Some Camera Lens Awards for 2022

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...not to be taken /too/ seriously. Seriously. Have fun!
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Nikon Z 24-120mm f/4 'S'
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Tamron 35-150mm f/2-2.8 Di III VXD
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Nikon Z 400mm f/4.5 VR 'S'
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Laowa 90mm f/2.8 CA-Dreamer Macro 2x
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Viltrox 13mm f/1.4 AF
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Samyang AF 135mm f/1.8 FE
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Canon FD 35-70mm f/4 Autofocus
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Minolta MC Rokkor 40-80mm f/2.8
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Fuji XF 56mm f/1.2 R WR (New Version)
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@marzed19 Жыл бұрын

PLEASE make this an annual thing - It's awesome!

@K12xa Жыл бұрын

Not to be shallow, definitely the best lens reviewer on youtube. Short, informative, and easy to understand videos. Covers all the important and relevant aspects. Chris is the type of reviewer who knows how to package a video well, and respects the viewer's time.

@imharikrish Жыл бұрын

Fuji has been knocking out of the park with their prime lenses XF 56mm 1.2, 33mm 1.4, and 18mm 1.4 - all of them are out-of-this-earth lenses for their sharpness.

@diekruzen Жыл бұрын

Wow, what a fantastic summary!! I've been looking forward to this video and was not disappointed. Thank you for your continued time and effort Christopher.

@isaachughes4982 Жыл бұрын

I rarely comment on videos, but I have to say, you are most definitely my favorite lens reviewer on KZfaq. Every time I'm interested in a new lens, I immediately look for your signature thumbnails to click on. Thank you for all your hard work and effort putting these videos together. It is very appreciated.

@simon3461 8 ай бұрын

Awesome video and a great summary of the year ! Please continue this series with a new one for the year 2023 ! Looking forward to see it soon...

@RFGfotografie Жыл бұрын

The best youtube channel out there for reviews having an award ceremony. PERFECT! Awesome video!

@martinoberstein8431 Жыл бұрын

Great stuff, very competent and funny, too. Kind regards from Germany and a merry christmas and a happy new year for you and your family, Martin ( hope all things will turn much better next year - but your videos, I think you can‘t get any better - thank you very much for your work!)

@tonycannon1968 Жыл бұрын

I follow this channel for the clear reviews, the honesty of the opinions and of course the bits of Wales that pop up! Keep at it!

@ImNumber13 Жыл бұрын

another amazing year! thanks for all the videos, all the reviews and laughs and entertainment! happy new year! ;)

@tristanallain1483 Жыл бұрын

Thank you, for being such a great source for camera lens reviews! You do them in a way where I actually know what I'm getting, and not just buzz words. So, thank you so much for everything you do and keep up the amazing work!

@pioneerregent3049 Жыл бұрын

If Christopher hasn't done a review on it, I'm not buying it lol

@tristanallain1483 Жыл бұрын

@@pioneerregent3049 haha! Same here

@ecmjr Жыл бұрын

Great Video, I can't wait for the videos of 2023!!! Merry Xmas and Happy New Year (in advance)!

@Skene_O Жыл бұрын

Thanks for all the reviews during the year,. Your honest testing of all camera gear has helped me on deciding which lens's to purchase.

@LukeTaylorPhotography Жыл бұрын

Thanks, Chris for all your work!

@WillJBailey Жыл бұрын

Since I'm just about to part with a grand for the Fuji 56mm, to use primarily for photographing artwork for reproduction, giving it the sharpness award makes me very happy

@craigcarlson4022 Жыл бұрын

Fun review! (Was excited to see the Nikon 24-120 f/4 among the best, as i recently ordered it.) Happy holidays to you and your family.

@kustenstra Жыл бұрын

Wow, what great (and fun) group of lenses! I'm really impressed that the Fuji lens was sharper than the Sigma 65 F2. I didn't think that would be possible. I wonder what will come next. As always, thank you very much for all your hard work Christopher!

@peterebel7899 Жыл бұрын

Great vid again! I absolutely share your both Nikon choices (me as a Canon shooter) Looking forward to some more special vintage reviews (me started this year sprinkling a shooting on vintage glas from time to time)

@JarraxQ Жыл бұрын

The award for my favourite lens reviewer on KZfaq goes to Christopher Frost! Thanks for your incredible work and great reviews, I always come to you for information that I can trust when it comes to lenses.

@divergentus Жыл бұрын

Well done Christopher! When I look for a lens review, by default I type "(insert lens name here) Frost" as I enjoy your consistent, honest reviews.

@eric.p.merlin3537 Жыл бұрын

Merci 🙏 Christopher! Wishing you in advance a merry XMas 🎄 with plenty of these prime lenses with beautiful glass 😊

@beardedbastard7753 Жыл бұрын

Great video Chris, you manage to make the boring monotonous task of lens testing charts videos fun. Always my first stop when looking at new lenses and this video is a really cool change up.

@DocDealgood Жыл бұрын

Great compilation! Thank you!

@markm83 Жыл бұрын

Very entertaining and informative! Thanks Christopher.

@murkom Жыл бұрын

Thank you for your work. Love your laid-back no-attention-w style.

@trueblack6760 Жыл бұрын

Thank you for your great info!!!

@trojanhman8136 Жыл бұрын

That was a very good review. Thank you.

@bizeffex Жыл бұрын

Great job please keep up the good work - very informative and very entertaining !

@donaldklopper Жыл бұрын

Lovely summary of your lenses reviewed. My friend got the Nikon 24 120 f4 recently and it's a revelation! I haven't touched any others on your list, but that Fuji looks tempting...

@radoo86 Жыл бұрын

I bought all my lenses after I saw your reviews, I am so happy you also are a fan of the 24-120mm f4

@urosjovanovic3142 Жыл бұрын

Wonderful video, as always! Nikon has an incredible lineup of zoom lenses for the Z mount, I own a 24-70 f4 and it's a stunning piece of equipment! No wonder the new zooms are among the best ones available! 🙂

@Jviotr Жыл бұрын

Go Nikon! Just bought a Z5 with the 24-120 and loving the combo! Both were on sale so the combo was $1899 US. So versatile, lite, and gorgeous colors and sharpness.

@Bayonet1809 Жыл бұрын

And I just bought the 400mm f/4.5 for 25% off on a Black Friday deal, so together we have matched Chris' Nikon choices.

@badshoes Жыл бұрын

Love the channel! Only one I come to when actually trying to make purchase decisions.

@Primeros1000 Жыл бұрын

I don’t know how you don’t have more subscribers. I love your channel

@albert.artphotography Жыл бұрын

excellent one ☝️ ❤ thanks for do so!

@jichaelmorgan3796 Жыл бұрын

We have entered the golden era where pretty much every camera and every lens is not just good now, but damn good. And getting cheaper and cheaper. :)

@nelsonfoote7641 Жыл бұрын

I bought the Laowa 90 macro because of your review. I’m not disappointed!

@RealRaynedance Жыл бұрын

Every time I see that Samyang 135mm lens, I wish I had a use for it or liked shooting at 135mm.

@garypardyphotography Жыл бұрын

Waiting for Chris to get his mitts on the Viltrox 75mm f/1.2

@mickue Жыл бұрын

You are doing a great job. Keep going ✌️

@deepdivegooddive Жыл бұрын

Great again. Thanks a lot.

@hzubovi1 Жыл бұрын

Best joke of the year is a must category when it comes to your channel

@travischoat4088 Жыл бұрын

Yay Fuji! I traded some gear to upgrade to this lens. Excited to shoot it. 💕💕💕

@chicken_person Жыл бұрын

I definitely agree on the Samyang 135mm f/1.8 as great value for money - using it for astrophotography is wonderful, and it gets fantastic images in pretty much every other situation as well. My only real gripe is that I don't have the lens station, so I have to buy or rent one - and I'd rather rent if I can help it, since it's my only Samyang lens right now and I'd rather not contribute to E-waste. I've also had my eye on the Laowa macro, even though the focal length of the Samyang and the Laowa are reasonably close the 2x macro is super tempting, especially since my current macro lens is a vintage lens on extension tubes. Probably going to need a graphics card upgrade for my PC first though...

@helisoma Жыл бұрын

@0:21 i'll start it off 😂...i'm Thomas in Boston lol....i do model photography as a hobby and collect high end lenses so your reviews of what i have already have been very reassuring 😄...just one of 300k grateful subscribers 😎👍🏻

@amermeleitor Жыл бұрын

From the big brands, Nikon and Fuji have the best optics for the money

@zfreek98 Жыл бұрын

I wound up with Samyang's 135mm f/1.8 FE as a Black Friday purchase for $660 and can happily say there's not a lick of buyer's remorse. Your review of the Nikon 24-120 was what a friend of mine needed to see to convince her to abandon her old D5600 and go full-frame mirrorless. Our wallets may not appreciate you, but our minds certainly do. Thanks Chris!

@SMGJohn Жыл бұрын

And what was wrong with her D5600??? 24 megapixel sensor from 2016 is pretty much identical to performance of majority of APS-C cameras today and does she even print larger than A1??? No? Then you wont even need more than 20 megapixels let alone 24 Good images are not because of camera, but because of the user behind it.

@alfoutdoors9660 Жыл бұрын

Best value for money should have gone to the Samyang AF 24mm f1.8 FE...It's just as sharp as the Sony FE 24mm f1.4 GM, right across the frame, but it has less CA and coma at the edges of frame, and better flare resistance too, plus it's almost half the weight and yet amazingly, it's only 1/3rd the price!!! Literally the bargain of the year! I also bought the Samyang AF 135mm f1.8 FE, based partly on Chris's review, and he wasn't wrong...I would go as far to say it's the best 135mm f1.8 lens ever made...Making the Sony GM version look like hyper expensive junk.

@EPMTUNES Жыл бұрын

Here's to another year of lens reviews!

@amressamarchitect Жыл бұрын

Sir, you are the only reviewer i trust , you are honest keep it up , i wish you compare sony 12-24 F2.8 to Sigma 14-24 F2.8 soon

@SunnySoCal Жыл бұрын

if you don’t recommend it & if i haven’t personally tried it i never buy i appreciate all your reviews chris we love your work 🙏🏾

@free-qe6wx Жыл бұрын

That Z 24-120 f4 is out of this world, and just trounces the competition at or anywhere near its formulation. It even matches or exceeds the sharpness of certain trinity f2.8's from certain manufacturers who shall remain nameless. Best wide to tele zoom is a justified award on that lens.

@Bayonet1809 Жыл бұрын

Excelent choices here Chris, I would have made the same myself.

@mtljmbTUBE Жыл бұрын

Who are your listenners? Well, I am a Canadian actuary, passionate about photography and your reviews are pretty damn good sir, that's why I check your stuff and stay tuned-in. Hi from Montreal!

@ejga182 Жыл бұрын

Amazing!!!

@1717jbs Жыл бұрын

Great vid. Thanks.

@johndao5870 Жыл бұрын

Fuji 23mm f1.4 and 33mm f1.4 are sharp wide open, Both are my favorite.

@Bodywern Жыл бұрын

No, I didn’t take it too seriously, but I seriously enjoyed the comments and the sometimes slightly eccentric choices. Brilliant, Chris. Diolch i ti.

@victorlim5077 Жыл бұрын

Nikon's 400mm F4.5 Z lens looks amazing! Hopefully a prosumer DX Z camera (D500 successor) comes out next year.

@rickt.8866 Жыл бұрын

I love my Tamron 35-150 F2-2.8 DI III VXD lens! Best zoom I have ever used on the Sony ecosystem.

@skyshay001 Жыл бұрын

I love this level of standardized comparisons. It just shows that some lens aspect are objectively better and not just a matter of subjective taste.

@adinbradic7092 Жыл бұрын

Thank you.

@Twobarpsi Жыл бұрын

Fuji....WOW 🤩🤩🤩!! What a lens!

@Comalv Жыл бұрын

is the nikon 24-120 f/4 sharper than the tamron 35-150 at f/4? Would really be interested in a comparison of that sort (with the Tamron adapted for Nikon with a ETZ21 adapter or something similar). Thanks in advance and keep up the great reviews!

@purposefully.verbose Жыл бұрын

tried the laowa 85 f/5.6? it's TINY! and super duper sharp on an A7R4

@lorenlehner Жыл бұрын

Thanks!

@christopherfrost Жыл бұрын

Thanks!

@Stop-All-War Жыл бұрын

56mm, bit tight..prefer 28 / 35mm for walk-around.

@israelayaladiaz9410 Жыл бұрын

Looking forward for the sharpest lenses award of the year 👏

@brettmansdorf Жыл бұрын

Hoping one day we see a review of an xf90 as its likely a contender for the sharpest regardless of year...

@ClaroPires Жыл бұрын

can you please make a top all lens you have reviewed, maybe by category, and every year you update the ranking. what lens makes to the list, what left...

@VynZography Жыл бұрын

LOL Christopher rushing the end of 2022 😂

@danallen46 Жыл бұрын

I have been watching many of your videos - and you have never tested a 300mm f/2.8! They are actually very hard to buy new any more. Most are discontinued, but it would be great to see a proper lens test of the EF 300mm f/2.8L IS II. Also: the Nikkor AF-S 200mm f/2G ED & 300mm f/2.8 would be interesting. Perhaps a battle of the 300s?

@worldscalephotography Жыл бұрын

Who are you people? I am those people :) Btw, great channel! Love your reviews, very sharp, a bit soft toward the edges but it sharpens nicely at minute 4, getting a bit soft again at around minute 16 due to the effects of 2022's attention diffraction, but overall, just great! and your accent is the equivalent of the nicest bokeh produced in the English speaking world :)

@takaliuang Жыл бұрын

Waiting for my Viltrox 13mm 😉

@mycotripssertraline Жыл бұрын

🎊Merry Christmas and happy New year in advance. 🎁Congratulations!! Contact me

@WeddingStoriesByRakesh Жыл бұрын

Would love to see more value for money lenders

@JennyDarukat Жыл бұрын

Do you have a kind of perpetual top list/hall of fame anywhere, coming to think of it? Tyll from Innerfidelity used to keep a list of top X recommendations at every price category for headphones, and I think something like that would be quite cool to see from your beyond-extensive review catalogue. Maybe a top 3 or best & honourable mention for each sensor format / price bracket combination to help those undecided on which system will cater best to their specific shooting needs? Also I can't wait to hopefully see Samyang, Sigma & Tamron offerings for Nikon Z mount, now that they're open to collaborating with third parties. My Z6 is such a great camera, but I am a little jealous of Sony users for the value & compact lens options on the market. That 135 1.8 is seriously calling me..

@juancisneros725 11 ай бұрын

4:37 this one aged really well

@grhmbl Жыл бұрын

pls include wide-angles too

@23hopha Жыл бұрын

You should make a comparison with the RF 85mm f1.2 and Fuji 56mm f1.2 wr 🤔

@fatihyasinsonduren Жыл бұрын

best sharpness lens 135mm f2 for me all time

@alen2937 Жыл бұрын

For next year... how about reviewing lenses of a particular make? e.g. start with Olympus, I think they have a lot of underrated lenses which produce beautiful images. I recently got an Olympus OM-4 Ti to try the lenses that I already had in its native system... but this was only after I tried them on my Sony cameras with an adapter. Then you can move another year into another classic system and so on...

@ebrahimfaiz8522 Жыл бұрын

For me what to say other than thank you for your "fine English reviews" as here, commenting from Quetta Pakistan, it is still usually said about any fine work. As common people say "what an English work has been done on it."

@8401bman Жыл бұрын

This was a quiet year for sigma. I'm hoping we see a sigma 70-200 f2.8 lens for the Sony FE mount in 2023 🙏

@giannagiavelli5098 Жыл бұрын

Best 3d pop?

@olis.934 Жыл бұрын

Missing Fuji‘s new 18mm and 33mm 1.4, a great combo with exceptional image quality 📸 😊

@muttishelfer9122 Жыл бұрын

because the 18mm and 33mm have been released in 2021 ;)

@professionalpotato4764 Жыл бұрын

The 33 is apparently not as god-tier or fallen-off-the-spaceship-tier according to some. The Nikon Z 50 f1.8 is sharper than the 33 in the corners. Maybe I should just sell a kidney for the new 56.

@muttishelfer9122 Жыл бұрын

@@professionalpotato4764"Z 50 f1.8 is sharper than the 33 in the corners." That is not true! Just comparing the reviews of those lenses on this channel. The Z 50mm 1,8 and the XF33mm 1,4 showing about the exact same sharpness performance in the corners. But i prefer the more compact size and premium feeling of the Fuji.

@professionalpotato4764 Жыл бұрын

@@muttishelfer9122 Just quoting what others said. I remember someone somewhere compared the Z 50mm to the 33mm and claimed better corner resolution. I personally haven't tried the Z system so I don't know what to draw from this. Could be sample variance. Could be actual lack of resolution. But here in this video, it performs worse than a f/2.8 zoom lens from Tamron in the edge. Centre sharpness seems better though. kzfaq.info/get/bejne/ntd9aseXyZPcYY0.html

@shivanksolaris Жыл бұрын

Best wildlife lens , best sport lens, best astro lens... i could go on... but the video was so good and the only thing the bother me was it was short.

@ooharloo Жыл бұрын

I just picked up the Samyang 135 for $663 brand new for cyber Monday!

@Aksunkuvat Жыл бұрын

XF 18mm1.4 WR is probably also there with 56 as sharpest.

@jackcastro4952 Жыл бұрын

Christopher, if you can choose only one lens for the Canon R7, which one will it be? I saw your review on the Sigma 18-35mm, which was my choice, but I decided not to buy it after I heard your comments. Alternatively I thought of the Sigma 50-100mm, but it is probably the same story, being a very similar lens. Your input would be very much appreciated.

@fljotavik111 Жыл бұрын

I love your honest reviews. Many other youtube channels are so full of hate and dishonesty towards certain brands, that I've lacked interest in gear and photography anymore these days...but you seem to always bring me back to the the hobby I love.

@TR6Telos Жыл бұрын

How about the East German Zeiss 135mm 3.5. They churned them out . I bought a brand new one from Jessops in 1980 for £18. Brilliant colour and contrast as it only has 4 multicoated elements. (£90 in todays prices)

@Snapit551 Жыл бұрын

Great reviews but we need to see reviews of Fuji medium format lenses in 2023 🙏🏻 please

@bmeclipse Жыл бұрын

You could add a category for Most Painful Lens or Whopper of the Year. Well done!

@mcaetano2000 Жыл бұрын

What portrait lens do you recommend for my Canon 90D (32.5mp)? I want the sharpest possible lens with a fast apperture on an 85 or maybe 135mm lens. I've seen your reviews of the Samyang 85mm f/1.2, the Samyang 135mm f/2, the Sigma 85mm f/1.4 Art and the Sigma 135mm f/1.8 Art. Which one gives the highest sharpness on the 32.5mp sensor of the Canon 90D? Thanks in advance!

@raudelravelo1169 Жыл бұрын

When I compared the 40 Mpx apsc fuji vs the 24 Mpx full-frame Nikon Z6 II on the DP Review comparison tool, I see the Nikon is sharper in my opinion even at 100 ISO, at higher ISOs is a lot better but that's expected. So, not sure if it's down to the lenses used for the comparison or to the actual resolving power of the full frame over the apsc sensor

@deegeeofpenryn Жыл бұрын

Almost certainly due to the 40mp vs 24mp I would have thought ?🤫

@pabloalvaradolopez3941 Жыл бұрын

There is no rf lens on these awards, and as a user of the canon system, I feel that it is somewhat satisfying. Canon is against their customers, and that's something we could see when any rf lens was capable of winning any category. I love canon but it's a sentimental thing, not a performance thing, maybe I'll buy an r7 body but I'll seriously consider it. Equipment doesn't make the film or the pic, but influences a lot. Thanks Christopher, absolutely great job.

@kellenholt6655 Жыл бұрын

Although Nikon gets dragged in the camera community often, I do give them credit that although they don't open their mount up to 3rd parties, they have been putting out a number of good budget friendly full frame lenses for Z mount. Canon could use to take notes from them when it comes to RF mount. Great video as always!

@dominiclester3232 Жыл бұрын

They have opened their Z mount to a select few companies! That’s why Viltrox and Voightlander lenses are fully compatible. Tamron just have one to date with Sigma and possibly Zeiss about to join the party next year.

@jichaelmorgan3796 Жыл бұрын

@@dominiclester3232 yeah seems like they are doing better than canon in that department

@dominiclester3232 Жыл бұрын

@@jichaelmorgan3796 Yes, and because Sony went full frame mirrorless years sooner, their array of third party lenses is huge.