OL: Viltrox 85mm f/1.4 Pro FE Review – A Very Attractive Option

Viltrox 85mm f/1.4 Pro FE: B&H Photo / Amazon

Optical Limits posted its full review of the very affordable high-performance Viltrox 85mm f/1.4 Pro FE, which you can read in full here or check out the excerpt below:

The Viltrox AF 85mm f/1.4 PRO FE delivers a very solid performance with a few caveats. It is already sharp at f/1.4 and great at medium aperture settings… The lens produces a very slight image distortion and noticeable vignetting at large aperture… Lateral CAs are low, whereas axial CAs can show up at f/1.4 and f/2. The quality of the bokeh is generally good…The build quality is superb. The metal body feels solid as a rock, and the control rings and button feel reassuringly high quality. The AF is good, although it stays slightly below Sony standards in terms of speed… Overall, a very attractive option that doesn’t cost an arm and a leg.

Pro

  1. Very sharp
  2. Great Build Quality

Con

  1. AF issue in enlarged Live View mode (to be corrected via firmware update)
  2. Comparatively heavy
  3. No auto-correction profile

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