it seems like you don’t highly recommend it

[@bobpaulson9r72fk24]

Wow so surprised by the price.

[@ArthurR]

You and me both!

[@aaronmartinproductions5230]

Man why does the speaker look like doug funnie lol

[@MendicantJBias]

All three is $899 btw.

[@davect01]

Impressive

[@ArthurOfRevia]

Sigma 1.4 or sinui for videos ??please help me guys

[@mariusiacob92]

Nice video and review. Did you only use ibis , no gimbal no wrap stabilizer in post? Its very smooth for 5.5 stops. My a7iii can do 5 stops and its very shaky

[@lvc394]

What lens did you use at your desk? I am getting a fisheye look on my screen, but maybe it is my screen.

[@ZamoraChristian]

at what ISO were you filmming in the night? was it dark dark or blue hr?

[@luibet9143]

Hi arthur, great review, i've never used indiegogo, do you know if an import chargue is added if i buy from mexico?

[@ArthurR]

That I dont know the answer to. In the US if the item is under $800 there are no import duties.

[@movimox]

Very nice :) did you use the in body image stabilization of the Sony body ?

[@ArthurR]

Just IBIS, no active steady shot.

[@Brown-Bird]

Thank you for testing them on a full-frame camera.

[@nursyathirahadisunaryo7849]

Hi ! Could you test it on the A6000 series and do they work?

[@Doyosay_Studio]

Sure

[@JaymesMedia]

You shouldn’t be comparing image quality between a cinema lens that is meant for video against an autofocus lens that is meant for photos. Cinema lenses are not digitally sharp like photo lenses and most Cine lenses are not meant to be optically perfect like photo lenses.

[@nicuchitineac1950]

And then what are the advantages of cine lens?

[@Chris-ey7zy]

@@nicuchitineac1950low contrast not as sharp for softer close up skin. More cinematic. Old not Modern rendering

[@anthonyrock5039]

Extended viewing of overly sharp content is fatiguing to the eye as well as being less flattering to faces/ skin etc as there will be no retouching etc to faces. A level of sharpness is OK but not the "focus" of cinema lenses. Still lenses on the other hand typically excel at this.

[@JoATTech]

Are example video shots from "night walk" wide open or stopped down?

[@ArthurR]

All wide open.

[@JoATTech]

@@ArthurR So they look sharp enough. 4k is just 8 MegaPixels, so resolution like sigma contemporary is not needed.

[@kevinpatrickfilms]

Color matched?

[@OlympiaMortgageLender]

24 is warmer than 35 and 55 they are not matched exactly but close enough to correct in post.

[@kuroexmachina]

holy these lenses are sexy

[@DarkSoulsfan111]

Call me crazy but I don’t think that is night time

[@jlhafishingisnotjustfishing]

Your wife is so beautiful ¡. I ordered them so use i think it's a very good lense

[@olegvorkunov5400]

Well, focus motor would be required on a gimbal, and M3 does not have one. :( Sharpness for a video is not the best thing you will be looking for. Video should not be too sharp.

[@dreamsandrealms4581]

IF T1.2 is fucked up, why buy?

[@OlympiaMortgageLender]

Lenses sharpen up as you stop down, so these are shaprer at f2 than they would be if they were just f2 lenses.

[@brianfong5711]

It's not pronounced sue-ray. It's sue-roux-y or sue-roo-ee

[@SamNEllas]

Not quite no. Si Rui, is 思锐, If you want to hear the correct way to pronounce it, you can enter this into google translate, or learn Chinese :)

[@brianfong5711]

@@SamNEllas My bad, thought it was a Japanese Company since most camera stuff is Japanese. Canon and Sony, and Fuji etc.

[@SamNEllas]

@@brianfong5711 Totally understandable. SiRui has been around since the early 2000's but only in recent times gaining popularity. Same for Viltrox really which is also a Chinese manufacturer.

[@brianfong5711]

@@SamNEllas Thanks for expanding my knowledge of Chinese camera equipment manufacturers. Would you recommend any?

[@SamNEllas]

​@@brianfong5711 I've heard good things about Viltrox but I'm still on Sigma myself. Sirui looks interesting but they produce a lot of niche lenses. Whereas Viltrox seem to copy Sigma at a cheaper price. It depends on your budget and if you are looking for a photo lens or something more for video (less focus breathing etc).

[@The_Endo]

poor DJ Optical not even mentioned 😢

[@ArthurR]

I’m waiting for his next hit