NiSi 15mm f/4 Asph Review
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The NiSi 15mm f/4 Asph is a decent ultra-wide angle lens for the price. It is solidly built and has a 72mm filter thread, making it suitable for landscape photography. The lens is sharp in the middle but has soft corners, and it has moderate issues with vignetting and distortion. However, it has a neat bonus feature of focusing down to 20 centimeters for close-up images. It also has a nice, smooth bokeh and produces beautiful sun stars.
The NiSi 15mm f/4 Asph is a decent ultra-wide angle lens for the price. It is solidly built and has a 72mm filter thread, making it suitable for landscape photography. The lens is sharp in the middle but has soft corners, and it has moderate issues with vignetting and distortion. However, it has a neat bonus feature of focusing down to 20 centimeters for close-up images. It also has a nice, smooth bokeh and produces beautiful sun stars.
Pros
- Solid build quality
- 72mm filter thread for landscape photography
- Neat bonus feature of focusing down to 20cm for close-up images
- Nice, smooth bokeh and beautiful sun stars
Cons
- Soft corners
- Moderate issues with vignetting and distortion
- Lacks obvious weather sealing
The build quality is overall satisfactory, with a small and portable design, but it lacks obvious weather sealing. The aperture and focus rings are metallic and turn smoothly, but the aperture ring's f-stop points are a bit oddly spaced. The lens also comes with a carry bag and a hood.
The NiSi 15mm f/4 Asph is a decent ultra-wide angle lens for the price. It is solidly built and has a 72mm filter thread, making it suitable for landscape photography. The lens is sharp in the middle but has soft corners, and it has moderate issues with vignetting and distortion. However, it has a neat bonus feature of focusing down to 20 centimeters for close-up images, and its image quality remains sharp at the closest distances. The lens also has a nice, smooth bokeh and produces beautiful sun stars. The build quality is overall satisfactory, with a small and portable design, but it lacks obvious weather sealing. The aperture and focus rings are metallic and turn smoothly, but the aperture ring's f-stop points are a bit oddly spaced. The lens also comes with a carry bag and a hood. Focusing a wide-angle lens is fairly easy, although it can be a little fiddly to remove the lens due to the width of the aperture and focus rings. The lens performs adequately on a 45-megapixel full-frame sensor, but it may not be ideal for a larger sensor. The lens does have some issues with vignetting and distortion, but its close-up image capabilities are excellent. It also performs well in producing beautiful sun stars.
The lens performs adequately on a 45-megapixel full-frame sensor, but it may not be ideal for a larger sensor. The lens does have some issues with vignetting and distortion, but its close-up image capabilities are excellent. It also performs well in producing beautiful sun stars.
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