[Scenery, portraits! ] Sirui "Sniper" series automatic head new product] Sirui's "Sniper" series lenses have previously released three lenses: 23mm, 33mm and 56mm, suitable for APS-C format mirrorless cameras, with equivalent focal lengths of 35mm, 50mm and 85mm. This is also the first autofocus lens series of Sirui, and the focal length can cover the needs of 35mm humanities to 85mm portrait shooting.
Since it's a series, only these three are definitely not enough, as far as the three focal lengths currently on the market are concerned, the wide angle is not wide enough, and the ultra-wide angle that does not cover the scenery is not enough, and the telephoto end is only 85mm of the medium focus.
Just today, Sirui released the latest two lenses in the series, 16mm and 75mm, which complement the focal length of its "Sniper" series autofocus lenses.
The two lenses are equivalent to 24mm and 115mm, respectively, which are ideal for landscape and telephoto portraits, while the large aperture of F1.2 not only gives the new head an excellent background blur effect, but also allows for good low-light shooting capabilities.
The new head continues the design style of the "Sniper" series, and also uses black, white, and silver three colors, among them, white is the most familiar to everyone, and the three musketeers we got before are the white version, using the ceramic paint process, the overall use of the feel is more warm, and will not easily appear scratches or paint because of bumps, the smooth surface is not easy to absorb dust and fingerprints, although it is white, but it is very easy to take care of. Before, it was my favorite color, but ......
This time75mmWe got the black version, the middle part of the lens is designed with carbon fiber, the feel is very soft and refreshing, you can feel its light and hard characteristics, the performance has uneven veins, but also quite its unique texture, you can feel its material only by touching it, and it also provides the gloss and delicacy of the carbon fiber material, in short, I like this black version again.
In comparison, the silver aluminum alloy material is slightly ordinary, but with the blessing of metallic silver, it is also very compatible with the black fuselage, black, silver has always been a classic combination, mysterious black with noble metal silver, this combination is also very eye-catching, it is worth mentioning that these three colors of Sirui belong to the kind of design that is not easy to stick fingerprints, not easy to stain or scratch, which is well received.
The new lens will still be available in Sony E, Fujifilm X and Nikon Z mount versions, and can be paired with Sony ZV-E10, Fujifilm X series and Nikon Zfc models, which can be understood why black, white and silver versions will be available.
The lens hood and lens body are in the same color, but the material is different, using lighter and stronger engineering plastics, of which the 16mm lens hood adopts a flocking design, and the 75mm is an internal frosted treatment, which can better block the effect of light that affects the image quality.
The blue metal ring decoration on the top of the lens is very "Sirui" style, which is unified with its own high-end cinema lenses and anamorphic lenses, and the eye-catching SIRUI logo brand in the center of the lens body is highly recognizable and recognizable at a glance.
The focus ring is arranged with a raised cross-pattern, and although the lens body is smooth, the focus ring has excellent anti-slip performance, and the damping is very light, but the focus stroke is still relatively long, and the overall handling is very comfortable.
Because it is a unified series, the 16mm, 23mm, 33mm and 56mm lenses of the sniper series all use 58mm filter interfaces, but 75mm because it is a telephoto lens, it is a little difficult to make the filter interface 58mm, so this 75mm lens uses a 67mm filter interface, which is a little different from other focal lengths in the set, but the overall length is similar, the weight is a little higher, but it is also controlled within 490g, and it is used with a stabilizer, which only needs to be finely calibrated, Fast leveling is possible.
As the first autofocus series of Siruijia, the autofocus ability is the most concerned by everyone, before we used the 23mm, 33mm and 56mm three lenses, the overall degree of completion is still very high, due to the F1.2 large aperture assistance, even in the dark environment for the moving subject focus success rate is more than 90%, the actual use is still very reassuring.
The new 16mm and 75mm are upgraded on the original performance, using a new optical design, mainly for the overall performance of sharpness and image quality, and for distortion control and effective suppression of breathing effect, it can be seen that the new head of Sirui has higher requirements, hoping to meet the needs of static and video users.
In actual shooting, it is equipped with Sony A7M3, which is not the latest body on the market, but the overall focus performance of the lens, both accuracy and reaction speed, is very good, and if it is combined with a body with better subject recognition ability, the performance will be even better.
The overall sharpness performance of the new head is good, even if the aperture is wide open, the center sharpness performance has also been quite improved compared to before, which is still very happy, and the domestic lens is more worth looking forward to.
We photographed dragonflies, not regular dragonflies, but smaller ones We call them "cigarette pouch pots" in our local dialect, and I don't know what you're calling them over there. The moment the dragonfly landed on the lotus leaf, the shutter was pressed, because the previous shooting was the water droplets on the lotus leaf, therefore, the default parameters aperture F8, shutter speed 1/320s, ISO 100, the whole shooting process is very crisp, you can clearly see the veins of the lotus leaf, the texture of the dragonfly's wings, the gospel of the friends who like to count the hair, the two lenses, compared with the 75mm more suitable for newcomers, 115mm equivalent focal length, also more suitable for shooting details.
In terms of background bokeh,F1.2The large aperture brings a more fantastic effect,Sirui can be used13 and 15 aperture blades respectively,This also makes the background light spot when fully open more rounded,The bokeh effect is also more lubricated and the transition is more natural,It can highlight the subject well,Get a better sense of atmosphere.Although 16mm obtains the equivalent 24mm,The same focal length as the mobile phone,But this background bokeh effect is also irreplaceable by the current mobile phone algorithm,Let's interview the bokeh under different apertures、 Flare effect.
Overall, the two new heads of the Sirui sniper are still very satisfied with the performance, as the first autofocus lens series, you can see the sincerity of the Sirui, and the degree of completion is not low, the series has a large aperture, lightweight, cost-effective, and adopts a new optical design, the image quality and sharpness have been improved a lot, especially in distortion control and respiratory suppression, to meet the needs of taking pictures and videos. In particular, the new head has made significant progress in sharpness, autofocus, distortion control, etc., which shows that Sirui is listening to the needs and voices of the market and users, and is constantly adjusting its own products. Personal thoughts...... At present, most of the domestic automatic lenses are concentrated in these focal lengths, and the market needs more, telephoto, zoom autofocus lens products, or hope that manufacturers from various countries can launch some such products, to give you more, more people-friendly choices. Finally, I would like to add that it is more appropriate to buy a set of this series, and the price of a single new head is 2599 yuan.