Best Budget Lens for Fujifilm 2024 - Viltrox 56mm f1.7 AF Review 

Thanks Lucy! This is the new nifty 85 for the Fuji 😎

It's crazy how an extra 200ish grams can make such a big difference to the shooting experience 😂

If those brands ever contact me I'll definitely do so

i have no idea on meike or ttartisan. Both are sharp in the middle and sigma is a little soft wide open while viltron wide open sharpness is pretty good across the frame. Sigma is sharp across the frame at f2 though and has higher contrast even wide open. f1.4 and f1.7 is not that much different I probably couldn't tell without side by side. Both have pretty confident af. Sigma has virtually not vignette while viltrox has quite a bit. Sigma wide open has more ca but both are decently controlled. sigma has a bit of distortion that is corrected in software. Viltrox has a slight pincushion but looks fine uncorrected. Sigma feels slightly better in hand, but both are pretty plastic fantastic. I can't really compare pure sharpness to each other much or which has faster af because of being on two different systems. I used sigma 56mm f1.4 on a6000 and viltrox 56mm f1.7 on x-h1. Both make great images, I would probably buy viltrox just because of the pricetag. Both versions are better than viltrox's 56mm f1.4

sigma's corners are soft wide open***

Which seller u bought it from? Thank you.

@@cocopommel2306 I bought it off a guy, used, on carousell. It's a platform for used market in Malaysia.

If your budget can afford a 50 f2 then go for that?

Yes this lens can take portraits

@@JayRegular Thank you so much Sir Jay. btw, it was superb great review about the lens. 👍

Underrated aspect ratio

I would assume performance to be similar, however I think the Viltrox is slightly cheaper.

@@JayRegular true but for a little big extra you get a full metal body in the artisan I think that’s a W

To each their own, I guess 🙏

That should be a camera setting, not a lens issue 🤔

@@JayRegular facepalm. I've had the lens for a month on my x-t5 and only now realized the front dial is for aperture control. Exposure preview doesn't work on auto aperture. I've only used the aperture ring on my other Fuji lenses this whole time so I never needed to use the x-t5 front dial. Thank you for the response lol. I love this lens even more now. 40mp + digital teleconverter 2x for 110mm @ 1.7 down to 20MP. Enough for social media and viewing later. Love it. So light & compact for daily use and travel.

I have both, the Viltrox is a lot bigger.

Weird, but weirdly good 😆

In today's economy, I'd agree, but there are people out there who only want the best

? The con is that it's cheaply made, not the cheap price, he explained it