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The Viltrox AF 35mm f/1.8 is a wide-angle lens for FF and APS-C, manufactured from 2021. 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 465 €;
6 users have given it an average vote of 9.7 out of 10.
MOUNT
This lens is available with the following mounts:
Nikon Z: this lens is compatible with mirrorless fullframe and APS-C Nikon Z.
Sony E: this lens is compatible with mirrorless fullframe and APS-C Sony.
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Pros:Price/quality, color rendering, blurred progressivity, quick focusing, sharpness
Cons:Slight vignetting and distortion, some chromatic aberrations to TA (all easily solved during file development)
Opinion:"I study" this lens from well before owning it and I agree with much of what I read and I can say that I chose this product instead of the 35mm f / 1.8 species in relation to quality / price (used as new at 80 € less than the price of Amazon, then, is really a lot of stuff). The hood is not the top, but with a little attention it mounts and disassembles easily (unlike the "big brother" 85mm) and I did not find flare whatsoever; The color rendering is really quality, as I appreciated the gradual and sober blur; The sharpness is also not too aggressive, but it resists for practically the entire image. The slight vignetting (sometimes I don't even notice) and the barrel distortion, are resolved very easily in post, as well as some chromatic aberrations, which I found in some cases at TA, settle painlessly. I must say that I am extremely satisfied with the purchase and recommend it.
Opinion:I took this 35mm because it is the focal length that I have always preferred and I wanted to have it autofocus (I have always had a vintage Nikkor AI 35mm / 2 that I love), I use it on A7rII here on a nice dense sensor. This is my second lens of this emerging Chinese brand, I also have the 85mm/1.8 II. It is a very well built optics, all in metal, with a robust hood, its beautiful diaphragm ring, it is compact and quite light. The optics is definitely sharp starting from f2 (at f1.8 it is still very usable, but the 85mm seems to me to do a little better), however just close 1/3 stop, at f2 precisely, and you immediately understand that you are dealing with an excellent lens, even at full closure it is definitely performing. The blur is very pleasant, nice creamy, excellent backlight resistance, fast and precise AF, excellent general contrast, even the eye-af is really good, finally the color rendering is neutral. What more could you ask for? A low price, there is also that!!
Pros:Compact, lightweight, Sharp very sharp, not vignette. Bokeh AMAZING !!
Cons:Bearing distortion.. for the rest nothing
Opinion:I have to be honest, I was waiting for the 40mm f/2 Z of the Nikon, but it was slow to come out, so while waiting I took the 35mm Viltrox, confident of a splendid 85mm and a surprising 24mm, and I tried it for a long time on the Z6II and Z50. Two nodal points 1) Not vignette, or at least the vignetting is really light, even at F1.8 ... perhaps, I repeat I will be lucky. 2) The hood finally perfect and above all reversible (in some online reviews they said the opposite). A disadvantage 1) Easily correctable bearing distortion. The sharpness is remarkable both in the center and at the edges already at full aperture, if closed at f2 or f2.8 ... really good, I had the tamron 1.8 and the nikon af-s 1.8 and there is no comparison is superior, has a Bokeh, amazing, worthy of a telephoto lens, maybe someone could not like, but the 35mm photo comes out with a lot of personality. Very comfortable the diaphragmatic ring present, always decliccata, the AF ring is programmable, AF perfect and functional, Eye af-point perfect. USB-C port for firmware updates. Now, a clarification, I am not stating that it is better than the original Nikon 1.8 Z version, but it costs only 1/3 and is very very good, at that figure I would like a + bright version at least. Cmq really a nice feeling.
Opinion:It is a good lens that can meet my amateur photography needs. I used it little for now but it seems quite sharp (although far from the sharpness of the Nikkor Z 50mm 1.8), fast and precise focus like the original Z (I have not tried it with the videos though), excellent resistance to flare ... It has the inaccurate attack and I find it a bit difficult to remove it, but nothing serious all in all. The focus ring is sliding, there is also a ring for opening the diaphragm. What bothers me is the vignetting in my opinion excessive, visible up to f5.6. Update: after trying it a little more I decided to make a return. The distortion seems excessive to me, despite the distortion control activated on the camera, even compared to the 24-70 f4 S zoom at 35 mm. Ditto the vignetting which is even more evident if the control vignetting on the chamber is deactivated.
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