Sony 16mm F1.8G - thoughts?

[glospete]

I have an A7RV with a bunch of lenses. But I also have an A7CR and I am building a small collection of lenses suitable for the small body - I have the Sony 40mm F2.5 and the 24mm F2.8. I am tempted by the Sony 16mm F1.8 as it is also lightweight and small and I like extreme wide angle lenses for landscape photography. The only real negative I have read about is that it has terrible distortion (pin cushion I think) but presumably that can be corrected in software? Does anyone have any personal experience of this lens as it is on offer until 6 July in the UK.

 

[Richard A]

A lot of people seem to prefer the Viltrox 16mm f1.8 which is also about half the price. I am looking for an f1.4 or f1.8 wide angle at the moment for astro photography. I am also looking at the Sony 14mm f1.8 which is more expensive of course. They are on backorder here at the moment. I have a Sigma
16-28 f2.8 already which is a nice lens and is pretty compact. That may be worth looking at also but you seem to prefer primes.

DxO PureRaw and PhotoLab are unbeatable for correcting lens distortion and other defects.

 

[glospete]

The weight of the Viltrox puts me off that model. The 14mm rules itself out because of the inability to use a filter. Thanks for your comment re PureRaw and PhotoLab - I’ll investigate.
Appreciate your thoughts. Still mulling it over what to get.