The BEST Lens for Astrophotography

The Rokinon 14mm f/2.8 is arguably the best lens for astrophotography. It offers the best bang for your buck, coming in at under $500 on most mounts.

Wider lenses generally yield better results when shooting astrophotography on a tripod. The wider the lens, the longer you can make your shutter speed without seeing star trails. Most photographers use the rule of 500, meaning that you take 500 divided by your focal length, and the solution is the maximum shutter speed without seeing trailing stars. In a 14mm lens, this means you can take a shutter speed roughly 35 seconds long, allowing more light to hit your sensor.

Additionally, the f/2.8 maximum aperture allows even more light to enter the sensor, resulting in a less noisy image.

While there may be lenses with slightly higher optical quality, I personally think this lens handles optical issues quite well, especially in the corners.

This isn't sponsored; I just wanted to share a piece of gear that I think is excellent for the aspiring night photographer on a budget!

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[DadaIorian]

He should say the name of the lens in the short, but at least he gave buttload of info in the description.

[warricksmith]

The Rokinon 12mm f/2 was my first astro lens. It was a OK as an inexpensive "starter" lens. After a year I upgraded to the Viltrox 13mm f/1.4, which is only slightly more expensive, and is faster and has better IQ.

[BigCheeseFortniteBattlePass]

dawg you gotta have some variation in there, most people do deep sky astrophotography, which requires a higher focal length. i'd recommend the rokinon 135mm f/1.8 for deep sky

[Kenscape-Mr.K]

I think having a lens for example 28-300mm is better for Astrophotography because with a 14mm lens you are only going to take pictures of the Milky Way, if you want to take pictures of something deep in space for example Horsehead, andromeda or Orion Nebula you will not see anything with a 14mm, but I mean if you only take picture of Milky Way then it’s definitely a good choice

[bennettphotography]

If you do have the info in the description in future videos you should say so in the video just because most people don't look in the description if they don't think anything is there

[robertdoyle]

I have found that for the price the Viltrox 16mm 1.8 is a really good lens for doing northern light photography here in Alaska

[h-engelien]

So better than the Sony 14mm f1.8 GM or the Sigma 14mm f1.4 DG DN Art? I think not. It may be good for the price but i would not say it’s the best lense for astrophotography.

[al_photography_]

And you didnt even tell us the fucking name of it, wow

[chiwawa]

Why make a video about a lens and not even say what the lens is? Thumbs down no sub.