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<blockquote data-quote="bluzman" data-source="post: 771059" data-attributes="member: 47800">Viltrox APS-C Auto Focus 23mm f1.4 for Z 50 &amp; Z fcIf you own a Nikon mirrorless APS-C body (Z 50 or Z fc), you know that, so far, Nikon has yet to release any prime lenses specifically for these bodies. Their latest lens map update finally includes a future 26mm but the &quot;when&quot; is not known. Meanwhile, there are several 3rd party manual focus APS-C Z mount lenses available.Recently, Viltrox has offered three prime auto focus APS-C Z mounts lenses - 23mm, 33mm &amp; 56mm - all specified at f1.4. In 35mm equivalent terms, the lenses are essentially 35mm, 50mm and 85mm. After watching several YouTube reviews, I decided to try the 23mm version for my Z 50. The lens arrived yesterday afternoon so I haven't taken a lot of shots with it yet. It is all metal including the lens hood. It's not as small or light as the NIKKOR Z 16-50mm f3.5-6.3 kit lens but it is compact and feels comfortably balanced on the Z 50. As advertised, it has an manual aperture ring that can be used if desired.Here's the lens.[ATTACH=full]365764[/ATTACH]Here is an image straight out of the camera with no post processing applied. So far I like what I've seen.[ATTACH=full]365765[/ATTACH]</blockquote>

[QUOTE="bluzman, post: 771059, member: 47800"] [b]Viltrox APS-C Auto Focus 23mm f1.4 for Z 50 & Z fc[/b] If you own a Nikon mirrorless APS-C body (Z 50 or Z fc), you know that, so far, Nikon has yet to release any prime lenses specifically for these bodies. Their latest lens map update finally includes a future 26mm but the "when" is not known. Meanwhile, there are several 3rd party manual focus APS-C Z mount lenses available. Recently, Viltrox has offered three prime auto focus APS-C Z mounts lenses - 23mm, 33mm & 56mm - all specified at f1.4. In 35mm equivalent terms, the lenses are essentially 35mm, 50mm and 85mm. After watching several YouTube reviews, I decided to try the 23mm version for my Z 50. The lens arrived yesterday afternoon so I haven't taken a lot of shots with it yet. It is all metal including the lens hood. It's not as small or light as the NIKKOR Z 16-50mm f3.5-6.3 kit lens but it is compact and feels comfortably balanced on the Z 50. As advertised, it has an manual aperture ring that can be used if desired. Here's the lens. [ATTACH type="full" width="60%"]365764._xfImport[/ATTACH] Here is an image straight out of the camera with no post processing applied. So far I like what I've seen. [ATTACH type="full" width="60%"]365765._xfImport[/ATTACH] [/QUOTE]

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