My dream lens was the Leica 50mm 1.4 summilux in the black chrome styling. I owned it for 5-6 years and built my career on it. It changed my life and is partially responsible for me buying a home and building a family. It's strange how sentimental we can get about camera lenses, lol
For me it was the new Nikon 105mm /2.8 Macro. Incredible rendering. It was the first lens I've used in a long time that was so good, it made me very aware of my own limitations and forced me to really practice and step it up. Totally worth it.
I’d say my Z7 made me love photography so much more than any other DSLR I’ve owned in the past. Despite what people say about Nikon being behind Canon and Sony, the Z7 is still good enough for most situations I throw at it. It’s light, has accurate focusing, has amazing evf and screen, and has superb image quality. When paired with 24-120s and 70-200 2.8S, it’s just epic.
The biggest factor in photography is the person behind the camera not the camera itself. I used a 5diii up until 3 years ago and went to Sony with the a7Riii. It definitely reinvigorated me but I feel no need to upgrade whatsoever now. So much hype over new gear that really isn't beneficial unless you're a pro sports or bird photographer. They just want your money.
I think for me, it was (is) my Canon EF 100-400mm f4.5-5.6 version 2. While I prefer my long telephoto prime for wildlife work most of the time, that little 100-400 is quite addictive. Very sharp, very portable, still useful for wildlife especially on a APS-C body and the very short close focus distance makes it possible to leave my macro lens at home and still do casual macro-esque stuff from time to time. What a great package!
You are my fav reviewer from day one u started posting reviews, consise and straight to the point, not to detailed but not too less either, just what u need to decide. Thank u, hope u test the nikon 200mm f2.0 someday
I love my Sigma 65mm f2 lens....When traveling light, I bring the Sigma 24 f/3.5, Sony 40mm f/2.5 g, Sigma 65 f2 and Sigma 90 f/2.8 lenses. Small, light...great for traveling and not drawing too much attention to yourself5
@@bijosn whether it’s better is subjective. I like it better than the 55. I think it’s just as sharp but more modern. 55 is a bit outdated now but still excellent. Probably more whether you prefer 55mm or 65mm.
Couldn’t have tested one more for the title😩😂. In all seriousness I am so appreciative for your Channel and your knowledge of lens construction. I will never buy a lens without checking to see if you have a video on it. You have done our community more of an unrepayable service than you realize!!
The Nikon 300mm f/4 PF is one of my all-time favorites. So much reach and so much aperture in a relatively tiny and lightweight package. It's a fun lens to take on a hike as it's about the same size and weight as a standard 24-70 f/2.8. As far as I know, there is no native mirrorless equivalent yet for Nikon Z or any other brand. I wish someone would make one. Thank you for all the great content you produce!
Well a premium 70-300mm zoom from the likes of sony, nikon or tamron is more versatile for carrying even if you do lose a stop of light. They are very sharp and even more compact.
Of course you can still get great, sharp images on older lenses that are now half the price. They may not be perfect in the corners or be quite as sharp wide open, but the coatings and ED glass they still have and they still let you take pictures! Having said that, the consistency of the nikon Z 50mm f1.8S..
My heart was stolen in 1976 by the Leitz 180 3.4 Apo-Telyt R. Heavy but compact and bitingly sharp. I would like to see you review current Leica lenses.
I bought the Sony FX3 for my videography business and went for the G Master 50mm F1.2 and I absolutely adore it. Excellent photos and video in my low light environments, since I specialize in night clubs.
I SO want a 200mm f2. Even though I've moved away from EF over to RF, I'll gladly go backwards for that lens! For now, my baby is my RF 28-70 F2. It never disappoints.
Would be great to see your favorite branded lenses and even 3rd party branded lenses as well! Keep up the great work! I really enjoy your consistency! I just picked up my dream lens, the Sony 135/1.8 GM lens. I just love how things render with this lens!
I think the (now pretty old) Canon's EF 200 2.8L is Canon's true sleeper lens. It's ultra cheap for what it gives you (and also takes a 2x converter) which is a ridiculously cheap way to get to 400mm 5.6. The RF 85 1.2 is a dream
I know it's basic but I recently bought a used Canon 24-105mm L for some travel I had planned. It was the first lens I spent any real $ on (>$200) and I was pretty worried, esp when I found out about its lens creep on first use! But one rubber band and three trips later and I feel I'm more bought into photography than ever before -- finally I have a single lens I can strap on and go, without having to fiddle with switching between a GP and TP kit lens. And the image quality is honestly stellar, even on my old Rebel SL1! I'm now thinking of upgrading to mirrorless and this is the lens I will take with me for the switch, even if I sell all the others to afford the switch. :)
For me, the modest and venerable Fuji 27mm f/2.8. Cost me £185 second hand and it's practically "welded" to my X-E1. Missing the aperture ring of the Mk2 version it's still incredibly good with edge-to-edge sharpness from wide open. Yes, there are many more expensive options that I could have chosen here but you asked which lens made me fall in love with photography again - and this is it! 🤗 P. S. How many lenses Christopher! 😳
@@SomeDudeSomewhere I commented explicitly when using it with X-E1. When using it with the new bodies it is fine (I use it with my X-T30 and X-T4 with little AF issues), but with the old X-E1 body that has slower and less confident AF and with just CDAF then this body/lens combination is quite frustrating to use.
@@SomeDudeSomewhere I never said it's (just) the lenses fault. I even explicitly said "It's an OK lens but on X-E1 it's just too slow and unreliable." - where it seems that you missed the first part of the sentence and just reacted on the "too slow and unreliable" part. Also I was talking about X-E1 because the OP said he was using it on X-E1, which I find incredible that he found a way to make the combo work for him.
Can we get a ''10 Lenses I fell in love with under 300-500 USD? I love this video but feel so alienated by the expensive lenses I will never afford lol.
If so, this kind of requires a minimum age as well. Otherwise there will be all these well made South Korean / Chinese lenses. But I enjoy hearing more about a surprisingly good 10 years old E-mount or 15 years old EF-S lenses. Or the occasional 1980s Konica/Yashica/whatever that noone was thinking about for ages.
Is 300 really that expensive for a hobby that can stay for years? I mean especially lenses won't loose as much worth, if you buy used you'll also save around 20 -30% price and even if you get bored by photography after 2 years you easily will sell a 300$ lens for 150$. (That's only 6,25$ per month you'd have payed after 2 years)
@@andy.photoandfilm the good, old way to enjoy photography is restricting ourselves to buy more lenses at period of times, like 1 year for 1 lens. But OP might be uncomfortable to spend that much of money for just a hobby (or equipment), $300 of glass could be a homewrecker if something goes wrong. We have our own finance circumstance, but everyone should enjoy photography the same 😄
For me, I cannot stop shooting with Sony 50mm F1.2 GM. It's a beauty and beast. Sony 70-200mm F2.8 GM II is another amazing masterpiece, along with Sony 24-70mm F2.8 GM II. Incredibly sharp when paired with A1, and lovely image qualities -- a former Canon DSLR user who used many L lenses.
For me, the lens I fell in love with was the Carl Zeiss Jena 58mm f2 Biotar. Every photo has such indescribable character. And as you stop down, its characteristics continue to evolve. It’s never boring and always optically pleasing. Can’t recommend it enough.
The lens I've owned the longest is my Canon 200 2.8 prime. I wasn't rich enough for the f2. I still use it on Sony till this day and at this point don't think I'll ever get rid of it. It definitely has it's own character in the 200mm range and you can find them cheap nowadays if you search around. Anyone looking into this glass should know the gen1 and gen2 are identical optically and focus motor wise.
My pipe dream lens was the Canon 50mm Tilt Shift. Loved the lens, but just never used it, so I sold it. Now I am working on getting an relatively fast 85mm. My other pipe dream lens is the Canon 200 F2.8L. I use it all the time on my Sony, love the look it provides.
Thumbs up. I have two fav lenses of all time and they are both vintage lenses. I love shooting with them. The MIR24-H 35mm f2 and the Canon FD 85mm f1.2 L. I could shoot with them all day.
Great video, thanks. In answer to your question at the end, yes, the Fujifilm 90mm f/2. I believe that you haven't reviewed it? Please try to, it is stunning, especially on a stabilised body!
Thank you for another wonderful video. We can dream of owning these lenses. I have one or two expensive lenses, but the lens that often takes my breath away is the Nikon Z DX 50-250mm f/4.5-6.3 VR, which though only a kit lens produces rich colours and excellent resolution. I love it!
Sigma 28mm f1.4 art is my favorite. I also love the 40mm 1.4, but that one makes me pause for the weight. The sigma 65 f2 and 105 f2.8 are also great. I love the sigma rendering.
I've had a Nikkor 400mm f2.8 ED II for a number of years, that lens was as close as one can get to magic, I mean, point it at anything, press the shutter and it would look gorgeous. Solid as a WW2 tank, it weighted about as much also, which is the reason I ended up selling it.
I am fortunate to have the Fujinon 200 mm f/2 lens.Color, contrast, & sharpness are exceptional. The “matched” 1.4 teleconverter also offers exceptional performance when paired with this lens.Focus is fast & accurate. The images from this lens make me smile when I review them.😊
Canon EF 300 2.8 IS. The separation I get when shooting sports is dreamy. Zooms are so good today that I may get an RF 100-300 2.8. That one lens would effectively cover the 300 and the 70-200 2.8 I always have on a second body. Keep up the good work, oh and the photography thing too.
Like you, I enjoy shooting birds and other wildlife, so I would really love that Canon supertelephoto adapted to my Fujifilm X-T5, but back to reality, my favorite lenses are the Fujifilm 16mm f1.4 and 33mm f1.4. Exceptionally sharp, great separation, and well balanced for walking around.
My favorites of all times that I have owned : my Canon "army photographer's" kit 20-35mm F/2.8 + 80-200mm F/2.8 from my film days, and my current Nikon 24mm F/1.4 and Tamron 45mm F/1.8 VC. The ones I dream of are in your list !! 😁 Canon's EF 200mm F/2 and RF 85mm F/1.2 DS
To answer your question on lenses, the first lens I really liked was the Panasonic Lumix 20mm f/1.7 II. It had sharp image quality with good contrast straight from f/1.7 and I loved the images I got with it on my Panasonic GH5. I wanted to keep using it, but being the full frame equivalent of 40mm, I could not find a use for that focal length as I mostly shoot wide angle landscapes, macro or some telephoto so I ended up selling it. I currently use an Olympus 12-40mm f/2.8 PRO lens on my GH5 and never take it off. I tried it on my GH6 before I sold the camera and upgraded, but it wasn't as sharp on it, but on the GH5, it has great corner to corner sharpness and good contrast and colors and can get very close to subjects too. I just bought a Panasonic S5II, Panasonic Lumix S 14-28mm f4-5.6 Macro Lens and I have the Sigma 105mm f/2.8 DG DN Macro L mount lens and if it is a sharp as your review said it was on Sony, I can't wait to start shooting with it. I love macro photography and as I do scientific studies of insects and wild plants so I need a sharp macro lens. I used the original 105mm EX DG Macro years ago (2008 onward) on Canon 400D, 500D and 600D cameras and the autofocus motor broke on it 3 times and I had it repaired twice. The new version seems leaps and bounds better quality and certainly feels it in the hand. I just wish Sigma would make new DG DN Art versions of their old 150mm and 180mm EX DG macro lenses with the same build quality as the 105mm DG DN Art macro Since I spent my money on the camera, lenses, memory cards, camera bags, storage etc.. It will be quite a while before I am able to afford another lens but a few have been on my radar: Canon MP-E 65mm f2.8 1-5x Macro Lens. Since it came out I have been eyeing it, but since I never had a full frame camera, or flash units, I held off. Maybe in the future I'll pick one up with a Sigma MC-21 Mount EF to L mount converter. Another lens I would like at some point which is a bit but not that expensive, is the new SIgma 60-600mm for L mount. I have wanted to get into bird photography for a long time but haven't been able to afford a telephoto lens and only using Micro 4/3 for years, the best I had was a Panasonic 100-300 Mega O.I.S which was soft at 300mm and hard to use with noticeable chromatic aberrations. I don't know when I could afford it but, in the future, I might just get a Panasonic Leica DG Vario-Elmar 100-400mm f/4-6.3 ASPH. Power O.I.S. and use it with my GH5. Smaller and easier to carry around. The 800mm equivalent reach at the long end is quite a long reach, even if f/6.3 is a darker aperture on Micro 4/3.
Yes, my new Viltrox 75mm did the impossible and displaced the 33mm 1.4 as my favourite ever. Given your recent review I was a bit surprised not to find it on the list!
If you want maximum compression or maximum bokeh, you are right. My most on lense is the Fuji 50mm F2 or the Voigtländer 50mm F1.5 VM MC. Affordable, small and light weight, just perfect.
Not in this rank, but only by be unique, the RF 28-70 F/2 would be one of my favorite by far, at least in my work as wedding photographer :) Crazy sharp in all focal lengths, bright enough, beautiful bokeh and extremely fast and reliable AF used with R6 or superior.
I had planty of dream lens that I gradually got a hold of and cannot stop enjoying them. It is a phenomena when you have hard time getting bored at the actal lens you attach to your camera. Recently however, I am really feeling ashamed as while having the best AF GM lenses in my kit I find myself preferring MF lens staying on by camera body the most. It could be just be a preferenc of slower moving subjects like macro, landscape, architecture and abstract which does not demand AF lens and my MF lenses are lighter and smaller without any compromise on IQ. I am talking about the APO Lanthar series vs GM series for Sony FE mount. In the same time I keep using some of my DSLR lenses too which are still delivering stunning results, like Tamron SP 35/1.4, or the Sigma 28/1.4 art.
I “love” the Canon EF 200mm f2,:that you also have on this list, and I was so lucky to get one second hand and in perfect shape for only 2300€. Gorgeous images and the image circle even fills the small medium format sensor in my Hasselblad X2D 😀
Hello. Thanks for this video. Since you mention several manual focus lenses, I wish you would review vintage lenses adapted to Sony FE or other full frame cameras. They are so much cheaper and can be as sharp or sharper than the latest autofocus lenses. 😊 For me it would be the Fuji 35mm f1.4 for APSC
Over the years I've acquired numerous lenses for various 35mm & roll film cameras I have owned, but only since purchasing an X-H2, have I taken an interest in seeing how they perform "digitally". My favourites from film days still stack up remarkably well when used in conjunction with the Fuji Nostalgic Neg. Film simulation, namely, 58mm F/1.8 Topcor Auto RE (Topcor RE Super D), 85mm F/1.9 Canon RF (Canon 7S) & Leitz Elmarit R 135mm F/2.8 (Leica R5). These were all top rated glass which I very much enjoyed using in their day but in all honesty would not satisfy today's "pixel peepers", and nonetheless create characterful digital images. Perhaps not surprisingly I gravitate to my first Fujinon 35mm F/1.4, rather than the later "WR" lenses, even though the latter undoubtedly perform better with the X-H2. Maybe I could be persuaded to buy the latest 18mm F/1.4 Fujifilm lens but it would mean selling most of my museum pieces, which would be a great shame! John Greenwood.
For me it´s my canon FD 50mm f1.4. I just love the lens, it´s nice and small, it has good sharpness and contrast, you get it for quite little money and the colours and bokeh just have that loveley timeless but a little bit vintage feeling. I don´t really know how to describe it but every image I take with it just turs out gorgeaus. Also I have an old Zeiss 135mm f3.5 that I love for portraits. It´s crazy sharp but has low contrast whichh is perfect for portraits but it´s not really amazing for other stuff.
Rich and insightful it was. 75% of this job-photo lies in wish list while the rest quarter remains as a business of compensation and regret. Compensation because the equipment-camera body and lenses is made by electronics persons and decided by marketing experts. Shooters do not design Kameras and makers do not shoot photos. And the regret of several missed moments- history and art that must have been recorded and preserved.
Thanks Chris - to answer your question ... canon 200mm 1.8 it got me some of the best images I have ever taken but as now mainly landscape photog ... I don't think I have a 'special go to' lens - Sony 12-24 f4, Sony 24-70 GM 2 and 70-200 GM 2 + 2x tele give me most of what I now need. BTW love your lens reviews - factual and valuable with no BS - keep it up.
My most anticipated lens is the Nikon Z 85mm f1.2 which I cannot wait to try. Perhaps within another 3 or 4 weeks. I’m hoping it will supplant my all time favorite the GF 110mm. Of course part of the allure was the 16-bit color in the GFX 100 and Nikon doesn’t yet meet that color standard. Let’s see what happens.
For me, sharpness is not enough. I like the color rendering fresh out of camera the best. No post required.. My 3 best color science lenses are Voigtlander 25mm 0.95 for M43. Zeiss Distagon 35mm F2 for Nikon or canon And the vintage cheapy but goodie Mamiya Sekor 50mm F2 for mamiya, a 50 plus year old lens.
The pipe dream lens is the original EF 300mm 2.8 USM, just magic rendering. I’d love to play with some Schneider lenses on a Phase One though, that would be amazing.
I would love to hear your take on some of the medium format cameras and lenses like the Fujifilm GFXs and the Hasselblad X1 and X2 systems. I’ve always wanted to wield a medium format but could never afford one and probably don’t ever need one. Your reviews are so incredibly detailed so it would be interesting to see what I’m missing out on.
I love my Canon EF 70-200 F2:8 mkII, it's large an a bit heavy, but it's good for sports, portraits an even macro, I just love it (on Canon 7D mkII and R6)
Funny, but I recently picked up the Voigtlander 65mm APO for my Sony an it has almost made me buy the 35mm version, but that will have to wait. That, and the 100-400 Leica/Panasonic for my G9 are the two that smack me when I open the image files. Great video. Thank you.
Honestly, and it's still true, the lens I fell for was the K version of the Nikon 50mm f/1.4. Thought I hated 50mm when I first started with a proper camera and the 50mm f/1.8G, got rid of the lens, then bought the 50mm f/1.4 early last year to see if I really hated 50mm or just hated the lens I had. Figured $20 couldn't hurt. Now I basically never want to use any other lens. Still has a distinct vintage look to the colors and bokeh, but in terms of sharpness when stopped down a little, it's basically indistinguishable from a modern lens. I'm hoping to someday replace it with the Voigtlander 50mm f/2, but until then, it's my go-to.
As a amateur birder, my dream lens is the Nikon Z 400mm F4.5. Just waiting for a Z DX equivalent of the D500 before I sell off my DSLRs and go fully into mirrorless.
I love using my Viltrox RF 85mm 1.8. Stoked I purchased it before Canon put an end to things. I use this lens for 95% of my work and even when I'm on my own time. As far as a dream lens, probably the RF 135mm 1.8.
For me it's the Fuji 18mm 1.4 😃 Build quality, sharpness, bokeh, 20cm minimum focus distance. It's glued to my X-Pro3. Just the perfect allrounder and a great storytelling lens. But I could also not part with the new 30mm Macro and my trusty 56mm 1.2 😃
My current loves are the Fuji XF 18mm F/1.4 R LM Wr, XF 27mm F/2.8 mkII, and Viltrox 75mm F/1.2., finally my forever love is the EF TS-E 17mm F/4 tilt & shift.
My favourite lens all-time is the Sigma 30mm DC DN 'C' F1.4: a lovely 50-ish field of view in a compact form factor. Suits very well my Sony a6100 and it's lovely to use in street photography. I use it closed at F2 or F2.8 most of the time to get more depth of field and sharpness, but when you close it at 1.4 is very useful in the dark or for portraits. I used to have a 16mm F1.4, too, but I've sold it to afford the 18-50mm F2.8. This latter lens is very cute and compact for a F2.8 zoom lens, even on APS-C, but unfortunately it doesn't give me the same fun that slightly smaller primes give to me, so I kinda regret selling the 16mm F1.4. Just kinda. Now that the Viltrox 13mm F1.4 and 75mm F1.2 for APS-C cameras are about and about, with decent prices and excellent optical quality, those two lenses are in my pipeline. But I may buy some cheap manual focus only prime lenses first, as I enjoy manual focus and lenses with some character (warmer color cast, vignetting, swirly bokeh, contrast sensible to flares...)
Great choices! I had the Sony 100mm F2.8 GM STF OSS with that type of smoothening effect and it made the background look fake - so I had to sell it lol.
I have always loved my Nikon 35 1.4 AIS. On digital,the Fujifilm GF 45mm f/2.8 is stellar. I also love the 50mm f/2.8 built into the Sigma DP3 quattro.
Yes, definitely dream lenses (you just have to try Micro Four Thirds!). Panasonic Leica 12-60 f/2.8-4 at the wide end. Light and contrast is a dream come true. Panasonic Leica 200 f2.8 also just gorgeous. Not as much dream lense status but really nice: Panasonic 35-100ii f/2.8 was great for portrait work because nobody feels threatened by a lense the size of a small can of coke with internal zoom. Sigma 30 f1.4 for MFT was nice and light. Equivalent to a 60mm f2.8 with a close focusing distance of 30cm, it makes for a really enjoyable small walkaround lense with good low light capability as well as enabeling portraiture- and close-up photography. Now I am on the Nikon Z system. Having invested considerably more money, I just have not yet found any lense that is as near and dear to me as any of the above ones. Image quality is obviously better - however.... [so I need to get rich and just re-invest into MFT]
Very Nice Review, I thought I might see (1). Panasonic Leica DG Nocticron 42.5mm f/1.2 ASPH. POWER O.I.S. Lens (2). Sony FE 50mm f/1.2 GM / Looks like Fuiji make super lenses - On a personal level these are finest lenses I have ever used. Thanks again!
Seeing as you already shoot FF and APSC, have you ever considered adding Micro 4/3's? I have shot Canon since film but have added Panasonic and Olympus M4/3 to my collection. They really are very underrated, you might enjoy them as well. The Em1.3 is getting very affordable and is just excellent.
My favorite lens that I still own and use most of the time is my trusty old tamron 45mm f1.8 VC. It just has great character and is technically superb too.
The Sigma 56mm f1.4 DC DN Contemporary is the one lens that made the real difference to me, on my Sony a6000, and later, a6400 bodies. It is so compact and light while delivering great image quality, I just bring it everywhere, even if the chances of using it are slim to zero. I'd love to own a 90mm f1.4 APS-C lens, too, but I guess it will never come. A 135mm f2.1 equivalent would probably be too close to the fast FF lenses of similar specification...
I do like the Canon 200mm F2 but it's expensive if you can live with the extra 100mm the 300mm f2.8LIS they are a fraction of the price second hand and I prefer the extra reach and IQ is not noticeably different perhaps the 300mm is even a bit sharper wide open. Nice one viltrox for the 13mm f1.4 it's lenses like that keep me from going mirror-less Canon and thinking Sony.
Come on, Christopher My short list I recently fell in love with: - FD 100mm 1:2: What a built quality, what a compact size, what an IQ delivered - Angenieux 180mm 1:2.3: A biest to use, quite light an special rendering - RF 16mm f/2.8 STM: What a tiny biest, use is close, engage the whole wide angle capabilities by using the LR transformation module - RF 100-400mm f/5.6-8 IS USM: There is nothing even close for shooting small wildlife like butterflies, dragonflies, toads & frogs, .... - ZEISS Milvus 2/100M: It's all about colors, f2 in closeup, unmatched build quality Sorry, just 5 lenses, I did not test 554 lenses so far ;-) And: All on the list are on the affordable side of the spectrum
Id say the OG Sigma 20mm f1.4 for Canon Ef.. Its a chunker, but its the only lense i kept from my EF days over to my RF system. Ok.. i still have the 70-300 L one because i captured so so so so many good pictures with it. I just cant sell it.... Also one of my nostalgia lenses is the EF 85mm f1.8. Its old (1997 production according to the serial number :O but just from time to time i throw it on my R5 for fun)
Hmm, if I didn't already own the Sony 20mm F1.8 then that Sigma 20mm F1.4 would surely replace it! Such an excellent lens for shooting videos or dramatic photos in the dark!
Once had the canon 200mm f2 on a 1dx then 1dx2, stunning lens and used it hell of a lot for it’s cumbersome size, it became part of my signature style at the time and my mentees lusted after a play with it LOL. sadly it was stolen on a shoot. Now I’m Fuji xh2 and xh2s and new fave lenses are the new 56mm you love so much but equally the new 18 and 33 mm 1.4, that trio is superb on a pair of amazing cameras.
I think the Sony 100mm f2.8 T5.6 STF GM lens has also an apodisation filter and also offers this amazingly smoot background,. But yes, unfortunately it's not an f1.2 lens.
Hi Christopher, if new lenses got slow to be released, have you considered the same testing treatment for 2nd hand finds (manual or AF,old or modern), possibly on another channel or playlist? Keep up the good work!!!!.
My favourite lens is my Canon EF 35 F2 IS USM. It just takes beautiful pictures, it's nice and sharp on my R7 and best of all it didn't cost an arm and a leg. While I adore some of the higher tier lenses, I wouldn't feel comfortable using several thousand dollars of glass - it's a slippery slope towards owning a decent car's worth of lenses...
All Lenses go to heaven......
My dream lens was the Leica 50mm 1.4 summilux in the black chrome styling. I owned it for 5-6 years and built my career on it. It changed my life and is partially responsible for me buying a home and building a family.
It's strange how sentimental we can get about camera lenses, lol
We should for such valuable tools.
For me it was the new Nikon 105mm /2.8 Macro. Incredible rendering.
It was the first lens I've used in a long time that was so good, it made me very aware of my own limitations and forced me to really practice and step it up. Totally worth it.
Thats how I've felt about every non-budget lens made in the last 8 years.
i just found focusing {manually was poor } so i sold it
I’d say my Z7 made me love photography so much more than any other DSLR I’ve owned in the past. Despite what people say about Nikon being behind Canon and Sony, the Z7 is still good enough for most situations I throw at it. It’s light, has accurate focusing, has amazing evf and screen, and has superb image quality. When paired with 24-120s and 70-200 2.8S, it’s just epic.
The biggest factor in photography is the person behind the camera not the camera itself. I used a 5diii up until 3 years ago and went to Sony with the a7Riii. It definitely reinvigorated me but I feel no need to upgrade whatsoever now. So much hype over new gear that really isn't beneficial unless you're a pro sports or bird photographer. They just want your money.
I think for me, it was (is) my Canon EF 100-400mm f4.5-5.6 version 2. While I prefer my long telephoto prime for wildlife work most of the time, that little 100-400 is quite addictive. Very sharp, very portable, still useful for wildlife especially on a APS-C body and the very short close focus distance makes it possible to leave my macro lens at home and still do casual macro-esque stuff from time to time. What a great package!
You are my fav reviewer from day one u started posting reviews, consise and straight to the point, not to detailed but not too less either, just what u need to decide. Thank u, hope u test the nikon 200mm f2.0 someday
I love my Sigma 65mm f2 lens....When traveling light, I bring the Sigma 24 f/3.5, Sony 40mm f/2.5 g, Sigma 65 f2 and Sigma 90 f/2.8 lenses. Small, light...great for traveling and not drawing too much attention to yourself5
Is it better than the zony 55?
@@bijosn whether it’s better is subjective. I like it better than the 55. I think it’s just as sharp but more modern. 55 is a bit outdated now but still excellent. Probably more whether you prefer 55mm or 65mm.
@@martin9410 55 seems more versatile because its not as tight. the 65 seems to have better rendering and sharpness from what i have seen
I definitely fell in love with Tamron 35-150 f/2-2.8. So versatile.
I love this lens too! It’s heavy, but crazy sharp and so versatile. It almost never leaves my camera!
Couldn’t have tested one more for the title😩😂. In all seriousness I am so appreciative for your Channel and your knowledge of lens construction. I will never buy a lens without checking to see if you have a video on it. You have done our community more of an unrepayable service than you realize!!
The Nikon 300mm f/4 PF is one of my all-time favorites. So much reach and so much aperture in a relatively tiny and lightweight package. It's a fun lens to take on a hike as it's about the same size and weight as a standard 24-70 f/2.8. As far as I know, there is no native mirrorless equivalent yet for Nikon Z or any other brand. I wish someone would make one. Thank you for all the great content you produce!
I bought an adapter and use the 300 PF on my Fuji X-T5. Totally amazing. Makes a killer lightweight little combo for amateur birding.
@@matthewwells1606 great! I'm also thinking about buying an adapter for my Fuji. Do you also use a teleconverter with the 300 PF?
@@MatsAcane I do not, but I can confirm after this AM that the adapter-lens-camera body combo works very well. I think the TC is supported, though.
Well a premium 70-300mm zoom from the likes of sony, nikon or tamron is more versatile for carrying even if you do lose a stop of light. They are very sharp and even more compact.
Of course you can still get great, sharp images on older lenses that are now half the price. They may not be perfect in the corners or be quite as sharp wide open, but the coatings and ED glass they still have and they still let you take pictures! Having said that, the consistency of the nikon Z 50mm f1.8S..
My heart was stolen in 1976 by the Leitz 180 3.4 Apo-Telyt R. Heavy but compact and bitingly sharp. I would like to see you review current Leica lenses.
I bought the Sony FX3 for my videography business and went for the G Master 50mm F1.2 and I absolutely adore it. Excellent photos and video in my low light environments, since I specialize in night clubs.
I SO want a 200mm f2. Even though I've moved away from EF over to RF, I'll gladly go backwards for that lens! For now, my baby is my RF 28-70 F2. It never disappoints.
Would be great to see your favorite branded lenses and even 3rd party branded lenses as well! Keep up the great work! I really enjoy your consistency!
I just picked up my dream lens, the Sony 135/1.8 GM lens. I just love how things render with this lens!
I think the (now pretty old) Canon's EF 200 2.8L is Canon's true sleeper lens. It's ultra cheap for what it gives you (and also takes a 2x converter) which is a ridiculously cheap way to get to 400mm 5.6.
The RF 85 1.2 is a dream
Their old 1993 introduced 400mm f5.6L is going up in used prices now..
I know it's basic but I recently bought a used Canon 24-105mm L for some travel I had planned. It was the first lens I spent any real $ on (>$200) and I was pretty worried, esp when I found out about its lens creep on first use! But one rubber band and three trips later and I feel I'm more bought into photography than ever before -- finally I have a single lens I can strap on and go, without having to fiddle with switching between a GP and TP kit lens. And the image quality is honestly stellar, even on my old Rebel SL1! I'm now thinking of upgrading to mirrorless and this is the lens I will take with me for the switch, even if I sell all the others to afford the switch. :)
For me, the modest and venerable Fuji 27mm f/2.8.
Cost me £185 second hand and it's practically "welded" to my X-E1. Missing the aperture ring of the Mk2 version it's still incredibly good with edge-to-edge sharpness from wide open. Yes, there are many more expensive options that I could have chosen here but you asked which lens made me fall in love with photography again - and this is it! 🤗
P. S. How many lenses Christopher! 😳
You're in my price bracket baby
It's an OK lens but on X-E1 it's just too slow and unreliable.
@@SomeDudeSomewhere I commented explicitly when using it with X-E1. When using it with the new bodies it is fine (I use it with my X-T30 and X-T4 with little AF issues), but with the old X-E1 body that has slower and less confident AF and with just CDAF then this body/lens combination is quite frustrating to use.
@@SomeDudeSomewhere I never said it's (just) the lenses fault. I even explicitly said "It's an OK lens but on X-E1 it's just too slow and unreliable." - where it seems that you missed the first part of the sentence and just reacted on the "too slow and unreliable" part.
Also I was talking about X-E1 because the OP said he was using it on X-E1, which I find incredible that he found a way to make the combo work for him.
@@SomeDudeSomewhere no problem :) Sorry if I was a bit hard on you. I otherwise completely agree with what you said about the lens.
Definitely my Sony 24-70mm F2.8 GM II. I had that lens for weeks on my camera without changing it. I love that lens.
the best work in the world 🌎📸 great videos
Can we get a ''10 Lenses I fell in love with under 300-500 USD? I love this video but feel so alienated by the expensive lenses I will never afford lol.
Check out Canon RF "silver series" primes, 35mm 1.8, 16mm 2.8 are no brainers for me
If so, this kind of requires a minimum age as well. Otherwise there will be all these well made South Korean / Chinese lenses. But I enjoy hearing more about a surprisingly good 10 years old E-mount or 15 years old EF-S lenses. Or the occasional 1980s Konica/Yashica/whatever that noone was thinking about for ages.
Is 300 really that expensive for a hobby that can stay for years? I mean especially lenses won't loose as much worth, if you buy used you'll also save around 20 -30% price and even if you get bored by photography after 2 years you easily will sell a 300$ lens for 150$. (That's only 6,25$ per month you'd have payed after 2 years)
@@andy.photoandfilm the good, old way to enjoy photography is restricting ourselves to buy more lenses at period of times, like 1 year for 1 lens.
But OP might be uncomfortable to spend that much of money for just a hobby (or equipment), $300 of glass could be a homewrecker if something goes wrong.
We have our own finance circumstance, but everyone should enjoy photography the same 😄
Your wish is my command. I'm working on it :-)
That 65mm f2 looks amazing
real fine things - funnily presented, thank you very much for this, Christopher!
For me, I cannot stop shooting with Sony 50mm F1.2 GM. It's a beauty and beast. Sony 70-200mm F2.8 GM II is another amazing masterpiece, along with Sony 24-70mm F2.8 GM II. Incredibly sharp when paired with A1, and lovely image qualities -- a former Canon DSLR user who used many L lenses.
For me, the lens I fell in love with was the Carl Zeiss Jena 58mm f2 Biotar. Every photo has such indescribable character. And as you stop down, its characteristics continue to evolve. It’s never boring and always optically pleasing. Can’t recommend it enough.
I had some Jena lenses on my Exakta in the mid 60's and they were great.
The lens I've owned the longest is my Canon 200 2.8 prime. I wasn't rich enough for the f2. I still use it on Sony till this day and at this point don't think I'll ever get rid of it. It definitely has it's own character in the 200mm range and you can find them cheap nowadays if you search around. Anyone looking into this glass should know the gen1 and gen2 are identical optically and focus motor wise.
My pipe dream lens was the Canon 50mm Tilt Shift. Loved the lens, but just never used it, so I sold it. Now I am working on getting an relatively fast 85mm. My other pipe dream lens is the Canon 200 F2.8L. I use it all the time on my Sony, love the look it provides.
I use the Canon 200 2.8 on my a7Riii more than any other lens I think. I've had it for 20 years and it's never leaving my bag.
Thumbs up. I have two fav lenses of all time and they are both vintage lenses. I love shooting with them. The MIR24-H 35mm f2 and the Canon FD 85mm f1.2 L. I could shoot with them all day.
Great video, thanks. In answer to your question at the end, yes, the Fujifilm 90mm f/2. I believe that you haven't reviewed it? Please try to, it is stunning, especially on a stabilised body!
Thank you for another wonderful video. We can dream of owning these lenses. I have one or two expensive lenses, but the lens that often takes my breath away is the Nikon Z DX 50-250mm f/4.5-6.3 VR, which though only a kit lens produces rich colours and excellent resolution. I love it!
Sigma 28mm f1.4 art is my favorite. I also love the 40mm 1.4, but that one makes me pause for the weight. The sigma 65 f2 and 105 f2.8 are also great. I love the sigma rendering.
I've had a Nikkor 400mm f2.8 ED II for a number of years, that lens was as close as one can get to magic, I mean, point it at anything, press the shutter and it would look gorgeous. Solid as a WW2 tank, it weighted about as much also, which is the reason I ended up selling it.
I am fortunate to have the Fujinon 200 mm f/2 lens.Color, contrast, & sharpness are exceptional. The “matched” 1.4 teleconverter also offers exceptional performance when paired with this lens.Focus is fast & accurate. The images from this lens make me smile when I review them.😊
8:02 I like that portrait you took of your wife in the neighbouring town ;)
Canon EF 300 2.8 IS. The separation I get when shooting sports is dreamy. Zooms are so good today that I may get an RF 100-300 2.8. That one lens would effectively cover the 300 and the 70-200 2.8 I always have on a second body. Keep up the good work, oh and the photography thing too.
Like you, I enjoy shooting birds and other wildlife, so I would really love that Canon supertelephoto adapted to my Fujifilm X-T5, but back to reality, my favorite lenses are the Fujifilm 16mm f1.4 and 33mm f1.4. Exceptionally sharp, great separation, and well balanced for walking around.
My favorites of all times that I have owned : my Canon "army photographer's" kit 20-35mm F/2.8 + 80-200mm F/2.8 from my film days, and my current Nikon 24mm F/1.4 and Tamron 45mm F/1.8 VC.
The ones I dream of are in your list !! 😁 Canon's EF 200mm F/2 and RF 85mm F/1.2 DS
To answer your question on lenses, the first lens I really liked was the Panasonic Lumix 20mm f/1.7 II. It had sharp image quality with good contrast straight from f/1.7 and I loved the images I got with it on my Panasonic GH5. I wanted to keep using it, but being the full frame equivalent of 40mm, I could not find a use for that focal length as I mostly shoot wide angle landscapes, macro or some telephoto so I ended up selling it. I currently use an Olympus 12-40mm f/2.8 PRO lens on my GH5 and never take it off. I tried it on my GH6 before I sold the camera and upgraded, but it wasn't as sharp on it, but on the GH5, it has great corner to corner sharpness and good contrast and colors and can get very close to subjects too.
I just bought a Panasonic S5II, Panasonic Lumix S 14-28mm f4-5.6 Macro Lens and I have the Sigma 105mm f/2.8 DG DN Macro L mount lens and if it is a sharp as your review said it was on Sony, I can't wait to start shooting with it. I love macro photography and as I do scientific studies of insects and wild plants so I need a sharp macro lens. I used the original 105mm EX DG Macro years ago (2008 onward) on Canon 400D, 500D and 600D cameras and the autofocus motor broke on it 3 times and I had it repaired twice. The new version seems leaps and bounds better quality and certainly feels it in the hand. I just wish Sigma would make new DG DN Art versions of their old 150mm and 180mm EX DG macro lenses with the same build quality as the 105mm DG DN Art macro
Since I spent my money on the camera, lenses, memory cards, camera bags, storage etc.. It will be quite a while before I am able to afford another lens but a few have been on my radar: Canon MP-E 65mm f2.8 1-5x Macro Lens. Since it came out I have been eyeing it, but since I never had a full frame camera, or flash units, I held off. Maybe in the future I'll pick one up with a Sigma MC-21 Mount EF to L mount converter.
Another lens I would like at some point which is a bit but not that expensive, is the new SIgma 60-600mm for L mount. I have wanted to get into bird photography for a long time but haven't been able to afford a telephoto lens and only using Micro 4/3 for years, the best I had was a Panasonic 100-300 Mega O.I.S which was soft at 300mm and hard to use with noticeable chromatic aberrations. I don't know when I could afford it but, in the future, I might just get a Panasonic Leica DG Vario-Elmar 100-400mm f/4-6.3 ASPH. Power O.I.S. and use it with my GH5. Smaller and easier to carry around. The 800mm equivalent reach at the long end is quite a long reach, even if f/6.3 is a darker aperture on Micro 4/3.
Yes, my new Viltrox 75mm did the impossible and displaced the 33mm 1.4 as my favourite ever. Given your recent review I was a bit surprised not to find it on the list!
Desperately waiting for the z mount version to drop
If you want maximum compression or maximum bokeh, you are right. My most on lense is the Fuji 50mm F2 or the Voigtländer 50mm F1.5 VM MC. Affordable, small and light weight, just perfect.
Not in this rank, but only by be unique, the RF 28-70 F/2 would be one of my favorite by far, at least in my work as wedding photographer :) Crazy sharp in all focal lengths, bright enough, beautiful bokeh and extremely fast and reliable AF used with R6 or superior.
I had planty of dream lens that I gradually got a hold of and cannot stop enjoying them. It is a phenomena when you have hard time getting bored at the actal lens you attach to your camera. Recently however, I am really feeling ashamed as while having the best AF GM lenses in my kit I find myself preferring MF lens staying on by camera body the most. It could be just be a preferenc of slower moving subjects like macro, landscape, architecture and abstract which does not demand AF lens and my MF lenses are lighter and smaller without any compromise on IQ. I am talking about the APO Lanthar series vs GM series for Sony FE mount. In the same time I keep using some of my DSLR lenses too which are still delivering stunning results, like Tamron SP 35/1.4, or the Sigma 28/1.4 art.
For my current Sony system, I am torn between the Sigma 85 f1.4 Art and the 65mm f2 i-series lenses. Both are fantastically sharp lenses.
I “love” the Canon EF 200mm f2,:that you also have on this list, and I was so lucky to get one second hand and in perfect shape for only 2300€. Gorgeous images and the image circle even fills the small medium format sensor in my Hasselblad X2D 😀
"Only" well it is unique.
@@alexmirza5210 "Only" because new it was around 6000€
Hello. Thanks for this video. Since you mention several manual focus lenses, I wish you would review vintage lenses adapted to Sony FE or other full frame cameras. They are so much cheaper and can be as sharp or sharper than the latest autofocus lenses. 😊
For me it would be the Fuji 35mm f1.4 for APSC
Over the years I've acquired numerous lenses for various 35mm & roll film cameras I have owned, but only since purchasing an X-H2, have I taken an interest in seeing how they perform "digitally".
My favourites from film days still stack up remarkably well when used in conjunction with the Fuji Nostalgic Neg. Film simulation, namely, 58mm F/1.8 Topcor Auto RE (Topcor RE Super D), 85mm F/1.9 Canon RF (Canon 7S) & Leitz Elmarit R 135mm F/2.8 (Leica R5).
These were all top rated glass which I very much enjoyed using in their day but in all honesty would not satisfy today's "pixel peepers", and nonetheless create characterful digital images.
Perhaps not surprisingly I gravitate to my first Fujinon 35mm F/1.4, rather than the later "WR" lenses, even though the latter undoubtedly perform better with the X-H2.
Maybe I could be persuaded to buy the latest 18mm F/1.4 Fujifilm lens but it would mean selling most of my museum pieces, which would be a great shame!
John Greenwood.
For me it´s my canon FD 50mm f1.4. I just love the lens, it´s nice and small, it has good sharpness and contrast, you get it for quite little money and the colours and bokeh just have that loveley timeless but a little bit vintage feeling. I don´t really know how to describe it but every image I take with it just turs out gorgeaus. Also I have an old Zeiss 135mm f3.5 that I love for portraits. It´s crazy sharp but has low contrast whichh is perfect for portraits but it´s not really amazing for other stuff.
whenever im thinking of getting a lens this is the place i come for the info love the channel!
Rich and insightful it was. 75% of this job-photo lies in wish list while the rest quarter remains as a business of compensation and regret. Compensation because the equipment-camera body and lenses is made by electronics persons and decided by marketing experts. Shooters do not design Kameras and makers do not shoot photos. And the regret of several missed moments- history and art that must have been recorded and preserved.
Thanks Chris - to answer your question ... canon 200mm 1.8 it got me some of the best images I have ever taken but as now mainly landscape photog ... I don't think I have a 'special go to' lens - Sony 12-24 f4, Sony 24-70 GM 2 and 70-200 GM 2 + 2x tele give me most of what I now need. BTW love your lens reviews - factual and valuable with no BS - keep it up.
i use the 200 f2 nikon, wanna try that canon one someday, but it's insanely rare and too expensive :D
My most anticipated lens is the Nikon Z 85mm f1.2 which I cannot wait to try. Perhaps within another 3 or 4 weeks. I’m hoping it will supplant my all time favorite the GF 110mm. Of course part of the allure was the 16-bit color in the GFX 100 and Nikon doesn’t yet meet that color standard. Let’s see what happens.
For me, sharpness is not enough. I like the color rendering fresh out of camera the best. No post required..
My 3 best color science lenses are
Voigtlander 25mm 0.95 for M43.
Zeiss Distagon 35mm F2 for Nikon or canon
And the vintage cheapy but goodie Mamiya Sekor 50mm F2 for mamiya, a 50 plus year old lens.
A video on nikon z 85mm f1.2
Fuji XF 200mm f2... gets you f2 light at 300mm focal equivalence... a 1.4x teleconverter with almost no dropoff in resolution... and fabulous OIS.
The sigma 18`50 mm f2/8 for my Sony a6400 my go to lens for travel everything really taken some great images and gives my a smile when using
The pipe dream lens is the original EF 300mm 2.8 USM, just magic rendering.
I’d love to play with some Schneider lenses on a Phase One though, that would be amazing.
I would love to hear your take on some of the medium format cameras and lenses like the Fujifilm GFXs and the Hasselblad X1 and X2 systems. I’ve always wanted to wield a medium format but could never afford one and probably don’t ever need one. Your reviews are so incredibly detailed so it would be interesting to see what I’m missing out on.
I love my Canon EF 70-200 F2:8 mkII, it's large an a bit heavy, but it's good for sports, portraits an even macro, I just love it (on Canon 7D mkII and R6)
Funny, but I recently picked up the Voigtlander 65mm APO for my Sony an it has almost made me buy the 35mm version, but that will have to wait. That, and the 100-400 Leica/Panasonic for my G9 are the two that smack me when I open the image files. Great video. Thank you.
Honestly, and it's still true, the lens I fell for was the K version of the Nikon 50mm f/1.4. Thought I hated 50mm when I first started with a proper camera and the 50mm f/1.8G, got rid of the lens, then bought the 50mm f/1.4 early last year to see if I really hated 50mm or just hated the lens I had. Figured $20 couldn't hurt. Now I basically never want to use any other lens. Still has a distinct vintage look to the colors and bokeh, but in terms of sharpness when stopped down a little, it's basically indistinguishable from a modern lens. I'm hoping to someday replace it with the Voigtlander 50mm f/2, but until then, it's my go-to.
As a amateur birder, my dream lens is the Nikon Z 400mm F4.5. Just waiting for a Z DX equivalent of the D500 before I sell off my DSLRs and go fully into mirrorless.
Thank you for your videos. I watch every single one and enjoy it every time.
I love using my Viltrox RF 85mm 1.8. Stoked I purchased it before Canon put an end to things. I use this lens for 95% of my work and even when I'm on my own time. As far as a dream lens, probably the RF 135mm 1.8.
For me it's the Fuji 18mm 1.4 😃 Build quality, sharpness, bokeh, 20cm minimum focus distance. It's glued to my X-Pro3. Just the perfect allrounder and a great storytelling lens. But I could also not part with the new 30mm Macro and my trusty 56mm 1.2 😃
My current loves are the Fuji XF 18mm F/1.4 R LM Wr, XF 27mm F/2.8 mkII, and Viltrox 75mm F/1.2., finally my forever love is the EF TS-E 17mm F/4 tilt & shift.
My favourite lens all-time is the Sigma 30mm DC DN 'C' F1.4: a lovely 50-ish field of view in a compact form factor. Suits very well my Sony a6100 and it's lovely to use in street photography. I use it closed at F2 or F2.8 most of the time to get more depth of field and sharpness, but when you close it at 1.4 is very useful in the dark or for portraits.
I used to have a 16mm F1.4, too, but I've sold it to afford the 18-50mm F2.8. This latter lens is very cute and compact for a F2.8 zoom lens, even on APS-C, but unfortunately it doesn't give me the same fun that slightly smaller primes give to me, so I kinda regret selling the 16mm F1.4. Just kinda.
Now that the Viltrox 13mm F1.4 and 75mm F1.2 for APS-C cameras are about and about, with decent prices and excellent optical quality, those two lenses are in my pipeline.
But I may buy some cheap manual focus only prime lenses first, as I enjoy manual focus and lenses with some character (warmer color cast, vignetting, swirly bokeh, contrast sensible to flares...)
The latest Fujinon 18mm 1.4 - love it!
Great choices!
I had the Sony 100mm F2.8 GM STF OSS with that type of smoothening effect and it made the background look fake - so I had to sell it lol.
For me, Minolta 135mm f2.8 STF. Same effect as Canon DS, but without AF. Love it. Great vídeo
I have always loved my Nikon 35 1.4 AIS. On digital,the Fujifilm GF 45mm f/2.8 is stellar. I also love the 50mm f/2.8 built into the Sigma DP3 quattro.
Yes, definitely dream lenses (you just have to try Micro Four Thirds!).
Panasonic Leica 12-60 f/2.8-4 at the wide end. Light and contrast is a dream come true. Panasonic Leica 200 f2.8 also just gorgeous.
Not as much dream lense status but really nice: Panasonic 35-100ii f/2.8 was great for portrait work because nobody feels threatened by a lense the size of a small can of coke with internal zoom. Sigma 30 f1.4 for MFT was nice and light. Equivalent to a 60mm f2.8 with a close focusing distance of 30cm, it makes for a really enjoyable small walkaround lense with good low light capability as well as enabeling portraiture- and close-up photography.
Now I am on the Nikon Z system. Having invested considerably more money, I just have not yet found any lense that is as near and dear to me as any of the above ones. Image quality is obviously better - however.... [so I need to get rich and just re-invest into MFT]
Very Nice Review, I thought I might see (1). Panasonic Leica DG Nocticron 42.5mm f/1.2 ASPH. POWER O.I.S. Lens (2). Sony FE 50mm f/1.2 GM / Looks like Fuiji make super lenses - On a personal level these are finest lenses I have ever used. Thanks again!
Best Lens reviewer on RUclips 📸
Seeing as you already shoot FF and APSC, have you ever considered adding Micro 4/3's? I have shot Canon since film but have added Panasonic and Olympus M4/3 to my collection. They really are very underrated, you might enjoy them as well. The Em1.3 is getting very affordable and is just excellent.
The Olympus 75mm f/1.8 is a insanely good lens.
Wonderful compilation, Chris! ❤️
My favorite lens that I still own and use most of the time is my trusty old tamron 45mm f1.8 VC. It just has great character and is technically superb too.
Would love to see Nikon's Z 800mm f/6.3 design done by Canon for RF mount. The f/5.6 is out of reach due to very high price.
Sigma 56 was the best lens i purchased ( for the price )
Yes it's an awesome lens!
that Voigtländer 35mm looks absolutely amazing
Was so excited about the Viltrox. Unfortunately I am full frame. Thanks.
That Fuji 56mm f1.2 WR is magical.
Que sorpresa ver un lente viltrox en la lista. Tengo un 33mm y creo que su construcción y calidad de imagen son muy buenas
I’m in love with my sony seiss 55mm 1.8 on my sony a7lll 👍🏼 sharp sharp and excellent focal length
The Sigma 56mm f1.4 DC DN Contemporary is the one lens that made the real difference to me, on my Sony a6000, and later, a6400 bodies. It is so compact and light while delivering great image quality, I just bring it everywhere, even if the chances of using it are slim to zero. I'd love to own a 90mm f1.4 APS-C lens, too, but I guess it will never come. A 135mm f2.1 equivalent would probably be too close to the fast FF lenses of similar specification...
I do like the Canon 200mm F2 but it's expensive if you can live with the extra 100mm the 300mm f2.8LIS they are a fraction of the price second hand and I prefer the extra reach and IQ is not noticeably different perhaps the 300mm is even a bit sharper wide open. Nice one viltrox for the 13mm f1.4 it's lenses like that keep me from going mirror-less Canon and thinking Sony.
Come on, Christopher
My short list I recently fell in love with:
- FD 100mm 1:2: What a built quality, what a compact size, what an IQ delivered
- Angenieux 180mm 1:2.3: A biest to use, quite light an special rendering
- RF 16mm f/2.8 STM: What a tiny biest, use is close, engage the whole wide angle capabilities by using the LR transformation module
- RF 100-400mm f/5.6-8 IS USM: There is nothing even close for shooting small wildlife like butterflies, dragonflies, toads & frogs, ....
- ZEISS Milvus 2/100M: It's all about colors, f2 in closeup, unmatched build quality
Sorry, just 5 lenses, I did not test 554 lenses so far ;-)
And: All on the list are on the affordable side of the spectrum
Cringe
thanks for reviewing the Voigtlander lenses. I've bought 4 used ones for my sony's
Id say the OG Sigma 20mm f1.4 for Canon Ef.. Its a chunker, but its the only lense i kept from my EF days over to my RF system. Ok.. i still have the 70-300 L one because i captured so so so so many good pictures with it. I just cant sell it....
Also one of my nostalgia lenses is the EF 85mm f1.8. Its old (1997 production according to the serial number :O but just from time to time i throw it on my R5 for fun)
Hmm, if I didn't already own the Sony 20mm F1.8 then that Sigma 20mm F1.4 would surely replace it! Such an excellent lens for shooting videos or dramatic photos in the dark!
Once had the canon 200mm f2 on a 1dx then 1dx2, stunning lens and used it hell of a lot for it’s cumbersome size, it became part of my signature style at the time and my mentees lusted after a play with it LOL. sadly it was stolen on a shoot. Now I’m Fuji xh2 and xh2s and new fave lenses are the new 56mm you love so much but equally the new 18 and 33 mm 1.4, that trio is superb on a pair of amazing cameras.
I think the Sony 100mm f2.8 T5.6 STF GM lens has also an apodisation filter and also offers this amazingly smoot background,. But yes, unfortunately it's not an f1.2 lens.
F/2.8 is not bad for 100mm though, and the image quality is uniquely beautiful. And I thnk it's also got stabilisation.
Hi Christopher, if new lenses got slow to be released, have you considered the same testing treatment for 2nd hand finds (manual or AF,old or modern), possibly on another channel or playlist? Keep up the good work!!!!.
simply super enjoyable :) thank you for this nice 13 minutes!
My two favorite lenses: Sigma 18-35mm 1.8 and Canon 70-200mm 2.8 USM L III !!
can you do best budget lenses version of this video : )
Sony 90mm macro is a dream but I'm saving for the 50mm macro
Always wanted a sigma 14-24 f2.8 art for EF mount. Would love to see a review for that one it’s been out for ages.
Thanks for sharing another wonderful video like always 👍👌
My favourite lens is my Canon EF 35 F2 IS USM. It just takes beautiful pictures, it's nice and sharp on my R7 and best of all it didn't cost an arm and a leg.
While I adore some of the higher tier lenses, I wouldn't feel comfortable using several thousand dollars of glass - it's a slippery slope towards owning a decent car's worth of lenses...
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