I love the idea of a 16mm f1.8............I am using a Nikkor 20mm f1.8 for astro and would love to see a comparison of these 2 lenses. There are certainly a number of times I could use the extra width. Thanks for a very interesting critique.
For 550 USD this lens is pretty impressive. It fills a gap Nikon hasn't touched yet. I think if it were paired with a fotodiox tilt adapter, it could be a nice way to get some interesting architectural pics too.
I absolutely love the idea of the switchable aperture ring!!! 😮 I also totally get the out of focus photographs for the colours and graphic shapes, I do that myself sometimes 😊. I attempted this of the bridge in Monet’s garden in Giverny a few years ago with the wonderful colours of the flowers and reflections in the water, gave a really interesting effect, almost like an abstract painting 🤔 Love the videos as always Matt! Keep up the awesome work!!! 🙃
I am quite impressed with this lens. Viltrox has really stepped up the game in producing lenses for the Z mount. I have seen what this lens can do in nighttime ( astrophotography) and daytime, nighttime streetscape now. Vignetting expected in something this wide. My 14-30mm f/4S vignettes at 14 mm. Is it perfect no but the character it has is really workable in one’s images. This lens is at the top of my list to obtain. Matt thanks for sharing.
This is the lens I wish I'd had for the aurora a few days ago. I got good photos with the Viltrox 20mm f1.8, but I kept wishing it was wider. I will very likely buy this soon. I'd prefer the Nikon 14-24mm but it is over 4x the price.
I was really looking at the Sigma 14mm f/1.8 for Sony to Megadapt to my Z8 and Z6 for astrophotography. I'm so glad this came along. Your review answered all the questions I have about the lens. I've been looking for a reason to try a Viltrox, and now I have one. Many thanks.
What's great about Viltrox is they still continue to update the firmware on their lenses even on their older ones. Just recently, they updated the firmware on the 85mm 1.8 Z and it did improve the AF-C performance. Seriously impressed. I'm looking forward to their 1.2 LAB lenses and I hope those are not too big.
When you mentioned that distorsion is controled, it is because you adjust it later in post-processing or because the lens has an option to control de wide angle distorsion
Hey Matt, thanks for such an enthusiastic lens review. My Viltrox 16mm just arrived and I'm gagging to head out into the darkness for some astrophotography. It will be good to see how it compares to the Laowa 15mm f2.0. By the looks from your review the Viltrox will be a step up in sharpness and distortion control, plus it's weather sealed and AF, wow!
Ok. So my beloved D90 died a month ago. I did some research and the ZF haunted my dreams (in the good way). I took this full frame mirrorless plunge, with some minor concern about building a new lens lineup. I chose the 24-120 f4 Nikkor as it seemed to be a great lens, suitable for most of my needs. However, I knew I would want a fast wide angle. Looking at dozens of RU-vid vids re the camera and lenses, I stumbled across the TTArtisan 50mm f2 manual. For $Aud100 I couldn't resist. That has been fun. But this Viltrox looks like it will tick all my boxes. I'm definitely getting this one sooner rather than later. Great review, many thanks 😊
Melbourne looks like such an interesting city to walk around, especially at night. This lens is definitely very intriguing, the price point alone is a huge selling point. I've seen some astro with this on the Z6III and it looks very good! Question Matt, what is your favourite Nikon focus mode for photos such as this around the city?
The Voigtlander Z 15MM F/4.5 Super Wide Heliar is an excellent lense it has been out since February 2023. You should review the Voigtlander line of Z lenses. The highest quality lenses out there
One of my future purchases, I think. I was thinking about the Loawa 10mm f2.8, but the 16mm 1.8 from Viltrox has caught my eye. I wonder how this competes against the Loawa 0 distortion lens. The Viltrox is faster, and the Loawa is wider "0" distortion. I had the Viltrox 13mm 1.4 lens on my XH2, and it was an excellent low light lens. It was also excellent for landscape.
I definitely am going to purchase this lens, I've never owned a Viltrox lens. sounds like they are surging ahead by leaps and bounds. I wonder if they will be the premier third party manufacturer similar to Sigma. I have been watching a few tutorials about astronomy photography and I think I will attempt to learn a bit about that with the Viltrox 16mm.
It looks a nice lens, and I wouldn't say no if I were offered one. I think I would find a prime lens too limiting though, especially a 16mm. One other thing, I have never used the function buttons on any of my lenses. I also don't see the point of displays on lenses, I have never used them either.
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Interesting aspects for astro: what does coma look like? Is it easy to manually focus to infinity for the stars? How does it compare to the Laowa 10mm f2.8 AF and Nikon's Z 20mm f1.8S? Thanks for the review - very helpful!
Thanks Matt for another great lens review. I have a question about this Viltrox lens (and other third-party lenses actually). Did Viltrox simply add the extra few millimeters of flange spacing to the back of the E mount version to make it compatible or did they change one or more lens elements to specifically optimize it for Nikon Z mount?
