I used to have the Viltrox, but I sold it and bought the Sigma, but.... now I miss the Viltrox. The Sigma, at least to me, is almost TOO sharp. And much heavier as well., Harder to use on a gimbal. It works, but the Viltrox is much more flexible when it comes to day-to-day having it on your camera. Also, the manual focus on the Viltrox is MUCH more consistent, even though it's focus by wire, it is much more repeatable than the Sigma, at least for me. Now I've used the Sigma quite a bit, and I just don't find myself falling in love with it, the way I have with my other lenses, each for different reasons. I already own a Samyang 12mm f2, and so, I'm good for ultra-wide, and so I think I might sell my Sigma and get the Viltrox back in my life. My work is filmmaking, and I found that for my professional work, I used the Viltrox much more when I had it, than I have used the Sigma since I got it. I find myself carrying the Sigma around all the time, to kinda convince myself of how awesome it is. I mean, it's certainly a great lens, but... not a great fit for me... Oh well, live and learn. ;)
Viltrox is sharp enough. Sice i got it, I haven’t take it off the camera ☺️. Especially this 23mm is a sweet focal length and with the little wide angle filter trick (i have another video on this), it becomes very versatile ❤️
@@linh4real338 To me, it's a matter of taste. Kinda like the difference between a vocalist with a clear, clean voice as opposed to someone like Bruce Springsteen. Some people like Christina Aguilera, and some prefer Bruce. Often times, people will use a lens like the Sigma 16mm, and find that they prefer the way it looks with a filter on it, to get more of a "film" look, as opposed to a "TV" kinda look, like the difference between watching the news and watching a movie. They look a lot different. And so, update to my comment on this video, I sold my Sigma and I'm now using a Sony Zeiss Batis 25mm f/2, and I like it much better, because it's not as "clean", although it's very sharp, it's got tons of character, meaning you can tell, 100%, that it's not a crystal clean sharp lens, but rather has some real character. Like mixing sound on a Neve board as opposed to a Sony digital board. Some people prefer the "grainy" sound that comes thru the Neve. It's all personal taste... Hope that helps... ;)
Hello Friend. I'm from Brazil and I liked your video. It helped me think better about Viltrox. The price difference is too big for my country. Almost a salary difference. Which one did you find the focus the fastest? Thanks for the video!
great review and being able to see the two lenses like that was great I have the Viltrox lens and find it to be a very good lens I was looking at the Sigma but think I will stick with the lens that I have thank you for helping me decide Subscribed to you looking forward to seeing more
How many feet should I be away from Viltrox 23mm so that I have a quite wide angle and good depth of field? (I don't want my face to be so close up). In other words, how many feet were you away from the camera with Viltrox 23mm in this video?
Since you are so curious abou the Viltrox lens, i invite you to watch a dedicated video i have for it Viltrox 23mm f1.4 The Ultimate Versatile lens for vlogging, b roll, portraits and product shoots th-cam.com/video/ukODMydutDo/w-d-xo.html
thanks for the comparison video, i have 16mm 1.4 sigma and 56mm 1.2 fuji, i love the 56's bokeh, is it ok if i swap my 16 to 23 to get nicer bokeh? cause i found that 16mm bokeh set to 1.4 with 56mm set to 2.0 still cant fight the 2.0 56, is it because the range making it more bokeh? hope u understand what i mean 😣😣
23mm has a bit if a stronger bokeh than 16mm because of the compression of the focal length. Viltrox also has a nice swirly vintage kind of vibe which is nice. It’s a good in between lens if you already have the 16 and 56. 23 is gonna be a nice addition. I have the sigma 56mm as well, but i use the 23 most
@@CasandraContora i was thinking of swapping the 16 with 23 cause 1st its too close and 2nd it has less bokeh, mostly use for portrait of a talents and artists, work in management company doing campaign, marketing, they love the 56 more than the 16 cause of the bokeh 😅😅 by the way thank you so much!
@@CasandraContora Hi Casandra, I finally had the chances to use the Viltrox 23 mm for a video and some photos. Definitely amazing, I love it! Thanks so much for the tip!
I sold my sigma 30mm to replace it with the 16 mm. But after watching this video I think am going for the vitrox. The video itself seem more cinimatic to me. There’s just some beauty to it that I can really explain
As I’m only interested in Zooming I think the Viltrox 23 mm looks more natural. However when I’m sitting next to my wife and Zooming, the wider Sigma would be better. I might buy both! Great review.
I also have posted another video dedicated to viltrox lens. In that video there’s a trick on how you can make it wider 😉th-cam.com/video/ukODMydutDo/w-d-xo.html
I used to have the Viltrox, but I sold it and bought the Sigma, but.... now I miss the Viltrox. The Sigma, at least to me, is almost TOO sharp. And much heavier as well., Harder to use on a gimbal. It works, but the Viltrox is much more flexible when it comes to day-to-day having it on your camera. Also, the manual focus on the Viltrox is MUCH more consistent, even though it's focus by wire, it is much more repeatable than the Sigma, at least for me. Now I've used the Sigma quite a bit, and I just don't find myself falling in love with it, the way I have with my other lenses, each for different reasons. I already own a Samyang 12mm f2, and so, I'm good for ultra-wide, and so I think I might sell my Sigma and get the Viltrox back in my life. My work is filmmaking, and I found that for my professional work, I used the Viltrox much more when I had it, than I have used the Sigma since I got it. I find myself carrying the Sigma around all the time, to kinda convince myself of how awesome it is. I mean, it's certainly a great lens, but... not a great fit for me... Oh well, live and learn. ;)
Viltrox is sharp enough. Sice i got it, I haven’t take it off the camera ☺️. Especially this 23mm is a sweet focal length and with the little wide angle filter trick (i have another video on this), it becomes very versatile ❤️
Wide Angle/Macro filter for the best all around lens
th-cam.com/video/Qx6zroHSSJ0/w-d-xo.html
@@CasandraContora I watched, but there’s no link to the filter. Awesome video though, thanks so much for sharing it
May i ask why too sharp is a problem?
@@linh4real338 To me, it's a matter of taste. Kinda like the difference between a vocalist with a clear, clean voice as opposed to someone like Bruce Springsteen. Some people like Christina Aguilera, and some prefer Bruce. Often times, people will use a lens like the Sigma 16mm, and find that they prefer the way it looks with a filter on it, to get more of a "film" look, as opposed to a "TV" kinda look, like the difference between watching the news and watching a movie. They look a lot different. And so, update to my comment on this video, I sold my Sigma and I'm now using a Sony Zeiss Batis 25mm f/2, and I like it much better, because it's not as "clean", although it's very sharp, it's got tons of character, meaning you can tell, 100%, that it's not a crystal clean sharp lens, but rather has some real character. Like mixing sound on a Neve board as opposed to a Sony digital board. Some people prefer the "grainy" sound that comes thru the Neve. It's all personal taste... Hope that helps... ;)
Hi Casandra, nice information❤
Thanks for the comparison, you helped me a lot & cleared my confusion for both lenses👍🏻
Great video!
As an amateur this was really helpful to see how the difference in focal length impacts facial aspects.
This was really helpful.
Glad you liked it 🙏🏻
Great video...yr video quality are super sharp and clear 👍
this is a great comparison Casandra :) you did a great job.. thanks!
Thanks for watching!
this is what i needed to see thank you
Sigma released 23mm F1.4 now
Thank you! Just what I needed.
Glad I could help!
Oh! I had a Sigma 16mm on my Sony and I thought it was really cool. Now, watching this video I'm quite surprised that I like Viltrox a bit better
😄not even wondering why, Viltrox is really cool 😎
Hello Friend. I'm from Brazil and I liked your video. It helped me think better about Viltrox. The price difference is too big for my country. Almost a salary difference. Which one did you find the focus the fastest?
Thanks for the video!
I think they both do the same at autofocus. Both had their misses, but overall they do great👍🏻
a viltrox ta saindo no aliexpress por 1500 reais e a sigma ta saindo por 2100 no aliexpress
Great comparison thanks.👍
great review and being able to see the two lenses like that was great I have the Viltrox lens and find it to be a very good lens I was looking at the Sigma but think I will stick with the lens that I have thank you for helping me decide Subscribed to you looking forward to seeing more
Thank you 🙏🏻
How many feet should I be away from Viltrox 23mm so that I have a quite wide angle and good depth of field? (I don't want my face to be so close up). In other words, how many feet were you away from the camera with Viltrox 23mm in this video?
For the video i was about 1.5 m distance from the camera.
Thank you!
But at what minute exactly were you 1.5 m away? because I'm figuring out if that lens would be suitable for my small room or not.
The intro part
Since you are so curious abou the Viltrox lens, i invite you to watch a dedicated video i have for it
Viltrox 23mm f1.4 The Ultimate Versatile lens for vlogging, b roll, portraits and product shoots
th-cam.com/video/ukODMydutDo/w-d-xo.html
Great video, really helpful and informative comparisons :)
Glad you liked it!
I've always wanted to see a comparison between the viltrox 23mm and the Sony Zeiss 24mm 1.8.
I don’t have Sony cameras
What camera did you use?
Canon M6 mk II & M50
thanks for the comparison video, i have 16mm 1.4 sigma and 56mm 1.2 fuji, i love the 56's bokeh, is it ok if i swap my 16 to 23 to get nicer bokeh? cause i found that 16mm bokeh set to 1.4 with 56mm set to 2.0 still cant fight the 2.0 56, is it because the range making it more bokeh? hope u understand what i mean 😣😣
23mm has a bit if a stronger bokeh than 16mm because of the compression of the focal length. Viltrox also has a nice swirly vintage kind of vibe which is nice. It’s a good in between lens if you already have the 16 and 56. 23 is gonna be a nice addition. I have the sigma 56mm as well, but i use the 23 most
@@CasandraContora i was thinking of swapping the 16 with 23 cause 1st its too close and 2nd it has less bokeh, mostly use for portrait of a talents and artists, work in management company doing campaign, marketing, they love the 56 more than the 16 cause of the bokeh 😅😅 by the way thank you so much!
You’re welcome. If you need more examples, i can share them with you on Instagram
Please make compression video between sigma 16mm and viltrox 13mm
I don’t have the 13mm. That one is not even available for canon M mount.
@Casandra Contora ok thank you for your reply. Love your way of talking
Thank you!
Another great comparison video, you become my lenses guru! 😅 I think I’ll get the 23mm. I’ll let you know! 😉
😅i am passionate about lenses and gear❤️ can’t wait for you to tell me which one you went for after all and how you like it ☺️
@@CasandraContora finally I got the Viltrox 23 mm. It arrived today and I'm very excited to test it as soon as possible! :D
Yeeees! I am excited for you! Let me know how you feel about it once you test it out! 🎉
@@CasandraContora Hi Casandra, I finally had the chances to use the Viltrox 23 mm for a video and some photos. Definitely amazing, I love it! Thanks so much for the tip!
Glad you liked it!
I will choose viltrox. Thanks a lot . Very nice review . Keep it up 😊👍
New Viltrox 13mm f1.4 is the best lens even better than fujinon wide lenses.
Unfortunately that 13mm is just for fuji cameras 😞 still, i like 23mm🥰
Thanks for the video
I sold my sigma 30mm to replace it with the 16 mm. But after watching this video I think am going for the vitrox. The video itself seem more cinimatic to me. There’s just some beauty to it that I can really explain
I like the colors of the Viltrox better 😊
Perfect view for me!
As I’m only interested in Zooming I think the Viltrox 23 mm looks more natural. However when I’m sitting next to my wife and Zooming, the wider Sigma would be better. I might buy both! Great review.
I also have posted another video dedicated to viltrox lens. In that video there’s a trick on how you can make it wider 😉th-cam.com/video/ukODMydutDo/w-d-xo.html
23mm>16mm but sigma is more sharp.
I like them both. Viltrox has some ‘personality’, look more artistic, Sigma is sharp, looks more professional 😌
Wow, chiar se vede o diferenta.
Care iti place mai mult? 🥰
@@CasandraContora sinceră să fiu, parca cel Viltrox 🤣
В речи слышится заметный русский акцент ;)
im not russian.