The NEW Best BUDGET Lenses for Fujfilm, SIRUI SNIPER F1.2 for X-Mount

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contents:
0:00 - welcome:)
0:50 - are they worth it?
2:18 - autofocus is awesome
3:53 - autofocus flaws
4:55 - ONE PROBLEM
5:07 - chromatic aberration saves us money!
6:00 - this BAD example
6:35 - still not a big deal
7:15 - Weather Sealing, nope
7:25 - weatherproof costs money!
8:08 - SILENT autofocus
8:38 - manual focus?
9:23 - image character
10:00 - good "look" without filters
10:55 - predictable quirks, beautiful
11:25 - read screen caption, shaky, lighweight
11:40 - f1.2 is useable?
12:40 - slight vignette I like
13:04 - 50mm anamorphic next week?
13:20 - sharpness & color rendition
14:40 - i forgot something
14:50 - why i say yes to work with sirui
16:15 -- sponsor???

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[zenbil]

Hello, first of all, thank you very much for the review.
I watched both the nightwalker and sniper videos.

I shoot short films as an amateur (I have an xs-20 camera). I always try to make the image cinematic.

Since I shoot films alone, autofocus sometimes works for me, but I also want to improve my manual focus skills.

Do you think I should give up on autofocus and get the nightwalker series or the sniper series? Can I get the same image with both?

Or would giving up all these and getting the sigma 18-35 be a significant upgrade, is it worth the price difference?

[SummersSnaps]

Finally a proper review from someone who gets optics. Thank you.

[rickmarquez]

Have you seen any issues with IBIS wobble on the wide end? I get awful wobble warping in the corners with the Sigma 18-35/Fringer with IBIS on my XT4.

[pjromaniuk]

This video and the video where you test the auto focus of the lenses in different scenarios are super helpful - thank you so much! I would be very interested in a video on auto focus settings for the X-S20. I'm struggling to understand what the best settings are for different video shooting conditions.

[WenxiangYang]

i'm glad that someone has tell the truth about chromatic aberration. Recently threre's a lot of review about sniper series, but no one say about this problem on auto focus. Thanks a lot!

[boahandarrowsproductions]

Thank you very much for the video. That pulsing of the CA was definitely a bit much. I thought it was the focus peaking.

[davidlara]

Just order the set in white. Can’t wait! Thanks for the review.

[Joncineng]

Hey John, I’m currently using xs20 with 24mm nightwalker cinelen, and now im considering getting another len from the sniper set either 33 or 56, what len you think i should take ( i mainly do indoor interviews and sometimes some social media short videos contents)

[positive]

You are very intelligent . You explained it very well . Thanks a lot

[itstheprofessor]

I’m looking at this in the 23mm but I’m also very tempted by the Viltrox 27mm F1.2. Video first and photography second. Budget around $700 CAD if there’s something else I should consider.

[oberon]

Love your videos, truly well produced and cinematic. Quick question, the music you use, I don't see it mentioned anywhere, where is it from and who is singing ? :)

[rkjelseth]

great review John! I will definitely go check these out!

[Takeonm]

Amazing review. Just discovering these lenses and I’m so impressed!!

[abhishek.scariya]

Thanks for the valuable thoughts John. Really appreciate it. You mentioned the ‘shake’ and some of the footage does seem to have those jitters. Another video said that it’s probably because the Fuji IBIS doesn’t play well with these lenses. What are your thoughts on it? Does Fuji IBIS work the sniper series? Thank you!

[enshongmiranda]

One point regarding custom autofocus settings that makes Fujifilm lenses a pain to use is each lens will have a different "interpretation" of how fast the tracking and locking is. Hoping These are more consistent. Gotta say though that I think the Viltrox 1.2 lenses look to be better in many things like CA and weather-sealing.

[yashraut]

Im using a xt4 and 16-55 2.8 can you tell me what's the best autofocus settings

[dtommy]

I want to hop on one of these lenses and all your shots are selling me on one but I don’t know which lens is being used for each of these shots. I’m considering the 23mm or 35mm. It would’ve been amazing if you put which shot was using which focal length. Small gripe but overall this video was amazing. Great job!

[TheVetit]

I love every content you did. it's really good!

[kevin.schie.videographie]

very very awesome review buddy! Really pleased with your approach here!

[TwoTimesRmedia]

I'm actually hoping I can hop on fast enough and grab these lenses at the early bird special .