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The Viltrox AF 23mm f/1.4 is a wide-angle lens for APS-C, manufactured from 2019. The focus is done by Stepper Motor, it does not have image stabilization. The average price, when it has been added to the JuzaPhoto database, is 332 €;
14 users have given it an average vote of 9.1 out of 10.
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This lens is available with the following mounts:
Canon EOS M: this lens is compatible with mirrorless APS-C Canon EOS M.
Nikon Z: this lens is compatible with mirrorless APS-C Nikon Z.
Sony E: this lens is compatible with mirrorless APS-C Sony.
Fujifilm X-mount: this lens is compatible with mirrorless APS-C Fuji.
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Opinion:I have owned this lens for about 5 months, used to say the least, let's say that it behaves well in terms of optical quality and does not regret the original Fuji in some respects, but ....... but..... but unfortunately no one talks about it!! or maybe some on youtube, this lens resulting from reverse engineering has an obvious problem according to my point of view. At closed apertures type F8 is evident a very heavy flichering effect to tell the truth even some old Fuji lens was affected but with the various firmware and new bodies has been attenuated, here we are at very serious levels, that is, in exposure preview mode and on single shot the aperture opens when the F1 shutter button is pressed, 4 to make the AF work better, releasing the button returns to F8 but this happens slowly and jerky producing a very evident display flickering effect, apparently it seems uncertain even the exposure reading of the scene. That said in AFC mode the problem seems almost solved and even pressing the only AF button released from the shutter button, I reported the problem to Viltrox even if I seem to hear around that it is a problem already known. Firmware 1.1.4 at the moment the latest, lens replaced under warranty but has the same problem. Very good optical quality, colors tending to cold easily corrected to those who do not bother flickering I can recommend it. Rating 6+
Opinion:For the use I make of it we say that I have little to say, the lens is very valid, built well, excellent sharpness and great price. The only cons I can find is the annoying cold dominant that can be seen in the photos. Obviously you can correct it in post-production, or, as I do, adjust a white balance and select it when using this lens. In any case, recommended.
Opinion:Having purchased the 56 1.4 from the same brand, and finding myself really satisfied, or wanted to try the 23mm as well, and I am really happy with my choice, fast in focusing, a beautiful construction, very quiet, compared to the original model, excellent hood, then I was also lucky as a gift I also found a neutral filter, which I immediately installed and also a soft case retailer excellent
Pros:embarrassing quality/price ratio (positively) for what it offers
Cons:how to find cons to a lens that costs around € 350?
Opinion:I say it and I repeat it ... this Viltrox 23mm 1.4 is superior to the much emblazoned and praised XF23mm 1.4 (old). Point. I speak as a Viltrox owner, I used the Fuji 23mm 1.4 for about a week but it took me a few hours to hate it when compared to the Viltrox ... we leave out the build quality, we leave out the "magic" of Fuji... the Viltrox is much sharper already at 1.4 both in the center and at the edges than the Fuji... the only drawback that I can find them is a dominant bluer than the warmer tones of Fuji but in 10 seconds with pp I solve ... I was baffled by the Fuji I wanted to have in my optical park, but this Viltrox does not make me regret it even a little.
Pros:Sharpness, colors, aperture, construction, AF
Cons:Weight, TA vignetting, AF in dynamic situation with face and eye tracking at TA
Opinion:Used for 1 year on Fuji XT30. I am very satisfied. I use it mainly in manual focus or with back button for sufficiently static AF situations, and in these conditions it gives considerable satisfaction. Like all 23mm he is an excellent "storyteller", with a character all his own. I've never tried Fuji's 23mm 1.4, but I own the 50mm F2. Compared to this it is considerably heavier, on XT30 you can feel it, but you get used to it, and with additional grip (I keep it fixed, as a base for quick hooking to the tripod) it is not a big problem. Colors very different from Fuji, colder and tending to blue blue, but some Fuji lenses are too hot. In PP everything is arranged. Excellent rings, to me the continuous sliding of the opening does not bother. Infinite fire not perfect, actually mine is just before, but if you test it in bright light with Focus peaking is not a problem: I brought home excellent shots of the Milky Way at 1.4. By the way, at 1.4 when used for very close portraits the autofocus of the XT30 does not make it, the plane of focus is too thin, and 8/10 you will find the eye out of focus. For these situations it is necessary to manually adjust, or close from 2.8 upwards... or use the 50 F2 that distorts less and has an atomic autofocus! But the portrait is not the primary use of this 23. For reportage, travel, street, general photography, once the aperture from 5.6 to 9 is fixed, you will take home dozens of very clean, sharp, deep shots. Nothing to do with zoom kits. In addition, at night the 1.4 is a godsend, both for the stars and "on the ground". At this price... highly recommended for me
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