I really appreciate the way you share both the extreme "test" performance, for optics and autofocus, and the "real world" results. This is really critical, especially for these budget lenses. I see so many inexperience users miss out on these great lenses because of "tests" that will be irrelevant in their own real world use.
Mark, I recently bought the budget TTArtisan 50mm 1.2. Unreal! Manual focusing on that lens versus the electronic focusing… night and day. And when one is shooting video, you don’t need everything perfect. Cheers to you both for pumping out solid content.
This was an amazing review, as always, thanks! Cause I've been really waiting for a video like yours to get an in depth look at it's optical performance... I've been lusting over their 27mm f1.2 for a portrait lens, but I might just have to pick this up in the meantime, as it looks like an incredible value and frankly performance regardless of price!
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.
Low light performance is okay, though it suffers from the typical limitations of Fuji autofocus in general. I've covered bokeh pretty thoroughly in the review already.
Surprise, surprise--another straightforward, comprehensive gear review. After watching videos on the Viltrox 27mm 1.2 (especially yours), I decided to stay in the Fuji system. I am glad I did; I took took some of my all-time favorite photos last weekend with that lens. And when zooming, the clarity and detail--my goodness. I will probably pick up this one and the 85mm. Have a terrific spring! (looking for new content ideas? I have been playing with DxO film pack 7. Pretty awesome.)
Thats what i would *love* to buy into an instant ! Same 139 bucks - but 23mm F1.7 ! bought ! FYI, i own the fine & sexy XF Fujinon-R 23/1.4, but i won't buy this lens for another Fujifilm X mount camera twice ! Therefore - it would be excellent. Viltrox - are you monitoring?
The Sigma is very, very sharp, but I do think the Viltrox is a slightly better blend of sharpness and rendering/bokeh. The AF in the Sigma is better, and it does have a weather sealing gasket (though no internal seals).
Wow Viltrox really killed it with this lens - superior in pretty much every way to the old 56mm 1.4 - except maybe in autofocus. The colors seemed to pop more in your comparison with the 56mm WR - was that the actual case or just a case of the light changing / use of a light? The gripes are no aperture ring, shallow hood (I'd prefer a little better protection), and poor close focusing. Other than that, this lens is basically a steal.
Definitely there is a group of mirrorless users for whom that is the priority, though I wouldn't say it is the whole point of mirrorless since all cameras are now mirrorless.
I hope Viltrox will also produce a compact, budget 27mm/1.7 in the future - I'd even buy that as a more lightweight travel companion to their outstanding 27mm/1.2...
I literally just picked this up yesterday, and so far as the review you did it performs like a charm! However I had QC issues as I found out shortly that there was a speck of dust somewhere between the top elements so buyers do make sure to check that as well. Also for viltrox, thank you for updating the port to usb c! The older models all rock a micro USB port before.
i bought this one (still waiting for delivery) to match my f1.2 (i'll stop to 1.6 or 1.8) for interview. I hope the AF will be fine for interview, otherwise I will have to set in MF
It's actually $216 in Europe (199 euro on Viltrox EU site). A bit more, but still a bargain, I think. Especially if the sharpness is good at 1.7 as you say. I ordered one with the intention to add to my street photography set. Fast AF not really a priority there.
@@robertlamont2611 It works fine. AF is not worse than the other lenses I have and feels well made. But have in mind this is a DX lens. On Z6II, the camera shoots 10MP photos. Not a problem for me, but for somebody could be
That is true, though something Viltrox changed at the last minute (I don't think Z mount is available yet). When they sent it to me, only X mount was available.
Hi!. 4:38 mns: A F/1.7 aperture loose 21% of light compared to F/1.4. And it's +12 % brighter than F/1.8. There are ratios between circle surface. Let's take a 100mm focal lens. At F/1.0 aperture, the diameter of the circle is 100mm . Applying S=Pi.R^2, that means 2500 squared mm. At F/1.4, it's 1250 sqmm; at F/1.7 it's 865 sqmm and at F/1.8, it's 772 sqmm.
Viltrox has taken a slightly different approach here. They went ahead and announced the lens but then held off the public release date for any reviews until yesterday.
Hey Dustin I love the videos keep up the awesome work! Is it possible for you to review older e mount lenes the used market has amazing deals but u don’t got reviews on some of the lenes( zeiss 35 2.8 zeiss 16-35 f4 &24 -70 f4
looking forward to seeing your review of the XF 56 1.2WR, I'm looking for a good portrait lens but my Jack Russell needs something with good focusing speed and I don't think the Viltrox can handle it haha... maybe the XF can?? Do you have any other recommendations? Thank you, great job!!
@@DustinAbbottTWI Thanks for the advice!! I had the Sigma in mind too, but I don't really like the result in flares against the sun from what I've seen in some reviews...
Viltrox now has excellent pro line， this amazing intry level series， I think they should have another 1.8 line as middle， metal body more refined af，gonna sell well
No need for another 1.8 middle line. I think they just need to work on refreshing the f1.4 line of lenses to match the quality of the entry and pro lines. Of course that assumes they also have this level of quality in whatever other entry level f1.7 lenses they release. A trio of lineups with ~35mm, ~50mm, ~85mm equivalent lenses like this: f1.7 f1.4 f1.2 With build quality, materials, additional features, and optical quality going up alongside aperture. This would be a fantastic lineup and bring a ton of business at every price level. Personally I'd love to buy into the f1.4 lineup as it's a very good compromise of size, weight, aperture, and price. But right now the optical qualities of that particular lineup are too much behind competition from other brands. The pro line is fantastic but too big for my current use cases. So surprisingly with the optically lacking f1.4 trio, I'm pushed more towards spending less and buying into this f1.7 lineup (assuming there's more lenses to come in this aperture)
Obviously, the new 56 1.7 is better! I bought this lens at the first time, sharpness and AC is impressive, the only two drawbacks are: (1) boken is rotating, (2) when backlighting, the color tends to be yellowish
Great review. Viltrox are making some impressive lenses lately. I wonder how this compares to the XF50 f/2. I would love to see Viltrox do one of their Pro lenses at f/1.2 around this focal length.
Nice review! Thank you very much. FYI, bokeh is pronounced like bouquet, but stress the “bo“ part and not the “quet“ (so it's, BO-kay). Totally doesn't matter if you don't change how you say it, but in case you care to. :) And interestingly… the same word is also used to mean “fuzzy in the head“, as an elderly person might become.
@@DustinAbbottTWI Sorry! No, I didn't mean that you should pronounce the “T“. The word I referenced is pronounced “bokay“, i.e. a bouquet of flowers. Anyway, I speak Japanese and that's why I decided to mention it. Everyone understands you and there's no problem pronouncing it how you want. Peace.
