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The Viltrox AF 16mm f/1.8 is a wide-angle lens for FF and APS-C, manufactured from 2023. The focus is done by Stepper Motor, it does not have image stabilization. The average price, when it has been added to the JuzaPhoto database, is 599 €;
18 users have given it an average vote of 9.8 out of 10.
MOUNT
This lens is available with the following mounts:
Nikon Z: this lens is compatible with mirrorless fullframe and APS-C Nikon Z.
Sony E: this lens is compatible with mirrorless fullframe and APS-C Sony.
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The following opinions have been automatically translated with Google Translate.
Pros:A versatile wide-angle lens for landscape and night photos.
Cons:For now, no one
Opinion:I was looking for a bright wide angle to use on my Nikon ZF for landscapes and night photos, I already have the Nikon 14-30 but being an F4 in certain circumstances limited me, I came across this viltrox seeing videos on you tube of an Australian photographer who uses this lens to photograph the Milky Way, and I was impressed, so much so that it has become one of the most used targets. I have tried it in landscape photos with long exposures, excellent focus, sharpness throughout the frame, and its dynamic range, soon I will try it for night photos and the Milky Way, but I am sure that it will not disappoint me.
Pros:Super sharp! Excellent construction with adequate weights and measurements. The rings of both the focus and the aperture rings are nice "pasty". As an eyelash, the illuminated display that gives indications of the diaphragm and the point of focus
Cons:The focus is not very fast, but considering that it is a lens especially for landscape photographers, it is not a primary feature
Opinion:I confirm the very complete review of AlessioFunghi_Ph. I use it on a Sony a7rV, Top sharpness, Coma practically absent, Flare manageable with a minimum of attention, star lights from 5.6 upwards but without arrogance, overall weights and construction on a par with the best lenses, what can I say, I recommend to all those looking for a 16 mm of the highest quality at a more than honest price, bought from RCE FOTO in Padua and arrived in one day for just over 500 € PS I'm considering the purchase of other focal lengths.
Pros:truly unbeatable value for money, very sharp already at TA, aperture ring, customizable keys, construction, screw filter attachment.
Cons:af a bit slow even on a9III, lens hood with a bit "ad cazzumm" attachment but all in all for what it costs there are no cons...
Opinion:Bought on Amazon for 509 euros new, I had been courting him for a while but in the end I was convinced, I needed a wide angle with a wide aperture so that I could also use it for weddings during evening dances or in any case in low light, I think it has a really unattainable value for money for other lenses of this kind, At this figure I don't think there is anything better around. Very solid construction, tropicalized, customizable keys, diaphragm ring, OLED screen like batis, very sharp... in short, in my opinion a must have! the only flaw is a bit slow in afs both on a7r4 and a9III (where obviously it makes better) but in afc nothing to say is better.
Pros:Amazing sharpness already at full opening, construction, screen with settings and function keys
Cons:For now, no one
Opinion:Love at first use, incredible sharpness already at 1.8 which becomes excellent at 2.8 at least on my alpha IV and alpha 9 bodies. Very manageable vignetting in real use. Fast AF. Very nice blur. The metal construction gives a solid feel that I haven't had since my first SLRs in the 80s. Tropicalized and internal fire. Upgradable via usb c socket
Pros:Price, construction, screw filters, aperture, display and much more.
Cons:Flare and lens hood attachment.
Opinion:I hadn't heard very good things about the first Viltrox lenses, but this 16mm pulled me a lot, so I decided to get it... to immediately put it to the test in Iceland with a my Sony a7IV. Purchased in March 2024 for €550, so a super honest price, I was immediately fascinated, aluminum construction, well-done tropicalization, excellent display and firmware updates directly from the app without any adapter. This lens was my choice for many reasons, in addition to the features I have already mentioned above, this lens offers f/ 1.8 aperture, with excellent sharpness already at f/ 2.2, good coma for night photos from f/2.8, super useful display for focusing, with two customizable buttons, one of which is personally set to "infinite" focus to have point stars. You arrive at the spot, position the camera, with a click the lens is set to the desired focus and I am ready to shoot at my sky... It seems little but at night it saves a lot of time. Being a super wide-angle, it still offers the possibility of mounting 77mm screw filters, also a great plus point! Focus? Excellent, fast and with an excellent response also on the video side. Could you ask for more? In my opinion, considering the price, I think not! What I didn't like is definitely the coupling of the lens hood, bad, with a minimum movement the lens hood (not of excellent workmanship) comes off and you risk losing it. Some attention to be paid in the light vignetting very manageable in post and also to flares, with direct lights in my opinion it suffers a bit. I conclude by saying that after months of use, even in bad weather and/or light situations, it has always satisfied me and I highly recommend its purchase. In my profile there are many photos taken thanks to this little gem.
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