Irix 11mm f4 REVIEW - The best ultra wide angle on the market?
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- čas přidán 28. 06. 2018
- I have recently had the chance to test a fantastic lens from IRIX, their 11mm f4 for full frame cameras, but just how well does it perform?
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Excellent video Dave, I think Irix is one of the rising stars in optics, I have had the 15mm 2.4 since it came out nearly two years ago and it is a fantastic lens on full frame, wonderfully sharp, and contrasty.
Good, honest review, especially the comparison to other lenses. As always great production values.
I like your videos man! Nice review
Dave I'm trying to make a decision between this Irix 11mm lens or the Rokinon 14mm FE AF for my Sony full frame system. I would be using this for my real estate work. I love the idea of the super wide 11mm of the Irix (using the Sigma MC-11 on my Sony camera) but the Rokinon keeps pulling me back with it's autofocus. Any thoughts?
What adaptors will allow me to mount this to my tlr camera?
I own the Irix 15mm Blackstone. Using it almost daily to photograph the indoors of a big buildingphoject that had been going on for a year now. I use the viewfinder to focus because my camera requires a focus ajustment on basically all lenses I put on it. There is an interesting port for focus ajustment on the lens, but the information I have about it now is that is done somewere in an Irix factory or service center. In general I am very happy with the lens, it separates object amazingly at very short focus distance ~20cm.
Another advantage the Irix has over the Laowa is the electrical contacts for aperture control and exif data.
Great review. Those big lenses perched above your pillow would make me nervous though.
I really enjoy your videos. You actually have made me consider the 100-400 gmaster vs the 70-200 gmaster which I was absolutely against for the longest time.
I apologise to your bank balance then 🤣
Don't think you'll honestly go wrong with either, just depends which suites your shooting style best
Dave McKeegan no need to apologize I was just gonna steal it. My style is definitely all about the ultra wide angle
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Nice and very helpfull thank u
It's pretty high on my list. If the housing market in my area turns around I'll start pushing for real estate jobs and will want either the Irix or the Laowa
Can you see how this lens stacks up against the Sigma 19mm f2 for sony E mount?
Zipp4Everyone that doesnt make any sense comparing. Its 19 2.8. its apsc. This 11mm on fullframe is another world of wide.
I have the tamron 15-30 for my real estate and architecture photography along a 24 tilt shift but...Many times 15.8mm (tamron is not 15mm is 15.8) is not enough so i decided to buy the Irix 11mm...I love the look,i love the metal premium build...is a big win for me especially as a nikon user that i dont have many 11mm options...
As a fellow Nikon user: yep, there is not much in that uw territory.
How do you like the 11mm? Which version do you use?
Do you use adapters?
I have the 11mm Blackstone and use it for real estate photography. I set it to infinity and lock that in and don't need to focus. Such a great investment.
It is indeed, following this review I went and bought my own copy of a firefly version
Great review, what about the Tokina 11-16mm f/2.8?
Tokina is a good lens however it's an APS-C lens where as this is full frame. There are numerous 10-11mm APS-C lenses
Any recommendations for APS-C lenses!
For APS-C I would personally go with Tokina, either 11-16 f2.8 or then newer 11-20 f2.8
There are some other options like 10-10/10-24mm lenses from most manufacturers but they are all quite slow apertures
Right I forgot that part lol, I do use it on my full frame at 16mm with no vignetting so that's probably why I mentioned it.
Tokina is indeed an aps-c lens but it works on a full frame too (at least if you avoid 11-14 mm range). Maybe not the best but usefull if you've got one.
Voigtlander 10mm f5.6. Love it for my a7r3
Bought this one but the blackstone one yesterday, cant wait to try it. My widest before this was 28mm so quite a difference lol. Qualityfeel of the blackstone is exceptionell
Yeah and I only paid 300 euro for it new lol was on sale plus i got discount for buying it at a expo
Landed yourself a bargain there 😁
Johan S bruh, where can I get this for 300€...? I’m from Germany, if that helps (probably not lol)😂
Debating between the more expensive Laowa 10-18 (used), Voigtländer 10 or 12mm (also used but even more expensive) and this Irix one (either firefly or Blackstone. Would be happy with both but Aluminium housing is always great!
Can you change the aperture manually?
No, the aperture is electronically controlled through the camera, there is no manual aperture ring
I think you've arrived with your lighting setup ;)
Yeah took a lot of trail and error but much happier with it now
Regarding the lens I will go for the Laowa 12mm EF version with the Magic Shift adapter, because I am steering towards architecture
I had the Canon 11-24mm and found this very heavy and too front heavy. After half a year I noticed that mostly used the 11mm. So I sold it and bought the Irix 11mm Firefly. The Quality is about the same and the camera (5D4) lies much better in the hand.
For using filters I got the R with the adapter with the drop in CPL filter.
Which adapter is that?
@@TheTS1205 I use both, the original Canon drop-in-filter adapter and the Meike drop-in-filter adapter. I don't see a difference, except the price.
Wow totally missed this the first time around but as a 7 year Sony user I am not surprised with the poor results from the Irix used with an adapter on the Sony. Many times I have tried to use really great Ultra Wide angle lens on the Sony A7 series, even my A7R3 with classic Contax and Zeiss UWA glass. But always the result is the same, very poor corner and edge performance with terrible vertical and lateral CA. So it was a shock to try the Irix on my Canon EOS R and find its performance so much better than on the Sony. The CA and vignetting is much milder and easy to correct with LR profile. It turns out that Sony have installed a relatively thick sensor filter stack which requires specific lens design characteristics to mitigate, not my research but Lens Rentals in the US have a good article that details what Sony have done to prevent the use of other manufacturers lens products on their cameras. I guess they (camera manufacturers) want your money when you purchase additional lens which is understandable. So despite Dave's qualifications on the Irix performance, the lens was designed to be used on a Canon body and works really well in that way, much better than on a Sony. I use 15mm Voigtlander UWA on a daily basis with my Sony and it does and amazing job but I am finding the Irix 11mm gives me more wriggle room when shooting inside compact properties, especially the bathroom shots, well done Irix.
On a complete side note:-
You were right. The Sony 400mm f2.8GM is a world beater. It does track focus at 20 fps. The A9 is a now pro sports system.
It has also kind of proved my point that mirrorless cameras need mirrorless lenses (with their different focus motors); and that the problem for Canon and Nikon is not that they can't produce professional mirrorless bodies but that if they do they will have to bring out a new range of 'M' lenses.
I'd really love to see you do the Tamron 28-75 f2.8 if you can get your hands on it. Not the biggest fan of some of the other CZcamsrs reviewing it.
I would love to see me do one too Damien 🙂
Fingers crossed I can get my hands on one at some point
Right on. If it's in the books, I'm satisfied.
Over damped manual lenses seems to be common now - even Zeiss lenses are too stiff to focus quickly...
6:50 Legends tell of the reason to why we never see Dave's arms, for they are humongus.
actually.... when you open then Tin to take out the lens.. you will be pulling out the lens case/cover.. then open that to actually pull out the lens.. Irix packaging is second to none.. they really do a great job. I actually have both.. the Blackstone in both 11mm f/4 and the 15mm f/2.4 LOVE them both.... another correction.. there are lens correction profiles for LightRoom.. grab them from the Irix website and install them.
Thanks for making those points, Lawayne. The lens profiles are available from the Irix website and as mentioned, very easy to install in both ACR and Lr. They correct both the vignetting and distortion, which are minimal to begin with, with one click.
Those correction profiles are now included with Lr CC and ACR.
How about the Samyang 12mm 2.8 ED lens ?
The Samyang 12mm is a fisheye lens
I'd say Laowa 12mm
how is the Samyang 12mm a fisheye when this irix 11mm is not?
Because fisheye is not to do with focal length but how it projects the image.
The Irix projects a flat image whereas a fisheye has a more distorted look of the centre being closer to the camera than the corners.
Canon do a 15mm fisheye and a 14mm rectilinear
okay, you never stop learning :)
Check out the new Voigtländer lenses, 10mm rectilinear, so Canon is not the widest one.
Excellent point Tomas, I always forget about them 🙄
Dave McKeegan I just love the brand, I recently bought one :)
Congrats for your videos!
Yes, Voigtlander E-mount manual lenses have excellent IQ, are extremely well built, small(ish), light(ish), transmit EXIF data and are compatible with MF Assist on Sony mirrorless bodies.
www.voigtlaender.de/lenses/e-mount/?lang=en
The Voigtlander is only f5.6 but it's tiny and only weighs 375g with no adapter needed. Images look good but it's nearly a grand!
yep, a great fall back for tight fits where its worth the effort to take it with you
For my needs the Sigma 12-24 is better. 11 or 12 is not that critical to me but I get auto focus and lightroom support.
Irix lenses have had profiles included in Lr and ACR since June 19th. Using the hyperfocal scale correctly on the Irix enables fast and accurate focusing, and the lenses also support focus confirmation. The price is roughly half that of the Sigma 12-24 f/4.
Correct
its a great lens
Here are my favorite shots with this lens: jefpix.smugmug.com/Commercial-Photography/Irix-11-Samples/
Just doesn't work for me. Thought I might be able to handle manual focus but nope.
@ 10:03 you forgot about the : www.bhphotovideo.com/c/product/1219550-REG/voigtlander_ba334b_heliar_hyper_wide_10mm_f_5_6.html
True, although the Voigtlander is double the cost of the Irix and is only available for mirrorless
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I for no reason at all, just noticed that you’re making these videos in your bedroom.. Random, but yea..
I don't see the use in such a lens. It has a lot of quality problems almost inherent in doing a lens that wide, especially at a low price point. It's extremely wide, which user of such a lens is not going to have a lot of primes at similar focal lenghts? The price difference for a quality lens in the 10-20mm area is certainly not going to win it for a collection of these B quality primes. I can very easily see why there is not a lot of competition for a lens like this.
If you do not need such a ultrawide or have higher quality claims, you should not buy it. For that what it is (11mm full frame!) it has great value, and each mm more focal length counts exponentially. Most flaws are easily correctable, and what concerns flares, depending on your personal preferences they could essentially add to the dynamic and action of a scene.
You cant compare 10-20 mm zooms. This is 11mm fullframe. Your apsc 10 Basically starts at 15mm