Also very reliable reviewer Opticallimits is impressed by the new Viltrox 16mm f/1.8 FE lens performance:
Many users may still not be aware of Viltrox as a lens manufacturer, but they are becoming a force to be reckoned with. The AF 16mm f/1.8 FE leaves the Laowa 15mm f/2 far behind in the dust. It’s a very serious alternative to Sony’s own offering. And Viltrox managed this at a much lower price tag. Therefore – Highly Recommended!
I do now own the new Viltrox 16mm f/1.8 FE lens (my review here). And I somehow believe that Viltrox managed to get to a level of quality that is on par with Sony/Sigma/Tamron. And this for a half or even a third of the price of the competition! So I was curious to see how the new 75mm f/1.2 APS-C E-mount lens would perform and the reviewers seem to be pretty enthusiasic about it:
Dedicated portrait tele lenses designed solely for the APS-C frame are rare, by which I mean this Viltrox 75mm 1.2 doesn’t have a real competitor in the APS-C world. Fuji “only” has a 56mm f/1.2 and a 90mm 2.0 for their X-mount, whereas Sony, Canon, Nikon and Sigma didn’t really bother to produce a similar lens like this at all. They would probably point at their fullframe lenses, but if they are comparable to this Viltrox lens they are far from being as affordable. Therefore In the past, whenever someone asked me for an affordable longer portrait lens for their APS-C E-mount or Fuji-X camera, I usually recommended the Viltrox 85mm 1.8 Mk II. But from now on that recommendation will be changed in favour of this Viltrox 75mm 1.2 AF. We don’t need a longer conclusion here: the image quality is outstanding, bokeh is nice, the build quality and controls hardly leave something to be desired and even the price is fair. What is not to like here?
And here more reviews from Dustin Abbott, Jason and Christopher Frost:
Today I planed a short trip to take some pictures of the Brenta Dolomites. Unfortunately I got caught by an unexpected bad weather which kept me hours on a peak. Hoped it would pass to take some nice shots with my Sony A7rV and Tamron 28-200mm FE lens.
I had no Internet connection for the hole day so I could not update SAR. Tomorrow I will have some time to write new article on SAR!
As you know for months I told you that some sort of compact cine camera would be announced by Sony. And finally a Reddit user spotted this image of this camera on the set of a new Hollywood movie about F1 with Brad Pitt as main actor. YMcinema spotted more images of the 6K Venice camera:
There are no detailed specs of the camera. As soon as I have more I will share it on SAR. Stay tuned!
