| sent on June 07, 2018
Pros: Excellent sharpness almost at the edges, balanced chromatic rendering, perfectly correct distortion, controlled contrast, absence of chromatic aberration and ghosting, robustness, sexy design
Cons: Closes shadows, packaging at risk of damage to the Product. Some users complain about focus Issues.
Opinion: The object is very elegant, to the touch conveys a feeling of quality, although I preferred to buy the light version, the Firefly (weighing 568 grams without front and rear cap with the lens hood, 537 grams removed the lens hood too). I have not put between the pros and cons of the weight and the cost, because they can be judged reasonable or excessive at the same time, depending on the characteristics that you prefer in this Perspective. The weight of the Firefly corresponds roughly to that of its most direct competitor, the much cheaper Samyang 14 f/2.8, is considerably lower than the much more expensive Zeiss Distagon f/2.8, and is the middle of the Sigma Boulder Art 14 f/1.8. IRIX has some refinements such as the block of the hood and the door on the lens hood to be able to turn the polarizer without removing the hood itself. The product came to me in a tin box, beautiful to look at, but with worrying holes outwards at the widest part of the lens, which is to show that the lens has undergone compressions or beatings. In any case I have not found any damage, nor the problems reported by other users of out of focus Areas. The object is solid and Robust. As for the warranty in the package I found only one card with four empty fields to fill out, without any address where to send it nor any indication on how to use this card to activate the Warranty. I wrote in the contact area of their site for information and after a few days they responded from Krakow saying that: «The warranty card is only required by some distributors and if it has not been filled in by The seller, you do not have to do anything. The document which is the most important for warranty repair is a copy of the proof of Purchase. " of course, It is an esoteric brand and a small company, with the unknowns of the case for any assistance. The diaphragm is operated by the machine, the focus is manual, which-in a 15mm-represents an advantage, because you always leave the fire at the desired point (you can fix the fire). In hyperfocal and/or closed diaphragm you basically forget the Focus. From the optical point of view, a certain vignetting is visible to TA, which I do not consider annoying. The sharpness is really remarkable: it inevitably reduces in the extreme corners of the frame, where the image is "stretched" by the correction of the distortion (do not forget that it is a 15 mm), but this reduction is circumscribed to a Minimal and negligible portion of the frame, and this is an excellent result. The distortion correction is perhaps the strong point of this lens, obviously when held parallel to the ground: we are close to Perfection. The chromatic rendition is neutral and Faithful. The shadows are rather closed, but at the same time the contrast is not excessive, and this is appreciable in a focal of the Genre. I have not noticed chromatic aberrations, nor annoying flare (at least by day). The bokeh is Nice. In conclusion: the lens is more than valid and allows you to bring home also remarkable results in various light conditions. The problem, if anything, is upstream, in the assessment of the real need to use a focal so Thrust. Stopping at 20 millimeters (which offers a perspective although always remarkable but in my opinion more usable and manageable for landscape purposes) the Nikonista has available the extraordinary 20 GED f/1.8, which at a price not dissimilar weighs half, is much smaller and maneuverable, brighter, has autofocus and suffers from minor optical compromises. however, If you need or prefer the 15 mm, the IRIX is definitely a good choice. |
The following opinions have been automatically translated with Google Translate.
JuzaPhoto contains affiliate links from Amazon and Ebay and JuzaPhoto earn a commission in case of purchase through affiliate links.
