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The Viltrox AF 85mm f/1.8 II is a tele lens for FF and APS-C, manufactured from 2020. 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 458 €;
47 users have given it an average vote of 9.4 out of 10.
MOUNT
This lens is available with the following mounts:
Canon RF: this lens is compatible with mirrorless fullframe and APS-C Canon RF.
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.
Fujifilm X-mount: this lens is compatible with mirrorless APS-C Fuji.
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Pros: Outstanding clean and elegant finish. Tight assembly. Light (!!!) - it balances very fine on a small Fuji body (XT-2 and XT-1 in my case). Very comfortable to hold. Extremely fast AF. Fantastic ability to find and hold on to eye and face in eye-focus mode. Good close focus on aps-c sensor. Silent. Good price (320 EUR here).
Cons: Small amount of blue fringing in ***extremely*** backlit images - corrected 100% in my software. No problem.
Opinion: After getting my fingers burnt on many Fuji lenses (super expensive but only average image quality) and having browsed sample images of fellow photographers I decided to give Viltrox a chance. So far so good - the lens is super elegant and seems very well made. AF is extremely fast, silent and sure. Eye and face focus work like a dream too. It is very comfortable to hold. Manual focus ring is smooth and precise. This lens is in my opinion 10/10 in aesthetics and mechanical properties. I will report on its optical properties when I have shot first 1000 images with it. By now I only shot a few test shots so I can only say the bokeh on aps-c Fuji body is spectacular - by far the best I have seen from any Fuji lens so far - it is smooth, it is soft and creamy - exactly what I want it to be.
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Opinion:I bought this lens (new at auction for 300€) for canon r6 mk II... Honestly, I'm finding myself divinely! Fast AF, excellent blur, I don't see any problems even at TA (maybe "fault" of the camera?) For what you spend on it, it is certainly worth more. Leaving aside the "old" EF lenses, in my opinion, you can't find better. I prefer it to the RF 85mm f2 first of all for that little bit more brightness, then also for the cost, not to mention the materials used. It makes me laugh that there are users who complain about said optics for the weight, or for the materials! Quality weighs, professional lenses are always the ones that weigh the most, don't you want the weight?! Make plastic goals. TO CONCLUDE the only flaw of viltrox, but it had already been seen in other lenses, the chromatic aberration which, however, I don't think is even too excessive and often even pleasant.
Pros:Viltrox AF85 F1.8 with RF mount, used on RP, R6, R8. Rendered on par with the Canon EF135mm f/2.0. Very soft blur, very sharp even at TA. Excellent materials, ridiculously low price.
Cons:Against Canon which with the R8 has made it difficult to use. Against DxO because it does not have the optical module. Lens hood difficult to assemble and disassemble. A minimum of distortion that can be easily controlled in PP
Opinion:I had the Viltrox AF85 F1.8 with RF mount for two and a half years. Paid new 320 euros. Used on RP and R6 for trouble-free photos and videos. With the R8 it was not possible to use it if you set the Exposure + Depth of Field simulation. The machine is blocked. Sold only because I had the monkey of the 85mm Sigma ART (which cost me more than double). I have opened 3 discussions about this lens (https://www.juzaphoto.com/viewforum.php?sf=201&l=it) to be considered the best of the powerful lenses for Canon RF I own. Little else to say: for the rest just see the images below. A very soft blur, a performance on a par with the EF135mm of which it becomes the worthy companion.
Pros:Arrived today, taken on the Bay by a German private individual, paid 282 coffees. Still sealed it is gorgeous, it looks like a Zeiss, nice materials, mounted on Z5, made some test shots of my models, at F2.8 in my opinion, Sunday photographer, it's scary. I'll take nice portraits of my children and grandchildren, but I think it doesn't suck in macro either
Cons:It is big, heavy, showy..... But I already knew
Opinion:I have read many reviews, positive and some negative but it seems to me a good optic, I am not a PRO, but I have been taking photos for many years always faithful to Nikon mom. The lens hood engages well, the optics engage just as well, it's not version II, but I don't care, with what I paid for it, I repeat sealed....... I hope it gives me satisfaction combined with the Nikkor 40 f2 and the Nikkor 24-70 f4 Greetings
Pros:solidity, materials, good performance at TA, excellent bokeh, price even in second-hand, aesthetically and tactile beautiful, yield and sharpness, not too much vignetting, on Fujifilm exceptional color rendering
Cons:very delicate aperture blades, AF well but not very well, inadequate firmware support, with low light or light not optimal finds a lot of difficulty, noisy internal motor that does not inspire confidence and tranquility in use
Opinion:Extremely beautiful lens and at a remarkably affordable price for the level offered. I took this as my first Fuji mirrorless lens and I must admit that after a long time and many purchased lenses, even the most high-end ones, it remains my trusted travel companion and my flagship for semi-pro portraits. it does not do well, however, in particular cases of low light, with the passage of time, however, it continues to worsen the performance of the AF and now even for landscapes in the evening it continues to take more than 10 seconds before locking the indicated point and 8 times out of 10 it makes mistakes and forces you to switch to MF and, I know that my lack is not so comfortable. the materials are excellent and, despite the lack of the aperture ring and the MF ring is not optimal, I would recommend it to anyone with a nice grade of 10-/10
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