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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Fujifilm GFX50SII Free Try Before You Buy in USA

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Fujifilm USA is launching a free “try before you buy” program for the Fujifilm GFX50SII.

The retailers that participate are listed below after the list of latest X and GFX deals.

GFX Gear

Buy within April 3 and submit your claim by May 3. BHphoto has all the instruction on how to submit your claim next to each item in offer: just click “rebate available” and then “view details“.

X Gear

Buy within March 27 and submit your claim by April 26.

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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:

Latest Gear:

The Roundup

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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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