Viltrox 135mm f/1.8 LAB Nikon Z Mount Is Here | How Good? | Stills & Video | First Impressions

Matt Irwin Photography March 19, 2025
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Packed full of lessons, tips, tutorials and behind the scenes- this is your masterclass in photography from one of Melbourne’s best known streetscape and commercial photographers. I’m Matt Irwin. I’ve been photographing Australia for more than 30 years. I’ll be taking my Nikon D850 and my Hasselblad and getting amongst it. Join me at work on commercial shoots as well as chasing the fog on early winter mornings. Along the way I’ll be talking about the business of being a photographer- from the basics for beginners to the state of the industry. Think copyright and compostition, gear and gadgets, street and studio. It is all here.

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#135mm #nikon #Viltrox The Viltrox native to Z mount 135mm f/1.2 S is here for all Nikon Z bodies. Grab your copy here https://geni.us/MattIrwin135Z (Viltrox) https://www.amazon.com/dp/B0F17QZQ6F (Amazon) To grab 10% of at Nikon Australia https://www.nikon.com.au 'Matt10' use at check out T & C's apply DXO PhotoLab and Nik Collection Discounts Links General shop : https://www.awin1.com/cread.php?awinmid=18170&awinaffid=889679&ued=https%3A%2F%2Fshop.dxo.com%2F NIK product page : https://www.awin1.com/cread.php?awinmid=18170&awinaffid=889679&ued=https%3A%2F%2Fnikcollection.dxo.com%2F NIK TRIAL : https://www.awin1.com/cread.php?awinmid=18170&awinaffid=889679&ued=https%3A%2F%2Fnikcollection.dxo.com%2Fdownload%2F PL BUY : https://www.awin1.com/cread.php?awinmid=18170&awinaffid=889679&ued=https%3A%2F%2Fshop.dxo.com%2Fen%2Fdxo-photolab-8-elite.html PL TRIAL : https://www.awin1.com/cread.php?awinmid=18170&awinaffid=889679&ued=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.dxo.com%2Fdxo-photolab%2Fdownload%2F Novachips SSD Magsafe drive for iPhone Portable SSD: https://www.amazon.com/dp/B0DKX5BFNZ Combo Reader: https://www.amazon.com/dp/B0D7M3N1NH Merch can be found here https://mattirwin.myspreadshop.com Purchase a Z6III at B+H via this affiliate link https://www.bhphotovideo.com/c/product/1834803-REG/nikon_z6_iii_mirrorless_camera.html/BI/23438/KBID/28953 #nikon #red #cameras Purchase a Z9 via this affiliate link https://www.bhphotovideo.com/c/product/1629829-REG/nikon_z_9_mirrorless_digital.html/BI/23438/KBID/28953/DFF/d10-v21-t1-x1104409/SID/DFF Z 50mm f/f1.4 affiliate link for B&H https://www.bhphotovideo.com/c/product/1852210-REG/nikon_20128_nikkor_z_50mm_f_1_4.html?BI=23438&KBID=28953 Grab me a coffee here https://www.paypal.com/donate/?hosted_button_id=NXVJKTH3BEFSG 70% off your first year of Audiio Pro (bringing the price down to just $59!). This means unlimited music + SFX downloads for virtually any use! Use 'MATTIRWIN' here https://audiio.com/mattirwin Check out my social media INSTAGRAM https://www.instagram.com/mattirwinphotography/ FACEBOOK https://www.facebook.com/MattIrwinPhotography WEBSITE https://www.mattirwin.com TWITTER https://twitter.com/mattirwinphotog 00:00 Viltrox AF 135mm f/1.8 Z LAB Is here 00:42 The first autofocus Viltrox 01:00 Viltrox just gets better and better 01:30 Lab Lenses are something special? 02:00 How good its it? 02:30 The comparisons are coming 03:00 Build quality Viltrox AF 135mm f/1.8 LAB 03:15 Controls and dials Viltrox AF 135mm f/1.8 LAB 03:50 Focus limiter Viltrox AF 135mm f/1.8 LAB 05:00 Who is the Viltrox AF 135mm f/1.8 LAB for? 05:10 APS-C crop 05:20 Image quality Viltrox AF 135mm f/1.8 LAB 05:30 Fringing Viltrox AF 135mm f/1.8 LAB? 06:30 Capture One and Viltrox AF 135mm f/1.8 LAB 07:00 Focus Tracking Viltrox AF 135mm f/1.8 LAB 07:30 Sharpness and colour rendering Viltrox AF 135mm f/1.8 LAB 08:00 Bokeh Viltrox AF 135mm f/1.8 LAB 08:30 Edge Sharpness Viltrox AF 135mm f/1.8 LAB 09:00 Harsh Aberration test Viltrox AF 135mm f/1.8 LAB 09:20 More examples of Bokeh Viltrox AF 135mm f/1.8 LAB 10:00 Short depth of field and portraits Viltrox AF 135mm f/1.8 LAB 10:10 IBIS and Viltrox AF 135mm f/1.8 LAB 11:00 Beautiful out of focus backgrounds 12:00 Applying purple fringing reduction 13:00 A bird with Viltrox AF 135mm f/1.8 LAB 13:25 The art of photography 14:00 Just so sharp 14:30 Portraits with Viltrox AF 135mm f/1.8 LAB 14:45 Shooting events with Viltrox AF 135mm f/1.8 LAB 15:55 Night images 17:00 Capture One does not know this lens 17:30 Creating impressions and landscapes - a travel lens? 18:40 Black and white and Viltrox AF 135mm f/1.8 LAB 19:20 A screen on top 19:40 Summary 20:15 Specifications Viltrox AF 135mm f/1.8 LAB 21:30 Weather sealing / Build and Weight 21:55 MTF charts WOW !!! 22:15 Lots of video examples of Viltrox AF 135mm f/1.8 LAB Affiliate Disclaimer Matt Irwin is a participant in the B&H PhotoVideo and other affiliate programs that provides an advertising commission if you purchase through our links. If you purchase something from our affiliate links we will get a small commission with no extra cost to you. This makes it possible for us to make to keep making vids. We DO NOT collect, store, use, or share any data about you. :)

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