The lens for APS-C cameras has become a battlefield of market price versus performance, and budget options are giving sudden results that the opponent is a much more expensive glass. Along with increasing prices on favorite and new Chinese manufacturers installed with tariffs, to push the envelopes on quality, your next lens purchase can surprise you that the best explosion for your deer is really a lie.
Coming from you Mark Bennett’s camera crisisThis reveals puts the video Wiltrox Air Force 15 mm F/1.7 air Head-to-head against some serious competition. Bennett announced its new number one recommendation to this $ 227 lens, which costs two to four times more to displace the lens. Comparison lineup includes Sony 15 mm F/1.4 g, Sigma 16 mm F/1.4 DC DN Contemporary, and Yongnu 16 mm F/1.8. It is especially interesting that Bennett is using 15 mm focal length lens as its choice for building materials in its studio, Sony shoots on cameras such as ZV-E10 II and FX30. He provides side-by-side comparison that shows the Wiltrox alternately performing close to the very expensive Sony lens.
The video includes extensive tests in many categories that matters to real -world users. Bennett examined the sharp performance, where Wiltrox actually performs better than some competitors in some competitors; Chromatic Abation Control, where it leads the pack; And autofocus speed, which proves to be excellent for both photos and videos. He also addresses certain shortcomings, including the tests in comparison to other lenses include focus breathing and heavy vigting on wider aperture, requiring improvement. Furnace control and ghostly performance matches closely with Sony lens, while Bokeh provides solid results for quality and minimum focus distance price point. Bennett’s testing method includes real-world landscapes such as outdoor and studio talkings-head setup that will directly apply many content creators.
Major glasses
- focal length: 15 mm (35 mm equivalent: 22.5 mm)
- Aperture: Max: F/1.7, Minimum: F/16
- Lens Mount: Fujifilm X, Sony E, Nikon Z
- Lens format coverage: APSC
- Viewing angle: 84.9 °
- Minimum focus distance: 9 ” / 22.9 cm
- Monitoring: 0.1x
- Optical Design: 12 elements in 10 groups
- Aperture/iris blade: 9
- Focus type: Autofocus
- image stabilization: No
- Filter Size: 58 mm (front)
- Dimensions: Ø: 2.6 xl: 2.2 ” / Ø: 65 xl: 56.4 mm
- weight: 0.4 lb / 180 grams
What makes this comparison especially on time is discussed how tariffs dramatically transferred the lens landscape. The lens which was once in the budget -friendly recommendations, has seen significant value growth, making options such as the Wiltrox Air Series are much more compelling. Bennett has mentioned a broad Wiltrox air lineup, including both full frame and APS-C options, which is still priced at around $ 200. Build quality reveals a light plastic manufacture that contains a smooth focus ring operation, USB-C port for firmware updates, and basic weather resistance, although not full weather-seas on more expensive options. Watch the video above for full randon from Bennett.
