*** GET THE LENS HERE *** SONY - geni.us/7hL0I CANON - geni.us/nurvP FUJI - geni.us/jUESULj NIKON - geni.us/rNa5T MICRO 4/3 - geni.us/DE7IF *** YOU CAN ALSO GET IT HERE (ALL MOUNTS) - www.nisi-lens.com/product/nisi-9mm-f28/ref/2/ SAMPLES PHOTOS FROM THESE TWO CAMERAS: CAMERA A - geni.us/m7tYR9 CAMERA B - geni.us/3deXcAQ (APS-C MODE)
Thanks for the nice review. For crop frame cameras, this looks like a very nice value. It is very important to note however, that this is roughly equivalent to a 14 mm full frame. There are now 9 mm lenses available for full frames that are 50% wider than this lens. That is certainly not a criticism of this lens, but people should make note of it and not make the assumption that this has the equivalent of 9 mm full frame coverage. Thanks again for the great review.
Awesome review, I've never heard of this lens and I've never shot wider than 20mm. The sample images in your review were excellent and now I'm interested in picking one of these up to play with.
Wow! Came to look for a review of the lens and had the bonus of seeing my home state of Tasmania as well as the subject! Just what I want to photograph also! Hope you enjoyed your time here. Great review and this information helps very much in my decision making. Thank you, Mark.
I really liked this video except for a point on which we really disagree. That is the use of hyperfocal distance or setting a lens to 2 meters and being 'in' focus from one meter to infinity. Certainly this is correct conventional wisdom BUT there is a new feature to consider that will cause people to be unhappy with results from their new cameras. There is one and only one distance at which a subject is 'in' focus completely. Depth of field starts with an assumption that 'close' to in focus is good enough but our modern mirrorless sensors like the Canon R7 have so many pixels crammed into a small area that they show these variations from the exact 'in' focus point sooner than they did with film or lower pixel sensors in use when most depth of field tables were calculated. That means the markings on the lens that say both near and far will be sharp may cause important subjects to be a little fuzzy at both extremes. My answer is to use the marks for f/4 when I am shooting at f/8 or picking the distance that is most important to me and stopping down as much as I can. Certainly we don't set a lens at 2 meters when there in nothing in the image that close. This is a place where manual focus allows using tools like focus peaking and magnification of the preview to see the difference between really sharp and sort-of sharp. Really sharp lenses and really high pixel sensors suffer more from too much relying on depth of field (also using to slow a shutter). It only seems fair: The best equipment requires the best effort from the photographer to avoid having pictures ruined by the laws of physics.
Wow, really good points here! I mainly use the lens in this manner for video, which is only 8mp per frame, and is moving, so tends to be more forgiving. For static shots, that you have time, you are much better to use the focus tools in the camera, totally agree.
After watching a kangaroo set up to cross a busy road, I thought I’d take the video so moved the m50 to video and taken all the instructions from CZcams, it was set to manual. In the 2-3 seconds it took for the roo to bounce over the road and avoid traffic, I was still looking at the dials. Lesson, ignore tutorials, set camera to auto everything or like me, you will be holding an empty shot.
Is there a lens that will change my photography AUTO FOCUS LOW FIXED APERTURE AND HAS A DECENT ZOOM THAT DOESNT COST OVER $100 ? That would really change my photography and life
Hi Mark! I am a newbie with a camera and take pics for my guide service business. So it’s a lot of mountains and waterfalls and people. I’ve watched many of your videos to try to learn how to take better photos. I feel like I need this lens?
Hi Mark, great channel. Have already bought the Viltrox 23mm on your recommendation and love it. Am really tempted by this lens as I'm not so keen on my 8mm Rokinon fish-eye lens. Unfortunately I have the now out-dated ef-m mount on Canon m6 mk2. Would this work with and EF-RF adaptor on an ef-m to ef adaptor (viltrox speedbooster) and will vignetting be an issue?
There is no EF-M version of this lens, but the Rokinon 12mm is a wide lens that I highly recommend. I own that lens on Sony and Canon EF-M, it's the only lens that I own 2 of them like that, so its pretty great.
@@markwiemels Thanks Mark, I've seen you rave about the Samyang 12mm 😀. I'm quite tempted...Bit gutted about the Nisi 9mm and Viltrox 13mm not on EF-M, oh well. Appreciate the advice, great content, well produced and presented. Cheers
For the EF-M mount there is the Venus Laowa 9mm f/2.8 Zero-D. Rokinon also has a 10mm F2.8. I've no experience with either but reviews seem positive. So far, for the wide end, I'm quite happy with the Canon 11-22mm, but it is a slower lens and the main reason I'd go for a wide prime is for use in indoor and other low light situations. Also astrophotography is something I'd like to explore more.
@@deffunc Thanks for the suggestions, will check them out. I don't have the 11-22mm (yet) but is on my radar. Will probably end up getting ing the Samyang/Rokinon 12mm F2 at some point too....Cheers
@@ronaldmmiller Sorry, I didn't have my glasses on. Yes, it's APS-C, but many of the shots in this video were on full frame, but in APS-C mode. There is an RF version of the lens.
@@markwiemels I assumed (and was afraid) you'd say that because I want it, but am on the m-mount. I bought the Laowa for lack of an alternative. Love the wide angle, but it is soft, no doubt. Loved your video and may mimic some of your composition here as I fiddle with it (for personal, not pro use, of course). Keep them coming, please...
There's also the Samyang / Rokinon 10mm f/2.8 ED AS NCS CS for EF-M mount. I've no experience with it, but given how good the Samyang / Rokinon 12mm f/2.0 is, I'd consider this as worth a look.
Thanks, that's a totally fair comment and I was thinking that when editing the video. It's budget friendly compared to other high quality wide lenses, but not compared to what I normally consider budget friendly.
@@markwiemels More a commentary on my budget than a video critique, I do like the wide-angle lens for many compositions. My Canon 10-18 EFS is one of my favorites
Thanks for fixing the sound. Not sure if it was CZcams or my phone not having sound on your video. I checked a few times but same result. Have to say that your sound quality is really good, much better than ever. Now I'm interested in the microphone that is giving this video great sound. Thanks for not having music. Easier to pay attention to your speed. Really love how you use pics of that len. Got me very interested in it. Can see that you are a professional photographer. The pics are very interesting. I enjoy seeing the photos so I could learn how to shoot better and make my photos exciting. I really enjoy watching your videos and learning info on products. Fantastic job 👏 there
*** GET THE LENS HERE ***
SONY - geni.us/7hL0I
CANON - geni.us/nurvP
FUJI - geni.us/jUESULj
NIKON - geni.us/rNa5T
MICRO 4/3 - geni.us/DE7IF
*** YOU CAN ALSO GET IT HERE (ALL MOUNTS) - www.nisi-lens.com/product/nisi-9mm-f28/ref/2/
SAMPLES PHOTOS FROM THESE TWO CAMERAS:
CAMERA A - geni.us/m7tYR9
CAMERA B - geni.us/3deXcAQ (APS-C MODE)
Thanks for the nice review. For crop frame cameras, this looks like a very nice value. It is very important to note however, that this is roughly equivalent to a 14 mm full frame. There are now 9 mm lenses available for full frames that are 50% wider than this lens. That is certainly not a criticism of this lens, but people should make note of it and not make the assumption that this has the equivalent of 9 mm full frame coverage. Thanks again for the great review.
Correct. I wish they did good quality rectilinear 7.5mm apsc lenses.
Awesome review, I've never heard of this lens and I've never shot wider than 20mm. The sample images in your review were excellent and now I'm interested in picking one of these up to play with.
Wow! Came to look for a review of the lens and had the bonus of seeing my home state of Tasmania as well as the subject! Just what I want to photograph also! Hope you enjoyed your time here. Great review and this information helps very much in my decision making. Thank you, Mark.
Still going strong with video quality, amazing lens!
Thanks!
It’s a great lens!!
Yea, it's pretty cool!
Superb review. Many thanks!👍👍👍
Wish they had a Canon M mount or even an EF mount version... 😞
Yes, even the 3rd party manufacturers have give up on the EF-M mount.
I really liked this video except for a point on which we really disagree. That is the use of hyperfocal distance or setting a lens to 2 meters and being 'in' focus from one meter to infinity. Certainly this is correct conventional wisdom BUT there is a new feature to consider that will cause people to be unhappy with results from their new cameras. There is one and only one distance at which a subject is 'in' focus completely. Depth of field starts with an assumption that 'close' to in focus is good enough but our modern mirrorless sensors like the Canon R7 have so many pixels crammed into a small area that they show these variations from the exact 'in' focus point sooner than they did with film or lower pixel sensors in use when most depth of field tables were calculated. That means the markings on the lens that say both near and far will be sharp may cause important subjects to be a little fuzzy at both extremes. My answer is to use the marks for f/4 when I am shooting at f/8 or picking the distance that is most important to me and stopping down as much as I can. Certainly we don't set a lens at 2 meters when there in nothing in the image that close. This is a place where manual focus allows using tools like focus peaking and magnification of the preview to see the difference between really sharp and sort-of sharp. Really sharp lenses and really high pixel sensors suffer more from too much relying on depth of field (also using to slow a shutter). It only seems fair: The best equipment requires the best effort from the photographer to avoid having pictures ruined by the laws of physics.
Wow, really good points here! I mainly use the lens in this manner for video, which is only 8mp per frame, and is moving, so tends to be more forgiving. For static shots, that you have time, you are much better to use the focus tools in the camera, totally agree.
Yes this
Link in the description doesn’t work.
Yes, the site is down, it's the only place I can find the lens.
Hey Mark, this is a very informative video, just subscribed to your channel, keep up the good work.
So kind of you to say. Thank you.
Laowa 9mm or NISI 9mm? I can’t decide. The Laowa 9mm says Zero-D (No distortion). Any thoughts?
I have used both, and found the NISI to be sharper.
Awesome! Thank you Mark. I’ll try the Nisi. This is for my Fujifilm X-H2S.
After watching a kangaroo set up to cross a busy road, I thought I’d take the video so moved the m50 to video and taken all the instructions from CZcams, it was set to manual. In the 2-3 seconds it took for the roo to bounce over the road and avoid traffic, I was still looking at the dials. Lesson, ignore tutorials, set camera to auto everything or like me, you will be holding an empty shot.
Well, you broke the number one rule in video, never use manual mode for marsupials.
Is there a lens that will change my photography AUTO FOCUS LOW FIXED APERTURE AND HAS A DECENT ZOOM THAT DOESNT COST OVER $100 ?
That would really change my photography and life
Hi Mark! I am a newbie with a camera and take pics for my guide service business. So it’s a lot of mountains and waterfalls and people. I’ve watched many of your videos to try to learn how to take better photos. I feel like I need this lens?
It’s a good one for sure.
Hi Mark, great channel. Have already bought the Viltrox 23mm on your recommendation and love it. Am really tempted by this lens as I'm not so keen on my 8mm Rokinon fish-eye lens. Unfortunately I have the now out-dated ef-m mount on Canon m6 mk2. Would this work with and EF-RF adaptor on an ef-m to ef adaptor (viltrox speedbooster) and will vignetting be an issue?
There is no EF-M version of this lens, but the Rokinon 12mm is a wide lens that I highly recommend. I own that lens on Sony and Canon EF-M, it's the only lens that I own 2 of them like that, so its pretty great.
@@markwiemels Thanks Mark, I've seen you rave about the Samyang 12mm 😀. I'm quite tempted...Bit gutted about the Nisi 9mm and Viltrox 13mm not on EF-M, oh well. Appreciate the advice, great content, well produced and presented. Cheers
For the EF-M mount there is the Venus Laowa 9mm f/2.8 Zero-D. Rokinon also has a 10mm F2.8. I've no experience with either but reviews seem positive. So far, for the wide end, I'm quite happy with the Canon 11-22mm, but it is a slower lens and the main reason I'd go for a wide prime is for use in indoor and other low light situations. Also astrophotography is something I'd like to explore more.
@@deffunc Thanks for the suggestions, will check them out. I don't have the 11-22mm (yet) but is on my radar. Will probably end up getting ing the Samyang/Rokinon 12mm F2 at some point too....Cheers
Hey Mark, how is this compared to the Laowa 9mm zero D?
I believe they are similar, but some have had mixed results with the Laowa, some copies being sharp and others not so good.
Can this be used on an R6?
Hello sir can you please tell me how much important it is to get camera cage for my zve10 ?
if you want a camera with a cage then I would suggest it is very important
Yah, I wouldn’t go without it personally. Makes the grip bigger and protects the camera.
Did you try this on ASPC or Full Frame? I shoot with R6 Mark ii….
It’s an aps-c lens, but there is no ef-m version.
@@markwiemels ef-m? For R6 Mark ii?
@@ronaldmmiller Sorry, I didn't have my glasses on. Yes, it's APS-C, but many of the shots in this video were on full frame, but in APS-C mode. There is an RF version of the lens.
No Cannon M mount version 😢
I know, most of the lens makers won't make any new m mount.
@@markwiemels that’s okay I guess but what about an EF or EFS mount at least those are adaptable unlike an RF
did you test it on r7 with ibis? as bad as it was with the cinema lens in one of your previous reviews?
I have only tested it on Sony cameras.
How does it compare to the Laowa 9mm 2.8?
In my experience, this lens was much sharper.
@@markwiemels I assumed (and was afraid) you'd say that because I want it, but am on the m-mount. I bought the Laowa for lack of an alternative. Love the wide angle, but it is soft, no doubt. Loved your video and may mimic some of your composition here as I fiddle with it (for personal, not pro use, of course). Keep them coming, please...
Only £378 on Nisi UK website…but £1028 on Amazon UK 😳. Unfortunately for us EOS M users it’s only on the RF mount.
just was I thought only RF not even an EF Mount :(
@@ArminSteiner The Laowa 9mm f2.8 is on the EF-M mount and is probably as good but costs £100 more…around £490.
There's also the Samyang / Rokinon 10mm f/2.8 ED AS NCS CS for EF-M mount. I've no experience with it, but given how good the Samyang / Rokinon 12mm f/2.0 is, I'd consider this as worth a look.
So amazing! Subscribe done.
Thanks.
Nice video! But, not quite "Budget Friendly" enough for me?
Thanks, that's a totally fair comment and I was thinking that when editing the video. It's budget friendly compared to other high quality wide lenses, but not compared to what I normally consider budget friendly.
@@markwiemels More a commentary on my budget than a video critique, I do like the wide-angle lens for many compositions. My Canon 10-18 EFS is one of my favorites
No sound 😳
Try again and let me know, have not had anyone else mention it.
Thanks for fixing the sound. Not sure if it was CZcams or my phone not having sound on your video. I checked a few times but same result. Have to say that your sound quality is really good, much better than ever. Now I'm interested in the microphone that is giving this video great sound. Thanks for not having music. Easier to pay attention to your speed. Really love how you use pics of that len. Got me very interested in it. Can see that you are a professional photographer. The pics are very interesting. I enjoy seeing the photos so I could learn how to shoot better and make my photos exciting. I really enjoy watching your videos and learning info on products. Fantastic job 👏 there
*speech not speed
@@mustanggirl1204 really kind of you to say! Thanks.