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Viltrox 13mm for astro, done better? And quite possibly a thumbs up

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OP grey pilgrim Contributing Member • Posts: 718
Re: Viltrox 13mm for astro, done better? And quite possibly a thumbs up

GMacF wrote:

Thanks for the update.
Again, if I could get out myself (and get clear skies) I’d be interested to see how the Viltrox performs at f2.8 against the 16-55 @16mm.

A lens I don't have, but I imagine the 16-55 makes a pretty fine astro lens at 16.

From 13 to 16 is a pretty sizable change in FOV.  16 needs a shorter exposure at all the same settings. I didn't do that with my 16 f2.8 here, but should have.

I also wonder how the 16 f1.4 does at f2.8 (another lens I don't have) or even the new 18 f1.4 even though that's fairly tight FOV for astro landscapes.

Doug

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