IRIX Firefly IL-15FF-EF 15mm

IRIX Firefly IL-15FF-EF 15mm

IRIX
37 Overall Score
vs
Sony E 18-135mm f/3.5-5.6 OSS

Sony E 18-135mm f/3.5-5.6 OSS

Sony
90 Overall Score

Scores

Budget
IRIX
34
Sony
100
Street
IRIX
35
Sony
89
Travel
IRIX
35
Sony
85
Wildlife Sports
IRIX
33
Sony
84
Portrait
IRIX
32
Sony
83
Video Cinema
IRIX
31
Sony
83
Professional
IRIX
43
Sony
73
Landscape
IRIX
54
Sony
73
Macro
IRIX
64
Sony
69

Specifications

IRIX Firefly IL-15FF-EF 15mmSony E 18-135mm f/3.5-5.6 OSS
Optics
Typeprimezoom
Focal Length Min15 mm18 mm
Focal Length Max15 mm135 mm
Elements1516
Groups1112
Aspherical Elements2★1
ED Elements5★2
CoatingNeutrino coating—
Aperture
Max Aperturef/22f/3.5
Min Aperturef/2.43.5-5.6
Constant✗✗
Diaphragm Blades9★7
Build
MountCanon EFSony E
Formatfull-frame★APS-C
Weather Sealed✓★—
Weight0.60 kg0.33 kg★
Filter Thread95 mm55 mm
AF & Stabilization
AF TypeManual FocusLinear motor★
Stabilization✗✓★
Focus
Min Focus Distance280 mm★450 mm
Max Magnification—0.29x★

Pros & Cons

IRIX Firefly IL-15FF-EF 15mm

  • Strong optical (93rd percentile)93rd %ile
  • Strong macro (75th percentile)
  • Strong social proof (68th percentile)
  • Below average af (13th percentile)13th %ile
  • Below average user sentiment (16th percentile)16th %ile
  • Below average aperture (20th percentile)20th %ile
  • Below average bokeh (23rd percentile)

Sony E 18-135mm f/3.5-5.6 OSS

  • Strong af (98th percentile)98th %ile
  • Strong versatility (96th percentile)96th %ile
  • Strong social proof (90th percentile)90th %ile
  • Strong stabilization (82nd percentile)82nd %ile

Pricing

IRIX Firefly IL-15FF-EF 15mm is $469 cheaper (2.4x less).

Verdict

★ Winner: Sony E 18-135mm f/3.5-5.6 OSS

Scores 90 overall, wins 9 of 9 usage categories and 4 of 21 specs.

Sony E 18-135mm f/3.5-5.6 OSS Better at:

MacroBudgetStreetTravelPortraitLandscapeProfessionalVideo CinemaWildlife Sports

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