Viltrox 13mm f1.4 Review The Best Wide Angle Fuji Lens?
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- Опубликовано: 9 июл 2024
- Is the Viltrox 13mm f1.4 the best Fujifilm wide angle lens? In this review we will take look at sharpness, video autofocus, low light performance and much more including astrophotography samples.
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Thanks for the review. Now I'm convinced to purchase this lens. I have the 18mm f1.4 but I want a wider for architecture photos. I was leaning toward Samyang but I heard a lot of issues. Then I heard a lot of good things about this 13mm. Thanks again
Glad I could help!
@@AndreiDimaReviews Bought mine and can't wait to try it soon. Thanks again.
@@wolfpack9iloilo Hope you enjoy it!
Well, when you combine a high quality lens, a great photographer and the beautiful city of Valencia, you can't go wrong. Great video.
Thank you so much! I love Valencia that is why I moved here!
I love the fact that you are the kind of reviewer, who doesn't just read specs, but you actually go out to grab photos, and those photos are great too. Not really my style of photography, but undeniably amazing work.
I appreciate that!
Thank you, that was a great review. I have ordered mine and can’t wait to use it.
Hope you enjoy it!
Congrats for what you're doing. Great and useful information. Can't wait to get the 13mm.
Thank you! I hope you enjoy it.
Thanks for this review Andrei.
My pleasure!
Thanks for a lot of examples!
Glad it was helpful!
Great review and thanks for some helpful comparison to the Samyang 12mm.
Glad it was helpful!
the values sound damn good! such an ultra wide angle is the only thing I'm still missing! good job bro!!
Thank you! Its exactly what I needed for my X-T4!
Great video. Still can't wait to get my hands on this lens. Hoping it will be my go to lens for my RUclips videos.
Thank you! You are going to love it!
Hi Andrei, thx for the review :) Would you think the Nisi M75 system would be a problem with that lens? I mean because of the wide angle compared to a 100m wide filter (but looks big)
Very good video well done !
Thank you very much!
I am just waiting for my copy to arrive from China. Really looking forward to playing with this. I've been very happy with all the other Viltrox lenses and it seems universally agreed that this one really stands out. Thanks for the review :-)
Hope you enjoy it!
Thank you Andrea for this true review.
Thank you for watching!
Fantastic review. Thanks for sharing the beautiful photos and video examples. As so many have said this is the lens Fuji should have made years ago. Not sure why they never have. You really cant distinguish the images made from this lens to a fuji lens. Viltrox did an amazing job. Sure it would be nice if it were smaller but no lens is perfect in every conceivable way. Thanks again for the review.
Thank you so much!
It look like very good. Thanks for sharing
Have a nice weekend. Greetigs
Thank you! You too!
Not the first review for this lens for me, but i like how you done the review many examples of stills good job on that . Litle critisism only please when you say its sharp at 2.8 and even beter at 8 i would like to see this visualy it makes easier for me to remember.
Suscribed and thumbs up. Keep up the good work.
Thank you so much! I will keep that in mind for my next review.
I used to sport the Fuji 16mm f1.4, but it had a noisy and slowAF motor which drove me nuts for video. I sold that and bought the new 18mm f1.4. As my ultra wide option I got the Fuji 8-16mm f2.8 because I got tired of waiting for the Viltrox 13mm f1.4. I don’t think I’ll need to buy the Viltrox 13mm now unless I want it as a prime for gimbal work.
I recognized that Five Guys in Valencia where I had the best shake ever! Shame I can't remember what was in it. Good lens to see Valencia at night for sure.
Yes, they have the best shakes in Valencia!
Beautiful images Andrei. I'm on the fence with this lens because it is almost too sharp. It's such a huge departure from a 'film' look that I notice the sharpness before anything else in the image. Impressive regardless.
Thank you! You can use a diffusion filter for a more filmic look.
Hello sir... very nice video and fantastic photos...! Please can you tell me which fuji camera you have used with Viltrox 13mm ..? Thank you
Hello, the Fujifilm X-T4.
@@AndreiDimaReviews Thank you
That's it, I'm ordering this lens :) - I love the 12mm Samyang but sometimes it gets very low contrast if there are any light sources, I get some amazing photos but it's tricky to avoid glare and to nail focus, it sounds like this solves these 2 problems.
I reviewed both lease and the Viltrox is better.
Hello, I am thinking of buying this objective or the Meike Wide Angle Lens F2.0 10 mm, for urban and architectural photography, I already have a 23mm. What option would be better?
I think the Viltrox is the better option.
Looks to be a great lens for the Fuji lineup. For me it was a toss up between the Viltrox and the Fujifilm XF16 1.4 and ended up with a second hand copy of the 16mm. I went with the 16mm to be my all-round everyday lens, and it is one of my favourite focal lengths to work with. It fits in my kit alongside a 35 1.4, Kamlan 50mm 1.1 II, and a XF70-300.
Thanks for sharing! The 16mm is my favorite focal and too! I love the Fujifilm 16mm f1.4.
@@AndreiDimaReviews I picked up the 16 1.4 some months ago. Having used the 24mm focal length in the past with Lumix LX100, XF 16 2.8, and 16-80, I knew the focal length was just right for me. 18mm didn't quite cut it, I needed that extra drama from the 16mm.
The 16 1.4 has blown me away. I took it to Mexico on a trip as my sole lens, and I ended up creating photos that I was very proud of. The entire operation of the lens is perfect for my workflow and the AF keeps up. The close focus is a great benefit, and the overall quality, size, build and weight balances perfectly with my X-E3 with wood grip. If I had to keep one lens that would be it.
1/8 sec. You have very steady hands.🎉
Thank you!
I like your lens reviews. Very clear. I am planning to buy one wide angle lens for my XT4 camera. Please suggest which one to select from viltrox 13mm Af f1.4 or SAMYANG 12 mm f2 AF?
Hello, the Viltrox 13mm f1.4 is better in my opinion.
@@AndreiDimaReviews thank you so much. Even for astrophotography and landscapes and some macro is it good?
@@AndreiDimaReviews how about Laowa 9 mm f2.8 manual for Fuji XT4?
@@AndreiDimaReviews I placed order
@@AndreiDimaReviews i bought viltrox 13 mm F1.4
Would you prefer this or the 16mm 1.4 fuji for video? In terms of focus breathing , autofocus or ibis interaction. Thanks a lot. By the way. Beautiful city!!
The 13mm is better for video in my opinion, the autofocus is better then most Fuji lenses, almost no focus breathing, sadly the Fuji IBIS doesn't work very well with wide angle lenses.
Amazing review. I have a question for you. How can we get crisp images and avoid the bokeh in landscapes when you shoot at f1.4. with this lens? What precautions to take while shooting to avoid the gross distortion at the wide ends of the picture? Please suggest. Thanks. After seeing your review i bought this lens but I am getting too much distortion at the extreme ends. Please educate me. 🙏
Why do you shoot landscape with 1.4? Unless you are shooting in night or astro.
That looks like a great lens. I want a wider lens and am thinking about buying either your just reviewed Viltrox 13mm f1.4 or a used Fuji XF 10-24mm f/4. The used Fuji would be a few hundred dollars more money, but has the greater range of focal lengths. The Viltrox has that much wider aperture though. Currently the only lens I have for my XT3 is the 18-55 kit lens it came with.
I would be interested in hearing your thoughts on these lenses, and the choice I want to make. What would you choose?
If you use a tripod most of the time and don't shoot stars get the 10-24 because it is more versatile. If you plan on doing astrophotography and take photos without a tripod in low light get the Viltrox. The Viltrox is also better for video but you already have a good video lens the 18-55. They are both great option.
Good video as usual, well done and very useful review, I do want to purchase this lens but unfortunately it's not available yet here in the US, it should be a good combination on the X-T4.
Thank you! I hope it will be in stock soon in the US.
@@AndreiDimaReviews I just found the following comment/review on Amazon, did you notice this problem? (I'm sure you would have said something). Here's the comment: "I won't go through the troubleshooting steps I took to ensure that this lens indeed has problems, but on my copy of the Viltrox 13mm 1.4, tested on both an Fujifilm X-T3 and X-H1 camera, the lens contacts cause the LCD panel (and EVF) to repeatedly flash on and off. I removed the lens, mounted a FujiFilm XF 14, and there were no issues; I tried the new FujiFilm XF 23 1.4, and again no issues. When I remounted the Viltrox, the EVF and LCD panel both start flashing and you cannot use the camera". Did he just get a bad copy?
@@Enrique-the-photographer Hello, I didn't experience any of this. He got a bad copy.
I wanted to use your discount code but it wasn’t working. Please let us know if you have a working discount code.
Hello, the discount code works for most products from the Viltrox store but not for the 13mm f1.4 because it is a new product. The discount code is: ANDREIDIMA10
Hi man, thanks for this. I noticed a lot of wobbling at the corners, and this is exactly what I was scared to see. The samyang is better in this regard, and unfortunately theis wobbly behaviour is the only reason why I am not 100% convinced with the 10-24. This Viltrox seems not to solve the issue, so I'll probably going to cancel my pre-order. Thanks again, it was really useful to save me 500€
Edit: I was talking about video performance, I added this comment later as I realized it wasn't clear in my initial message
Hi, when you say “wobbling in the corners” are you saying that straight lines bend one way then bend back? I thought I saw that on a tree at the corner but maybe the trunk wasn’t straight! There were enough photos here by Andrei to show that I think Viltrox have done quite a decent job with the rectilinear distortion in the corners. When you get to such wide angle lenses then of course there is distortion. Otherwise it would be a fisheye lens if it wasn’t rectilinearly corrected. Some lenses do show a waving lines in the corners. Not sure I’m seeing that here and can only tell if you’re photographing a perfect grid pattern of course.
@@shred3005 I'm talking about video in the corners, I guess it's a mix of stabilizer and lens correction during video recording. In pictures you won't see it as you're looking at one frame at a time
@@LucaPetraliaPhotography ok understood. I’ve never used video on my Fuji X-E4 (think it might be accessed under the drive button but don’t really know 😄) so I can’t comment about different lenses in that regard. All these many years developing my photographic skills yet I’m clueless about video
@@shred3005 and the x-e4 is a great video camera. If you wanna try, you'll love it
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I choose Viltrox 13mm Fuji mount :(
@@Hudinn I will contact Viltrox support to ask them about this and come back with an answer later.
@@AndreiDimaReviews have you fixed your discount code yet?
Should I sell my 18-55 for this??
Hello, for what type of photography do you need the lens? Or do you need it for video?
@@AndreiDimaReviews General use.
. Family photos of my 2 year's old. i also have a 23, 28 and 35.
This lens is overhyped and too big , not too bad though.Biggest pro is the price.
Why do you say it is overhyped?
bought this with the xt4, now i cant even afford a sd car, can u loan me a card please? @andrei would really appreciate it