I like to travel light, so the 10-18mm + 18-135mm are the perfect core kit. Throw in the 35mm OSS for a compact prime and you've got a great stabilized travel setup that fits in a tiny bag!
I've gone through a lot of lenses for my Sony APS-C cameras. My keepers are: Sony 18-135 mm zoom, Sony 70-350 mm zoom and the Sigma 30 mm f1.4. The Sony zooms, shot at f/8, offer terrific sharpness, and the image stabilization is a huge help for my advancing years. The Sigma 30 mm is a great lens as well, and gives me speed for when I need it. Cheers
a6300&a6000, Sony 17-70, Sigma 16, Sigma 56, Sony 35 1.8, Rokinon 12mm, 7artisans 7.5mm, Sony 70-300 G, both kit lenses (16-50, 55-210), Sigma 19mm, canonFD 50mm macro 3.5mm. Most lenses were bought after seeing YOUR reviews. I was a Canon shooter for 35 years (mostly shooting for newspapers, now I don’t want to carry all that weight). Thanks Arthur!
@@cx5633 lol, you're somewhat right, but I still use it plenty for night time street photography. Never in the day time though! The 16-55mm f2.8 is not that good in low light, sure I can crank ISO to 4000 but on APSC 4000 really sucks IMO. With the Sigma I can drop it down to ISO 1000-2000 which is much more manageable!
@@NickL0VIN thanks. im on a budget and i love wildlife. thanks for the response. even though i agree for the price, lets be real; its a good bang for your buck since the 100 - 400 is over 2k dollars
For a lot of people doing amateur travel photos, Sigma 16 is huge. Sony's 16mm f2.8 is tiny and with the wide angle adapter is very wide and it weights like 100grams. If you're doing non-pro work, it is great for landscape or even a general walk around wide angle f2.8 lens. It can even do milky way shots and night skies like a champ (as long as you ignore the corners :) )
I started out in 1980 with a Canon A-1 film camera with three lenses. I got very tired of hauling around all of that gear and vowed I wouldn't have another interchangeable lens camera... But. In 2010 I bought a Sony A55. Now my lens collection is no testament at all to my long ago resistance. I have two bodies, a6500 and a6400, which I often use together just so I can have two lens options without going through the change-over action. My current lens collection reflects two areas. 1) Family and individual portraits. 2) Casual home and travel. 1) The Sony 16-55 kit lens. I find that my phone takes better photos and is always with me. I rarely use this lens. 2) The Sigma trilogy that you have (16, 30, 56) a) I rarely use the Sigma 16mm because it doesn't fit my style and if I want that wide I'll use the Sony 18-105. I don't like the distortion and often have to correct it in post. b) The 30mm is a great lens. It's a bit wide for family portraits but there are occasions where I do use it. c) The 56mm is a fantastic portrait lens. Super sharp. It often leaves me speechless when I view the images from this lens. For portraits it is usually the lens I use. I've also had great results using this lens for indoor basketball because it is fast and just enough telephoto for that action. 3) The Sony 35mm f1.8. This and the Sigma 30 are very close in sharpness but this one is stabilized so I tend to use it on my non stabilized a6400. Ultimately the Sigma 30mm or this lens should be sold but I don't need the money and I'm reluctant to get rid of either one. 4) The Sony 85mm f1.8. Great lens. New to me. I haven't used this too much yet. I bought it for portrait work. Its sharp and I like the design. 5) The Sony 18-105 f4 is the lens that made me upgrade from A Mount cameras to E Mount cameras. That focal length zoom just wasn't available in A Mount and it seemed to be perfect for many situations. This is my walk-around, vacation, family event lens. It isn't super sharp wide open but at f4-f8 it is pretty good. It is versatile but a bit large. I like the constant aperture. I actually think this lens can be used for portraits but I haven't tried that yet. 6) The Sigma 70-200 f2.8 A Mount. This is the only lens I kept from my A Mount days. I love this lens. It is super sharp, constant aperture, fast focus, and quiet. However it simply doesn't work well on my E Mount cameras and I've tried both A-E adapters. It will focus but the hit/miss rate isn't good. I've put it on eBay for a high price because I'm not sure I want to sell it. Thankfully nobody was willing to pay my price so I can keep it around for a while. I would like the new 16-55 f2.8 but it is simply out of my price range.
I own the 16-55 f2.8 and the 90 mm macro 2.8 with the a6500 and am pretty happy with the focal range covered, wide, streets, events, portrait, products, macro, I don’t really do sports or wild so right now spending money on a telephoto lens is not a must, I’ve tried the sigma 16 mm & 56 mm 1.4 and the performance is amazing, if changing lenses in different situations is not a problem for you go after the sigma 16 &56, in my case the double price difference with the 16-55 is justified with no bags, no different lenses, not dropping lenses, no sensor damage while changing lenses, but again is my particular case, hope this help.
THANK YOU MATE!!! You recommendation of the 16mm F1.4 was the best so far because of your Dad shots. I'm a new dad myself and searching for the good setup to shoot family pictures and videos myself and you little family shot with the 16mm was exactly what i needed to see if its the right focal length. You nailed it perfectly
I have an a6500 body, so I went for having the Sigma f1.4 trio. With this combo I have a stabilized setup, with a very good all-round performance. If I know what I am gonna shoot, I choose accordingly, and shoot with the Sigmas. If I switch to tourist mode, and I don't know what comes next, I use the old and trustworthy Sony 18-200 (not LE, the original) Silver Dragon. It's heavy, it's clumsy, it's not very wide aperture, BUT it beats both of the kit lenses (16-50 and 55-210) on the respective focal length, wide open as well as stopped down to f8 (which is how I normally use it, in good light conditions). It is VERY flexible to use it, as well as decent quality compared to a tourist zoom. I plan to extend this 4 lenses with a macro lens.
I agree with most of what you say especially the Sigma trio. My APS-C lens collections (for my Sony a6500 and back-up a6000) consists of: Sigma 8-16; Rokinon 12 F2; Sigma 16 F1.4; Sigma 30 F1.4; Sigma 56 F1.4; Sigma 18-35 F1.8 (excellent lens!); Sigma 50-100 F1.8 (excellent lens but heavy); Samyang 50 F1.2 (excellent and very sharp lens!); Samyang 100 F2.8 Macro (excellent manual lens); Samyang 135 F2 (excellent manual lens); Sigma 100-400 F5-6.3 (amazing quality for the price!) ; and obviously the Sony APS-C kit lens which I hardly ever use even though it is actually not too bad for the size and cost; I have as well a few old Canon FE manual lenses I still adore but rarely use. So we agree on many of the lenses....which is affirming. Keep your great videos coming.
I bought the 16-55, it is great. It was 100 off and with the B&H store card they refund the tax. But it does not substitute the Sigma 16mm for dark interiors. 2 stops are quite a bit. But having a zoom can allow taking better photos, focusing on framing and composition, rather than juggling cameras or prime lenses. keeps the shooting simple. For traveling probably I'd take the 16-55 and the Sigma 30 for low light portraits. Or the 16-70. The 16-50 is so cheap it is not worth selling as it may come handy as a backup or for light video setup.
100%. My combo: Sony a6600: Sony 16-55mm, Sony 70-350mm, Sigma 30mm. Excellent travel combo. I only use the Sigma 30mm during travel for two main reasons, if I want that extra bokeh for environmental portraits (which is rare, I prefer F/2.8 - F/4 actually because i wanna see the background more, when the scenery is that beautiful why blur it out?!). Or two, extreme low light shooting at night.
i just made a mental inventory of my lenses for my A6xxx cameras. Three of these lenses ( *** ) I can also be used with my A7iii in full frame mode... Rokinon 12mm f/2.0 Tamron 28-75mm f/2.8 *** Sigma 30mm f/1.4 Sony 50mm f/1.8 OSS Sony 85mm f.1.8 *** Sony 70-200mm f/4 G *** Sony 70-350mm f/4.5-6.3 OSS Plus a small assortment of Legacy lenses
Yes to the comparison of the Tamron 28-75, and the Sony 16-55. I’ve been considering getting rid of my Tamron for the new Sony G lens, or getting rid of my a6300, and getting a full frame body to accompany the Tamron lens. This is a very big decision, and a review like what you propose would be very, very valuable for me. Thanks in advance.
the 16-55 is great. I got it with 100 off. I sold the A6300, the A6100 has AF improvement that is night and day. A6400 is better, but not sure if worth the price. 28mm is not wide enough in many cases.
@@omonoudo9487 Strange choice -- why not sell the crop body and get a used A7 (II) body? The 28-75 is stunning on a full frame body and will blow A6500+16-55 out of the water. You will also get the full width of 28mm.
Omono Udo 100%, i posted somewhere on here that I was switching between 3 primes while traveling and it was so annoying. I think I swapped lenses about 20-30 times in one hour. Bought the 16-55mm - best purchase I ever made for a camera
I acquired a used Sony a6300 with only a 20mm 2.8 pancake lens attached to it. It’s been my get and go small hand holdable camera for initial and preview still shoots supplementing my bulky Nikon system. It’s always within my reach wherever I go and It did not cross my mind getting other lens for it.
Get 56mm 1.4 bro. It's my usual go to setup with 20mm. 56mm is very compact for what it can offers. You can also sell those and get fuji x100v, more compact, sharper, weather sealed, and f2!
@@trym2121 yea the 56mm 1.4 Sigma is awesome for portraits/zoom shots, fuji x100v is a fixed lens camera right? When I do event videos I carry two same brand cameras which makes things easier to operate & can exchange lenses/batteries etc....
The Loawa 9mm rarely comes off of my 6400 anymore. I use it for real estate video, real estate photography and street photography. I only go out now with that and the Sigma 16. My favorite kit. Great video as usual.
I started my upgrade path by getting the MC11, as I wasn't sure which focal length I would be using the most, or even what lens to buy; but I knew for definite the sigma 18-35 was going to be purchased at some point. My first lens though was the Sigma 18-200 (which I could use on the MC11) was bought as a general hack, as I couldn't afford the Sony 18-105 at the time, and I was happy enough with it, despite the weight and bulk. I then got the Sigma 18-35, which I love, and I also bought and adapted a used Canon 10-18 to go on the MC11 too. Which for the amount of time I use a wide angle, suited my needs for a very small outlay. I then went native glass, and purchased the excellent Sony 18-135 after watching your review (when it came within my budget) which makes the sigma 18-200 now only useful when I need a bit of extra reach, as it's outgunned in every department by the Sony 135. After your recommendation and review of the Sigma 16mm, I also bought one of those too, but I have yet to try it out in the real world, due to lockdown in the UK. So now I can only think of one more lens I would like to own, which is the Sigma 50-100 f1.8, but I think it will be a bit of a monster on an APSC body, so I may just go for another one of your recommendations, and get the Sigma 56mm instead. Keep up the good work Arthur :)
I have the Sigma collection also. In fact i bought most of these lenses after watching your awesome reviews ;)! The Sigma's are pretty much what i use throughout the week. Great lenses at good value.
@@thomasgrun3731 Same, I had the Sigma trio then sold the 56mm and 16mm then bought the Sony 16-55mm instead, however, kept the Sigma 30mm cause 1. It's cheap, 2. My favorite environmental portrait lens. Switching between 3 lenses when I was traveling was astronomically cumbersome. The 16-55mm is the best purchase I ever made!
Like your video very much, bought the sigma 16mm first after watching your video, then the Iowa 9mm since I m also doing an interior photography job, then the 7artisians 60mm macro lens, great fun. Really helped along my way from noob to "professional", thank you
18-135 “kit” lens for lazy days/travel, 55-210 zoom for animals/sports, sigma 56 for portraits, sony 35 for walking around at night, 7artisans 7.5mm fisheye for fun/skies, and a sony dh1758 bayonet-extender lens for extra reach and bokeh personality
My Collection includes: Sony a6000, a6500 & rx100VA. For lenses: 16-55Kit, 16mm Sigma, 18-105mm Sony, 16-55 2.8 Sony, 70-350mm Sony, 50mmFE Sony, & 35mm Sony. Gotta love that Sigma and the 2.8 Sony. I am using the 70-350 more and more too.
Geez, you're right about the Sigma 56mm being sharp. I assume that was the lens you were using in the video to highlight the Tamron at the end. It was razor sharp! Oh, I also just got the Sigma 16mm to add to my collection based on your previous review. It's a keeper! So, currently got the Sigma 16mm and 30mm, the kit 16-50mm and the Sony 18-135mm. I think that'll do for now.... Although that macro lens looks interesting....
Hello Arthur. Many thanks for your vids! you help me with my new and first acquisition. A6600 with Sigma 16mm. Now I need to learn about vids&photo. Keep on your way, you are doing it perfect and you are helping me a lot. Greetings from Cádiz (Andalucía, Spain). Best wishes for you! 🙋🏻♂️
Would love to pick up the Sigma trio soon, always very impressed with their quality for the price! Glad you still have the kit lens, a lot better than some give it credit for!
I focus on landscape, travel, and surf photography. Current setup is the a6300, Rokinon 12 f/2.0 (manual focus), Rokinon 21 f/1.4 (manual focus), Sony 50 f/1.8 OSS, and Sony 70-350 f/4.5-6.3 G OSS. Mainly use the Rokinon 21 for general purpose. The Rokinon 12 is only used for tight indoor areas, landscapes that require wide angles, and occasional astro shots. I only use the Sony 50 for portraits (not often). The Sony 70-350 is my primary surf photography lens. I used to use the Sony 55-210 with an Olympus TCON-17X, but recently upgraded to the 70-350 during Sony's trade up promotion.
Sounds like one of these nice frech desserts you pay way too much money for a tiny bit tasting so damn nice you know you will remember for a long time.
I am now down to three lenses from five for my A6500: the Sony 16-55mm F2.8, the Sony 70-350mm, and the Sony 35mm f1.8 are all I need for the type of photography I do. I sold the Sony 16-50 kit lens, the Sigma Trio and the Sony 75-200mm to pare down the number of lenses I have to carry. I generally only carry the new 16-55 and the new 70-350.
My kit is almost the same as yours. I carry the 16-55mm. 70-350mm, and the Sigma 30mm. I actually sold my Sony 35mm, F/1.8 for the Sigma 30mm a while back (since I have IBIS now). As photographers just wondering why you did the opposite? You sold your Sigma 30mm and got the Sony 35mm f1.8?
Have the A6300, Started with two minolta manual/auto lenses had to get adaptors for those, one is a 35-70mm f/4 and a 70-210mm f/4, super nice pretty big tho and creamy but the 35-70mm is great for broll in my opinion. Then I got the 16-50mm kit lense for my youtube webisodes. Then the Sigma 16mm after watching your review about 20 times plus a bunch of other opinions as well. and I just got the 7artisans 60mm f/2.8 macro today, same after your review. Wanted to get a little closer than the sigma could and I just started shooting with it but I think it's going to be amazing.
Daniel do Carmo honestly I do 98% video and it’s great. If I’m moving with it I have to be very deliberate with how I’m holding the camera like walking steady and pushing against the camera strap otherwise I’m locked off on a tripod or some other stationary support. But when I first tried it I used it like I do my GH5 and the video was horrible and unusable. Just have to play around with your technique if that makes sense.
Great channel Arthur. My current collection for my a6400 Kit lens: Sony 18-135mm OSS Wide: Sigma 16mm 1.4 For portraits do you recommend the 30mm sigma or the 35mm Sony? I saw your comparison but that was a couple of years ago and I wasn't sure if changes were made to the firmware. Also, of note I have shaky hands and might lean towards the OSS
I absolutely LOVE my 16-55. I got a killer deal on an open box unit and it's been my best lens purchase, hands down. My other lenses are the Sigma 56 and the Sony 18-105.
Omono Udo I live in Canada and got it at a place called Henry’s. I got it about 25% off. Someone must’ve bought it, had buyers remorse and returned it. Everything was flawless, including the box
Collection in sequence of purchase, all except 200-600, because of your recommendation🤣 @6000 / kit, excellent lens IMO Meike 35mm - rarely use, not a night owl Meike 12mm - for wide and f2.8 M ext tubes SEL55210 - retired, still have SEL18105G - my go to for most things @6400 / kit FE200600G - rarely leaves the @6400. as usually shooting wildlife (birds mostly)
Hi Arthur, great video as always. I'd like to see a comparison if you can, of the Sony 16-55 vs Tamron 17-28 since they both are almost equivalent at the wide end. 24 vs 25.5 although 82.5 vs 42 at the tele end.
Yeah Sony 35 F1.8 is just amazing. Testing the Tamron right now because it might replace the 16-55 and 35 F1.8. But so far - I haven't found anything that would really make me that amazed like the 35 did. And yes - the Sigma might be sharper. But for nearly the same price and without OSS - it's a pass for me. I really wish the 18-55G wouldn't be so DAMN expensive - if it would sit around 800 bucks I would immediately grab it.
@@Black3ternity yes bro the oss is good for the price 35mm on apsc nwarly like 52 mm,btw please read al waqiah engglish translation, hope you find the purpose of life
i have the following collection: Sony 18-105 f4, The sigma trifecta (16,30 and 56), Sony 85 1.8, 7Artisians Macro 70mm, have 2 50mm vintage lenses (Pentacon and Helios). Have a pinhole 18-36mm lens i got on a kickstarter and just purchased the sony 10-18mm. Yes its an addiction i know.
Hey just wanted to say thanks for making all your videos. I recently purchased the sigma 30 and 56 because of your vids. I only wish I had got them a while ago because they are so good
@@mahkitoyeah1275 I guess it depends on what you are going to do with it. The 56 makes better background blurr due to its focal length. That's at a trade off though because it's quite zoomed in.
what a beautiful collection of lenses... how can anyone say Sony don't have enough lenses.. My lenses for my a6400 are Sigma 16mm F1.4 , Sigma 19mm F2.8 , Sony (FF) 28mm F2 , Samyang (FF) 45mm F1.8 , Lensbaby Sol 45mm F3.5, Sony 55mm-210mm F3.5 & Samyang (FF)85mm F1.4.. I shoot mainly portraits both still & video
Great review. Do you think it is reasonable to assume that doing documentary work with the sigma primes is doable or perhaps cumbersome to bring so many lenses? If so, then do you feel it’s better to just get a zoom?
I have these lenses on a A6400 Sigma 16 f1.4 Sigma 56 f1.4 Sony 16-105 f4 Zeiss batis 85 f1.8 All are incredible fast and sharp Mainly shoot action dance comps
as always great review! wow OMG E 16-55mm F2.8 G is $1300!!! i actually just bought the sigma 16 mm today... for my A6000 the lens I use is PZ 16-105, newish sony 35mm... im thinking of upgrading to A6400... I watched your review on that too...
The 18-105 might be a better option, or at least worth considering instead. Constant f4 is really nice and the construction of the 18-105 is really great (g master lens). Also potentially has better resale for all of the above reasons
i have the sigma trio, but the new 1655f28 is so tempting. should i get it for convenience of one lens or keep the sigma trio for better aparture and a bit sharper images at 16mm and 56mm ?
If you know what you are always shooting on the spot (like planned photo sessions, knowing your exact location and what it looks like) I go for primes. When you are in a new environment that is not predictable then go for the zoom (like traveling). For example I traveled with the Sigma trio and there were so many areas where I couldn't "move my feet" (i.e. large crowds, cars going to hit me, rivers, blocked off regions, hills, etc) so I had to constantly switch lens to get the shot I want. In one hour I believe I switched my lens 20-30 times. I wanted to kill myself. Bought the 16-55mm for travel now, best investment ever. With that being said If I am in my city I live in I would use primes if I'm at a friend's house, parties, family get togethers, restaurants, parks, etc. because i know exactly what my environment is going to give me. So to sum up, the situation and setting is how you determine your prime vs zoom debate. Tons of articles and youtube on Primes vs Zooms and everyone's situation is different. Heck, most people just use their phone camera for travel.
My Lense LineUp for my A6400 : Samyang 12mm 2.0 Tamron 17-28 2.8 Samyang 35mm 1.4 AF Helios 58mm 2.0 Sony 85mm 1.8 Previous sold lenses : Sigma 30mm 2.8 Sony 50mm 1.8 Sigma 60mm 2.8 Sony 18-105 4.0
mirrorlessNY I don’t vlog, but I use the 16 1.4 on my 6600 99% of the time. I was curious to see how the 24 1.4 GM would do, and was pretty surprised to see how different it was compared to the sigma. I rented the 24 1.4 GM as I’m trying to decide if I want that, or the new 16-55 2.8G. Came to the realization that the majority of my shots are lower light shots, and having a lens down to 1.4 is a must.
@@ChrisPoli interesting, I have both lenses but never tried 24gm on a6600,,,,,, I agree with low light, actually did few low light video tests & feel like apsc sensors need 1.4 aperture
mirrorlessNY yep 100% agree. Give the 24 a shot on the 6600. You’ll be pretty surprised by it. 2.8 would be great if I didn’t use it in low light, but as you said...1.4 is needed on the a6600 for that low light goodness
Wow! I am shocked the Sony 24mm GM blew the Sigma away on APSC! I figured it would be by a hair. Did it blow it away in terms of Image quality, dynamic range, or what? thanks.
Nice video Arthur, I enjoy a lot watching it. I use mostly old manual lenses (I have more than twenty...) except the awesome Sigma 16 f1,4. Your opinion was very important to bought it. I was surprise you haven't any tele lens! I have a macro 90mm (very useful to portraits as well), four 135mm (CZJ from DDR, Jupiter for Soviet Union, Olympus an Takumar from Japan, all of the really nice) and one 200mm (a great Pentax SMC f4) I love these kind of lens to sport events or fauna shootings and also for street photography. So I was surprised you only have a 75mm. Try something around 135 or 200mm in manual, is really impressive in performances but really useful in street photography! Thanks again for your work! Lets see if the situation became better in USA and Europe very soon! We work in tourism promotion and we'd like to go to the States to promote quality tourism! Best wishes for you and for everyone in 2021!
great video. have been using sigma 16mm for fireworks and landscape. looking to expand my collection to ultra-wide. looking forward to your video comparison on Rokinon 10mm review. :)
I'm late to your video as it's a year old now but I'm looking to purchase either the Sony 6400 or 6600 and I've been trying to research quality lenses.
My collection is all FF lenses if that counts: 8 FE Mount, 3 EF Canon mount, 3 EF to FE adapters, 2 FD Canon Mount w/ an adapter, 2 M42 mount w/ adapters. Out of all that, I have 1 zoom.
I decided to keep 1 apsc camera with 16m1.4 & 20m2.8 pancake for vlogging & low light or bokeh needs,,,,,,,,, that sigma16 was too good to say goodbye to & it has 67mm filter thread= I have same 67m on 3 full frame lenses, perfect for ND filters swaps
Hi Arthur, great video - as always. One question: you did not mention OSS - not even once ... but isn't it a thing - at least as long as you don't own an a6500 or a6600?!? ... in particular when comparing the Sigma primes with those from Sony, then this is the feature making me ask if I should prefer to go for the Sony 🤷🏻♂️
oss is usually just as bad as not having anything when talking about video. It helps with stills but sharpness is more important tan stabilization since you can always use a tripod/gimbal and get steadier shots than handheld, but you cant make them sharper
@@Bxkeh Okay, I can't tell - because I'm still on a search for the right camera/lens for me to buy. I thought that IBIS and/or OSS is an advantage in particular for handheld video - and even with a gimbal would help to eliminate those 'micro jitter'. Good to know if my assumptions were wrong.
@@AJ-em2rb Okay, good to know. Stills in low light is a quite specific situation, so it should be okay to have a tripod at hand - and to then switch off any IBIS/OSS as afaik it only can ruin the shot when on a tripod. But if OSS is useless, then this expensive IBIS makes also little to no sense?!?
@@nmbr73 i recently bought an a6400 and sigma 30mm and tried the kit lens for video and it was underwhelming. If you want steady video get a gimball, ibis is pretty disapointing too, and even with ibis and oss combined you will get a lot of rolling shutter, jitters and overal wobblyness.
Hi Arthur, great collection! Which of these lenses would you bring along for travel? I feel that conversation needs an update from the Sony 16-50mm & Sony 35mm f/1.8 combo done a well done.
The Sony 85mm is definitely sharper but keep in mind that it has been designed for a full-frame camera. Many high-end full-frame lenses don't perform good on APS-C sensor.
For the sigma lenses do we need any extra device to upgrade firmware? Very good video, thank you. I think i'll get the Sigma 30 as a "nifty 50" equiv (at least that's what I read) for my YT stuff. Very happy I found this channel.
you should be able to upgrade Sigma through a usb connection of your Sony camera( I never tried though,,,, but did upgrad the new emount tamron lenses through a7iii body
I own these ones: Sony 16-50mm F3.5-5.6, Sigma 30mm F1.4 , Sony 55-210mm F4.5-6.3. I use it for video only. A roll + B roll. I run a dog training UA-cam channel. Which lens am I missing?
@@mirrorlessny yeah, I watched so many videos about 18-135 and 18-105 and I finally I get 18-135. It make me so happy with shaperness photos in all ranges.
Well, I have two older APC-S cameras (a6000 and a6300) and don't feel like spending money on newer models: I can live with usability issues they have, but maybe will buy a new a6xxx model if Sony will make a new APS-C sensor in coming years. I have 4 APS-C lenses: - standard kit 16-50 that came with camera - Samyang (=Rokinon) 12mm 2.0 - because I took part in some photography tours and a professional astrophotgrapher told me it was the best option to date for that kind of photography: meteor showers, northern lights, Milky way. In my opinion it's really great for those purposes, I use it a lot for night sky photography. Came out, it can also do nice underwater photography with Meikon housing, tried it in Egypt by snorkeling. - Zeiss 16-70 4.0 - used to be first lens I bought to replace the kit lens, but now (four years later) I almost never use it, prime lenses just give much better quality and are better in low light - Sigma 56 1.4 - yep, it's my favorite portrait lens. That's it. In previous year I didn't buy a lot, cause I spent all savings on A7III camera body, Sony 24 1.4 GM and Sony 85 1.8 lenses, can't wait to test new camera for astrophotography too.
As of March 2021:
0:32 - Kit Lens ($108)
1:11 - Laowa 9mm ($500)
2:15 - Sigma 16mm ($370)
4:11 - Sigma 30mm ($270)
6:08 - Sigma 56mm ($397)
8:08 - Sony 16-55mm ($1,400)
10:01 - Rokinon 10mm ($350)
10:27 - 7artisans 60mm Macro ($170)
11:37 - Tamron 28-75mm ($880)
My collection is: kit lens
nothing wrong with that!
Mine is nikon lens
You would probably be surprised by how many “pro” photos are taken with the kit lens.
Same
The best camera is the one with you and if the kit lens provides that level of portability, then it pairs up perfectly.
I think it's about time we get another My collection video, would be nice to see what you're using today.
I like to travel light, so the 10-18mm + 18-135mm are the perfect core kit. Throw in the 35mm OSS for a compact prime and you've got a great stabilized travel setup that fits in a tiny bag!
I've gone through a lot of lenses for my Sony APS-C cameras. My keepers are: Sony 18-135 mm zoom, Sony 70-350 mm zoom and the Sigma 30 mm f1.4.
The Sony zooms, shot at f/8, offer terrific sharpness, and the image stabilization is a huge help for my advancing years. The Sigma 30 mm is a great lens as well, and gives me speed for when I need it.
Cheers
I got the same set-up, with the Rokinon 12mm f2.0 for night skies. Great compact set-up, you cover EVERYTHING you can imagine.
The 70350g is actually insanely good
I also have the same set-up, really enjoying this lenses. The only lens left on the wish list is the 90mm macro.
yep I highly recommend 18-135 for everyone want a sharpest photo. And I fond of it so much
Nice. Mine is similar: 16-55mm, 70-350mm, and my Sigma 30mm when I need extreme low light.
My lenses for the sony A6000:
- Sony 10-18mm
- Sony 16-55mm
- Sony 18-200mm
- Samyang 12mm f2.0
- Samyang 85mm f1.4
a6300&a6000, Sony 17-70, Sigma 16, Sigma 56, Sony 35 1.8, Rokinon 12mm, 7artisans 7.5mm, Sony 70-300 G, both kit lenses (16-50, 55-210), Sigma 19mm, canonFD 50mm macro 3.5mm. Most lenses were bought after seeing YOUR reviews. I was a Canon shooter for 35 years (mostly shooting for newspapers, now I don’t want to carry all that weight). Thanks Arthur!
Me: I just want a6400
UA-cam: Hey, look this dude has a collection of lenses you can't afford
You are absolutely right.. Even I am planning to buy A6400. But after seeing the price of the lenses, my mind is changing.
I also wanted a6400. But, because of the lens prices, i bought a6000 + 18-105 G lens.
@@johnandrewlibrando8688 How is A6000 and for what purpose do you use???
@@zeeshansali1159 get a used a6300 or something similar and get a good lens!
i just bought the 6300 instead of the 6400 so I still had money for lenses
Sony a6600: Sony 16-55mm, Sony 70-350mm, Sigma 30mm. Excellent travel combo.
Nicholas Nguyen guess this sigma 30mm is not necessary 🤔
@@cx5633 lol, you're somewhat right, but I still use it plenty for night time street photography. Never in the day time though!
The 16-55mm f2.8 is not that good in low light, sure I can crank ISO to 4000 but on APSC 4000 really sucks IMO. With the Sigma I can drop it down to ISO 1000-2000 which is much more manageable!
hows the 70-350, i was thinking about buying it
@@hyraxes123 It's the best lightweight telephoto there is. However it's expensive, it's only worth it if you use telephoto a lot.
@@NickL0VIN thanks. im on a budget and i love wildlife. thanks for the response. even though i agree for the price, lets be real; its a good bang for your buck since the 100 - 400 is over 2k dollars
Thank you for not yelling or being fake excited in your super informative video’s so I can actually bear to watch the whole video!! :)
I feel your pain!
For a lot of people doing amateur travel photos, Sigma 16 is huge. Sony's 16mm f2.8 is tiny and with the wide angle adapter is very wide and it weights like 100grams. If you're doing non-pro work, it is great for landscape or even a general walk around wide angle f2.8 lens. It can even do milky way shots and night skies like a champ (as long as you ignore the corners :) )
7:25 Anybody else wanted to throw some air at that single speckle on the lens?
I started out in 1980 with a Canon A-1 film camera with three lenses. I got very tired of hauling around all of that gear and vowed I wouldn't have another interchangeable lens camera... But. In 2010 I bought a Sony A55. Now my lens collection is no testament at all to my long ago resistance.
I have two bodies, a6500 and a6400, which I often use together just so I can have two lens options without going through the change-over action.
My current lens collection reflects two areas. 1) Family and individual portraits. 2) Casual home and travel.
1) The Sony 16-55 kit lens. I find that my phone takes better photos and is always with me. I rarely use this lens.
2) The Sigma trilogy that you have (16, 30, 56)
a) I rarely use the Sigma 16mm because it doesn't fit my style and if I want that wide I'll use the Sony 18-105. I don't like the distortion and often have to correct it in post.
b) The 30mm is a great lens. It's a bit wide for family portraits but there are occasions where I do use it.
c) The 56mm is a fantastic portrait lens. Super sharp. It often leaves me speechless when I view the images from this lens. For portraits it is usually the lens I use. I've also had great results using this lens for indoor basketball because it is fast and just enough telephoto for that action.
3) The Sony 35mm f1.8. This and the Sigma 30 are very close in sharpness but this one is stabilized so I tend to use it on my non stabilized a6400. Ultimately the Sigma 30mm or this lens should be sold but I don't need the money and I'm reluctant to get rid of either one.
4) The Sony 85mm f1.8. Great lens. New to me. I haven't used this too much yet. I bought it for portrait work. Its sharp and I like the design.
5) The Sony 18-105 f4 is the lens that made me upgrade from A Mount cameras to E Mount cameras. That focal length zoom just wasn't available in A Mount and it seemed to be perfect for many situations. This is my walk-around, vacation, family event lens. It isn't super sharp wide open but at f4-f8 it is pretty good. It is versatile but a bit large. I like the constant aperture. I actually think this lens can be used for portraits but I haven't tried that yet.
6) The Sigma 70-200 f2.8 A Mount. This is the only lens I kept from my A Mount days. I love this lens. It is super sharp, constant aperture, fast focus, and quiet. However it simply doesn't work well on my E Mount cameras and I've tried both A-E adapters. It will focus but the hit/miss rate isn't good. I've put it on eBay for a high price because I'm not sure I want to sell it. Thankfully nobody was willing to pay my price so I can keep it around for a while.
I would like the new 16-55 f2.8 but it is simply out of my price range.
I own the 16-55 f2.8 and the 90 mm macro 2.8 with the a6500 and am pretty happy with the focal range covered, wide, streets, events, portrait, products, macro, I don’t really do sports or wild so right now spending money on a telephoto lens is not a must, I’ve tried the sigma 16 mm & 56 mm 1.4 and the performance is amazing, if changing lenses in different situations is not a problem for you go after the sigma 16 &56, in my case the double price difference with the 16-55 is justified with no bags, no different lenses, not dropping lenses, no sensor damage while changing lenses, but again is my particular case, hope this help.
THANK YOU MATE!!! You recommendation of the 16mm F1.4 was the best so far because of your Dad shots. I'm a new dad myself and searching for the good setup to shoot family pictures and videos myself and you little family shot with the 16mm was exactly what i needed to see if its the right focal length. You nailed it perfectly
Just picked up the Sigma 16mm, love it, so sharp.
amazing lens, I bought ND filters for it to get that bokeh during daylight Vlogging,,, delicious
I have an a6500 body, so I went for having the Sigma f1.4 trio.
With this combo I have a stabilized setup, with a very good all-round performance. If I know what I am gonna shoot, I choose accordingly, and shoot with the Sigmas. If I switch to tourist mode, and I don't know what comes next, I use the old and trustworthy Sony 18-200 (not LE, the original) Silver Dragon. It's heavy, it's clumsy, it's not very wide aperture, BUT it beats both of the kit lenses (16-50 and 55-210) on the respective focal length, wide open as well as stopped down to f8 (which is how I normally use it, in good light conditions). It is VERY flexible to use it, as well as decent quality compared to a tourist zoom. I plan to extend this 4 lenses with a macro lens.
I agree with most of what you say especially the Sigma trio. My APS-C lens collections (for my Sony a6500 and back-up a6000) consists of: Sigma 8-16; Rokinon 12 F2; Sigma 16 F1.4; Sigma 30 F1.4; Sigma 56 F1.4; Sigma 18-35 F1.8 (excellent lens!); Sigma 50-100 F1.8 (excellent lens but heavy); Samyang 50 F1.2 (excellent and very sharp lens!); Samyang 100 F2.8 Macro (excellent manual lens); Samyang 135 F2 (excellent manual lens); Sigma 100-400 F5-6.3 (amazing quality for the price!) ; and obviously the Sony APS-C kit lens which I hardly ever use even though it is actually not too bad for the size and cost; I have as well a few old Canon FE manual lenses I still adore but rarely use. So we agree on many of the lenses....which is affirming. Keep your great videos coming.
holy, you use the A-Mount Sigma 18-35 F/1.8 for your E-mount APSC? The quality that good?
I wish they made a F1.8 zoom for E mount APSC!
I just got an a6400 and the sigma 16. Looks like I made the right choice!
I bought the 16-55, it is great. It was 100 off and with the B&H store card they refund the tax. But it does not substitute the Sigma 16mm for dark interiors. 2 stops are quite a bit. But having a zoom can allow taking better photos, focusing on framing and composition, rather than juggling cameras or prime lenses. keeps the shooting simple. For traveling probably I'd take the 16-55 and the Sigma 30 for low light portraits. Or the 16-70. The 16-50 is so cheap it is not worth selling as it may come handy as a backup or for light video setup.
100%. My combo: Sony a6600: Sony 16-55mm, Sony 70-350mm, Sigma 30mm. Excellent travel combo. I only use the Sigma 30mm during travel for two main reasons, if I want that extra bokeh for environmental portraits (which is rare, I prefer F/2.8 - F/4 actually because i wanna see the background more, when the scenery is that beautiful why blur it out?!). Or two, extreme low light shooting at night.
wow for shooting portrait of your wife, you bought 1 special lens, awesome!
Some photographer will say the Sigma trio is better than the wedding ring :)
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i just made a mental inventory of my lenses for my A6xxx cameras. Three of these lenses ( *** ) I can also be used with my A7iii in full frame mode...
Rokinon 12mm f/2.0
Tamron 28-75mm f/2.8 ***
Sigma 30mm f/1.4
Sony 50mm f/1.8 OSS
Sony 85mm f.1.8 ***
Sony 70-200mm f/4 G ***
Sony 70-350mm f/4.5-6.3 OSS
Plus a small assortment of Legacy lenses
good idea to have FF lenses
I have the Sony 18-105 f4 zoom and the Sony 35mm 1.8 prime. I think I'm going to buy the Sigma 56mm in a few months.
Yes to the comparison of the Tamron 28-75, and the Sony 16-55.
I’ve been considering getting rid of my Tamron for the new Sony G lens, or getting rid of my a6300, and getting a full frame body to accompany the Tamron lens.
This is a very big decision, and a review like what you propose would be very, very valuable for me.
Thanks in advance.
the 16-55 is great. I got it with 100 off. I sold the A6300, the A6100 has AF improvement that is night and day. A6400 is better, but not sure if worth the price. 28mm is not wide enough in many cases.
@@omonoudo9487 Strange choice -- why not sell the crop body and get a used A7 (II) body? The 28-75 is stunning on a full frame body and will blow A6500+16-55 out of the water. You will also get the full width of 28mm.
If you don’t mind the bigger form factor eco system then full frame is the way to go.
Omono Udo 100%, i posted somewhere on here that I was switching between 3 primes while traveling and it was so annoying. I think I swapped lenses about 20-30 times in one hour.
Bought the 16-55mm - best purchase I ever made for a camera
I acquired a used Sony a6300 with only a 20mm 2.8 pancake lens attached to it. It’s been my get and go small hand holdable camera for initial and preview still shoots supplementing my bulky Nikon system. It’s always within my reach wherever I go and It did not cross my mind getting other lens for it.
bravo,,,, a6300 is a very capable camera & 20mm pancake is 1of2 lenses I kept(vlogging/portability) because switched to full frame
Get 56mm 1.4 bro. It's my usual go to setup with 20mm. 56mm is very compact for what it can offers.
You can also sell those and get fuji x100v, more compact, sharper, weather sealed, and f2!
@@trym2121 yea the 56mm 1.4 Sigma is awesome for portraits/zoom shots, fuji x100v is a fixed lens camera right? When I do event videos I carry two same brand cameras which makes things easier to operate & can exchange lenses/batteries etc....
The Loawa 9mm rarely comes off of my 6400 anymore. I use it for real estate video, real estate photography and street photography. I only go out now with that and the Sigma 16. My favorite kit. Great video as usual.
Have you tried the sony 10-18? In need of a real estate lens asap. Thanks!
I started my upgrade path by getting the MC11, as I wasn't sure which focal length I would be using the most, or even what lens to buy; but I knew for definite the sigma 18-35 was going to be purchased at some point. My first lens though was the Sigma 18-200 (which I could use on the MC11) was bought as a general hack, as I couldn't afford the Sony 18-105 at the time, and I was happy enough with it, despite the weight and bulk. I then got the Sigma 18-35, which I love, and I also bought and adapted a used Canon 10-18 to go on the MC11 too. Which for the amount of time I use a wide angle, suited my needs for a very small outlay. I then went native glass, and purchased the excellent Sony 18-135 after watching your review (when it came within my budget) which makes the sigma 18-200 now only useful when I need a bit of extra reach, as it's outgunned in every department by the Sony 135. After your recommendation and review of the Sigma 16mm, I also bought one of those too, but I have yet to try it out in the real world, due to lockdown in the UK. So now I can only think of one more lens I would like to own, which is the Sigma 50-100 f1.8, but I think it will be a bit of a monster on an APSC body, so I may just go for another one of your recommendations, and get the Sigma 56mm instead. Keep up the good work Arthur :)
I have the Sigma collection also. In fact i bought most of these lenses after watching your awesome reviews ;)! The Sigma's are pretty much what i use throughout the week. Great lenses at good value.
Very nice collection! I will have the whole sigma trio soon for my A6000, missing the Sigma 30 to complete the bundle.
haha, I only have the 30mm of the trio and its my fav. lens :D
@@thomasgrun3731 Same, I had the Sigma trio then sold the 56mm and 16mm then bought the Sony 16-55mm instead, however, kept the Sigma 30mm cause 1. It's cheap, 2. My favorite environmental portrait lens.
Switching between 3 lenses when I was traveling was astronomically cumbersome. The 16-55mm is the best purchase I ever made!
@@NickL0VIN mate, help me... Sony 35mm f1.8 or sigma 30mm f1.4
Rafindra Zaki sigma 30 if you’re very particular about image quality. Sony 35 if you do a lot of video, or if you prefer a smaller, lighter setup.
@@saifaldin_ btw im from indonesia, nice to meet u!
Like your video very much, bought the sigma 16mm first after watching your video, then the Iowa 9mm since I m also doing an interior photography job, then the 7artisians 60mm macro lens, great fun. Really helped along my way from noob to "professional", thank you
18-135 “kit” lens for lazy days/travel, 55-210 zoom for animals/sports, sigma 56 for portraits, sony 35 for walking around at night, 7artisans 7.5mm fisheye for fun/skies, and a sony dh1758 bayonet-extender lens for extra reach and bokeh personality
My Collection includes: Sony a6000, a6500 & rx100VA. For lenses: 16-55Kit, 16mm Sigma, 18-105mm Sony, 16-55 2.8 Sony, 70-350mm Sony, 50mmFE Sony, & 35mm Sony. Gotta love that Sigma and the 2.8 Sony. I am using the 70-350 more and more too.
My Collection: kit lens and SEL 18-135 (a6700 kit lens)
Geez, you're right about the Sigma 56mm being sharp. I assume that was the lens you were using in the video to highlight the Tamron at the end. It was razor sharp! Oh, I also just got the Sigma 16mm to add to my collection based on your previous review. It's a keeper! So, currently got the Sigma 16mm and 30mm, the kit 16-50mm and the Sony 18-135mm. I think that'll do for now.... Although that macro lens looks interesting....
Hello Arthur. Many thanks for your vids! you help me with my new and first acquisition. A6600 with Sigma 16mm. Now I need to learn about vids&photo. Keep on your way, you are doing it perfect and you are helping me a lot. Greetings from Cádiz (Andalucía, Spain).
Best wishes for you!
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a6600 is AMAZING = Z battery + IBIS + eye AF + seflie screen 👀
*Just bought the A6400 body only and then got the 50mm F1/8 FE lens. I also got the Sony ZV-1 a month go SO I'm looking forward to comparing the 2.*
Would love to pick up the Sigma trio soon, always very impressed with their quality for the price! Glad you still have the kit lens, a lot better than some give it credit for!
have you picked them yet, if yes, does it worth it? thanks
Thanks Arthur. Your Sony videos are great
I focus on landscape, travel, and surf photography. Current setup is the a6300, Rokinon 12 f/2.0 (manual focus), Rokinon 21 f/1.4 (manual focus), Sony 50 f/1.8 OSS, and Sony 70-350 f/4.5-6.3 G OSS. Mainly use the Rokinon 21 for general purpose. The Rokinon 12 is only used for tight indoor areas, landscapes that require wide angles, and occasional astro shots. I only use the Sony 50 for portraits (not often). The Sony 70-350 is my primary surf photography lens. I used to use the Sony 55-210 with an Olympus TCON-17X, but recently upgraded to the 70-350 during Sony's trade up promotion.
Great video! I have the kit lens and Sigma 18-35/f1.8 and it has been amazing on the a6000.
I'd never heard the term "creamy background bouquet" before .... now I want it.
Sounds like one of these nice frech desserts you pay way too much money for a tiny bit tasting so damn nice you know you will remember for a long time.
I am now down to three lenses from five for my A6500: the Sony 16-55mm F2.8, the Sony 70-350mm, and the Sony 35mm f1.8 are all I need for the type of photography I do. I sold the Sony 16-50 kit lens, the Sigma Trio and the Sony 75-200mm to pare down the number of lenses I have to carry. I generally only carry the new 16-55 and the new 70-350.
My kit is almost the same as yours.
I carry the 16-55mm. 70-350mm, and the Sigma 30mm.
I actually sold my Sony 35mm, F/1.8 for the Sigma 30mm a while back (since I have IBIS now). As photographers just wondering why you did the opposite? You sold your Sigma 30mm and got the Sony 35mm f1.8?
Have the A6300, Started with two minolta manual/auto lenses had to get adaptors for those, one is a 35-70mm f/4 and a 70-210mm f/4, super nice pretty big tho and creamy but the 35-70mm is great for broll in my opinion. Then I got the 16-50mm kit lense for my youtube webisodes. Then the Sigma 16mm after watching your review about 20 times plus a bunch of other opinions as well. and I just got the 7artisans 60mm f/2.8 macro today, same after your review. Wanted to get a little closer than the sigma could and I just started shooting with it but I think it's going to be amazing.
I have the kit and the sigma 16 & 30 1.4. The 16 is pretty my always on my 6400
Hi! Does the sigma 16mm have image stabilization? I also have the A6400. Thanks
Daniel do Carmo - no on the image stabilization but it’s a wonderful lens though.
@@DSD thanks for the feedback. So not so great for the occasional video?
Daniel do Carmo honestly I do 98% video and it’s great. If I’m moving with it I have to be very deliberate with how I’m holding the camera like walking steady and pushing against the camera strap otherwise I’m locked off on a tripod or some other stationary support. But when I first tried it I used it like I do my GH5 and the video was horrible and unusable. Just have to play around with your technique if that makes sense.
Oh and I typically use the A6400 over the GH5 mainly because of the AF and smaller size of the Sony.
Hey, great video! If you have to choose for cinematic between a sony 16-55mm 2.8 or 2 lens combo: sony 35mm + sigma 16mm 1.4, wich one?
Great channel Arthur. My current collection for my a6400
Kit lens: Sony 18-135mm OSS
Wide: Sigma 16mm 1.4
For portraits do you recommend the 30mm sigma or the 35mm Sony? I saw your comparison but that was a couple of years ago and I wasn't sure if changes were made to the firmware. Also, of note I have shaky hands and might lean towards the OSS
you can try disabling OSS on your 18-135 & practicing some portraits at 35mm, see if there are a lot of blurry images
Thank you. Great collection. Great video. I wish you mentioned if a lens is weather sealed or not. Just a thought. Thank you
Been waiting for just this video! Thanks Arthur!
I'm excited about your comparison between Sony 16-55mm f/2.8 and Tamron 28-75mm f/2.8!
8:22 I remember you once said that Sigma 16 f/1.4 would be the only lens to keep.
I would keep it too if could only have 1 apsc lens,,,,,,,,after switching to FF still keeping 1 apsc body with 20mm pancake & Sigma16mm for vlogging
Frank Feng nah he said if he could only keep one PRIME lens
Agreed on the Sigma 16mm F1.4. I love this lens.
I absolutely LOVE my 16-55. I got a killer deal on an open box unit and it's been my best lens purchase, hands down. My other lenses are the Sigma 56 and the Sony 18-105.
Omono Udo I live in Canada and got it at a place called Henry’s. I got it about 25% off. Someone must’ve bought it, had buyers remorse and returned it. Everything was flawless, including the box
If you have to choose between only having he 16-55 vs having the sigma 56 and the Sony 18-105 together, which would you choose?
@@TangMathVideos Honestly I'd stick with the 16-55. Sure you lose a bit on the telephoto end, but the constant f2.8 is worth it IMO.
Collection in sequence of purchase, all except 200-600, because of your recommendation🤣
@6000 / kit, excellent lens IMO
Meike 35mm - rarely use, not a night owl
Meike 12mm - for wide and f2.8
M ext tubes
SEL55210 - retired, still have
SEL18105G - my go to for most things
@6400 / kit
FE200600G - rarely leaves the @6400. as usually shooting wildlife (birds mostly)
Hi Arthur, great video as always. I'd like to see a comparison if you can, of the Sony 16-55 vs Tamron 17-28 since they both are almost equivalent at the wide end. 24 vs 25.5 although 82.5 vs 42 at the tele end.
Pretty much the same collection here.
Addition lens I would recommend: Samyang 8mm fish eye, Sony 70-350mm tele, Samyang 100mm macro.
The sigma trio .... Awesome. Love your work
thanks very helpful, just got my a6400 body ordered for tomorrow ! videos have been useful to me
Always enjoy your great videos and keep it up!
Do you plan on reviewing the sigma 70-200 when it is released or the 70-180 Tamron?
I only have two - the 16-55 kit lens that I used once and never touched again, and the Sony 35/1.8 that stays on my camera all the time.
samr bro
Yeah Sony 35 F1.8 is just amazing.
Testing the Tamron right now because it might replace the 16-55 and 35 F1.8.
But so far - I haven't found anything that would really make me that amazed like the 35 did.
And yes - the Sigma might be sharper. But for nearly the same price and without OSS - it's a pass for me.
I really wish the 18-55G wouldn't be so DAMN expensive - if it would sit around 800 bucks I would immediately grab it.
@@Black3ternity yes bro the oss is good for the price 35mm on apsc nwarly like 52 mm,btw please read al waqiah engglish translation, hope you find the purpose of life
i have the following collection: Sony 18-105 f4, The sigma trifecta (16,30 and 56), Sony 85 1.8, 7Artisians Macro 70mm, have 2 50mm vintage lenses (Pentacon and Helios). Have a pinhole 18-36mm lens i got on a kickstarter and just purchased the sony 10-18mm. Yes its an addiction i know.
Love your videos and lens collection. Would share the websites you sell/buy used lens?
Hey just wanted to say thanks for making all your videos. I recently purchased the sigma 30 and 56 because of your vids. I only wish I had got them a while ago because they are so good
Was planning to buy one of those. What can u recommend? 30 or 56?
@@mahkitoyeah1275 I guess it depends on what you are going to do with it. The 56 makes better background blurr due to its focal length. That's at a trade off though because it's quite zoomed in.
what a beautiful collection of lenses... how can anyone say Sony don't have enough lenses..
My lenses for my a6400 are Sigma 16mm F1.4 , Sigma 19mm F2.8 , Sony (FF) 28mm F2 , Samyang (FF) 45mm F1.8 , Lensbaby Sol 45mm F3.5, Sony 55mm-210mm F3.5 & Samyang (FF)85mm F1.4.. I shoot mainly portraits both still & video
My actual collection:
Sony a6400 + kit lens
Sigma 16mm f1.4
Sigma 30 mm f2.8
Sony 35mm f 1.8
Viltrox 85mm f1.8
You have way too less subscribers for the effort you put in. I deeply appreciate your articulation and description for each lens.
Great review. Do you think it is reasonable to assume that doing documentary work with the sigma primes is doable or perhaps cumbersome to bring so many lenses? If so, then do you feel it’s better to just get a zoom?
I have these lenses on a A6400
Sigma 16 f1.4
Sigma 56 f1.4
Sony 16-105 f4
Zeiss batis 85 f1.8
All are incredible fast and sharp
Mainly shoot action dance comps
as always great review! wow OMG E 16-55mm F2.8 G is $1300!!! i actually just bought the sigma 16 mm today... for my A6000 the lens I use is PZ 16-105, newish sony 35mm... im thinking of upgrading to A6400... I watched your review on that too...
a6400/a6100 is a big upgrade over a6000
Love your videos 👍
Keep em coming !
I have the 18-105 and the 50 1.8 but im thinking about trading them for the 28-75 since i will be upgrading to full frame later this year
I'm surprised that the Sony 18-105 F4 isn't in there!!
That's a great lens. Mine will be here next week.
Awesome video and stills lens, maybe best bang for buck for versatility as well.
Zeiss 24mm/1.8 as standard, added by Laowa 9mm/2.8 and Mitakon Super Macro 20mm/2.
18-135 still good to start with?
Yes, for a more realistic kit lens replacement, the 18-135 is awesome. The 16-55 is definitely better, but it is 2.5X the price!
I love my 18135 zoom lens! So compact and sharper than I expected for a zoom kit lens!
How about 18-105?🤔Is it still good?
The 18-105 might be a better option, or at least worth considering instead. Constant f4 is really nice and the construction of the 18-105 is really great (g master lens). Also potentially has better resale for all of the above reasons
@@scrumpoxjnr thankyou👌🙏😍
I just have the kit lens and was thinking to buy the 16-55 2,8. So now I’m sure it’s the right one. 😃
i have the sigma trio, but the new 1655f28 is so tempting. should i get it for convenience of one lens or keep the sigma trio for better aparture and a bit sharper images at 16mm and 56mm ?
If you know what you are always shooting on the spot (like planned photo sessions, knowing your exact location and what it looks like) I go for primes. When you are in a new environment that is not predictable then go for the zoom (like traveling).
For example I traveled with the Sigma trio and there were so many areas where I couldn't "move my feet" (i.e. large crowds, cars going to hit me, rivers, blocked off regions, hills, etc) so I had to constantly switch lens to get the shot I want. In one hour I believe I switched my lens 20-30 times. I wanted to kill myself. Bought the 16-55mm for travel now, best investment ever.
With that being said If I am in my city I live in I would use primes if I'm at a friend's house, parties, family get togethers, restaurants, parks, etc. because i know exactly what my environment is going to give me. So to sum up, the situation and setting is how you determine your prime vs zoom debate. Tons of articles and youtube on Primes vs Zooms and everyone's situation is different. Heck, most people just use their phone camera for travel.
I'd recommend you to try 1655G first. If that inspires you to shoot more. Just get it and sell 2 primes, keep one you like/uses the most.
@@trym2121 yeah, i sold sigma 16 and 30, kept 56 and bought 1655g :D
My Lense LineUp for my A6400 :
Samyang 12mm 2.0
Tamron 17-28 2.8
Samyang 35mm 1.4 AF
Helios 58mm 2.0
Sony 85mm 1.8
Previous sold lenses :
Sigma 30mm 2.8
Sony 50mm 1.8
Sigma 60mm 2.8
Sony 18-105 4.0
Why you sell those? 30mm and 18 105 was excellent
Kit lenses: 16-50, 55-210, 18-55 Primes 24F1.8, 50F1.8, 16F2.8 wide and fisheye adapters Zooms 18-105 F4, 10-18F4
My lens collection for sony: 18-105 f4 G oss and 56 1.4
For canon i have:
Sigma 18-35 1.8
Canon 50 1.8 stm
And Canon 100mm 2.8 2.8 IS usm
I’ve got the 6600 and rented the Sony 24 1.4 GM and it blew me away. Such a shame to send it back, but some day I’d love to have that lens.
I use the Sigma 16 1.4 with Nd filter for vlogging & it looks great, definitely not like 24gm on full frame but still very impressive
mirrorlessNY I don’t vlog, but I use the 16 1.4 on my 6600 99% of the time. I was curious to see how the 24 1.4 GM would do, and was pretty surprised to see how different it was compared to the sigma. I rented the 24 1.4 GM as I’m trying to decide if I want that, or the new 16-55 2.8G. Came to the realization that the majority of my shots are lower light shots, and having a lens down to 1.4 is a must.
@@ChrisPoli interesting, I have both lenses but never tried 24gm on a6600,,,,,, I agree with low light, actually did few low light video tests & feel like apsc sensors need 1.4 aperture
mirrorlessNY yep 100% agree. Give the 24 a shot on the 6600. You’ll be pretty surprised by it. 2.8 would be great if I didn’t use it in low light, but as you said...1.4 is needed on the a6600 for that low light goodness
Wow! I am shocked the Sony 24mm GM blew the Sigma away on APSC! I figured it would be by a hair. Did it blow it away in terms of Image quality, dynamic range, or what? thanks.
Nice video Arthur, I enjoy a lot watching it. I use mostly old manual lenses (I have more than twenty...) except the awesome Sigma 16 f1,4. Your opinion was very important to bought it.
I was surprise you haven't any tele lens! I have a macro 90mm (very useful to portraits as well), four 135mm (CZJ from DDR, Jupiter for Soviet Union, Olympus an Takumar from Japan, all of the really nice) and one 200mm (a great Pentax SMC f4) I love these kind of lens to sport events or fauna shootings and also for street photography. So I was surprised you only have a 75mm. Try something around 135 or 200mm in manual, is really impressive in performances but really useful in street photography!
Thanks again for your work! Lets see if the situation became better in USA and Europe very soon! We work in tourism promotion and we'd like to go to the States to promote quality tourism! Best wishes for you and for everyone in 2021!
great video. have been using sigma 16mm for fireworks and landscape. looking to expand my collection to ultra-wide. looking forward to your video comparison on Rokinon 10mm review. :)
Thanks a lot for this. Your family is beautiful
I'm late to your video as it's a year old now but I'm looking to purchase either the Sony 6400 or 6600 and I've been trying to research quality lenses.
My collection is all FF lenses if that counts: 8 FE Mount, 3 EF Canon mount, 3 EF to FE adapters, 2 FD Canon Mount w/ an adapter, 2 M42 mount w/ adapters. Out of all that, I have 1 zoom.
Arthur, great videos! But where are your lens caps? Makes me nervous just watching...
Because I've switched to full frame I've sold the sigma 16 and 30 f1.4
The only lenses that stays are the kit lens and the older 30mm f2.8 from sigma
I decided to keep 1 apsc camera with 16m1.4 & 20m2.8 pancake for vlogging & low light or bokeh needs,,,,,,,,, that sigma16 was too good to say goodbye to & it has 67mm filter thread= I have same 67m on 3 full frame lenses, perfect for ND filters swaps
@@mirrorlessny I have a bit of sellers regret the sigma lenses were really good
@@GaryJahman feel you, felt similar of a6000 a6400 & now selling a6300 all great cameras
Hi Arthur, great video - as always. One question: you did not mention OSS - not even once ... but isn't it a thing - at least as long as you don't own an a6500 or a6600?!? ... in particular when comparing the Sigma primes with those from Sony, then this is the feature making me ask if I should prefer to go for the Sony 🤷🏻♂️
oss is usually just as bad as not having anything when talking about video. It helps with stills but sharpness is more important tan stabilization since you can always use a tripod/gimbal and get steadier shots than handheld, but you cant make them sharper
oss is only a benefit when taking stills in low light. anything else and it’s the same as not having it
@@Bxkeh Okay, I can't tell - because I'm still on a search for the right camera/lens for me to buy. I thought that IBIS and/or OSS is an advantage in particular for handheld video - and even with a gimbal would help to eliminate those 'micro jitter'. Good to know if my assumptions were wrong.
@@AJ-em2rb Okay, good to know. Stills in low light is a quite specific situation, so it should be okay to have a tripod at hand - and to then switch off any IBIS/OSS as afaik it only can ruin the shot when on a tripod. But if OSS is useless, then this expensive IBIS makes also little to no sense?!?
@@nmbr73 i recently bought an a6400 and sigma 30mm and tried the kit lens for video and it was underwhelming. If you want steady video get a gimball, ibis is pretty disapointing too, and even with ibis and oss combined you will get a lot of rolling shutter, jitters and overal wobblyness.
Hi Arthur, great collection! Which of these lenses would you bring along for travel? I feel that conversation needs an update from the Sony 16-50mm & Sony 35mm f/1.8 combo done a well done.
sigma trio just hard to beat
The Sony 85mm is definitely sharper but keep in mind that it has been designed for a full-frame camera. Many high-end full-frame lenses don't perform good on APS-C sensor.
Hi please suggest lens for indoor potrait pics with creamy Bokeh .Sony Alpha 6400 body
Sigma 30/56mm f1.4 aps-c lenses
Thanks for the excellent review. I'll add that now in 2022 the 7Artisans 60mm Macro has a Version 2 and it is better; version 1 was pretty good.
Sony Nex-6, a6100: Sony 16-50, Sony 18-135, Sony 55-210, Sony 16F2.8 w/ ultra wide converter, Sigma 30F2.8, Sony 50F1.8. Really temped to buy Sigma 16
dude, sigma 16 was an eye opener for me,,,,,, bokehlicious
For the sigma lenses do we need any extra device to upgrade firmware? Very good video, thank you. I think i'll get the Sigma 30 as a "nifty 50" equiv (at least that's what I read) for my YT stuff. Very happy I found this channel.
you should be able to upgrade Sigma through a usb connection of your Sony camera( I never tried though,,,, but did upgrad the new emount tamron lenses through a7iii body
I own these ones: Sony 16-50mm F3.5-5.6, Sigma 30mm F1.4 , Sony 55-210mm F4.5-6.3. I use it for video only. A roll + B roll. I run a dog training UA-cam channel. Which lens am I missing?
I have the 55/210 kit lens, FE 50 mm 1.8, samyang 25mm 2.8, and a canon 18-135 that I adapt.
Thanks for your videos, dear Arthur!!
16-55f2.8 my lens is for everything...but
Olympus F.Zuiko 38f1.8 my lens for the soul🥰
my combo: Sony A6000 + SEL18-135 + Sigma 30mm + sigma 16mm + sel50mm :))
18-135 is popular, I did a review on it a while ago,,,good build quality & compact for 135mm lens
@@mirrorlessny yeah, I watched so many videos about 18-135 and 18-105 and I finally I get 18-135. It make me so happy with shaperness photos in all ranges.
Well, I have two older APC-S cameras (a6000 and a6300) and don't feel like spending money on newer models: I can live with usability issues they have, but maybe will buy a new a6xxx model if Sony will make a new APS-C sensor in coming years.
I have 4 APS-C lenses:
- standard kit 16-50 that came with camera
- Samyang (=Rokinon) 12mm 2.0 - because I took part in some photography tours and a professional astrophotgrapher told me it was the best option to date for that kind of photography: meteor showers, northern lights, Milky way. In my opinion it's really great for those purposes, I use it a lot for night sky photography.
Came out, it can also do nice underwater photography with Meikon housing, tried it in Egypt by snorkeling.
- Zeiss 16-70 4.0 - used to be first lens I bought to replace the kit lens, but now (four years later) I almost never use it, prime lenses just give much better quality and are better in low light
- Sigma 56 1.4 - yep, it's my favorite portrait lens.
That's it. In previous year I didn't buy a lot, cause I spent all savings on A7III camera body, Sony 24 1.4 GM and Sony 85 1.8 lenses, can't wait to test new camera for astrophotography too.