Youtube has ruined this lens | Sirui Nightwalker 16mm T1.2

[@jmanchester]

Hey, saw my channel as you were scrolling! I have a set of these lenses. I am actually pretty happy with them and yes there are some downsides, not many, especially for the price. It all comes down to preference and budget. I feel you can always get deep in the weeds and figure out ways to NOT buy something but in the end with these lenses, it's hard to beat them on price and performance. I shot a short with them in October and about to shoot another film in June with them. Great video! Subbed.

Yo, what the fucccc - this video prolly the cleanest look I've seen in a while. s/o to you bro, good stuff. Im here be4 10k and I'll be here before 1M.

[@borislavatatchev]

16mm and 75mm are excellent I've just got the entire 5 lenses kit. I personally prefer the 7artisans vision series but it costs triple or double so I am super fine with Nightwalker for now.

[@Charlottesbeautifulcult]

Great review. I’ve been deciding between these two and this helps a ton.

[@edwardcrockett]

heck yeah! I love to hear that! thank you so much! Honestly the whole goal is to help you make a better buying decision so I'm thankful that this video helped with that!

[@JasonMcNamara]

I can't agree more with the insane amount of overwash on these lenses. How are they for lowlight at F1.2? That would be what I would want them for.

[@edwardcrockett]

So I think at T1.2 they’re an incredible option for lowlight because you just can’t argue with that T-Stop however, because the lenses blooms out a bit and gets more vintage when you’re wide open I’d make sure that’s part of the look you want because if it’s then I wouldn’t suggest it

[@JasonMcNamara]

@@edwardcrockett I really appreciate your honesty. That bloom is definitely something I'm not interested in. That said, the price is hard to knock. I use a Canon R5C which itself is not fantastic in Low Light so I still need to find a nice Wide lens that can get a wide apature. I'm sure I'll find it eventually. Thanks again for the reply.

[@edwardcrockett]

@ no problem! I’m super happy to hear that it helped!

[@strickwerker]

Hi! As I'm thinking of getting one of these lenses for videography. Do they support Auto Focus features at all, i.e. for the RF mount?

[@Janes_Patrocinio]

7artisans vision line at T1.05 are cool. In fact, your 12mm 2.9 is part, but, the only T2.9 of this kit (because it's 12mm)

[@alexanderwelsh]

What kind of audio recording system are you using? I can’t understand what’s weighing on you))

[@CameronDoesFilms]

Great video! I think I'm the type of guy to buy either the 3 or 5 lens bundle then let that be it for my apsc lens collection so that if I ever have (or need) an apsc I can use these solid lenses

[@orcanimal]

Great video! A lot more helpful than some other vids on these lenses. By the way, what camera did you use with them?

[@IvenChaqueco]

Great video! I have the original set for my Komodo and definitely want to pick up the last two soon!

[@edwardcrockett]

I really enjoyed the 16mm honestly but wish it has a better minimum focus distance

[@dpc4548]

Why the subtitles? It's crazy distracting.

[@filmsbyxanny]

I had more chromatic aberrations and fringing on my sigma 35mm than this lens tbh 🫶

[@edwardcrockett]

Yeah it definitely has some but it’s not too bad imo

[@daveyjones830]

edward, what lens are you using to shoot this? 😔 (not the nightwalker)

[@daveyjones830]

more specifically, the talking head shots

[@Samiam-mu5ln]

Right?? If it was such a "good lens", why not use it for everything? Cause it ain't that great...

[@edwardcrockett]

Used the Fuji 16-55 for auto focus because I prefer auto focus for talking head videos but would’ve actually preferred the Sirui 🤷🏼‍♂️

[@daveyjones830]

@@edwardcrockett YOU DA BEST!

[@edwardcrockett]

@ no problem!!

[@Ivanov-p4l]

Yeah-yeah, sirui don’t have any input in what you’re going to say, they just won't send you anything next time if you give a bad review. Stop treating viewers like idiots

[@edwardcrockett]

I’m sorry that you felt the need to say that. I don’t want anyone to feel like an idiot. Honestly I finished the video saying I’d pick the other lens instead so I don’t know if that counts as a bad review but that was my final verdict. In my opinion that isn’t a positive review but I think the most important thing is that the review is honest and that’s all I can do. Idc if they send me anything else honestly 🤷🏼‍♂️

[@Mr.Monta77]

Hey Ivanov Artem. Stop including ‘viewers’ in your personal opinion. As a russian you shouldn’t worry too much about integrity given that your country is led by a gangster fascist ‘president’ and the rest of you support the military invasion of your neighbor and constantly spreading your lies and disinformation across social media. Now you are suddenly with integrity? I didn’t know you understood the difference between lies and honest truth. First time I ever heard a russian raise the subject.

[@johnyjoe2k]

Always 100% legit when the manu sends you their items to review, for free, and not biased like when someone spends their hard earned money on the item(s). I swear there's a /s somewhere above that sentence or maybe its lost on me...

[@JonSparkman]

They’re great lenses, but the snipers are better.

[@edwardcrockett]

Haven’t tried the snipers but I will have to

[@waynealejo]

I don’t understand all the hate from a disclaimer that any content creator is legally obligated to say. 🤦🏽‍♂️

[@WeaponsAcademy]

you tube ruins everything, not just lenses

[@edwardcrockett]

You’re not wrong

[@Samiam-mu5ln]

Every Shilltuber Copy/Paste statement that thinks automatically gives them the free pass: "This video is not sponsored. *insert company name* sent me this lens, BUT they do not get any input on this video. I get to keep the product but no money was exchanged." When in Reality it makes you look even more like a Shill and someone we automatically will not trust. It is a sponsored video for if Sirui did not send you the product, you would not be making this video in the first place... First video of You that YT recommended me and Extremely bad start that won't keep me here.

[@IvenChaqueco]

You’re dramatic

[@edwardcrockett]

So I hear you because there are a lot of people out there that make those types of videos but this isn’t one of them. I had the option to not make this video if I wanted but I decided to because I think that because of all the other KZbin videos out there about these lenses, they’re being considered by a decent amount of people and I personally don’t think they’re the best option out there for my use case so I wanted to put that perspective out there. If you made it past the disclaimer then you would’ve heard that. Very sorry that you had that reaction though because I almost never make gear reviews so it’s crazy that this is the first video you’ve seen of mine 😂