This NEW Lens Might Have Sigma & Samyang Beat...

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Tom Calton

Күн бұрын

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@classic.cameras Ай бұрын

Honestly, if you have the SONY FE 85mm f1.8, stick with it. That lens is surprisingly good and used, its fairly cheap.

@martingreenberg870 Ай бұрын

I own this lens. I used the A7C body so small and lightweight is for me. The 85/1.8 is about as large of a lens I want to carry all day. 85mm isn’t a focal length I use much so since I bought this lens I want it to be inexpensive. Is there much of a difference between f1.4 and 1.8? Mask On Nurse Marty (Ret)

@westerling9088 22 күн бұрын

what if I don’t? I’m looking at buying an 85mm and I find the amount of lens in the budget segment a bit overwhelming. Samyang 85mm 1.4 Sony 85mm 1.8 Meike 85mm 1.4 Surei 85mm 1.4 Viltrox 1.8 STM II Where I live, Sony and Samyang is the cheapest of the bunch. The next cheapest option is the Surei but it costs nearly 150€ more than the Sony. Is it still worth it over the Sony?

@HappeningPhotos 15 күн бұрын

Had the Sony 85/1.8. Sold it and bought the Samyang 85/1.4 for less. About to upgrade to the smaller/lighter MkII just for the size/weight savings. I'm a pro event shooter, and the extra 2/3 stop helps in the bat cave conditions I work in.

@classic.cameras 15 күн бұрын

@@HappeningPhotos The Sony is a great lens but if you need a slightly faster lens, of course. I have the Sigma 85mm f1.4 myself. Turned out I really didnt need to upgrade myself and would have been better off sticking with the sony 85 f1.8.

@fooiyoh 7 күн бұрын

@@martingreenberg870 I have both, not as much as you would think.

@QuietOC Ай бұрын

Leaving a like for the aperture control complaint.

@tommasodevirgilio6883 Ай бұрын

Nice review! Just a question: how is the Sony 85mm f1.8, compared to this Sirui?

@cdavey7654 Ай бұрын

Until the Viltrox 85mm LAB comes out... Nice to have options though, and the competition helps keep prices down.

@jeromearnould9940 Ай бұрын

Great review thanks for sharing ... too bad it does not come in L mount for the moment ... Should be perfect for a Leica SL or a Lumix S Only Meike has one for L but big and chunky .... 🙂

@mtbboy1993 Ай бұрын

Nice this lens has aperture ring, but it seems like it doesn't beat the Sony 85 1.8. Which I got used for much cheaper. The price is similar. But the fringing wasn't optimal, but the Sony also has some, but this one seems to have it quite bad. But I don't think the aperture ring issue would be a problem for meas I simply wouldn't have my finger there. Great to see more competition.

@oobiektywach Ай бұрын

Uuuu nice lens. Nice review. And the special ofer sounds as a bargin too. Nice!🎉

@chirsd666 Ай бұрын

Nice review Tom, but I was hoping for a bit more detail on the lens sharpness and AF in stills mode. I agree with you on the aperture ring. Some other reviewers mentioned that Sirui was planning to tighten up the ring on final production models. We'll see.

@amcluesent Ай бұрын

The entry-level Sony SEL-85F18 is £345 in Amazon's sale

@indorock 19 күн бұрын

I had a Nikkor lens back in the day with a similarly annoying issue of the F-stop ring being too easy to accidentally knock out of Auto, even with a little lock switch, it would sometimes become unlocked in my bag. The solution? A small strip of black electrical / gaffa tape, over the ring and body on the underside of the lens. It doesn't even need to wrap all the way around the lens, but just enough so that the ring doesn't want to move without significant force.

@MicheleC33 Ай бұрын

Good video as always, a comment about 21:9 came up and I want to add more to it and say that it’s not about the choice per se but the fact that it literally looks like a 16:9 frame/focal length/composition with black bars like in those “serious” moments with the problem that the editor forgot to remove them

@Dumb_Witch 29 күн бұрын

Awesome review. Thanks for the hard work as always, Tom.

@grantchin1526 4 күн бұрын

Solution to keep aperture ring from moving is blue-tac

@thepan Ай бұрын

No L mount booo

@nelsonngu Ай бұрын

I will get one in the future, just sold my sigma 85 DG DN not long ago. Under use for me. I aim to get the 70-200 GM II first and save up for this lens after.

@rioriorio17 Ай бұрын

no rf mount 😭

@GilbertTV Ай бұрын

looks a sweet lens... I have the Samyang 85 F1.4 MK1 & its beautiful , the rendering is like a vintage lens , better than the MKII in my opinion love to try this Sirui lens

@HappeningPhotos 15 күн бұрын

AFAIK, the MkII has exactly the same optical formula, just in a smaller, lighter package.

@GilbertTV 14 күн бұрын

@@HappeningPhotos thanks

@kiume_ Ай бұрын

sounds like a great option, looking forward to a 35mm f1.4 L mount version 🙏

@aldiosmio Ай бұрын

Keep up the good work Tom! Some of us don't have the wallet for high-end lenses, so we'll buy these lenses, even with all the quirks 😆 *plays My Hero Academia theme song*

@pain3134 28 күн бұрын

You forgot about viltrox 85mm 🙃

@marcp.1752 9 күн бұрын

I would have preferred a Sirui 35/1.4 Aurora - like the Sigma ART 35/1.4, almost Sony 35/1.4 GM image quality, for around 500 bucks, would be phantastic! Well, one can dream...right? :)

@CarloVignotto Ай бұрын

I think I'm gonna buy it right now

@LukeWorrall-k6w Ай бұрын

This Sirui is a beauty, but I’ve been thinking about the TTArtisan 75mm f/2 as a more budget-friendly alternative. Does anyone here have experience with both?

@samohara5187 Ай бұрын

Ahh cockroach photography. Up there with cockerel & cockapoo photography. (seriously though, I'd love this on L-mount)

@caferaygun5710 Ай бұрын

Mist Filter an UV Filter for free but not in Europe or ? Please help me thank you

@touchtennis Ай бұрын

Kills me that they don’t do an L mount version 😢

@dayeah765caoni3 Ай бұрын

Rf neither

@prot.k-pax 28 күн бұрын

It is pretty cheap. It is small. It has very nice looking picture. No focus breathing. Native Sony connectivity. And the difference between 1.4 and 1.8 is not that much of a deal.

@tubularificationed 26 күн бұрын

The L mount is a closed, proprietary mount. Proprietary to the L Mount Alliance. They probably set the terms and conditions for everyone wanting to do something for the L mount. Maybe Sigma intervened against Sirui full-frame lenses, as Sigma might not welcome this cheaper competition?

@medievil2 Ай бұрын

I would buy the Sony FE 85mm f/1.8 instead.

@martingreenberg870 Ай бұрын

Why? Mask On Nurse Marty (Ret)

@medievil2 23 күн бұрын

@@martingreenberg870 I had it before and I can attest that is an amazing lens for the price. now I have the GM V II and its even better.

@Sandeep-px9uk 17 күн бұрын

5:00 cockroaches 🤣😂

@BarneyKB Ай бұрын

E mount is really booming lol, so many great options

@harryvlogs7833 Ай бұрын

They need to make it for l mount

@classic.cameras Ай бұрын

It says "Full Frame" on it? That is hilarious. Never seen that before.

@tubularificationed 26 күн бұрын

That's probably because it is their very first full frame item, so they want to make it very clear. Avoiding that people miss out on it, because people still think "oh, a new Sirui? not interested, because Sirui only make APS-C lenses as we know" 😊

@jamescaldwell5 Ай бұрын

X mount but no L mount? Fuji doesn’t even make a full frame camera.

@andresgonzalezcerda7635 Ай бұрын

de cliked, nice for video, but need pinchcushion correction for video wich is not easy as for photos. Cuec

@thescottishaccent Ай бұрын

I know it's just the way of things now, but I lament the fact that these sort of lenses are always Z mount and there never seems to be an F mount version. I get why, just a shame for those of us who don't really want to (or can't) move to mirrorless at the moment.

@tubularificationed 25 күн бұрын

Luckily, uprising companies like Sirui make the entry more affordable 🙂 Regarding camera bodies, because mirrorless is in the market already for some years, respective 2nd hand used markets had also some time to develop, which helps affordability today?

@mileshadley42 Ай бұрын

No L Mount is devastating

@TheSpecialdeal Ай бұрын

Taking peenus pics with a telephoto. Been there Tom.

@TomCalton Ай бұрын

🤜🤛

@TheNewArtSchool Ай бұрын

Best option would be a second hand Sony mki version. Why don’t reviewers ever talk about second hand prices.

@kingghidorah8106 Ай бұрын

Because GM1 lenses are scalped for 90 percent of their retail price, even if they look like dogshit. I legit have seen a GM 70-200 V1 for €1800 that said "like new but autofocus doesn't work" 🤦‍♂️

@Pavorish Ай бұрын

Because they dont get affiliate money obviously. No one talks about Greentoe either, yet it saved me thousands on new gear.

@JeffCreates Ай бұрын

There is no affiliate money in talking about used gear. To be honest, if the Amazon affiliate program didn't exist, the entire world of KZbin photography content would be totally different.

@andreasbergwall9437 Ай бұрын

Well it all depends, a Sony mk i is still more expensive.

@JeffCreates Ай бұрын

@@andreasbergwall9437 But, the other options aren't. The time has gone when Sony lenses are the only show in town.

@golden4523 Ай бұрын

Everyone has accidentally fucked their aperture at least once

@nindoninshu Ай бұрын

i can never be too sure whether to be sad or glad that i don't own a lens with an aperture ring yet

@golden4523 24 күн бұрын

@ it’s a rare occurrence even with sensitive aperture rings but man when it happens you’ll notice it xD

@nindoninshu 24 күн бұрын

@@golden4523 i just got a lens with the focus ring taking pretty much all the space from the mount section up to the front of the lens and i keep accidentally moving the focus ring past infinity 😤💢 it's annoying, focus rings should not be more than an inch wide for no reason