It almost makes no sense how good this lens is, built superb and the IQ speaks for itself. This has put Viltrox on the map going forward.

Thanks for the review. I was waiting for your review as I knew that you would do this. Perfect companion for me as a low light wedding wide angle lens also as astro and landscape. Now a must buy for me.

Your landscape pictures are absolutely breathtaking! Very impressed!

I’m happy that I started my fujifilm photography and the first lens I purchased is the Viltrox 13mm f1.4 for landscapes along with 85mm f1.8 mk2 for portrairs. With the calibre of Andy Mumford approved this lens, I’m really glad that I purchased it.

Finally ordered this. Super excited!

I don't even have a Fuji camera, but I watched the video just for appreciating Andy's great images. Cheers!

Happy to share another quality review!

I just received the Viltrox 13mm 1.4 for Fuji today directly from Viltrox in China. Thank you for the very good review, which made my decision to buy much easier. Greetings from Bangkok 🙋‍♂️

I’m glad you just reviewed this lens! Actually just got it a week ago based on other very positive reviews. So far, I find this lens incredible for landscape… haven’t tried it yet for Astro. Build quality I think is superb! I own the Fuji 16mm f/1.4 for a while now and put the Viltrox just on par with the Fuji at half the price with the little extra wider perspective…most important for me, autofocus !! This is the lens to have in this range…very nice! Thanks for sharing your opinion…Be safe. Cheers..

Thanks for your review, it confirms my choice for this lens a few months ago! Hope to do a workshop in the future.

fantastic as always

Thank you so much for making these videos. Truly. I am switching from Canon to Fuji and have a x-t30ii (being delivered either today or tomorrow) and I found your KZfaq channel just AFTER I decided to switch. I think I might have found the best platform (for me) based on your reviews. I loved Canon for years, tried Sony and Nikon but things never really meshed. Sony's menu was a nightmare for me so I always felt like an outsider to the scene rather than part of it. So, anyway, not making this comment about me, but rather you and your efforts in making this/these videos. Thank you for your work on here, your images are fantastic and also thank you for your presentation style as it is clear, engaging and concise. Best of luck and I have subscribed.

Great video Andy. 👏🏼

Thanks for this...Just ordered mine today!

Love your stuff Andy 🙂

Great review. thank you

thanks for sharing your expirience with this lens for astro

Thank you for providing an actual review with pictures taken in the filed as well as test shots. Longer general comment incoming :D I see people comparing this lens with the 10-24mm, concluding that it is a zoom replacement (not refering to you of course). I think there is no comparison between these 2 for many reasons and they serve different purposes (variety of focal length - 10mm is pure joy, max aperture, native - third party etc). I bought the 10-24mm for landscapes because of your videos to be honest and it is probably the best purchase I have made within the X - system. It is now my go to lens for street as well because it is so versatile. I find the Viltrox being a zoom replacement only if one wants to have a wide angle lens for almost everything while accepting its compromises without spending too much as it is quite cheap for such a quality lens. As for astrophotography in general I have yet to see an impressive lens within the system. Even less wider, modern and expensive lenses like the xf 18mm f1.4 have coma. Unfortunately one has to either use a star tracker and step down a bit in order to get cleaner shots or crop the edges a bit. But for auroras where the exposure time matters (obviously one cannot stack shots or use a star tracker for that) and a bright aperture is very handy, a wide fast lens like the Viltrox is very nice addition indeed. Overall, there is a place for both of them. Thank you for the practical review once again. P.S. the 10-24mm is indeed noticeably sharper at around f5.6 - f6.1 at pretty much every focal length. The fact that it doesn't show focus breathing is awesome for stacking as you have already stated of course in an older video.

Thanks Andy for this great presentation. Always great to listen to you. I think I will buy it and have Philip use it in Namibia. Philip says Hi.

Great review tx.

thx for your work on this video 👍 I'll stand by my 10-24/4 because the benefit of zoom from 10 to 24mm is amazing, that little more sharpness in corners is not worth having no zoom, especially in landscape in do need zoom.

If you want to vlog with a prime lens this is probably the best one to choose currently. The best option before was either a 16 or the 10-24. The 10 is too wide for me and the 16 is still a little bit too close to the face in my opinion. I love using it at 12-14mm.

I am considering this lens as a replacement for my 10-24. I am not a huge fan of 10-24, my main lens for landscapes is 16/1.4, but sometimes I need to go wider. And then I usually use FL between 12 and 14 mm (on 10-24). Thanks for review (and comparison), the swap is coming :)

thanks for you review, better solution for wide landscape.

Hi Andy , I've had this lens on my Fuji for a few months and agree with your review , the Viltrox is much better than my old 12mm F2 MF Samy ( now sold ) I found that F1.4 helps with composition with astro but needs to be stopped down to F2.2 for very good stars in the corners .

Огромное спасибо мой дорогой друг. Каждый раз вы дарите нечно полезное и ценное. Удачи!

I replaced my 10-24 WR with this and another lens. Great value and Viltrox has been such a revelation in the third party market.

This lens replaced my 10-24, since I used the latter mostly at 10 mm and it did not perform that well at narrower apertures. A better low light performance and depth of field opportunities plus a slightly better sharpness make it much more useful option in my opinion. I only miss the weather sealing. A great review btw 👌🏻

Q. Haven't any reason to buy such a lens - So why watch the video - one might ask ?? A. 'cos I love to see how you frame your images & use your lenses !! Lovely shots as always & - ( Whatever the hardware ! ) - useful insights into image creation. Thanks - yet again !! - for taking the time to make the videos !!

You have the best sample images when you talk about camera gears and photography.

I bought an 85mm f1.8 Viltrox used in Mint- condition last year for $250.00 buck'$$$ and love it so very much. Really awesome on my X-H1 Fuji with IBIS shooting in the DARK!!!! Wide open cranking up that I.S.O. handheld shake & BAKE lol lol lol

Viltrox is killing it! I know Andy doesn’t get to deep into the youtube lens review game, BUT it would be cool to see some feedback on the new Nisi 9mm, Fuji 8mm and Fujifilm’s 8mm-16mm.

well done to the workshop success did follow you from the beginning when Fuji was starting out this lens looks interesting tho have a 10-24

I find it amazing how well the 10-24 holds up to a good prime.

Cool 😎 review and this is definitely a deal of a lens ...

That’s a very thorough review in just 15 mins! Very helpful and definitely food for thought. I currently have the 14mm 2.8 for landscape and the Samyang 12mm 2.0 and 8mm 2.8 fisheye for astro. With astro I do find wider is better. Thinking about consolidating to the Viltrox 13mm 1.4 for landscape/astro plus the Laowa 9mm 2.8 for astro. I’d be sacrificing field of view with the Laowa vs the fisheye, but avoiding a lot of de-fishing in post! I do like the “look” I get from the 14mm 2.8 (a combination of sharpness and micro-contrast I think), and would be wary of giving that up. But the images you’ve shown, especially of Lofoten, seem to show a similar look from the Viltrox. Have you used the 14mm and if so, do you have a view on how it compares to the Viltrox?

Hey mate I'm so glad finally a KZfaqr who doesn't measurer lens a lens at F4 seriously we should take lenses out into the landscapes and test them out that way not take photos of brick walls full stop if I see another brick wall comparison I will scream

So I just made the same claim in my latest video, where I say that the Samyang 12mm F2 AF may be the best ultra wide angle lens for Fuji, and someone in a comment mentioned this 13mm so I went searching for content. And sure enough there was your very fine review :) The build seems better, though it is twice as big and heavy and doesn't have weather sealing. And as I remember from Viltrox lenses, this has worse edge softness (still better than the 10-24mm MK I that I have). But the 1.4 Aperture is very appealing indeed, particularly for Astro as at 1.4 you just point at the sky and can check where the Aurora hides behind clouds so you track it in any condition. Can see why this was mentioned in the comment on my video... ;)

Seems like a good alternative to Fuji glass, thanks for sharing.

Great video Andy, I'm planning to go to Iceland to photograph the northern lights this year. Would you recommend this or the Laowa 9mm or any other lens ? I have the 10-24 but think it may not be fast enough for the auroras

Got rid of my 10-24 a couple of weeks ago for this lens. I loved the 10-24 on the wider end, but found it a bit disappointing towards the 35 mm end. It was soft enough for me to mainly use it just on the wider side. Haven’t got the Viltrox yet. But it’s nice to get a stamp of approval from you.

Great review! Does the lens have the same small distortion and softening effect on the edges during astrophotography in F2.0? A workshop in Kenya sounds really interesting! 🙂 All the Best, Nico

Great review and stunning pictures!! From what I understood from this review and some others, this would be a great lens for tight places, probably not that much otherwise that would be limiting and in that case i would probably need the 8mm instead in that case, but for video, creative with artists photography and local shops this should be a bnager for the bucket with my 18-55mm and 35mm 1.4! I need help with choosing between 13mm viltrox f1.4 or 10-24mm fuji lens 2nd gen or meike 10mm f2.0

Damn you were Lucky with Lofoten weather. I spend 8 days last year and had 3 hours of sun

Hey Andy, thanks very much for this video - really helpful! I’m currently looking for a fast wide angle for landscapes and night/astro and I’m a bit torn between the Viltrox and the Laowa. I’ve seen your video on the latter and it looks pretty good as well. Do you still use it? Or is the viltrox your current go-to wide angle?

There have been some great reviews of this lens online, and auto focus is a must for me - but what does somebody with the calibre of Andy Mumford think of it was my thought? Thank you, a definite purchase for me.

I have this lens and it only comes off the camera when it’s time for portraits. So good

I was searching for reviews of this lens and as always here comes your great video! A question: for the price of a 10-24 I can have both Viltrox 13 and the Sigma 18-50mm f2.8. Which option do you think is more versatile and practical for landscape, travel and all around photography? Or any other recommendation? Thanks!

Hi Andy, thanks a lot for the video 👏. May I ask, which camera and especially the lens you have recorded this video with ?

Watching your videos is like a breath of fresh air compared to the rest. I find that the reviewers who put a bunch of theatrics, exuberance and crunchy music into their reviews just leave me feeling exhausted, so thank you. Q: I use the samyang 12 mm f2 for astro and generally like it a lot. The coma is fairly well controlled wide open except the far corners. I find ISO 3200 is about the upper limit on my xt3 before noise starts to become too noticeable for single exposures and am really enticed by this new lens and the ability to use a lower ISO. You mentioned that this is your go to lens for Astro now. Could you give us your thoughts comparing the coma aberration between the two lenses? Can i assume the lenses must be fairly equal in that regard for you to make the viltrox your primary astro lens?

I think this is a great lens for people who are trying to shoot things like xmas lights, halloween lights or night city scapes for the fuji system. At least that is what I bought this for. Used to use the rokinon for that but I do prefer AF haha and I have to say great replacement at a low cost.

As usual, a fantastic video from Andy: clear, not overlong, real life image examples...that's great. I'm really torn between this one and the 10-24WR. I like the Viltrox quality, I have their 33mm and it impresses me each time (build quality, image quality). I would do mainly landscape (80%?) and possibly some other use (architecture, indoor, ...). I love also the fact that the 10-24 is WR, becaus I often do seascape and sometimes seawater ends up on the gear, so I rince it after with freshwater. I really feel like the Fuji 10-24WR is overpriced, and for half the price we have this Viltrox. Though choice. Any advice from Andy or people who tried/used both?

Andy have you tested the manual settings. Eg Astro. I have had issues with my lens. I have had to return my lens. Using it in manual for astro I had star trails in one corner of the lens. Also achieving infinity focus was touchy and turning the focus ring would sometimes cause iratic movement on the distance indicator. I have a friend who also had the same lens with similar issues and returned his lens for replacement. Quality issues?

Good content

Hi Andy, thanks for an excellent review. I’m new to Fuji and was wondering whether you’d recommend this Viltrox over the Fuji10-24 to start with?

I'm having so much trouble deciding whether or not to trade in my 10-24mm OIS WR fuji lens for either a viltron 13mm 1.4 or the fuji 16mm 1.4 any recommendations Andy? The ability to stop down to 1.4 seems like a game changer

loved the video Andy, great review. what's your opinion... between a 13mm f1.4 our a 11mm f1.8 what would you choose? sacrifice mm our aperture? keep the good work. have fun

Can you help me with a question? I have this lens and when i set my xt100 in manual focus i can’t see how to properly use the focusring as it does not have a infinity click. It turns all the way round and i have rely on my eyes. But the thing is, it is not alwaya easy to see what lights up in red

Hello Andy…love your videos. I am considering both the Viltrox 13 and Fuji 10-24. I’m curious what your thoughts are on the Fuji 8-16. The weight is basically the same as the other two combined so one lens could, in theory, do the job of two. How do you feel it would stack up optically? Thanks very much.

I find it strange that Fuji choose to work on a 8mm F3.5. Will look forward to seeing your review of it when it hits the market in 2023.

Hi Andy :) Thanks for the review! Do you thing it would a problem (vignetting) if i use that wide angle lens with the M75 Nisi system?

Hello :) How would you say this compares to the 16 1.4 from Fuji? if both were available at relatively the same price what would you pickup?

Excellent review - just wondering if this is able to fully resolve the new 40mp sensor....have you been able to try it?

I’m using Nikon apsc dx cameras and just ordered one of these for my Z mount.

Hi Sir would like to ask for your opinion as to which is the best all-around viltrox lens? Love your videos BTW ❤

Awesome video! Quick question. I am thinking about buying a Fuji X-S10 (My first ever Fuji) and I am just confused about which lens to buy. My budget really only allows me to buy one lens - I take pictures/make videos at family events and do travel vlogging (for myself) and when it comes to pictures and the videos I make, I am a sucker for great background blur and good AF and a do need a wider field of view as my travel vlogs are a lot of me talking to the camera. My options at the moment are: - Fuji 16mm 1.4 - Fuji 14mm 2.8 - Fuji 16mm 2.8 - Fuji 18mm 2.0 - Viltrox 13mm 1.4 In your opinion, if I had to pick ONE for the stuff I do, which would you say would suit me best. Thank you in advance!

I really liked my Viltrox 13mm at the beginning, but it has one mortal flaw -- the extreme flaring when shooting into a sunset or other strong light sources. Simply not usable for me because of that, unfortunately. Still great for astro though, but I much prefer my A7RIV for that.

Dear Andy, I have an unrelated question. I'm going on a trip and I need a middle-range zoom lens for shooting landscapes. Which one would you recommend? 16-55mm is way too heavy for me. Thank you.

Have you used this lens with the new xt5 or sh2 cameras?

is this lens recommended as well in group photos? or events photography?

Hi Andy ! Thanks for this review. I was looking for buying a fuji 10-24 for landscape. For long trek, i only Taken one very wide angle and a zoom. For now, since your review, i'm wondering if thé viltrox can replace the fuji ? Is it a good deal ? Thanks for all !

Always a great video #Andy. 😊 Now I was completely in doubt about selling my 10-24mm to have a Viltrox setup. 1. VILTROX 13mm 56mm 85mm 2. FUJIFILM 10-24mm 50-140mm Would it be possible and practical? If you count the lowest value. Thanks!

How does it compare to the 14mm f2.8. I think that lens is pretty good, not so good for Astro but perhaps it has better image quality.

is good for portraits having it at 1.4 aperture? or is it only for landscapes???

if don't mind sir, im a fan of your photography journey and it would be so wonderful if you could tell or enlighten me which of the this x series should i buy, xt2, xt3, xt30? for landscape genre. thank you so much sir❤️❤️❤️

For staight daytime landscape, have you compared the zeiss 12mm to the Viltrox?

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How do you think this lens would perform with the XH2 and the 40mp sensor?

Hi, just wondering how this performs in video regarding autofocus sound .

Hi Andy- You mention you don't use a lens hood with your 10-24mm lens... how come? Thanks!

I wonder how it perform on 40MP sensor?

Can I ask if is there any lens of 10 mm with autofocus?

Wow quite surprised how soft the 10-24mm is at f/7.1. Considering the max apeture of f/4, this should be its sweet spot. And that was at 13mm so it might be even worse at 10mm. Stopping down to f/5 was a very noticable difference, it's not even a full stop from f/4 so it's interesting. But not sure how often you're going to get away with shooting at this apeture. I guess at 10mm the DOF is still huge. I noticed that when you include example images with metadata you shoot 90% at f/7.1. I think I've seen Andrea doing the same. So I thought this is the lens' sweet spot.

Any reason not to use the hood?

Привет. Если бы вы сейчас выбирали широкоугольный объектив, какой вы бы предпочли купить учитывая имеющийся опыт использования: viltrox13mm f1,4 или rokinon 12mm f2.0?

Andy can issue a review of the 16-80

I'm surprised you didn't point out the greater black contrast in the viltrox 13 f/1.4. I don't think it is because the lens has less light than the 10-24 at the same exposure. Although it is good news that the 10-24 has a solid t-stop value for a zoom lens, even better than the 8-16.

An APS-C 13mm f1.4 is equivalent to about 20mm f2.1 right?

Should I use viltrox 13f1.4 for video recording? Hope to see your reply (I use Fujifilm X-T3)

Eh, wait a minute, is that like the gorilla in the basketball match trick? You skipped past that photo of a cheetah taken with a 13mm lens without comment. Was it tame or stuffed, or with a shutter speed of 1/400 did you just bug in, take the shot and bug out again in 2/400’s?

Oh how I wished this was closer to 9-10 mm 😶

ok but 1:30 HOW CLOSE were you to that kitten?!

the 16mm 1.4 is still one of my most favorite lenses of all time. but i do hear not the best for astro. Although i dont know because it is so light polluted where I am we struggle to see the mooon let alone a star lol

For some reason I thought you’d moved on to GFX full time.

Seems very expensive for a third party lens. For that price surely the Fuji 8-16 would probably be a better investment.

You cannot update the lens when on mac OSX , bummer! Viltrox will advise you to have a Windows PC. Never ever Viltrox