Traveling with the Viltrox AF 20mm F2.8 | The Best Budget Travel Lens?

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Photographer Dustin Abbott shares a definitive review of the Viltrox AF 20mm F2.8 STM - a surprisingly strong wide angle option for Sony FE, Nikon Z, and Fuji X at just $150. | This episode is sponsored by INTO THE AM. Visit bit.ly/intotheAMda and use code DUSTIN10 for 10% off | Read the Text Review: tinyurl.com/VilAF20review | Visit the Image Gallery: tinyurl.com/VilAF20Pics | Purchase the Viltrox AF 20mm F2.8 @ Viltrox tinyurl.com/buyVil20 (use code DUSTINABBOTT for 8% off)| B&H Photo bhpho.to/40oIYzk | Adorama howl.me/ckVZj32i7es | Amazon amzn.to/46UXCAQ | Amazon Canada amzn.to/467S4SA | Amazon UK amzn.to/3u16h6f | Amazon Germany amzn.to/3tX8UGd | Pergear tinyurl.com/buyvil20per
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0:00 - Intro and Concept
01:28 - Trip Details
01:44 - Build Details
02:38 - Autofocus
03:01 - Optical Overview
03:47 - Image Examination
07:35 - Convenience
08:04 - vs Samyang AF 18mm
08:45 - Conclusion
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@morpheus3190 29 күн бұрын

Love this lens. Light, sharp, great colors, and easy to use. Fast focusing on my z7II.

@DustinAbbottTWI 28 күн бұрын

Sweet!

@seantomlinson3320 2 ай бұрын

Thanks! Just bought it for my Z with your code. I love it! Perfect little companion for my Zf for upcoming trips.

@DustinAbbottTWI 2 ай бұрын

Enjoy! It's a great little lens.

@robertschwarz8702 2 ай бұрын

Totally agree. I love my a7cr, my 28-200, and the 20mm. I was surprised at how much I used it on my cruise. I dont shoot a lot of wide at home and didn't want a lot of money tied up. Fantastic value and no wasted space.

@DustinAbbottTWI 2 ай бұрын

That's a perfect case use for the lens.

@jackyhui2940 2 ай бұрын

love the video and your work. I am planning on getting the same combo with the A7CR!

@DustinAbbottTWI 2 ай бұрын

Good choice! I think you'll enjoy this lightweight wide angle lens. It just went into my bag for a trip later today to Myrtle Beach.

@hazard3020 Ай бұрын

Dustin, Thanks SO much for this excellent approach and honest comments. I really enjoyed it so much that I purchased one of these dinky lenses yesterday!!!! And I still have an adapted Vivitar Series1 19-35mm too but this just gives me a few AF options as/when required. Many Thanks 🙏🏼

@DustinAbbottTWI Ай бұрын

Enjoy!

@erkkisiekkinen286 2 ай бұрын

Thank you for an excellent review ,encouraged by your original review I buyed this lens for my Sony a7C ll ,I have also Nikon Z system and I preordered same lens for nikon too.I am a bird photographer and this inexpensive lens is very good for occasional landscape and travel shots. Very easy to keep always on bag. Cheers ,Erkki from Finland

@DustinAbbottTWI 2 ай бұрын

That's a great application.

@iTurnPeopleIntoArt 2 ай бұрын

Fantastic video, Dustin. The Viltrox looks like a winner. I'm just hoping that Sony adds another card slot to the A7CR in the next version. I'm still looking for that sweet spot that's smaller than the A7iii and packed with more resolution.

@DustinAbbottTWI 2 ай бұрын

I would love to see that, too, and I think its possible for sure.

@cdavey7654 2 ай бұрын

Looking forward to seeing what the Viltrox 40mm is like. I prefer 35 or 40mm for general travel etc. I own the Sony 20mm 1.8 G and it's great but too wide for a lot of shots, imho.

@DustinAbbottTWI 2 ай бұрын

Exactly. I'm really looking forward to it as well.

@Twobarpsi 2 ай бұрын

Very nice lens and photos! Tucson area by chance?

@DustinAbbottTWI 2 ай бұрын

Mostly Scottsdale and Fountain Hills

@momchilyordanov8190 Ай бұрын

It's great for street too. I have this one, the cheapo 40/2 Nikon released and recently - the new (DX) 56/1.7 Viltrox. Full set, that gives me 20, 40 and 85 and the combined size is about as big as one FF lens was 15 years ago. All that for like 600 (inflated) dollars in total. We live in the times of wonder in terms of photo gear :)

@DustinAbbottTWI Ай бұрын

That's pretty sweet.

@SailingInFaith Ай бұрын

I just got it for my Nikon z mount and I have been very impressed with it so far

@DustinAbbottTWI Ай бұрын

Awesome. Enjoy.

@robertcudlipp3426 2 ай бұрын

I have several Fuji X bodies, the most recent being the S10. I often shoot wide, including larger family groups (if people will remain still- this does not occur all that often) and landscapes. Some time ago, I purchased the Fuji 27 1.8 and had been very pleased with this focal length, mainly for wider type shots. Viltrox has released and you have reviewed the excellent 27 1.2. This is clearly a different type of lens in that it is , as it needs to be to obtain that fast aperture, much larger and heavier, also, it is justifiably significantly more expensive than this optic. How do the 2 compare, at least in the Fuji X body range?

@DustinAbbottTWI 2 ай бұрын

The 27mm is more consistently sharp, but is obviously much larger and heavier. I would like to see the 20mm released as an X-mount lens, as I think it would work fine as an APS-C lens and you would eliminate the center/corner focus issue I describe as the full frame corners would be cropped off.

@tux4205 Күн бұрын

I agree on everything here but call a 20mm a classical wide lens. It's not, it's becoming classical because of vloggers, but in photography the 24mm is still the classical wide lens. I love this lens, I'm using it as a 30mm on a Sony A6000 but I'm planning to go full frame soon (that's why i bought it). Right now (30mm) I'm using it for street, it will become my landscape lens when I go full frame (too wide for strret at least for me, I prefer something closer to 28mm). Great review BTW.

@DustinAbbottTWI 14 сағат бұрын

Thanks for the feedback. What's happening is that because of extremely high resolution, wider is often better, as it is easy to crop in.

@globalfunseeker6733 19 күн бұрын

I suspect that on a crop-sensor camera this lens will perform extremely well.

@ourhouseuk 2 ай бұрын

@dustin - So a totally different price point but how does it compare to the Sony 20g?

@DustinAbbottTWI 2 ай бұрын

The Sony is a little more consistently sharp and has more features, but also costs over 5x as much.

@ourhouseuk 2 ай бұрын

@@DustinAbbottTWI were I not to live in England and need weather sealing on everything, you’d have made my bank account very happy! Also, I appreciate your taking the time to reply, thank you.

@qingyunwang3802 2 ай бұрын

It looks competitive to the equally compact Tamron 20/2.8.

@DustinAbbottTWI 2 ай бұрын

Yes, though without the absolutely HUGE barrel distortion of the Tamron, and with a much smoother/quieter focus motor.

@vatsalkonkani Ай бұрын

Have you tried it for milkyway and startrails ?

@DustinAbbottTWI Ай бұрын

I do have the former covered in my original review.

@vatsalkonkani Ай бұрын

Never mind mine is on the way 😅 i will try this weekends

@potassiumsuperoxide 15 күн бұрын

Can I use this lens for astrophotography ??

@DustinAbbottTWI 15 күн бұрын

Yes. F2.8 isn't optimally bright for astro, but not bad.

@chinitopinoy1726 2 ай бұрын

Do you prefer this or the Viltrox 18 2.8?

@DustinAbbottTWI 2 ай бұрын

Hmmm, I’m not sure there is a Viltrox 18mm F2.8. Are you referring to the Samyang?

@chinitopinoy1726 2 ай бұрын

@@DustinAbbottTWI sorry I meant Samyang.

@philippkaller3551 2 ай бұрын

Does anyone use this lens for Astro?

@DustinAbbottTWI 2 ай бұрын

I did test for that, and the lens works fine

@resulkucukbayram Ай бұрын

Hiç bir yerde bu lensle ilgili astrofotoğraf özelinde bir test sonucuna ulaşamadım, eğer bu çalışmanızı paylaşırsanız memnuniyet duyarım.

@gabrielfrazer-mckee5095 19 күн бұрын

For the algo; thanks for sharing

@DustinAbbottTWI 19 күн бұрын

Thank you :)

@viking1au 8 күн бұрын

Touch wood, I hope they release a version of this lens in Canon EF mount......

@DustinAbbottTWI 8 күн бұрын

EF is almost certainly not going to happen, as this is a mirrorless design (as is pretty much everything, at this point). RF is an outside possibility, but it will take Canon opening up the mount to full frame third party development.

@thomasanderson5929 Ай бұрын

Another reason to just ignore Canon cameras. Lenses like these is what could make me want to switch away from my M43 travel setup. Would love a Z6ii with this and a 24-120mm f/4. Perfect travel combo, although a little short at 120mm considering Olympus makes a 12-100mm f/4 IS Pro (24-200mm with image stabilization) that's smaller, lighter and produces sharper images.

@DustinAbbottTWI Ай бұрын

Yes, it's a shame that RF shooters are missing out on all of these great reasonably priced third party lenses.