Sigma vs Viltrox X Mount AF Lens Specs and Price Comparison

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When we recently compared the upcoming Sigma X mount lenses to their Fujinon XF counterparts some people wrote me that the comparison is unfair, as the Sigma should be best compared to other third party AF lenses, mainly the Viltrox X mount counterparts.

So shall FujiRumors satisfy your desires.

Hence, once again I used the B&H Photo comparison tool to run over the specs and compare Viltrox to Sigma (I ignore the Tokina X mount trinity as those lenses are identical to the Viltrox lenses, just they cost more).

NOTE: This comparison is based on the rather reasonable assumption that Sigma will re-use the design of the current Sigma DC DN lenses and adapt its mount to Fuji X, rather than designing all new lenses with new optical design and ergonomics (hence add an aperture ring).

Sigma 16mm f/1.4 DC DN vs Viltrox 13mm f/1.4

  • the Sigma is 4,2% more affordable than the Viltrox lens
  • the Sigma is 3,5% lighter than the Viltrox
  • the Viltrox has better close focus distance capability (22cm vs 25cm)
  • the BHphoto Comparison Tool has not yet added the specs for the Viltrox 13mm f/1.4

At that wide range the difference between 16 and 13 is quite substantial, hence this could be called an unfair comparison.

Sigma 30mm f/1.4 DC DN vs Viltrox 33mm f/1.4

  • the Viltrox is 17,6% more affordable than the Sigma lens
  • the Sigma is just 1,8% lighter than the Viltrox
  • the Sigma has better close focus distance capability (30cm vs 40cm)
  • full specs comparison here (filter size, optical design etc)

Sigma 56mm f/1.4 DC DN vs Viltrox 56mm f/1.4

  • the Viltrox is 39% more affordable than the Sigma lens
  • the Sigma is 3,4% lighter than the Viltrox
  • the Sigma has better close focus distance capability (50cm vs 60cm)
  • full specs comparison here (filter size, optical design etc)

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Dan Bailey’s X Journey is a Passionate Tribute to Fujifilm and Photography – Colors, Controls, X-Trans, Fun, Inspiration and More

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Dan Bailey is an official Fujifilm X photographer as well as author of several books such as:

Well, in order to celebrate the 10 years of Fujifilm X mount, Dan started sharing his personal X series journey, which started with the Fujifilm X10.

It is a very passionate, honest and captivating tale about how he stumbled on the X series and how his love for this system grew over time.

  • Video 1: Getting the X10, enjoying its power, its colors (and enjoying shooting JPEG instead of RAW) and travel/work with it
  • Video 2: Falling in love with X-Trans, its advantages, getting in touch with Fujifilm, why APS-C and first experience with the Fujifilm X-E1
  • Video 3: not yet online, but all indicates that he is going to cover one of Fuji’s most important camera of all times which made him sell all his Nikon gear

I feel that the passion in telling his journey encapsulates nicely what it means and how it feels to be an X shooter.

the journey of my son starts early, too

 

Sieh dir diesen Beitrag auf Instagram an

 

Ein Beitrag geteilt von Fuji_Rumors (@fuji_rumors)

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Fujinon XF23mm f/1.4 R LM WR Reviews, XF70-300 vs XF100-400, Hands-on with XF33mmF1.4 and XF27mmF2.8 R WR and More

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For this weekend I’ve prepared a little roundup covering some of the latest Fujinon lenses. Down below you will find:

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C. Frost XF 18mmF1.4 Review: “This Lens Must Have Traveled Back in Time from Some Technological Advanced Future”

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image courtesy: FujiRumors ;) - background image taken with X-E3 at 18mm (using XF18-55) in Orvieto (Umbria- Italy)
image courtesy: FujiRumors ;) – background image taken with X-E3 at 18mm (using XF18-55) in Orvieto (Umbria- Italy)

Christopher Frost reviews the XF18mmF1.4 R LM WR and he seems to be moderately satisfied with the performance of this lens ;).

In short:

  • gorgeous built quality second to none
  • manual focus turn smoothly but responds jerky
  • fast autofocus and completely silent
  • very small lens for such a well built and fast lens
  • spectacular sharpness all over the frame from center to corner even at f/1.4
  • one of the sharpest APS-C lenses he has ever seen. What an achievement by Fujifilm
  • negligible distortion
  • at f/1.4 strong vignetting
  • close up image quality at f/1.4 is excellent
  • almost no coma smearing
  • bokeh looks lovely and smooth
  • even at f/1.4 no real chromatic aberration, Fuji performed some magic trick
  • he feels this lens fell from a space ship or has been transported back in time from some technological advanced future
  • it is virtually perfect
  • much better IQ than the XF16mmF1.4
  • stellar optic and highly recommended

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Compared: Sigma 16mmF1.4 vs Fujinon XF16mmF1.4, Sigma 30mmF1.4 vs XF33mmF1.4 and Sigma 56mmF1.4 vs XF56mmF1.2

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We told you regarding the upcoming X mount Sigma lenses, that we don’t believe they will suffer the same faith of the X mount Zeiss Touit Trinity.

The main reason: the Zeiss Touit X lenses were more expensive than their Fujinon XF counterparts but did not offer a better image quality that would justify the price jump.

On the other hand, the Sigma X mount lenses will come in at a sensibly lower price tag than their Fujinon XF competitors and probably at the same time offer a very good image quality, too.

Well, today I’d like to go a bit more in depth and compare also some of the other specs thanks to the very useful B&H Photo comparison tool.

Sigma 16mm f/1.4 DC DN vs Fujinon XF16mm f/1.4 R WR

  • the Sigma is 55% more affordable than the Fujinon lens
  • the Fujinon is 7.5% lighter than the Sigma
  • the Fujinon has better close focus distance capability (15cm vs 25cm)
  • full specs comparison here (filter size, optical design etc)

Sigma 30mm f/1.4 DC DN vs Fujinon XF33mm f/1.4 R LM WR

  • the Sigma is 58% more affordable than the Fujinon lens
  • the Sigma is 26% lighter than the Fujinon
  • both have the same close focus distance capability (30cm)
  • full specs comparison here (filter size, optical design etc)

Sigma 56mm f/1.4 DC DN vs Fujinon XF56mm f/1.2 R

  • the Sigma is 52% more affordable than the Fujinon lens
  • the Sigma is 31% lighter than the Fujinon
  • the Sigma has better close focus distance capability (50cm vs 70cm)
  • full specs comparison here (filter size, optical design etc)

Given the gentle price and probably also the great performance, I believe the Sigma X mount lenses could potentially be an attractive option for many Fuji X shooters.

What I believe could be the biggest “deal breaker” is not that they are too close to existing Fujinon lenses, but that all the Sigma lenses mentioned above do not have an aperture ring, which is something many of us love and consider a key part of the Fuji X shooter experience.

At least for me it’s like this, so much so that I sold my original XF27mmF2.8 to get the new XF27mmF2.8 R WR just to have an aperture ring on the lens.

But other than that, I am happy Sigma joins the X mount with whatever lenses they want and I look forward to more in future.

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