Nikon Z50 + Viltrox 13mm F1.4 Z Lens | Astrophotography | INSANE!
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- čas přidán 23. 07. 2024
- Decided to test the Nikon Z50 + Viltrox AF 13mm F1.4 Z mount lens for some astrophotography. In my recent review of this wide angle Viltrox 13mm lens for the Nikon Z50, Zfc and Z30 cameras, I mentioned I was looking forward to testing it out for astro. Found a couple of dark locations near where I live and had relatively good conditions with cold weather and clear skies. I was actually surprised just how good this Viltrox lens performed.
With the release of the new Nikon Z30, again this budget Viltrox lens will prove very popular for those wanting to vlog, do landscape, architecture, astro or street photography.
00:00 Introduction
00:45 Pre-Planning for the Astro Shots
02:24 Taking The Astro Shots
04:35 Summation Z50 + Viltrox 13mm for Astro
05:19 D750 vs Z50 Future Video
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I will go further into studying the Z50 astro raw files looking at image quality, noise etc when I do the D750 vs Z50 video. If you were starting out in photography and looking at vlogging, landscape, astro, street or architecture photography. I think this Z50 and Viltrox 13mm makes for a good low budget combo 💫📸⭐
Adrian that was fantastic! Loved that pano looks awesome and the one with you in it was also amazing. Just when you arrived I can see what looked like ice buildup on top of your car 🥶 geeeeez. Have a great week my friend and Thank You for putting yourself through that freezing cold to bring us this awesome review. 👏🙏🏼📸
Thanks so much for watching my friend. Much appreciated. Sometimes people don’t realise the effort you go to for videos so thanks for noticing 🙏 Have an awesome week and take care 👍📸
Great test Adrian, love the shot you grabbed with this setup. Looking forward to seeing the differences between the ff and crop sensor too! I haven’t done any astro for ages, would be fun✨🌟 Thanks for sharing!
Thanks for watching Peter. I'm pretty impressed by this little Z50 with this lens. Lots of applications, but a lot of fun for astro. Yes, I'm looking forward to seeing the Z50 and D750 raw files compared. I also did the Z50 vs Z7 for full moon shots for that video too. Lots to cover. Have a great weekend mate, cheers 📸🙏
OMG 3am! That hurts. Great to see that combination in action and looks like it can do the job nicely. Good to practise too even if the conditions weren't ideal, so that you are ready when they are. It's great to see all the apps you use too in preparation. Thanks for sharing.
Many thanks for watching the video. Yeah I forgot to mention there was a freezing wind blowing off that lake, hence no reflection shot I planned. Have a great weekend. 📸🙏
Great video Adrian. Really looks like a great budget lens and looks like it performed pretty well for these astro shots. I really enjoyed seeing your planning process, especially since I haven't done much astrophotography before. The 9-shot pano was pretty amazing despite the little bit of light pollution and really liked the cheeky astro-selfie, that came out really nice! Great stuff as always mate, really enjoyed it! Hope you are doing well and have had a great weekend!
Thanks for watching Paul. Definitely a great budget combo for astro. I thought I’d share the planning process instead of just showing photos like Uncle Adrian’s slide show. I think it rounds out the story behind the images. To be honest I don’t do much astro and my hat goes off to those who do it all the time. I was so hungover for the rest of the day after that 3am haha! Hope you enjoy your July 4th celebrations this week mate. Take care 👍🙏
Great video Adrian especially love the shot with the lantern😍😍😮😮. Ahh yes the 3am astro shot; thank goodness for coffee. ☕☕😬😬
Thanks for watching Andy. Gotta say I was pretty hungover for the rest of the day after the 3am. My hat goes off to those dedicated astrophotographers that do this all the time. Have an awesome Sunday mate, cheers 📸🙏
That was really cool, Adrian! I was planning on doing Astro with the Viltrox 13 but we had many clouds during the new moon. Astro is my weakest photography genre so I really want to get out and work on getting better. Thanks, Adrian!
Thanks for watching Phil. I'd like to see the astro shots you'd get with the Viltrox on your Z50 or Zfc cams. Yes, cloud and rain was 100% here for a week, hence why I had to go out a little earlier with the Waning moon still out at 3am. Have a great weekend Phil, cheers 📸🙏
3am and freezing cold is always the best time to take photos 😬😀🥶
Great test Adrian, have to agree about the planning before going out to capture the milky way. Great capture and setup - nice work in PS. Been out to capture the Milky Way but didn't work out very well because of the light pollution even thou we thought there was no light around. Many thanks for sharing your work :)
Thanks for watching Shaun, much appreciated. I enjoyed using this little set up, was fun. Have a great weekend mate, cheers 📸🙏
Great work Adrian. Good to see you getting out there in the wee hours mate ..!!!!
Honestly don't know how ya do it continually Richard. Hat goes off to ya. Thanks for watching.
@@adrianalfordphotography I don't do the 3am starts all that often .. but it's hard work as you have demonstrated.
A fantastic video, Adrian! This "3am thing" (in most cases even much earlier) is exactly the reason why I don't do all too much astrophotography, haha :)
Your shots got really awesome, especially that one where you are holding the fishing lamp in your hands. Really nice!
Thanks for sharing and enjoy your weekend,
Christian
Thanks for watching Christian. Yes I think I'll stick to the 7pm style astro shots 😂 3am tends to make me hungover for the rest of the day. Glad you enjoyed the video. Have an awesome weekend my friend 📸🙏
Nothing like a 3am start for Astro. At least there are not many "selfie" takers at that time ha ha. The low light combo worked a treat and looking forward to the comparison videos. Great stuff Adrian!
Thanks for watching Colin. Much appreciated mate. I don't do a lit of astro, but it can be fun when the conditions are just right, Have an awesome Sunday, cheers 📸🙏
Thanks for sharing such a great content and beautiful videos,.,.
Thank you for your kind comment and for watching 📸🙏
I have the same kit. Looking forward to some astrophotography in the coming months
Thanks for watching. Yes it is indeed a great little kit for astro 🙏
I need to study up and do some Milky Way photos. I have never really been successful at that. Your photos were beautiful and I really liked the one with you in it. 👍📸 It gives the photo a reference
Thanks for watching David. Yes, astro can be fun with light painting in the foreground. Just need those dark skies, without light pollution. Have a great weekend and take care 📸🙏
Thanks for an excellent review , I have been using a 13mm Viltrox on my Fuji XH-1 very happy with the results , setting @ F2.2 is my pick for astro , much better than the Samyang 12mm F2 that It replaces ( much sharper and better CA ) and even better than the Zeiss 12mm I had back in the day . I may even get rid of the Z6 and 14mm F1.8 combo I used to use for this stuff .
Thanks for watching Zane. Viltrox certainly have hit a home run with this lens. Being able to use it on Fuji, Sony and Nikon was a very smart move. Certainly fills a lot of gaps on the APS-C Z range. Have a great day 🙏
Really need to get out with my Sony and the Samyang 12mm F2. Lovely shots with you combo mate. On your first test shot I can see distortion on the trees (leaning in) do you correct this in post processing? I get very similar with the samyang. Cheers mate👍
Thanks for watching Scott. Re the trees yes absolutely easily corrected, but I rushed the post processing on that one a little to get the video done. I’d like to see an astro vid with your Sony. Be interesting to see. Maybe when you’re camping in Scotland next. Enjoy your week mate 📸🙏
Great video. What are the app's you use for locating the Milky Way and showing you the cloud coverage?
Thank you very much for watching. I get asked this question a lot and have now made a video so people can see all the free apps I use - czcams.com/video/k9F34ANs-OM/video.html Hope it helps, cheers.
Enjoyable video, but no comment on the coma/astigmatism performance, how did it do in the corners? Was hoping to see some crops of the corners to assess whether or not the lens will be good enough for me. Thanks!
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Great video Adrian could I ask is the D750 ok for astrophotography as I can’t seem to capture the Milky Way using a sigma 24mm f1.4 art lense any help would be very much appreciated maybe a video on the D750 doing astrophotography 👍 keep up the great videos
Thanks for watching. I couldn’t help but smile reading your comment. Just wait till you see the video going up on my channel tonight 📸⭐️💫🙏
Look fwd to that 🤘🏻
Thank you for your time and dedication for us amateur photographers, Quick question, I am just starting out and am wondering if the D5600 or Z50 for all around begging including some astro photography. Which would you choose and why thank you.
Thanks for watching. I would choose the Z50 as it has more modern features and it will probably have firmware updates in the future to help make it better. It’s a good little camera for both photos and video. Have a great day 🙏
@@adrianalfordphotography Fantastic, thank you. In a few months I will share my first astro pic with you so I will subscribe. Till then I will watch your videos and learn.
Hi Adrian, how much editing was done in Photoshop/Lightroom? Nice shots btw.
Not too much. I just had to crush the blacks and lift the brightness to define the Milky Way a little due to the port lights being too bright in the corner.
What app are you using at the beginning of the video... cheers
I made a very short video on all the apps I use for photography including the one you saw. Thanks for watching czcams.com/video/k9F34ANs-OM/video.html
@@adrianalfordphotography Cheers mate
How did you do 15 seconds without star trails
I find anything over 20 seconds you get star trails.
Hey :) stupid question maybe as a newbie, why did you shot at 2.8 and not 1.4 ? :)
You get sharper results in the corners of frame and all over image quality compared to wide open.
@@adrianalfordphotography Thank you :) i was just reading article from Alyn Wallace explaining it . Have a good evening
how is this lens for recording aurora/northern lights without having to do a timelapse to make a video?
That depends how bright the aurora activity is? I think it would be fine in video especially on something like a Sony A7SIII. I shot video of the aurora when I was in Iceland with a F1.8 lens and it worked ok.
@@adrianalfordphotography what about with a nikon z50? if the aurora activity is active enough
@@fabianriveros611 it would be fine
@@adrianalfordphotography we will see, thank you
@@adrianalfordphotography could you show me your aurora video somehow?
This kind of photography is very tiring. Thank you
It certainly is at 3am. Thanks for watching 📸🙏