Best lens channel on KZread. I always check here first too see if you've got a review of the lens I'm looking at. (You've already made me buy a couple of lenses....)

Excellent review as usual. This is my "go to" channel for lens reviews, period.

I don't watch other camera/lens review channels because none compare to the information you receive in these! Keep it up Chris, excellent!

Really appreciate your list videos. Thank you always Christopher!

Big THANKS for all the reviews and this one! It is hardwork and you do it it great manner. I hope also to see more lenses from & for Fuji being tested by you. It is simply a matter of trust!

Great work mate. Love this channel for the no BS straight-to-the-point reviews.

You are my most favorite and trusted reviever.... love this channel!!! Real PRO!!!

@four-kings

3 жыл бұрын

me too

Excellent! Thank you for that quick run through. It gives some serious food for thought what to get next.

Love your channel as well! I‘m a fuji owner and would love to see more reviews about their lenses... I own the 16mm f1.4, the 56mm f1.2 and the 18-55mm f2.8-4 kit lens...I can just say from a realworld use point of view that I‘m having so much fun with those lenses! Very pleased indeed with the results!

You have yourself a lovely Christmas too Christopher, and thank you for your fine reviews.

What a great job you do. Thank you so much for your hard work. Merry Christmas.

Yet another amazing video, loving this :P

Hi Chris... great list and very concise review as usual. Hipe next year you can review the MITAKON 85mm 1.2

your reviews are sublime, and the model is stunning.!!

Thanks for the videos! Have a great Christmas to you too and God bless!

Thank you for yet again another great video packed full of information that is very helpful to photographers of all levels. I really appreciate your work

Thank you for this video ! Can't wait to see your future reviews on Fuji's lens as I am looking for a smaller replacement of my big Canon 6D for traveling ^^

I've been looking forward to this.

I have never, in my entire life, ever met or had anyone explain something - anything - to me that I would understand as you do Christopher. I wish you were a photography professor or did some workshops that I could attend in person. Thank you for what you do anyways. I love how clear and detailed your.

Great review, as always, Christopher. Well done. (Slightly aggrieved not to find the one that I use didn't make it onto the list, of course - Sigma 17-70 f2.8-4 Contemporary. Oh well.)

Great video Chris! I'll set aside some budget next year to get my hands on that Samyang 85mm. Would to see your reviews of Fuji lenses. Merry Christmas to you too.

Love your reviews. I've got a Fuji system as well as Canon. Would enjoy your thoughts on Fuji's lenses.

thanks for this, I missed the fuji's in the tests indeed, but also the tokina 14-20mm f2 lens. a very fast, wide and sharp lens

Thanks for doing this, Christopher. Your videos have been so helpful for making decisions on which lenses to get. That Sigma 18-35 f1.8 is tempting me! Thanks for all the great content.

Hello. I've been watching you for years fondly from Turkey. I think you are the best channel in this field. I just wanted to say a little thank you. we look forward to your nice reviews 😌👌📸

well after seeing both top 2019 lenses videos, I am asking myself if I should still buy the tamron 70-200mm (as I planned) or switch to the canon 55-250mm (price difference is not a problem). Any suggestion between the two to help me decide is much appreciated :)

Thank you for the video mate

yey another great video ^_^ yehey for APS-C's!

Thank you for this review.

Hope you have a great Christmas too, Christopher!

I'd love to see a new best apsc lens video now that you have tested so many mirrorless lenses!!!

Would love to see you review the Fuji 16mm F1.4 and the 56mm F1.2. I got the chance to play with the 16mm at a trade fair yesterday, and man did it impress. Super close min focus, and from what I could tell it is sharp as a tack too, with minimal distortion for a wide lens. Fuji is starting to really impress me with that 16mm and the X-T3, it is hard not to grab one of each and have a go at it.

Hi Christopher, glad to hear you're reviewing more fuji lenses in the future, can I suggest you try my favourite fuji lens, the bokehlicious XF90 f2, it costs a little more than half of the xf80 2.8 OIS Macro and it may not beat the 80 Macro for sharpness, but it'll be interesting to see how it compares to the Samyang 85 1.8.

I'd love to see an update of this. Wouldn't be shocked at all to see all 3 mirrorless Sigma f1.4 lenses make the list.

Its great video. its helps me a lot to select good lens. Thank you a lot

Few of my lenses made it to the list and m really glad I own them. 😊

Nice review as usual. I thought that Canon EF-M 32mm f/1.4 would be in the list. Anyway, thanks for the review. God bless!

Definitely agree with 55-250mm IS STM lens. That's the best deal I have ever got. Previously I used 70-200 f4L lens and this one is just the same IQ with lower maximum brightness but for the size and price - just WOW! :-) I use it with great EF-S 24mm f2.8 lens and I'm very satisfying with this combo on 70D for allaround photography.

Very informative. Thank you

Not strictly an apsc lens but the Laowa 15mm f4 macro is one of my favorites. The sharpest 15mm I've ever tried

Great vid!

Thanks for recommending the Samyang 85 1.8!! It’s become my favorite lens

I like most people started out on a crop sensor. I only shoot full-frame now the majority of the time. But, it's good to see crop sensor getting love.

the 22mm ef-m, instead of the 11-22mm, great list! merry christmas!

I cant believe you mentioned the 60mm Tamron macro. It's one of my favorite lenses and no one talks about it. There are several times where I've thought about selling it but I just can't let it go for how good it is.

@christopherfrost

4 жыл бұрын

It's very nice, but not quite as sharp as these

FYI, a Canon EF-S user cannot go wrong buying the EF-S 24mm f/2.8 pancake lens. It's a very sharp ~35mm equivalent prime and the only gripe anyone should ever have with it is the slow focus speed. It weighs practically nothing, the quality (at f/2.8 even!) is undeniable, the focal length makes it a great all-around prime, it's pretty cheap, and it's freaking f/2.8!

@666Tomato666

5 жыл бұрын

f/2.8 is dark, sorry, Canon spoiled us with the nifty-fifty but even in absolute terms, f/2.8 is just one stop more than the typical kit lens at the wide end

@derekderekderek2

5 жыл бұрын

@@666Tomato666 f/2.8 is as fast as most "pro" zooms...

@JodyBruchon

5 жыл бұрын

@@666Tomato666 No, f/2.8 is not dark. Most lenses that can reach f/2.0 or better are also not the sharpest at those apertures. Unless you're buying very expensive lenses, f/2.8 is where most fast lenses reach maximum sharpness. One stop is double the light, requiring half the ISO and noise for the same exposure, and you're hand-waving that? I own the EF 50mm f/1.8 and while it's a sharp lens, it's not some sort of magic low-light wand and its maximum sharpness is not at or near f/1.8. It's also an 80mm on APS-C which is a telephoto focal length and not practical for most casual shooting scenarios.

@jportrait1100

5 жыл бұрын

Jody Bruchon he doesn’t know what he’s talking about.. 2.8 is not dark. I have the 24 pancake on my sl2 & it’s a really nice setup. I wanted something compact that I can carry around & I find my self taking way more pics bc it’s lightweight & it’s a sharp lens. I also have the 55-250 on this list & it’s a great lens

@666Tomato666

5 жыл бұрын

@@derekderekderek2 and EF-S 24mm f/2.8 is not a zoom, it's a prime ​@UCZNy_u_bnCCfalW-XBFUaCw not all lenses are their sharpest at f/2.0, but there are plenty that are. Yes you need half the ISO, but the noise falls logarithmically with ISO, halving it likely won't even reduce the noise by 10%. The bigger problem is the lack of background separation, this you can't work around by manipulating other settings. And yes, 50 mm is telephoto on APS-C, but it has the price, aperture and sharpness I expect from a non-super-telephoto lens. 24mm one is almost 2 stops slower. At least it doesn't have the insane price of the EF-S 35mm.

Would love to see you review the Viltrox EF-EOS M2 speedbooster, and you could do a great comparison between M-body and your 6D full frame with EF lenses. I have Canon M5 and always hankered after a full frame camera but EosR is just too expensive, so I got the EF-EOS M2 to try today, initial impressions are the fov is great - almost full frame equivalent, but not had much chance to test, it doesn't auto-retract focus when camera switched off which is annoying with nifty 50mm but my other EF lenses all have internal focus so not so much of an issue, people have complained of infinity focus issue and it apparently drains camera battery even when camera is off.

Thank you very much for your opinion chris 👍

Hi Christopher, do you think you could make a review for the canon ef-m 32mm f1.4? ps: I think the canon ef-m 22mm f2.0 should be included in your list for the aps-c lenses :-) Thanks for your great reviews! I enjoy them a lot!

I actually commented on the Full Frame 2019 sharpest lenses video, I had no idea you had made an aps-c top 10 as well, excellent work. I have the Sigma 18-35mm F1.8 and it really is an incredible lens. My only grip with it is that it doesn't go to 16mm which is really one of my preferred focal lengths but after watching your review on the Samyang 16mm F2, I went for that and have that covered very nicely so its not a big deal. Two outstanding lenses right there really. The only thing I can really add is that the Sigma 50-100mm is only available in Sigma, Canon and Nikon mounts. There is no Sony version of it that I am aware of (although mirrorless adapters will make it work on e-mount bodies). I'm not picking faults though, really enjoyed your comparison video.

I am a regular viewer of your wonderful KZread channel. I recently bought Samyang 135mm f2 lens based on your glowing review. I will highly appreciate if you could do a comparison video for current 135mm lenses from Sigma Art, Zeiss APO Sonnar and Sony FE 135

Thanks for your reviews appreciate your time, if possible would love to see test results of the canon efm 32mm 1.4 if possible. Thank you and Merry Christmas.

@christopherfrost

5 жыл бұрын

I'm just waiting for the hire company to get one in

Christopher, Any chance you might be able to get and test some of the Nikon APS-C lenses, in particular the 16-80 f2.8-f4 VR, so we could get a sense for how they compare with the other ones you've tested? I'm considering switching from Canon back to Nikon for its more impressive sensor performance and metering. But i struggle with what sort of lenses to pair up with any of those Nikon DX bodies. Thanks for all your tests, they are extremely helpful! Craig

@christopherfrost

5 жыл бұрын

I am tempted, but unfortunately I just don't have the free time :-(

Still rocking my Canon 50D. works like a champ. this video is much appreceated

The Canon 10-18 and 55-250 are really great on my M50. I didn’t know about the Sigma 50-100 though. I really like the range of the 55-250, but that f/1.8 sounds on the Sigma sounds amazing (and looks good!). I was saving up for the Canon 70-200 f/2.8, though now I’m a little torn. Having the reach and aperture of the 70-200 is nice, but I think I’d really get some mileage of out that Sigma.

Can't wait for more Fuji lens videos. I need some good options.

@christopherfrost

5 жыл бұрын

I am re-starting Fuji reviews this year :-)

I have the EF-M 11-22 IS STM and I agree it's a good one, and probably the one I use the most on my M3 and M6 bodies.

Would you an updated video for 2021 considering you have now reviewed many Fuji lenses?

2019-2-16 首次阅览 do you thinking CANON EF-M 32mm f/1.4 can get into this list?

Fujinon XF 23mm F2 R WR Would be nice start since i see a lot of return videos of it but many like it so I don’t know where to put it.

Sigma 18-35 and 50-100 are on my list for the next couple of years (no money currently). I don't like switching lenses often, so these two will be the daily drivers. The sharpness is INSANE. Yes, I will get the dock as well to calibrate them.

Sigma 50-100 1.8 unfortunately not available in Pentax K mount, unlike the 18-35 1.8.

I was really shocked and surprised when I didn't see the Sigma trio (16mm f1.4, 30mmf 1.4 & 56mm f1.4) on your list cause I've seen your reviews of 16mm & 56mm. But then when I went back and checked I saw the reviews were done after the making of this video and then everything was right in the universe again. Any chance we're going to see a review of the Sigma 40mm F1.4 Art lens soon? There are rumours on the internet that it's the sharpest lens ever made! I would love to see your opinion on it.

Now that I shoot on FF I miss few of the APS-C lenses I owned, like the Tokina 11-16 f/2.8 and the 24mm STM. I also was quite interested in the 18-35 and 50-100 and I had the chance to test them on a Nikon body, and boy oh boy they are impressive. I really wish Sigma develops something similar for the full frame telephoto environment, the 24-35 f/2 is impressive but not perfect, the range is quite limited and the lack of weather sealing makes me want to go towards the Tamron 24-70 G2

This video has just become more relevant to me now that I picked up the R7 and do not like stacking my large RF glass on it. I'll have to check out the 55-250 ef's stm.

A really useful list thanks... It would be useful to get a sense of how EOS m lenses compare to the efs equivalents eg 11 to 22 vs 10 to 18, 55 to 250 vs 50 to 250

I recently got the canon 32mm on the Eos m system and I've been getting some really sharp photos, even wide open at f1.4

Thank you 😊

I have just bought the canon 17-55 for my canon M50 (will be using with canon adapter) and receiving in 2 days but now wondering if that is the best for videos? I mainly do videos (cooking). Any help would be much appreciated.

Sigma's 3 contemporary lenses for Sony would all make it to the very top of this list no doubt. You should review those contemporary lenses. 16mm f1.4, 30mm f1.4, and the newly released 56mm f1.4 DC DN. I'm surprised you still haven't reviewed any of them.

@ales_krejci

5 жыл бұрын

This.

@davidneto6368

5 жыл бұрын

Yep. Also interested in this one.

5 жыл бұрын

I've wondering all the time when the sigmas will come... I am using the 16 and the 30 by myself, they are really extrem sharp lenses and would have killed 3 other lenses in this video.

@christopherfrost

5 жыл бұрын

Reviews are coming. In fact, I'm just finishing working with the 30mm lens

@maviring

5 жыл бұрын

@@christopherfrost 1.4 or 2.8 ?

i wish you have nikon lens reviews hehehe happy new year.

Hello, I have heard that the Canon camera has a problem of the focal focus of Sigma-18-35 f/1.8 Art and calibrate it too??

In my personal experience. The sigma art 18-35 and the sigma art 50-100 are great lenses. I do have the Canon 10-18mm that I used to shoot on my M50 and my 80d crop sensor cameras. I've always got good results with the first 2 lenses but the Canon 10-2-18 mm I got a lot and I mean a lot of chromatic aberration. I even use that lens on my Canon EOS R and still have the same issues

Another great video and review - I was disappointed not to see any 18-50 or 18-55 "walkaround" lenses in the list such as the very capable Sigma 18-50 f/2.8 for example.

@christopherfrost

5 жыл бұрын

They'er just not as sharp as these particular lenses, TBH.

Ha is for doing this review Chris. Crop shooters get left out all the time, but when you’re talking “value for money” and you’re more interested in taking photos than collecting trophy gear, it’s really hard to beat a carefully assembled APS-C camera system- particularly if you’re using a Sony E-mount camera (just for the ability to use Canon and Nikon mount DSLR lenses). I was totally shocked by the EF-S 55-250mm recommendation. How is that lens not terrible? Wow! I will check it out. Probably the most surprising lens recommend in recent memory.

My APS-C travel kit is built around an EF-S 17-55 f/2.8 IS USM, an EF-S 55-250 f/4-5.6 IS STM and an EF-S 10-18 f/4.5-5.6 IS STM. The 1990 vintage EF 50 f/1.8 and a Sigma 4.5mm f/2.8 fisheye are also usually in the corners of the old tamrac bag. Chris put Canon's EF-S 17-55 f/2.8 IS USM at the top of the fast standard zoom competition several years ago, though he did warn that some copies of that lens were reputed to suffer from excessive dust inhalation and/or early Image Stabilization system failure. Though Sigma's more recently introduced 18-35 f/1.8 lens seems to have a generally acknowledged advantage in lens speed and pure sharpness, that Sigma lacks image stabilization. As a slightly wobbly septuagenarian I still prefer the stabilized option, and I haven't noticed any dust or IS problems with my particular copy of the EF-S 17-55 f/2.8 IS USM.

HI Christopher....love your reviews... please, review the sony 10-18 for aps-c!!! Cheers!

@christopherfrost

5 жыл бұрын

I actually tried to but the copy of the lens I borrowed was terribly de-centered, so I had to send it back. One day I will review it

Now for the hard question - would any of these have made it onto a list of the top 10 lenses in which both APSC and Full Frame were eligible? I suspect not, but if any would make it - which ones would make the combined list, and where would you rank them, Christopher?

Christopher, thank you very much for this and all the other great videos. Are the focal lengths and apertures already correct for APS-C sensors or would we still need to apply the crop factor to get the full frame equivalent?

@christopherfrost

5 жыл бұрын

You still need to apply the crop factor, always :-)

I would add the Tokina 11-16mm f2.8.

I have an old Sony NEX-5R mirrorless camera with the kit 16-50mm lens. Picked up the Sony E50mm F1.8 OSS in the Black Friday sales last week and delighted to see it mentioned here in the Top 10. I'd like to add 1 more lens to my bag...so I have the 16-50, a brand new Prime 50mm and seeking 1 more recommendation...can anyone suggest anything?

as an owner of sony's 16mm f/2.8 lens, i throroughly enjoyed the joke of it being in the thumbnail for the sharpest lenses :D

thanks for that, My two favorite lenses are the 55-250 canon stm and the sigma 17-50. In my opinion both are as sharp as much more expensive lenses.

@michaelclld

5 жыл бұрын

I just found the 55-250 STM in a pawnshop for $50! I will use it with a Fotodox adapter on my Canon m50, cant wait to put it to use!

I wonder what is going on with the EF-S 55-250mm STM lens. DXO mark didnt particularly think it was great with a score of 13, saying "No improvement over predecessor".

2:03 Wow ! I didn’t know that Canon also made 11 - 22 mm lens for their Mirrorless “ M “ model. I always thought 15- 45 mm lens that i got bundled with my M100 was the smallest lens that Canon produced :-D

I honestly love all of your reviews. Would it be possible to review some Nikon lenses?

@christopherfrost

5 жыл бұрын

Time is the problem I'm afraid (I don't have any)

Chris, we'll love to see Nikon lenses please. Your quality reviews really helped me when I was Canon user.

@abhignansai8313

4 жыл бұрын

Hey what was the reason for your switch?

The Sigma 60mm 2.8 for Sony is probably the sharpest lens I’ve tried on my crop camera.

I am interested in cannon 70-200 mm F/4.0 USM II for my APSC body (77D). Using it on APSC body will convert it into 112-320 mm F/6.4. Can you suggest any other lens apart from sigma 50-100mm F/1.8 that provides similar result. I intent to use mainly for photography. Thanks 😊

Christopher, I'd like to thank you for your amazing work reviewing lenses. You're hands down the best lens reviewer on KZread! Watching your videos helped me choose between the options I had and now I've got a handful of fastest and sharpest lenses on the market that turned my camera into a real beast.

Hey Chris! Have you ever thought about reviewing something like the Sony 70-200mm F4G, or even the 55-210? Could be very interesting to see how they compare to DSLR (Canon/Nikon) equivalents.

@christopherfrost

5 жыл бұрын

Lens reviews like that are coming this year

The 10-18mm lens is the best ultra wide angle lens ever designed for that price! Bought it for 239 euro and am not sorry, because it helped me out SO MUCH :P

Hi Christopher - great work as always. Why don't you test more Fuji lenses?

@christopherfrost

4 жыл бұрын

I am

im very happy that samyang 16mm get into your list. i actually dont know that my lens comes out to be one of the sharpest in samyang line. Although according to dpreview, it is not that sharp. im happy though.

What about the Sigma 56mm F1.4? That lens is incredible! Would the new Sony 16-55mm F2.8 make the list but for its price? Thank you for the great reviews, Father Chris./Warren

Hi Chris, if you had to choose between using the Canon EF-S 15-85 at 16mm or the Samyang 16mm prime, what would you choose?? Great reviews, looking forward to see what lens you review in 2019,

@christopherfrost

5 жыл бұрын

The Samyang would blow it away, but that's what you'd expect, as the Canon is a zoom lens

I loved this video dedicated for poor people like me with APSC bodies. Thank you so much. Please dedicate few videos for crop sensor as well in future.

@masterv6679

4 жыл бұрын

I’m poor too with the eos m 😂 Can you suggest me 4 lenses that would fit perfectly for me ?

i noticed you mentioned the "first edition" of tamron sp 60mm f2, what about the newer 60mm f2 di ii?

@Princeton_James

4 жыл бұрын

Doesnt the lens itself that hes show read Di ii on it?

@aidantaha1734

4 жыл бұрын

It is the mark ii model he just forgot to put “ii” in the title

I think that one or all of the following Sigma lenses might make your next years list: 16mm f/1.4; 30mm f/1.4; and 56m f/1.4!

Thanks for all your informative videos this year Christopher- a very merry, peaceful and blessed Christmas to you and yours.