Viltrox 23mm f/1.4 for Nikon Z (DX/Crop/APS-C) | Review with Real World Photographs and Video
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- čas přidán 8. 07. 2024
- In this video I head out into the real world to capture landscape photographs with the new Viltrox 23mm f/1.4 for Nikon Z mount. For this video, I attach this auto focus APS-C (crop / DX) prime lens to my Nikon Z fc ( • Nikon Z fc Real World ... ). Though I'm going to be using this lens to capture landscape photographs, I will mostly be using it for video work and capturing family photographs, so I'll also be looking at how well it works with the excellent Nikon Z fc eye-AF (eye Auto Focus).
00:00 - Introduction
01:46 - Technical specifications
03:13 - Why I have this lens
05:33 - Viltrox 23mm f/1.4 sample (real world) image gallery
06:53 - Prints from the Nikon Z fc and Viltorx 23mm f/1.4
07:58 - Using the lens in video mode
09:17 - How to update the firmware
10:16 - Review (what I think of this lens)
15:30 - Final thoughts / review summary
16:12 - Should I buy the 23mm or the 24mm Viltrox lens?
17:55 - Viltrox lens line up and the Viltrox 85mm f/1.8
18:21 - Links to other Nikon Z gear videos and outro
I've also tested the Viltrox 24mm F/1.8 for Nikon Z full frame. You can watch that video here - • Viltrox 24mm f/1.8 for...
If you wish to purchase this lens you can do so here - amzn.to/3nWblDQ
or direct from Viltrox here - viltroxstore.com/collections/...
You can see the photographs I captured in this video over on my blog at - julianbaird.me/blog/2021/10/8...
You can check out Gareth's review of the Viltrox 85mm f/1.8 here - • Are you a Gear Snob? A...
If you're interested, here is some of the gear I use to make my videos:
SmallRig Retro-style L-Shape Grip for Nikon Z fc Camera - amzn.to/3il41Om
Nikon Z7 (tidd.ly/3CCfjqj) - watch my video review of the Z7 • 5 Things I Love About ...
Nikkor Z 14-30 mm f/4 S (tidd.ly/37xCLGI)
Nikkor Z 24-70 mm f4 S (tidd.ly/2X6f1Ye)
Nikkor Z 24-200mm f/4-6.3 (tidd.ly/3s7GdBe) - watching my video review of this lens • Nikon Z 24-200mm | Lan...
Nikon Z fc tidd.ly/3fNJAZa - watch my video review of the Z fc here - • Nikon Z fc Real World ...
Nikon Z 16-50mm f3.5-6.3 DX VR tidd.ly/3AlHqYO
Canon imagePROGRAF Pro-300 (tidd.ly/3kcoWVt) - watch my video review of this printer • Bring Your Photography...
Fotospeed Platinum Gloss Art Fibre - fotospeed.com/platinum-gloss-...
Kase Filters - kasefilters.com/ref/JulianB/ - watch my video review • Photographing Beautifu...
Audio captured using the Rode Wireless Go 2 (tidd.ly/3iCuvvE) - watch my video review of this microphone • Rode Wireless Go - A V...
Video and images edited in Adobe Creative suite (clkuk.tradedoubler.com/click?p... )
Music from Epidemic Sound - www.epidemicsound.com/referra...
The links used are affiliate links. By buying through the links I may receive a commission for the sale. This has no effect on the price for you.
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Remember to check out my review of the Viltrox 24mm f/1.8 for Nikon Z mount full frame - czcams.com/video/uPH3HLea_CI/video.html and my review of the Nikon Z fc - czcams.com/video/PuoWRkGFAvI/video.html 👍
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I really like this lens! Quality build and quality optics. It does great for photographing documents as well.
Thanks for watching! :-)
Another informative video Julian.
Like the other video a good lens for the price.
Great images as usual.
All the best mate.
Cheers Tim, thanks for watching both videos. Always nice to read a comment from yourself, :-)
Hi Julian, another informative and balanced review. Thanks for sharing.
Glad you enjoyed it Steve, thanks for watching! :-)
Absolutely beautiful images which show the versatility of this focal length (35mm FF equivalent), which is my favorite. I’m one of those landscape photographers who prefer prime lenses 😊 This one will be going in my camera bag for sure! Thank you for this video.
Thanks David. It's still a lens I use today, though mostly for video. Thank you for watching! :-)
Thanks. A very appealing lens that's more appealing after this. Thank you.
Cheers Sean, thanks for watching. :-)
A good review about this lens. Very interresting. Thanks
Thanks, glad you enjoyed it! :-)
Nice review, thanks!
Glad you liked it Dominic! :-)
nice to see new dx lenses released for the z mount 👍
Cheers Obed, yes it is. DX lenses are a little rare for the Z mount. :-)
I've got the 33 1.4 from viltrox on my fuji. Great lens, does all I need it to 👍🏻
If it does what you need it to then it's job done. :-) Thanks for watching.
Nice vid mate! enjoyed that!! portraits ay!! haha good job! i think they are amazing value and struggle to see why more don't grab them.. why they cany sort lens hood out tho! wtf.. Also, am I right in thinking you put a full-frame lens on a crop and didn't have a crop factor on it tho??
Cheers Buddy, I hope people are enjoying your 85mm video as well. We seem to share similar views on Viltrox lenses. :-) So the 24mm full frame lens gives almost the same field of view when put on a crop camera because of the crop factor. So both are around 35mm in full frame terms when on a crop body. HEnce the reason if you have both crop and full frame, getting the 24mm full frame lens to use on both might be the better option if you don't mind the increase in weight and size. Tell you what though mate, you'll need to get me out with my Z fc and 23mm for a bit of street photography soon. :-)
I had to get it in silver. Matches ZFC so well.
Sweet! :-)
Dieses Teil macht den Nahmen " Schnäppchen " alle Ehre .
Ich benutze es an der neuen Nikon Z-Fc , und bin vollauf zufrieden,
Da ist das neu gerechnete 2/23 an meiner Fuji X100V nur sehr Wenig besser
Ich arbeite seit 1982 mit diversen Nikonobjektiven , Festbrennweiten mit sehr guter
Offenblendentauglichkeit interessiert diesen Konzern die Bohne .
Sie sollten bei den Chinesen mal in die Lehre gehen.
Auch das 56er und das 13ner Viltrox sind das Geld mehr wie wert.
Exactly, well worth the money. :-)
Nice springer, you should have used these images in your review of the camera body.
Thanks. Pet photography isn't my strong point so I tend to not include it in my reviews but I will include a few shots of Monty in my Z8 review. :-)
@@jbairdexp it wasn’t so much the photograph of the dog more the other photographs around the lens. I see a lot of CZcams channels talk about camera bodies and then little or poor quality images to back up what they are saying. My family have had springers and cockers most of our lives so always good memories with these dogs.
Probably great for Street photography.
Though I have Nikon DSLRs the only mirrorless cameras I have are the Lumix GX7 and GX9 (I'm a Magpie 😂)
However the Lumix 15mm f1.7 (30mm on Full frame) is brilliant for street but you got some lovely shots there Julian 👍
I had the same though Eltin....so perhaps I should get out and do some street photography! lol
Thanks for this review. Actually I bought Z50 and looking for prime lens for this camera. Could I ask you did your purchase this lens directly from their website ? Im wonder if I have to pay something for delivering to UK. Thank you.
Hi, I got mine direct. You will need to pay for shipping, and like any import you'll need to check if you need to pay for import duties. You can get it from Amazon UK though, but it's a little more expensive (but you avoid international shipping and duties.)
Excellent timing...over the last week I have been looking at fast primes, 28mm to be similar to a nifty 50...apparently 42mm is closest to our natural vision and not 50! The 1.4 would swing it for me, the Nikkor 1.4s are out of reach. By the way, your Smallrig grip looks bigger than mine, fits really well onto the Z fc tho doesn't it, superb quality.
Hey Paul, these lenses are a good choice if you don't need or can afford the Nikkor equivalents. The size of the grip is probably just the camera angle it was shot from.... you're right though, great item for the Z fc :-)
Julian, I own the Z50 and was looking to purchase a fast prime lens. This lens seems to fit the bill. My only concern it doesn't have the VR capability. Did you find any issues with no VR. Also did you do any low light video's? Any issue with AF in low light?
Hi, thanks for watching. No issues for me on not having any VR, but everyone's requirements are slightly different, so what works for the types of shot I take might not work for you. No problems with the AF in low light though....well, it's not any worse than any other lens I've used on the Z fc. :-)
I don't know if buy this one or Nikkor 28 f2.8 because is more portable. I want it for Street photo (low light) and vlog too. What do you think maybe is better option for me?
I'm not much of a street photographer but I would imagine that the f/2.8 aperture will be more than suitable, plus it's a smaller lens. The f/1.4 on Viltrox lens is very useful for video though but it comes with penalty of the lens being larger. It also gives a very nice look to your videos with the shallow depth of field. Unfortunately, there isn't a simple answer. You need to decide on a small, compact, f/2.8 lens, or a larger, heavier f/1.4 lens.
If you have both FX and DX Z bodies! I guess it makes sense to go with the 24mm f/1.8. The price difference is minimal!
Yes, but it all depends. Size and weight could also be a consideration as well. But from a technical perspective, they perform as well as each other.
How does your 24/1.8 perform when mounted on an APS-C body like the Z fc? Couldn't you just use that lens and save the money on the 23/1.4? It should yield very similar results, right?
They perform the pretty well exactly the same. I discuss the option of only buying the 24mm f/1.8 for use on both crop and full frame bodies in this video around 16:10 :-)
@@jbairdexp Ah right, must have skipped this part, my bad! I need to buy a Viltrox lens for my Z50 right now aswell and wondering whether to go for the 23/1.4 and then maybe sell in the future or pay a little more and go straight for the FF one and then if I ever switch to a full frame camera (once they release one with a flippy screen) I will already have one lens at hand.
No worries, we've all done it. It's a tough choice to be honest. The 24 is ever so slightly bigger and heavier, but if you are thinking of going full frame it might make sense. However the 23 will still work on full frame (just in DX mode). 😁
@@jbairdexp Yes, I know it will but you do lose quite a bit of resolution in DX mode. Like you said, it's a tough call, I don't mind the size too much, just a matter of whether the extra cost of the 24 is worth it in the long run. 🤔
I just bought the Nikon Z30 with the 16-50 kit lens, which isn’t that great. Will this Viltrox 23 mm 1.4 fit with the Z30?
Yes, the Z mount is universal across all Nikon Z cameras.
Hello friend. Are all Viltrox lenses for APS-C sensors?
Hi, no, they also make full frame lenses as well. This is the 24mm version I mentioned in this video - czcams.com/video/uPH3HLea_CI/video.html
is it usable for vlogging and holding the camera in your hand to film yourself?
Depends. It's definitely wide enough, but the lens does have any type of stabilisation nor do any of the DX bodies (as far as I'm aware), so how steady to footage will be is dependant on how steady you can keep the camera.
@@jbairdexp hmm it might get a bit shaky, thank you for your reply. 👍👍
@@medianopol Yeah I get that. It's less of an issue for me as I shoot video mostly from a tripod. The lack of VR in the DX bodies is a bit of an omission from Nikon IMHO.
APC-S & 1.4 that’s “like” having a fullframe. It’s not mine vocal length but it’s nice enough!
I did find the focal length tricky for landscapes, but for other types of photography and video is was good. Thanks for watching. :-)
Can you completely turn off the aperture ring in the camera in case it moves?
Why are there 2 f numbers for the images in the video?
"Viltrox 23mm f/1.4" is the name of lens, "f/11" is the aperture at which the image was taken. :-)
Can i use this lens with nikon z6 without any hitting issue or any another technical problem?
Yes, lens will work just fine on full frame Nikon Z cameras. The camera will switch into DX (crop mode) though. If you have both full frame and crop sensor cameras, you might be better of with the full frame 24mm version of this lens though - czcams.com/video/uPH3HLea_CI/video.html
@@jbairdexp but i purchased 23 mm 🥺 can i use this with z6 for video without any sensor issues?
Any sensor damages or risk?
@@rushidhele954 I don't see how it could damage your sensor.
@@jbairdexp is it risky for full frame camera or not?
I have this lens for my Fuji nd for the price its a cracking well built lens I also have the 56 mm and the 85mm and again cracking lens for the price
Thanks for watching Andy. Viltrox do seem to be getting a good reputation for producing good quality glass at a reasonable price. :-)
I just watched this video after yours czcams.com/video/J0LSPNoEwkU/video.html what do you think? Do you have the same problem or does it come from his version?
lol, my French doesn' t stretch past asking where the library is or can I have a coffee, so you're going to have to tell me what his problem is. :-)
I dont get it. why bying a retro camera and then putting a small rig on it
I bought the Z fc because of its capabilities, not it's styling. See my review - czcams.com/video/PuoWRkGFAvI/video.html Hope you found the rest of this video useful.
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Why Not the z50 then?
Because the flippy out screen on the Z 50 goes flips down which I consider fairly useless for my needs. :-)