@@johnnyisahermit Over a year ago they said "We have nothing against 3rd party lenses" then just a month ago (i.e AFTER the first statement) they literally admitted to blocking 3rd party lenses in order to milk their customers as much as possible, I'm not joking. Canon is an awful brand that is literally worse than Apple at this point, as even Apple promotes some 3rd party accessories in their official stores. From an interview by Petapixel: "So basically, the reason why we have not been collaborating or partnering with a third party is because of our business strategy. Our business strategy says that we are not going to partner with a third party. And the reason why we came up with that strategy is because of the business that we are doing. So our business is that if we have some technology, >>>we try to lock them up inside of our company and try to make a profit out of that. That’s the basis of our business,”
I like character in fuji old lenses, but when it comes to pure optics, this company is making revolution regarding price and quality relation. I would really like to see them coming with some mid telephoto zoom lens.
I picked this up immediately. I've been in the market for the fuji 56 1.2 v1 for awhile. Had seen it as low as $300. But for this to be under $150 was just a no brainer. When I got the lens, I couldn't believe how small it was. Comparable height to the fuji 35 f/2, a bit wider, and lighter. It fits super well on my xt30ii and couldn't be happier with it. Fine with taking the "quality hit" for just how compact this portrait lens is.
@@PraveenKumar-fs6of most people who can't stand a bit of vignette. I think one of the big advantages of Sony system is that allow to use APSC lenses on full frame mode. There are a lot of APSC lenses that fully cover the full frame of make only a bit of vignette or blur in corners. The Sigma 10-18 f2.8 fully cover full frame at 12mm and in other focal lengths only make a bit of soft and hard vignette. In video edition you'll crop anyway for stabilization, so the vignette is a non issue. And in photo I crop near always for composition, so no problem, the vignette is gone.
Seems truly great for the price. Before changing systems, I had the Fuji version of the 75mm f/1.2, and that was an absolutely brilliant lens. Viltrox really went from "your average cheap Chinese lens" to a brand that I respect, within a couple of years. Hope the 135mm f/1.8, which will be revealed on Sunday, holds up to these standards. If it's reasonably priced, I'm definitely getting it.
For me, the most impressive part is that they manage good sharpness with a rock solid bokeh. This is all for that price. I 100% agree with you, what a budget king. Now I'm curious about the 40mm ff, where I'm expecting a similar performance, which will be quite a pain in the bum for Sony once it's available for e-mount.
The glass on 56/1.7 is better than it's brother 56/1.4 simply due to the age of it. As for meike, I'm afraid to even try. Meike is quite notorious with its AF performance, like 85mm just awful.
When I open a Viltrox review I assume there will be some kind of dealbreaker for me. Was not expecting to make it all the way to “highly recommended!” This seems like a perfect first prime lens experience for people used to kit lenses.
The first trio have some flaws, but the 13/27/75 have really stepped up in quality. I personally bought the 13 and I have absolutely nothing to complain.
Chris, I’ve been waiting for you to review this lens and now I can put it on my ‘buy’ list. Dustin Abbott also gave it positive marks. Great value for the money.
Crazy that it's taken so long for a company to explore a cheaper AF lens market. I have the Viltrox 85mm and it's great, I could see myself picking this up soon too
That would be a tough choice, considering the Sigma 56mm f1.4 as competition. The Sigma will be so much smaller and lighter in comparison and likely have the better AF. I might not do the switch in that case.
@@attentionaddicts the 56 1.2 that he was hoping for is not quite the same as the 56 1.4, if you have used 27 1.2 and 75 1.2 before. I own both of these two, they are like zeiss but 10 times cheaper.
This is pretty amazing. It's all the more a shame that Nikon seems to neglect its APS-C Z lineup. Speaking of Nikon, do you plan to review their new 28-400 lens?
comparing this to your sigma 56mm review, optically speaking this one seems to perform even better! less distortion, less chromatic aberration, albeit with a less macro magnification.
I feel like if Viltrox builds a better reputation for their quality control, they have a chance to put their name up with Sigma and Tamron as one of the best third party manufacturers.
Viltrox keeps slaying. I really want to get the 75mm f1.2. But at this price and quality this lens is worth getting just for a compact portrait lens option.
How well does this lens create background blur (bokeh)? Additionally, could you provide insights on its low-light performance? I'm also interested in understanding how the autofocus performs specifically for capturing moving subjects in photography, not videography.
Is it worth saving about $120 with this Viltrox 56mm F/1.7 vs the older Viltrox 56mm F/1.4? I'm more for bang for the buck, not sure if the physical aperture is a big of a deal. Most importantly, going to use this 56mm for long term portraits and image quality matters a lot for me.
It looks like the Viltrox is slightly better and cheaper. I'd probably go that route if I were in the market for a super budget portrait prime for APS-C.
Still stuck between Viltrox 56mm f1.7 and TTArtisan 56mm f1.8. I’ve seen people saying Viltrox is great for consistency, but I keep reading that TTArtisan has this vintage-style bokeh that’s really nice for portraits. Has anyone here used both? I’d love to know if the difference in bokeh is as noticeable as some reviews say.
Kind of funny that this cheaper lens outperforms the previous 1.4 optically, which didn't even need to be the case with all the features this lens lacks in comparison. I guess it just shows how far Viltrox has come since the original 56mm F1.4
Looks great for the price. That vignetting is very heavy though, and will have a negative impact on the background separation in the corners. I've only recently learned that DOF increases in the corners of lenses that heavily vignette and I don't think it's common knowledge. Maybe that's something you could mention in the reviews? (At least in extreme cases like here)
Do you have any source for that? I hear that the first time and never noticed anything. By the way, the Viltrox 27mm f1.2 has quite a lot of Vignette too, but the automatic profile on Lightroom perfectly eliminates it. I didn't have any issues in low light with it either.
@@christopherfrost Unfortunately I cannot post liks here, but try searching for "Vignetting affecting DOF" there's a interesting dpreview thread on the topic. Its also discussed in the "Canon 35mm f/2 vs Sigma 35mm f/1.4 bokeh comparison" thread
@@Bayonet1809This is not a sufficient argument. The mentioned Nikon 135mm f1.8 has 11 aperture blades, which helps with a round bokeh. Further I'm betting that the image circle it casts is closer to a medium format lens. This hides the cats eyes and as well the vignetting. You can do that with any full frame lens on an apsc body.
One minor thing that I think some people forget, and is fairly irrelevant. Most crop-factors are technically 1.52x but most people round off to 1.5x, so if you do that yes this is an 84mm lens, but technically if we follow the spec of most crop sensor cameras (excluding Canon and a few others perhaps) it wouild be an 85.12mm so 85mm, but the extra 1mm at that equivalent focal length is not likely to be noticeable to anyone. That being said, this lens will probably give the more expensive lenses a bit of a run for their money at just $139. Too bad these lenses didn't exist when I had a Fuji camera or I would have held onto it (but i was consolidating into one single system, but at least this lens is also available for Nikon Z so if I ever do invest in an APSC camera for NIkon Z, I'll have options aside from what is already on the market from companies like Sigma for the Z system).
When I checked out pricing, there were a number of X cameras listed for Fuji, but interestingly not the X T1. Is this just a lazy oversight is does it not work on the X T1?
Obviously a good quality and value for money lens, however I wiĺl not let gas overtake me, and will remain very content with my Sigma 56 1.4, though have noted your comment that this msy be a better lens, the Sigma 56 1.4 does everything that is needed and will be retained for a very long time.
Well, your lens definitely brighter for sure and I don't find any reason for you to buy 50mm again, practically speaking. This lens might be marketed for new user without 50mm prime in their shelf. Like a nifty fifty on dslr but optically better.
It's really a possibility. Would be better if reviewer found their own copy, but then release date review would be difficult. That said I never had issue with the 4 Viltrox lens I own.
Wow. I thought this lens was going to be a turd. I own many of the other Viltrox lenses, including the higher priced 56mm f1.4, but this is truly a bargain price for such a capable lens.
Viltrox is now a very interesting option for Fuji and Nikon ( not only apsc models but also with full frame 45mpix (z7-8-9) in DX mode which lets more than 20mpix definition which is fairly sufficient for portraits when you generally don’t t have to crop a lot). The build quality of metal lenses is far more better than the Nikon SE line for instance for almost the same price and gets a diaph ring which is very pleasant. Nikon didn t think these 2 options were really a plus and didn’t integrate them in its SE line and it s really a shame. Viltrox offers even 2 option for its 56mm with f1.7 and f1.4 which is good. The f1.4 is of course better everywhere but this f1.8 is really a good opportunity to try and love prime lenses. The only thing that surprises me is the very short lens hood… strange for this focal. Anyway thanks a lot viltrox for these new and efficient lens and yes a comparison between the viltrox two versions and the sigma would be very interesting.
I am confused. Having already a 56mm f1.4 which is quite sharp and pleasant to the eye, why would Fuji users go for this lens when the other can be obtained for roughly the same in the used market? Bit weird choice by Viltrox unless its Fuji release is a side effect of releasing it to Nikon neglected crop sensor
Chris, the 56mm on APS-C provides a 84 to 90 mm Field of View, but the Depth Of Field would still be that of a 56 mm, right? So not entirely truly like a 85 mm portrait lens? I think about an APS-C as a cut-out or cropped Full Frame Image, everything else is pretty much the same. Don't get me wrong, this is probably still a really good portrait lens, just thinking about what it would really mean. Since this is a cropped image, you'd need to stand further from the subject to fill the frame, the same as an 85mm on FF. I guess the image would be less "collapsed" than a 85mm lens on FF. But that f/1.7 would do nice subject separation as it is sharp wide open. Almost a dream, this thing. @JamesReader, this is one to try out! Canon will never want this kind of competition. This is a stunning price / performance, one that would cause a Canon R7 to actually make sense. Bright (R7 AF would actually work), compact, light weight, sharp And at the price of a Canon lens hood it is economical too. But no.
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Considering the image quality and autofocus being present, the price is absolutely fantastic
I hope they're not bumping up their price in Asia, it can be a new nifty-fifty of mirrorless! 😆
Viltrox have been absolutely killing it lately. I have their 75mm Pro lens and I’ve taken the best portraits of my life all with this lens.
Ew autofocus. Disgustingly inaccurate and never hits.
Very nice for the price, truly a golden era for budget af lenses by third party manufacturers
F Canon for that same reason.
@@Al.j.Vasquez canon has openly stated that there is no restriction on the RF so its up to the manufactures now if they want to play along or not.
@@johnnyisahermit Over a year ago they said "We have nothing against 3rd party lenses" then just a month ago (i.e AFTER the first statement) they literally admitted to blocking 3rd party lenses in order to milk their customers as much as possible, I'm not joking. Canon is an awful brand that is literally worse than Apple at this point, as even Apple promotes some 3rd party accessories in their official stores. From an interview by Petapixel:
"So basically, the reason why we have not been collaborating or partnering with a third party is because of our business strategy. Our business strategy says that we are not going to partner with a third party. And the reason why we came up with that strategy is because of the business that we are doing. So our business is that if we have some technology, >>>we try to lock them up inside of our company and try to make a profit out of that. That’s the basis of our business,”
@@johnnyisahermit When did they say this?
@@Al.j.Vasquez recently Tamron and Sigma announced lenses for RF mount
I like character in fuji old lenses, but when it comes to pure optics, this company is making revolution regarding price and quality relation. I would really like to see them coming with some mid telephoto zoom lens.
Viltrox is on fire lately and I absolutely love it!
They certainly are. The 16mm F1.8 for Sony is incredible and the new dc 550 monitor is serious kit especially for the price. Long may it continue
I cannot believe that this is actually sharper and has less CA than the older 1.4 lens and so much cheaper! How is this even possible?
I picked this up immediately. I've been in the market for the fuji 56 1.2 v1 for awhile. Had seen it as low as $300. But for this to be under $150 was just a no brainer. When I got the lens, I couldn't believe how small it was. Comparable height to the fuji 35 f/2, a bit wider, and lighter. It fits super well on my xt30ii and couldn't be happier with it. Fine with taking the "quality hit" for just how compact this portrait lens is.
So good to hear. I love my 35f2 and want something small for my upcoming trip. I'll be taking the 35f2 as well. This will be perfect.
I thought some of these photos seemed a bit strange.. almost like a tilt-shift effect.. but then i realized these are miniature sets! so detailed!
I was wondering if anyone might get confused :-)
Yeah I was really surprised at the dof on some of the photos, it took this comment for me to get it!
@@christopherfrost Is there any way to use APSC lenses in full frame mode with Nikon Z cameras? 🤔
If it was possible. Then Who will Buy those expensive FULL Frame lenses 😅
@@PraveenKumar-fs6of most people who can't stand a bit of vignette. I think one of the big advantages of Sony system is that allow to use APSC lenses on full frame mode. There are a lot of APSC lenses that fully cover the full frame of make only a bit of vignette or blur in corners. The Sigma 10-18 f2.8 fully cover full frame at 12mm and in other focal lengths only make a bit of soft and hard vignette. In video edition you'll crop anyway for stabilization, so the vignette is a non issue. And in photo I crop near always for composition, so no problem, the vignette is gone.
I was expecting the usual stop down to f/5.6 or f/8 for sharp corners. Impressive!
Seems truly great for the price. Before changing systems, I had the Fuji version of the 75mm f/1.2, and that was an absolutely brilliant lens. Viltrox really went from "your average cheap Chinese lens" to a brand that I respect, within a couple of years. Hope the 135mm f/1.8, which will be revealed on Sunday, holds up to these standards. If it's reasonably priced, I'm definitely getting it.
Ordered, thanks for the review Christopher. As always a pleasure to watch and listen to.
For me, the most impressive part is that they manage good sharpness with a rock solid bokeh. This is all for that price. I 100% agree with you, what a budget king. Now I'm curious about the 40mm ff, where I'm expecting a similar performance, which will be quite a pain in the bum for Sony once it's available for e-mount.
The Fuji 50mm f2 is stellar and this kinda feels like an XC version of it they never made - good on Viltrox
Yeah now I hope viltrox makes a 75mm version now
Great to see more crop lens options for the Fuji X and Nikon Z mounts.
It would be interesting to see it compared against the Viltrox 56mm f1.4, the Meike 55mm f1.4 and others
The glass on 56/1.7 is better than it's brother 56/1.4 simply due to the age of it. As for meike, I'm afraid to even try. Meike is quite notorious with its AF performance, like 85mm just awful.
This lens will put a big smile in any photographers face! Finally an affordable top lens!
What a fantastic lens! If I didn't already have the Sigma 56mm f/1.4, I would gladly buy it.
I was just about to say the same thing
Why sigma is better (not about aperture)
When I open a Viltrox review I assume there will be some kind of dealbreaker for me. Was not expecting to make it all the way to “highly recommended!”
This seems like a perfect first prime lens experience for people used to kit lenses.
The first trio have some flaws, but the 13/27/75 have really stepped up in quality. I personally bought the 13 and I have absolutely nothing to complain.
I love low-budget camera lenses, and this lens is apparently fantastic! Thank you for this, Christopher. I really appreciate it!
I just received my copy. I was waiting for Chris's video but I hit the trigger first. First impression is very good
Chris, I’ve been waiting for you to review this lens and now I can put it on my ‘buy’ list. Dustin Abbott also gave it positive marks. Great value for the money.
Thanks for the review Christopher. Do you think this low budget lens is better than Sigma 56mm f1.4?
Yup, but obviously not as bright
@@christopherfrost You mean better image quality ? Or better considering the asking price?
I was wondering the same if @christopherfrost meant better image quality or better considering the asking price?...
@@geopapa80 It's better image quality. You can check out his old Sigma 56mm f1.4 review. Viltrox is definitely sharper.
I hope Viltrox will make this lens for Sony E mount too
Crazy that it's taken so long for a company to explore a cheaper AF lens market. I have the Viltrox 85mm and it's great, I could see myself picking this up soon too
Maybe Fuji should release the XC version of XF 50mm f/2 as a response
It’d still be $70 more expensive and worse build than this lol
@@joshuachubbphotography the xc35 is amazing but i agree it's a bit more expensive
I would of loved to see them make a 56mm f1.2 to have a in between of the 27mm f1.2 and the 75mm f1.2
That would be a tough choice, considering the Sigma 56mm f1.4 as competition. The Sigma will be so much smaller and lighter in comparison and likely have the better AF. I might not do the switch in that case.
I would love Viltrox to release that, but I think Fuji will kill Viltrox from its camera body if Viltrox is not careful with things.
Viltrox have a 56mm F1.4.
Christopher Frost already reviewed it
@@attentionaddicts But it can't compete with the Sigma.
@@attentionaddicts the 56 1.2 that he was hoping for is not quite the same as the 56 1.4, if you have used 27 1.2 and 75 1.2 before. I own both of these two, they are like zeiss but 10 times cheaper.
What an absolute steal of a lens. If you don’t already have this prime length you should 100% pick it uo
I don't know if it's my monitor, but the images look extra bright to me, to the point that i thought contrast wasn't good and ghosting was a thing.
Finally, I am waiting for this! This will be my deciding factor. (Commented before watching the video)
I actually bought and I love it.
This is pretty amazing. It's all the more a shame that Nikon seems to neglect its APS-C Z lineup.
Speaking of Nikon, do you plan to review their new 28-400 lens?
The Z50 badly needs a refresh but Nikon being Nikon
Yup! When I can get my hands on a copy.
comparing this to your sigma 56mm review, optically speaking this one seems to perform even better! less distortion, less chromatic aberration, albeit with a less macro magnification.
Seems amazing just lacking a bit of transmission possibly but nothing to really offset overall quality, im super xcited for this one !
Just ordered one for myself too! Had 27/1.2 and still own 13/1.4 and must say Viltrox is my favourite ever
Chris, any thoughts between the Viltrox 56mm f1.4 and f1.7 for portrait and general use?
This lens looks very alike to my Lumix 25mm f1.7 lens for MFT
Would like to see you do a video on the Fugifilm 90mm F2.
I can tel you it's one of the best Fuji lens - amazing sharpness and beautiful colour rendering.
I feel like if Viltrox builds a better reputation for their quality control, they have a chance to put their name up with Sigma and Tamron as one of the best third party manufacturers.
Well, based on their 75mm and 27 1.2 I'd say they're already there for primes.
Viltrox keeps slaying. I really want to get the 75mm f1.2. But at this price and quality this lens is worth getting just for a compact portrait lens option.
Damn, viltrox is absolutely fire, especially their newest lens
This is a gem! As always great review. Much an appreciated.
If viltrox makes more 1.7 cheap lenses, I will purchase one in the future
Sir I need your review on the new nikon 28 400. That lens looks promising.
I hope they will make 23mm version
I picked up the 13mm and its been a dream!
Just ordered one based on this review
Edit: other RUclips reviewers are saying this lens is soft at F1.7 🤔
You reviewed the ttartisan 56mm 1.8 as well but which do you prefer ? The price for the viltrox doesn’t seem to be at 139 usd anymore
How well does this lens create background blur (bokeh)? Additionally, could you provide insights on its low-light performance? I'm also interested in understanding how the autofocus performs specifically for capturing moving subjects in photography, not videography.
Absolutely incredible image quality.. Viltrox is killing just about every other lens manufacturer as far as the quality/price ratio.
Will you please test Carl-Zeiss, Zeiss 15 MM f2.8 ZE
Thank you for all the tests 👍
Is it worth saving about $120 with this Viltrox 56mm F/1.7 vs the older Viltrox 56mm F/1.4? I'm more for bang for the buck, not sure if the physical aperture is a big of a deal. Most importantly, going to use this 56mm for long term portraits and image quality matters a lot for me.
Wow. That’s pretty surprising considering the price. Nice.
It looks like the Viltrox is slightly better and cheaper. I'd probably go that route if I were in the market for a super budget portrait prime for APS-C.
Still stuck between Viltrox 56mm f1.7 and TTArtisan 56mm f1.8. I’ve seen people saying Viltrox is great for consistency, but I keep reading that TTArtisan has this vintage-style bokeh that’s really nice for portraits. Has anyone here used both? I’d love to know if the difference in bokeh is as noticeable as some reviews say.
can you review video tracking on nikon z?
Great review, thanks!!
Good. I have one on the way.. I was teased with $132, but charged the full $139
sadly they didn't keep the build quality of the 56 f1.4 version in this lens but anyway the image quality is far better
Kind of funny that this cheaper lens outperforms the previous 1.4 optically, which didn't even need to be the case with all the features this lens lacks in comparison. I guess it just shows how far Viltrox has come since the original 56mm F1.4
Looks great for the price. That vignetting is very heavy though, and will have a negative impact on the background separation in the corners. I've only recently learned that DOF increases in the corners of lenses that heavily vignette and I don't think it's common knowledge. Maybe that's something you could mention in the reviews? (At least in extreme cases like here)
Do you have any source for that? I hear that the first time and never noticed anything. By the way, the Viltrox 27mm f1.2 has quite a lot of Vignette too, but the automatic profile on Lightroom perfectly eliminates it. I didn't have any issues in low light with it either.
What's your source on that?
@@christopherfrost Unfortunately I cannot post liks here, but try searching for "Vignetting affecting DOF" there's a interesting dpreview thread on the topic. Its also discussed in the "Canon 35mm f/2 vs Sigma 35mm f/1.4 bokeh comparison" thread
@@maggnet4829 This is why the Nikon 135/1.8 Plena has such round bokeh in the corners; low vignetting.
@@Bayonet1809This is not a sufficient argument. The mentioned Nikon 135mm f1.8 has 11 aperture blades, which helps with a round bokeh. Further I'm betting that the image circle it casts is closer to a medium format lens. This hides the cats eyes and as well the vignetting. You can do that with any full frame lens on an apsc body.
Is vignetting and distortion corrected in the Fuji jpegs?
very nice review. thank you
Which one is better: Viltrox 56mm f1.7 or Sigma 56mm f1.4?
I just ordered my copy today
This is going sell by the buckets loads. What an amazing performance for peanuts
How do you set the aparture without the ring?
Thanks for this review
I wonder how this lens will perform on 16mp fuji old body
One minor thing that I think some people forget, and is fairly irrelevant. Most crop-factors are technically 1.52x but most people round off to 1.5x, so if you do that yes this is an 84mm lens, but technically if we follow the spec of most crop sensor cameras (excluding Canon and a few others perhaps) it wouild be an 85.12mm so 85mm, but the extra 1mm at that equivalent focal length is not likely to be noticeable to anyone.
That being said, this lens will probably give the more expensive lenses a bit of a run for their money at just $139. Too bad these lenses didn't exist when I had a Fuji camera or I would have held onto it (but i was consolidating into one single system, but at least this lens is also available for Nikon Z so if I ever do invest in an APSC camera for NIkon Z, I'll have options aside from what is already on the market from companies like Sigma for the Z system).
Sadly price bumped for all X mount lenses from Viltrox and now is $180 USD.
There absolutely is no more excuse for making bad lenses. If Viltrox can do it at this price, every other lens should be excellent as well.
How does it compare with the TTArtisan AF 56mm 1.8?
I checked the price on viltrox official website and it's 199 euro ☹️ why big difference than what you said it is ? Is it a country related ?
When I checked out pricing, there were a number of X cameras listed for Fuji, but interestingly not the X T1. Is this just a lazy oversight is does it not work on the X T1?
I doubt anyone is going to be able to answer that. Not sure how responsive Viltrox support is, but I'd just ask them directly.
Christopher, did you have an extra cup of coffee before this one? Haha, I'm not complaining, it just felt energetic :)
Obviously a good quality and value for money lens, however I wiĺl not let gas overtake me, and will remain very content with my Sigma 56 1.4, though have noted your comment that this msy be a better lens, the Sigma 56 1.4 does everything that is needed and will be retained for a very long time.
Well, your lens definitely brighter for sure and I don't find any reason for you to buy 50mm again, practically speaking. This lens might be marketed for new user without 50mm prime in their shelf. Like a nifty fifty on dslr but optically better.
does anyone know if this will come in e mount
Nice saves money in the imho pricy fuji system 👍
How it compares to Sigma 56 1.4?
Sharper than Sigma.
These Chinese autofocus primes are getting scarily good. I am sure first parties are taking notice...
I bought it after your video
Given that Viltrox provided you this lens for your review, could they have cherry-picked one in production with the best performance?
It's really a possibility. Would be better if reviewer found their own copy, but then release date review would be difficult. That said I never had issue with the 4 Viltrox lens I own.
Wow. I thought this lens was going to be a turd. I own many of the other Viltrox lenses, including the higher priced 56mm f1.4, but this is truly a bargain price for such a capable lens.
Viltrox is now a very interesting option for Fuji and Nikon ( not only apsc models but also with full frame 45mpix (z7-8-9) in DX mode which lets more than 20mpix definition which is fairly sufficient for portraits when you generally don’t t have to crop a lot). The build quality of metal lenses is far more better than the Nikon SE line for instance for almost the same price and gets a diaph ring which is very pleasant. Nikon didn t think these 2 options were really a plus and didn’t integrate them in its SE line and it s really a shame. Viltrox offers even 2 option for its 56mm with f1.7 and f1.4 which is good. The f1.4 is of course better everywhere but this f1.8 is really a good opportunity to try and love prime lenses. The only thing that surprises me is the very short lens hood… strange for this focal. Anyway thanks a lot viltrox for these new and efficient lens and yes a comparison between the viltrox two versions and the sigma would be very interesting.
No aperture ring , but can't complain at that price.
Oof there goes the resell value on my sigma 56
I am confused. Having already a 56mm f1.4 which is quite sharp and pleasant to the eye, why would Fuji users go for this lens when the other can be obtained for roughly the same in the used market? Bit weird choice by Viltrox unless its Fuji release is a side effect of releasing it to Nikon neglected crop sensor
Viltrox are as sharp or sharper than Sony G lenses
It's no more 139 - now it's 158 at best, and into germany, around 199 EUR. Still, way cheap for a great portrait lens.
Chrsitopher, you must mean excellent sharpness... for the price.
If only it came out with a EF-M mount
Chris, the 56mm on APS-C provides a 84 to 90 mm Field of View, but the Depth Of Field would still be that of a 56 mm, right? So not entirely truly like a 85 mm portrait lens? I think about an APS-C as a cut-out or cropped Full Frame Image, everything else is pretty much the same. Don't get me wrong, this is probably still a really good portrait lens, just thinking about what it would really mean. Since this is a cropped image, you'd need to stand further from the subject to fill the frame, the same as an 85mm on FF. I guess the image would be less "collapsed" than a 85mm lens on FF. But that f/1.7 would do nice subject separation as it is sharp wide open. Almost a dream, this thing. @JamesReader, this is one to try out!
Canon will never want this kind of competition. This is a stunning price / performance, one that would cause a Canon R7 to actually make sense. Bright (R7 AF would actually work), compact, light weight, sharp And at the price of a Canon lens hood it is economical too. But no.
Like a Olympus mft 1.8 45....
Some of the Fujifilm lenses are starting to look rather vintage at this point; and expensive vintage at that.
Centre not sharp until f2.5 and outside can cast a nasty shadow in the images, even with sun behind me. Have to remind myself it’s cheap
Current price is a 180. Bummer!
I mean.. no matter how good is it, without an aperture ring is a big lose to Fuji
Viltrox is killing it right now.. No reason for MF lenses anymore
This makes no sense at all! How come it's so cheap?!
no emount yet lmao