Can confirm. Aperture rings sells lenses

It is important to have an aperture ring, because the features checklist makes the sale. In actual use, however, the proper way to operate a Sony A7-series camera is to hold the camera out from the body in the right hand with the left hand in the jeans pocket. This prevents the use or accidental turning of the aperture ring.

@fredriksvard2603

4 ай бұрын

And take the actual photo with an iphone/gopro with the A7 and the hand in the frame

I absolutely love my Viltrox 27 and 75 Pro lens for Fuji. I agree with the lens flaring, however only with a very strong light source - the Sun. When I use them outside I really rarely have sun on my photos so it's not an issue for me. The aperture ring is a huge win though. Having only 2 dials on the camera, I usually had those for aperture and shutter control. Having the aperture ring enables me to set one of those to ISO control. Before that I always had to push the ISO button on the camera and then use one of those dials. Now I don't have to press anything and just adjust the settings within a moment using two hands at once. Nevertheless, aperture control belongs to the lens. 🤭

The problem no one talks about because it’s not a problem😂 at all!

@ReindeerFlotila

4 ай бұрын

I will never understand the complaint about focus noise or how long it takes to auto focus. Unless you're shooting sports, which you probably aren't with a 50mm.... Who cares about milliseconds of speed?

I LOVE 50mm lenses. I own four and yeah, I stay clear from new lenses. I'm happy with my 90s era 50mms. ^-^

@GeorgeHolden

4 ай бұрын

Great to hear!

@levisayev4398

4 ай бұрын

I got several 50mm I got as package of ebay and etc, but my go to is 50mm1,8 FD. From 80s used it on Canon and now on Sony if I switch main body again(looking at nikon) first thing is fd adapter.

The Yongnuo 50mm lens does have a USB C port for firmware update, its next to the CE marking at the bottom of the lens

It depends on what camera and brand you use… I own a nikon zfc and I love to have the aperture ring on my viltrox lens cause I can use this camera like my Nikon FM, I also own a Fuji xe1 and same thing I use fully manual 7artisans lenses on it and shot it like a film camera… it make a real sense when you have a shutter dial on your camera, sorry Sony and canon users 😅

As a A7c (mk1) user (misses one dial), regular user of vintage lenses and somebody who uses also video-centric lenses I do prefer having an aperture ring. I never had the problem of accidentally changing the aperture and I do like it also for the fun of the process. It's definitely a plus in my eye and I would pay 10% more for this feature. However if I had to decide between IS and aperture ring, I would get the IS (weight depending ofc)

Oh man. I remember the hunt for the perfect inexpensive 50mm for my sony FF. It was a nightmare. In the end i ve bought just released samyang 50mm f1.4 mk.ii despite it's drawbacks. Compact, relatively weather sealed. Visually pleasing. I mean i would have been more satisfied if sony released 50mm f1.8 G instead of 2.5 but who would buy their 1.4 then 😁

@GeorgeHolden

4 ай бұрын

Can't knock Samyang, I've found them to be a solid brand for Sony AF lenses!

The "flat even light" in Manchester all year has been really uninspiring all year. It's pushed me to buy 400iso film, but not to actually go out and shoot. I was really hoping we'd get some nice reflective snow, but it doesn't look as dull in your footage as I'd worried.

Great vid man! Have to admit I’m surprised about 7artisans! I guess that’s why most videos I’ve seen are about their manual focus lenses 😂 hopefully a software update fixes those issues down the line though. 🎉

You make some solid videos, I agree with what you’ve said here. Also I just noticed you’re a Bowie fan, so gold star for that too! Or a black star. Whatever.

You should try the sony dsc h70, really compact camera that i use everyday

@GeorgeHolden

4 ай бұрын

That's good to know, thanks!

You get a flare! You get a flare! And you get a flare! Poor Viltrox 😂

@GeorgeHolden

4 ай бұрын

Ol' Viltrox ey 😂

BOKEH Daddy 😂 I love it 😂

Love your videos but… Yeah, these are cheap lenses made in tiny factories on a knife edge budget? They’re so much better than anyone should expect and enable people to start taking better photos. Also yeah. Aperture rings are really useful.

@GeorgeHolden

4 ай бұрын

Are they made on such a small budget? As an example Viltrox have been around for years and produce much more than just lenses, sure they're okay but have many issues including AF and flaring. Most reviewers seem too ignore these problems because they are sent the lenses. The aperture rings are useful on manual focus lenses for me but on AF lenses feel redundant besides aesthetic appeal

Viltrox lenses are amazing in my opinion.

@GeorgeHolden

4 ай бұрын

Which specific lenses have you tried? I found when pointing slightly towards the sun, the amount of flaring in the edges was unusable

@corykphotography

4 ай бұрын

@@GeorgeHolden I have the 24mm f1.8, the 35mm f1.8, and the 85mm f1.8. The 85mm I've had no issue with uncontrollable flaring, but on the wider angle side, the 24 and 35 both do get intense flaring when the sun is anywhere in the middle of the frame. Although when I place the sun in the top left or right it goes away.

@GeorgeHolden

4 ай бұрын

@@corykphotography that's interesting, between the 13mm and 28mm lenses I have tested it was a big issue

if you on a sony and dont buy 55 1.8 zeiss idk what u're doing with ur life

@GeorgeHolden

4 ай бұрын

I tried one and it was actually less sharp than their nifty fifty in my experience!

@eldengard23

4 ай бұрын

probabbly true in many samples. But sharpnes is way down on my list of pririties lens wise@@GeorgeHolden

@GeorgeHolden

4 ай бұрын

What's nearer the top?@@eldengard23

The Sony 50mm 1.8 is a terrible lens.

@GeorgeHolden

2 ай бұрын

Disagree