Viltrox 35mm F1.8 for Milky Way Photography

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If you're looking for a great value and high performing 35mm lens for shooting the night sky and landscape then I highly recommend the Viltrox 35mm f1.8 for the Nikon Z system. It's also available for the Sony E mount.
In this video I take it out for a test. As well as that I compare it to the genuine Nikon 35mm f1.8S lens.
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@abroomby Жыл бұрын

Another great video Richard, as always some great captures as well :)

@nightscapeimages.richard Жыл бұрын

Thanks heaps for watching Alan

@carolelabrecque2799 Жыл бұрын

WoW! I luv ya so much for all the knowledge that you have and that you so generously transfer to us. I was looking for lenses for my Z6 and wasn’t buying because of prices … Thank you so so much ❤❤❤❤❤❤

@nightscapeimages.richard Жыл бұрын

You're always welcome Carole. Thanks for your support.

@gavinheppenstall766 Жыл бұрын

Another great video, clear skies.

@nightscapeimages.richard Жыл бұрын

Thanks as always for watching Gavin.

@StarScaperPhoto Жыл бұрын

Such great results for 'only' a test shoot. Pretty impressive!

@nightscapeimages.richard Жыл бұрын

Thanks so much for watching my friend.

@billinglendaleca5093 Жыл бұрын

Thanks for a great video, Richard and perfect timing. I just got a new camera and a 35mm(Rokinon) f/1.4 lens. I was just going to search your videos to see how you shot with 35mm and you just posted this.

@nightscapeimages.richard Жыл бұрын

Good on you Bill. Glad it was helpful.

@PhillipMcCallum Жыл бұрын

Good review Richard, as always interesting. Ordered a star adventure 2ii, thanks for the advice

@nightscapeimages.richard Жыл бұрын

Good on you Phillip. I'll be doing more videos about the star adventurer soon.

@carmelthomson9917 Жыл бұрын

Ah good old Rodney Copperbottom!! I might just go and get one of these lenses...I've been thinking for a while now about geeting a 35mm, have been thinking about the Sigma art...but you may swayed me!!

@nightscapeimages.richard Жыл бұрын

Yes I love Rodney ..!! The 35mm Sigma is one of their older designs and not as good as the more modern 28mm or 40mm Sigma lenses. This lens would go well on the A73 I reckon.

@PentaxLife Жыл бұрын

Thanks Richard looks like a great little lens

@nightscapeimages.richard Жыл бұрын

Yes I think it is very good. Appreciate you watching.

@akkarparkiamopas3401 Жыл бұрын

Not only a good review but also the idea of creating interesting foreground subject. I will try this idea one day while Milky Way does not exist this summer.

@nightscapeimages.richard Жыл бұрын

Yes there is always something of interest to shoot at any time of year my friend. Thanks again for watching.

@dw.in.michigan Жыл бұрын

Great review. I love the tidbits of other info I pick up when watching. I didn't know that the Nikon mirrorless cameras automatically focused to infinity when powered on. Just another reason I need to upgrade.

@nightscapeimages.richard Жыл бұрын

Yes Derek . .it's a fantastic feature that I use all the time. Always appreciate you watching.

@uptime4downtime Жыл бұрын

Another great video! Thank you. I've ummed and rrrd for so long, it was driving me nuts trying to figure out what lens combo to get. If anyone's interested, and uses a high MP such as z7 or anything approaching 50mp, I've finally settled on TWO lenses only for when I have energy to hike it a bit: 20mm 1.8, and 50mm 1.4 (or 1.8 etc). With the z7 you can crop nicely in DX mode to a not too shappy 20mp approx. Easily enough for most uses. So, I was very happy to find I have 4 lens lenghts at my disposal: 20mm, 30mm (dx), 50mm, 75mm (dx) - I'm pretty chuffed I can keep it light as I need to hike a bit to get to locations where I am. I'll test this twin combo over next season. The difference between 20mm and 30mm is actually nicely different, and 'almost' 35mm.

@nightscapeimages.richard Жыл бұрын

Thanks so much for your great insights. Makes perfect sense to me.

@The_Gunslinger Жыл бұрын

My wallet is alway happy when I find products that perform like there expensive cousins. Your test shoot shots are amazing as always Richard

@nightscapeimages.richard Жыл бұрын

Thanks heaps Brett. A few of your favourite spots in there as well.

@The_Gunslinger Жыл бұрын

@@nightscapeimages.richard Yes I noticed a few old favorites :)

@davidpearson3304 Жыл бұрын

I can’t believe nobody has commented on how adorable the little girl is. I have a niece that looks to be about her age (7 or so) and she is a total ham In front of a camera, 😂

@nightscapeimages.richard Жыл бұрын

Yes she's amazing David .. keeps us on out toes that's for sure. She's 5

@user-pw4iw8gb5v Жыл бұрын

Ричард , обзор на объективы мне очень ❤ понравился 😊! Да и фото классные !

@nightscapeimages.richard Жыл бұрын

Thanks so much for watching my friend.

@dhg1960 Жыл бұрын

Hi Richard, thanks for another great video. I too would agree that Viltrox offer very good quality for the money, I have a 24mm one. Loved the photos you showed. Particularly those with Orion in the background, it was great to see the colours, Rigel blue, Sirus white and Betelgeuse orange! The shot with the windmill, was that a modified Z6? The nebulosity was terrific.

@nightscapeimages.richard Жыл бұрын

Yes those shots were taken with the h-alpha modded camera. Thanks for watching.

@mariopereira8261 Жыл бұрын

Hi Richard, nice review, as always Fantastic photos.👋👋👋 I already have the Nikon Z 35mm and the Z 50mm, the rain and the clouds haven't been giving clear nights for photos, as soon as I take photos I'll send them to you for criticism. Good weekend, Tks.

@nightscapeimages.richard Жыл бұрын

Yes I also have the 35 and 50 Nikon Z lenses and they are wonderful. Always happy to see your images Mario.

@chrisheyward6430 Жыл бұрын

Thanks Richard seen a few reviews on Viltrox lenses now.All seem to give good reviews,So i think I’m going purchase one for my Sony full frame.As you say price unbelievable .but would also like to get camera Astro Modified.Big Decision to make

@nightscapeimages.richard Жыл бұрын

Thanks for watching Chris. One step at a time as they say ...!!!!

@johnd5244 Жыл бұрын

I just picked up a Pergear 35mm f/1.4 full frame manual for my Z6II. It was only $129.00 US, we’ll see how well it preforms. Beautiful capture’s Richard 🙏🏻

@nightscapeimages.richard Жыл бұрын

I'll be keen to see how you go with that lens John. Thanks for watching.

@johnd5244 Жыл бұрын

Matt has done a initial review of it. I loaned mine out to 2 people across the pond from me to use and review. Then when I get it back I will know a lot of its short comings and it’s positives. But I can say it is a sturdy well built lens, all metal construction. A unique lens hood. I don’t expect miracles from a lens that was $129.00 US but if it preforms decent enough I haven’t gone wrong.

@mister13sud Жыл бұрын

thank you for the test video of these lenses, very interesting

@nightscapeimages.richard Жыл бұрын

Yes I think it's good to compare these cheaper lenses. Appreciate you watching.

@mister13sud Жыл бұрын

@@nightscapeimages.richard I am in France, I use the Z6 II, and I have just started in night photography, I particularly appreciate the content of your youtube channel

@nightscapeimages.richard Жыл бұрын

@@mister13sud I very much appreciate that.

@robertleeimages Жыл бұрын

Wow those 2 minute iso 800 tracked images look so clean, can't really tell on youtube if they're better than those you previously/usually take at 1 minute iso 1600 but at a guess I'd say they'd have to be depending on whether the camera is iso invariant and from/to what iso. The little one loves the camera mate, future in modelling or even photography maybe? Is she your granddaughter, I have 5 grannys of 3 boys and 2 girls that melt my heart especially when they visit their great grandmother my 87 yr old mum

@nightscapeimages.richard Жыл бұрын

Thanks a lot Rob. Yes my camera is iso invariant. Grand daughter . .we have 5 of them.

@lesladbrook4508 Жыл бұрын

A very good comparison from in the field which is the best. With the Viltrox having a manual aperture ring, would that allow you to shoot timelapse in a slightly closed down aperture where as the Nikkor goes to wide open in 'P'rogram mode?

@nightscapeimages.richard Жыл бұрын

Thanks as always for watching Les. Well yes you could do that . .but that makes it the same as Aperture Priority. So you could do that with the Nikon lens also. In fact when I shoot the Laowa 15mm f2 for timelapse I often use Aperture Priority because it's a manual focus lens. I would like to be able to limit the amount of Aperture when shooting timelapse in P mode with the Nikon f1.8 lenses .. but you can't have it all I guess.

@Interbeing_CDN Жыл бұрын

Thanks for sharing Richard. Have you tried the Nikon Z 40mm f/2 lens? Although it is not quite apples to apples, it would be interesting to see how it stacked up.

@nightscapeimages.richard Жыл бұрын

Thanks a lot Todd. No I have not tried that lens at this stage.

@andysuzierawlins5462 Жыл бұрын

Hey Richard, fantastic images as usual! I do like my 35mm for my canon, one of my favourites. Is the little girl your granddaughter? She's a cutie

@nightscapeimages.richard Жыл бұрын

Yes that's one of my grand daughters Suzie . .she's a bundle of energy ...!!!

@akkarparkiamopas3401 Жыл бұрын

Hi Richard, The tree with Orion. Was it taken by Astro Mod camera for the sky?

@nightscapeimages.richard Жыл бұрын

Yes that image was taken with the h-alpha mod Z6

@gordonelwell7084 Жыл бұрын

Hi Richard. I'm a Canon shooter, so I'm wondering, in your experience, do these thrid-party lenses varry much from one mount to another? In other words, can I expect the review you did to apply if I were to get the Canon R mount version of the lens? Thanks!

@nightscapeimages.richard Жыл бұрын

Thanks for watching Gordon. Unfortunately Viltrox don't make lenses for the Canon RF mount . .in fact I don't think Canon want anyone else to do so.

@waynegarmonphotography Жыл бұрын

Hey Richard, what kelvin are you shooting to get the color in the stars?

@nightscapeimages.richard Жыл бұрын

Most of the time I'm shooting between 4500k - 5200k. Some of these were taken with my h-alpha modified camera which completely changes the color. . so I shoot that at 3300k.

@carlreid4161 Жыл бұрын

I had the Nikkor 35 on my wish list but plumped for the nifty fifty instead, the Viltrox looks a bargain though.

@nightscapeimages.richard Жыл бұрын

Yes the Nikon 50mm is a fantastic lens Carl. Maybe you could squeeze the Viltrox 35 in some day.

@nihalbasnayake2199 Жыл бұрын

Nice video, I have nikon 24-70 kit lens f4, can it use for milky way photography? . I don't have money to spend for extra lens

@nightscapeimages.richard Жыл бұрын

Thanks for watching. Yes you can use the Nikon Z 24-70 f4. See this video. kzfaq.info/get/bejne/mtKco5pzp9zRgJs.html

@vimal.moments Жыл бұрын

Good review with awesome images, but you didn't shoot at f1.8, how are single exposures of this lens at f1.8. Also when are you reviewing viltrox 20 mm 1.8 lens for nikon z. Thanks.

@nightscapeimages.richard Жыл бұрын

That's a really good point. I did shoot some images previously at f1.8 which were not included in this video. A lot more vignetting but pretty much equivalent to the Nikon 35mm wide open in other characteristics. I haven't used the Viltrox 20mm .. maybe one day.