It's such a small and light lens that it's easy to carry along for when you want to go wide, and for the price is a great bargain.
Love the mood of the second shot.
Went to Washington DC this morning to visit two locations which I have been to quite a few times. This time was to try out the Viltrox 14. All hand held.
The "Basilica of the National Shrine of the Immaculate Conception" is located on the campus of the Catholic University Of America in Washington DC. It is the largest Catholic church building in North America. Its construction started in 1920 and finished in 2017. The architecture is "Byzantine and Romanesque Revival" style.
Douglas L wrote:
Love the mood of the second shot.
Went to Washington DC this morning to visit two locations which I have been to quite a few times. This time was to try out the Viltrox 14. All hand held.
The "Basilica of the National Shrine of the Immaculate Conception" (what a mouthful) is located on the campus of the Catholic University Of America in Washington DC. It is the largest Catholic church building in North America. Its construction started in 1920 and finished in 2017. The architecture is "Byzantine and Romanesque Revival" style.
Cross post in the big thread.
Fantastic shots, Douglas.
I took it out in the desert this evening. I'll post more, but here's one at sunset. Cold and breezy desert tonight.
I took it out in the desert this evening. I'll post more, but here's one at sunset. Cold and breezy desert tonight.
Thank you Eric! You have the vision to compose with ultra ultra wide angel lenses. I remember you got some fantastic shots with the CV 10mm! I mostly use these lenses for interior. I don't seem to be able to find interesting foreground to use ultra wide angle in landscape shoot.
A few more from this morning, the Library of Congress. It easily has the best interior of any building in Washington DC, IMHO.
This lens is crazy sharp. These tiny, tiny Pectis flowers are so small you won't see them unless you are looking. We've had rain the past few weeks in Arizona and some of these tiny grass flowers can be seen if you look hard. The first image was taken at the minimum focus distance of 5" and includes the whole frame. The second is a crop where you can see just how sharp this lens is even up close.
mudlake wrote:
This lens is crazy sharp. These tiny, tiny Pectis flowers are so small you won't see them unless you are looking. We've had rain the past few weeks in Arizona and some of these tiny grass flowers can be seen if you look hard. The first image was taken at the minimum focus distance of 5" and includes the whole frame. The second is a crop where you can see just how sharp this lens is even up close.
Ross Martin wrote:
How sharp are the corners on this lens? I may try one.
I need to find a big brick wall to do some tests. It looks pretty good from the shots I took. The problem is, they were all taken hand held, not a good way to test.
Douglas L wrote:
I need to find a big brick wall to do some tests. It looks pretty good from the shots I took. The problem is, they were all taken hand held, not a good way to test.
I like the colors y’all are getting from it. My Sigma 14-24 is optically spectacular, but I almost always use it at 14mm, so this small light Viltrox could be interesting.
Ross Martin wrote:
I like the colors y’all are getting from it. My Sigma 14-24 is optically spectacular, but I almost always use it at 14mm, so this small light Viltrox could be interesting.
Playing around with one, not quite as good as the 14-24 towards the edges and corners, but it produces very nice images. Seems to diffract a bit quicker after f/8 than the Sigma.
FWIW.
Seems like a great lens to throw in the bag when you aren't thinking you're shooting UW and something catches your eye. Plus filters are much easier, so for those types of use cases it would be nice.
tsdevine wrote:
Playing around with one, not quite as good as the 14-24 towards the edges and corners, but it produces very nice images. Seems to diffract a bit quicker after f/8 than the Sigma.
FWIW.
Seems like a great lens to throw in the bag when you aren't thinking you're shooting UW and something catches your eye. Plus filters are much easier, so for those types of use cases it would be nice.
Good info Tim, thanks, yes it does sounds useful at that size/weight/price.
Although I struggle with UWA lenses, at this entry price I can give it a try and not lose much. Took the advantage of their BF deal and just ordered the lens.
Ross Martin wrote:
I like the colors y’all are getting from it. My Sigma 14-24 is optically spectacular, but I almost always use it at 14mm, so this small light Viltrox could be interesting.
ramesesthe2nd wrote:
Although I struggle with UWA lenses, at this entry price I can give it a try and not lose much. Took the advantage of their BF deal and just ordered the lens.
I had bought a Sony 16/1.8 and I barely used it, so, out of guilt, I sold it, however, at $159, this is a very reasonable lens to have in the bag should I ever need an UWA lens.
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Ross Martin wrote:
I like the colors y’all are getting from it. My Sigma 14-24 is optically spectacular, but I almost always use it at 14mm, so this small light Viltrox could be interesting.
Thanks Ross! I too had a very sharp copy of the Sigma 14-24. Sold it after a while, too big and too heavy for me, I don't shoot wider than 20mm often enough to justify carrying such a rock in my bag. I bought the NISI filter set for it, sold the filter set unopened, the size of the package scared me already. I don't have good vision for ultra wide angle composition in landscape, mostly likely due to my inability to find interesting foreground subjects, and my preference of not having the background (like waterfalls, mountains) too "miniaturized" by ultra wide angle shoot. The tiny Voltrox 14 is a "just in case I need it" kind of lens I may keep in my bag. For the size, weight, and price, why not.
) is located on the campus of the Catholic University Of America in Washington DC. It is the largest Catholic church building in North America. Its construction started in 1920 and finished in 2017. The architecture is "Byzantine and Romanesque Revival" style. 
