Ok I get it! - Sigma 18-50mm f2.8 - FX30

[@numeshdilusha8106]

man i have watch so many reviews to find out this details about the gimbal balance and no one cares about it until now. and u saved my ass Sir !

[@thomasfransson]

I'm glad you found the info at last. Thank you so much, always happy to help!

[@SamCarLegion]

I appreciate that you put more time into testing the videography side. I find most KZbinrs cover photography usability. Great work.

[@thomasfransson]

Thank you, I really appreciate that!

[@SamCarLegion]

@@thomasfransson I ordered one for my backup rollers only FX30. My biggest fear is the autofocus while we shoot highway rollers. Hopefully that's not an issue.

[@thomasfransson]

I've found the AF to be very stable and smooth. But I've no experience using it for automotive work. I will stop by your channel to see how it's done right.

[@SamCarLegion]

@@thomasfransson thanks!

[@SamCarLegion]

I used it yesterday on my FX30 ( works well on FX3 too) wow!!! I am super impressed

[@smoke362]

I am going to use this lens for my gimble setup after watching your video. I was wondering how this lens would work and this was convincing enough. Thank you very much, I wish I could give you 2 thumbs up 👍🏽👍🏽 😊

[@thomasfransson]

Perfect, glad I was able to help. Let me know if you have any questions. Always happy to help.

[@ashleymalamute]

I bought the Tamron because of the image stabilisation. After realising the Tamron's image stabilisation doesn't work when mounted on my ZVE10, I'm selling it and buying the much more compact Sigma.

[@thomasfransson]

That's odd, it seems to be working on other people's ZV-E10 cameras. Hope you'll enjoy the Sigma.

[@bendyran]

i might have asking this pretty late but what’s the aspect ratio of this video? i love it very much

[@thomasfransson]

2:1 A pretty perfect match for smartphone screens and not uncommon on Netflix too 🤣😅

[@bendyran]

@thomasfransson im very used to using 2.39:1 that seeing this was weird at first but its actually amazing😅

[@thomasfransson]

Ha! Glad to stumble upon someone else who also thinks aspect ratios are underrated. Over 90% of the content on my channel is being watched on smartphones, so filling as much as possible on those smaller screens will make a difference in my opinion in terms of viewing experience. I would like to make a video in 19.5x9 which is the aspect ratio of most modern smartphones. Just to see how it would be received.

[@kingtobzgaming]

Great video, just ordered this lens.. Thanks a lot... BTW what LUT are you using to colorgrade? it looks awesome... do you mind sharing?

[@thomasfransson]

Thank you so much it's mostly Fujifilm Eterna with some color wheel adjustments I believe. Some clips in the studio also have a few percent of a Kodak Vision3 LUT on top. You should be able to find lots of free eterna and Vision3 luts on the web

[@kingtobzgaming]

@@thomasfransson thanks buddy. Keep doing awesomeness.

[@thomasfransson]

Thank you

[@Projent]

Thomas, I have to said that you have absolutely honest and amazing reviewer. No so much reviewer talk about the negative side from this lens ( in my country) they talk about the positive side of this lens.For me the major issue will be the motor's sound which quite pretty annoy.

[@thomasfransson]

Thank you I appreciate that! I see, so your microphone picks up the AF?

[@hvrtado]

I’ve been looking at videos and after watching this review of yours, I pulled the trigger and I finally bought the 18-50 for my FX 30 . Thanks, great video and I followed you on Instagram as well.

[@thomasfransson]

Glad I could be of help! Thank you so much. Enjoy your new lens!

[@JustOneMoreEarthling]

Just curious, how is it after 7 months of using it with fx30 ? I recently bought fx30 and am looking for good lens for my film making journey.

[@Phat-Dangling-Dhik]

If i use this camera with my Sony a6700 in a foggy environment, will that ruin my camera or lens?

[@thomasfransson]

Not likely unless it's used in that sort of environment every day. As always make sure to unpack gear and let it air after shooting in damp/rainy conditions.

[@Naterhunt]

Great review 👏 Thanks for the gimbal demo

[@thomasfransson]

Thank you, glad it was helpful

[@GilbertTV]

looks a great lens , ive working on putting a rig together for my Sony a6400 & this will work great but I just watched your rig video with the SmallRig Mini Matte Box Lite & wondered if it would work with this lens ?

[@thomasfransson]

It will, can't remember what dimensions of adapter rings that comes with the matte box but smallrig sells other sizes unless you don't want to use a regular step ring if needed.

[@GilbertTV]

thank you .. ive done a bit of research & small rig do a adapter kit sold separately for smaller sizes @@thomasfransson

[@thomasfransson]

Exactly

[@stephanweiskorn6760]

Excellent video 😊!

[@thomasfransson]

Thank you very much!

[@xpwillx]

Can using the gimbal like this damage it? Changing the lens millimeters

[@thomasfransson]

I would say no. But not re-balancing will obviously increase the amount the motors have to work and this increase the power consumption and shorten the battery life.

[@xpwillx]

@@thomasfransson What zoom lens would you recommend to use on the zve10 and a gimbal that doesn't harm the gimbal battery? I don't know which lens is best, so far all the lenses I've seen that I liked either have external zoom or are dark

[@thomasfransson]

I don't think it's going to harm the battery, the motors just need to work harder which will consume more battery than if you have it nicely balanced where the camera basically flows perfectly even without the gimbal turned on. For the ZV-e10 I'd probably recommend the Sigma 18-50 f2.8 if you’re looking for a zoom lens. It's a few grams lighter than the camera body which is always easier to work with and will counter balance the extending barrel.

[@classic.cameras]

Wow Sigma sure made a small lens. I think I would probably have one if I ever buy a A6700

[@thomasfransson]

It's soo tiny!

[@szinetar]

great video, I want that lens, it seems very versatile, but I don't have a gimbal so I'm worried that this lens doesn't have oss, do you think it's better that I buy a 35mm with oss?

[@thomasfransson]

You could always use active steady shot for hand held. It crops in a bit but takes a lot more of the shakes out. And shakes are usually less noticeable if you’re shooting at a wider focal length. Another option would be the Tamron 17-70 which has image stabilization. I did a comparison between the Sigma and Tamron in this video. kzbin.info/www/bejne/e6nZm6WBp5imrc0si=s2YCq20zjDIXwieu Personally I think 35mm on an aps-c camera can be a bit tight a lot of times.

[@framebyata]

I have this lens and fx30 I wanted to know this lens gives the exact 18mm focal or have 1.5x crop factor?

[@thomasfransson]

An 18mm lens is always an 18mm lens, no matter if it's a full frame, aps-c or mft lens. It's the sensor size that attributes the crop factor. If you want to match an 18mm lens on a full frame camera in terms of field of view - you would have to take the crop factor of the FX30's aps-c sensor into consideration and use a 12mm lens - 12mm x 1.5x = 18mm

[@benjaminviquez]

this lens will look like an 28 mm to 70 mm aprox

[@CorderralLewis]

What camera monitor did you have at 2:30

[@thomasfransson]

That was the Viltrox DC-550 (standard) Here's my review of it if you're interested. kzbin.info/www/bejne/qISae5qMhr-ip7ssi=oGlc0lB16b_qv1dn 1200nits and super affordable monitor.

[@rogeriogomesosorio4755]

Why isn’t this lens available for full frame cameras?

[@thomasfransson]

That would have been something! Ultra compact setup

[@Image1Nation]

The Sigma 28-70mm f/2.8 DG DN Contemporary is the full frame version and weighs 470g

[@rogeriogomesosorio4755]

@@Image1Nation Not enough for me; the 18-50mm would be amazing

[@p4ul.f708]

because of physics. The apsc sensor is smaller than the full fram sensor, which means this lens which was made for apsc would not even fill the whole frame on full frame. But Jason Wong did a video on showing how he uses the sigma 18-50 you might want to check that it. Because in theory you can use this lens on full frame, you just have to crop the image a bit so that it fills the frame. For video this is an even smaller problem because there most of the time the stabilzation crop is already enough to fill the frame

[@shueibdahir]

Have yoi heard of the metadata that's accompanied with the fx3/fx30 allowing you RAW controls with the internal codec?

[@TheDIYFilmmaker]

My Sigma 18-50 makes a little noise when focusing, I can only hear it at night. It is not very noticeable, but it is there (for example my Sony 35mm 1.8 makes no noise at all). Does your copy make also a little noise when focusing or is only mine? Cheers!

[@thomasfransson]

Nothing that I've picked up on by ear or in recorded audio. But I've not had my ear directly against the lens. I wouldn't be surprised if the motor was giving off some faint "purr" when focusing. Does the sound get picked up in the audio?

[@vrikkemann007]

My copy actually makes quite a bit of noise, especially in continuous AF. I can't remember if it has always been like this, or if it started making noise lately... Have your lens started making more noise, or has it been the same all along?

[@chriswittstruck282]

Nice vid thanks! Subbed.

[@thomasfransson]

Thank you

[@alismithhhh]

Hey! I just got this camera and lens combo but I cannot for the life of me get the focus to work, when I try to change the focus settings it alerts that the lens isn’t compatible. Even when I manipulate the focus ring on the lens it does nothing 😅. I’m a bit of a newbie also, any advice would be unreal :)

[@alismithhhh]

Update - the lens wasn’t tight enough, embarrassed

[@thomasfransson]

So glad it was an easy fix. Enjoy your new camera and lens.

[@zhannafort3986]

Hello! Thanks for this video! May I ask you what the smoke machine are you using?

[@thomasfransson]

Absolutely! - It's called the Smoke B Super affordable little machine. I reviewed it a while ago if you're more curious. kzbin.info/www/bejne/Y4eomouirL6hptk

[@claraendrawes1616]

When I look at the Zhiyun compatabiltiy list sonfx30 doesnt come up - and neither does the sigma 18-50mm and I really need to one for my film shoot next week - could you advise?

[@thomasfransson]

Not sure, I've never fiddled around with connceting the camera to the gimbal. I just press rec the old fashioned way ;)

[@lurebox]

Grym video! Beställde en faktiskt 😃

[@thomasfransson]

Tack, kul att den var till hjälp. Du kommer nog digga denna gluggen!

[@maxbanziger]

1:44 Don't pretend to speak French if you can't get the accents right. I own this lens and I can't praise it enough.

[@thomasfransson]

It's a nice lens

[@artattai]

I should get this one soon aaaaand I can't wait to finally have a lens that should not make noises while focusing 🥹

[@thomasfransson]

Nice! Long live silent auto focus!