gwilliams6

11 new top quality, affordable Viltrox Nikon Z-mount and Sony E-mount autofocus lenses announced. Still no RF ones, does that matter at all ?


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gwilliams6

11 new top quality, and affordable super fast aperture Viltrox Nikon Z-mount and Sony E-mount autofocus lenses announced. Still no RF ones, does that matter at all ?

Here are the 11 new Viltrox lenses to be released in Nikon Z-mount. and Sony E-mount:
1)Viltrox AF 35mm f/1.2 LAB
2)Viltrox AF 50mm f/1.2 LAB
3)Viltrox AF 85mm f/1.2 LAB
4)Viltrox AF 135mm f/1.8 LAB
5)Viltrox AF 35mm f/1.4 FF Pro
6)Viltrox AF 50mm f/1.4 FF Pro
7)Viltrox AF 85mm f/1.4 FF Pro
Unknown AF f/1.2 APS-C lens
9)Viltrox 40mm f/2.5 FF
10)Viltrox 56mm f/1.7 APS-C
11) Viltrox 16mm f/1.8 (already released in E-Mount)

Nikon Z users read here: https://nikonrumors.com/2024/03/16/viltrox-to-release-a-total-of-11-new-lenses-for-nikon-z-mount.aspx/?fbclid=IwAR2X5w6gBrzkxKHhVPjarRfReiJP3KUlWQ53mU0da6ieOVLr1NSz-jxlpa8#ixzz8UhpyM551

Surprise: Viltrox announced the 35mm f/1.2 and 50mm f/1.2 and 85mm f/1.2 FE and Z autofocus lenses!
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=k27I27zGKuY

Cheers and best to you.

imagemeister Loc: mid east Florida

So far, I have resisted putting any money towards Canon R mount .....even tho I have Canon EF glass

gwilliams6

I totally understand.

Cheers and best to you.

gwilliams6

For those not familiar with the latest Viltrox lenses, they are excellent image quality, solid build quality with excellent autofocus, and are garnering great reviews from top testers. And they are amazingly affordable for this excellent quality.

Full disclosure ,I currently own the new Viltrox 16mm f1.8 Autofocus lens in E-mount. It has excellent GM-like image quality and build, with some exclusive features, and amazingly was only $549 USD list. I use it with my Sony A1, A9III, A7RV.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Ul2IGFKJ-Qg

https://www.bhphotovideo.com/c/product/1766481-REG/viltrox_af_16_1_8_fe_af_16mm_f_1_8_lens.html/?ap=y&ap=y&smp=y&smp=y&lsft=BI%3A6879&gad_source=1&gclid=Cj0KCQjwqdqvBhCPARIsANrmZhP7Y00s-FvE2DwwRdOGJ2rID8BroU9T6Hev7kBVF85B2673jNgLklAaAmE3EALw_wcB

Viltrox is a new player to compete on quality and price with other top lens makers.

And no I am not sponsored ,and I receive no compensation whatsoever for buying my Viltrox lens which I bought with my own hard-earned money.

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Beowulf Loc: Aquidneck Island, RI

I will second the appraisal of Viltrox build quality. I bought a Viltrox 56mm f1.4 DX which I used twice on a Nikon Z50. It is an excellent lens. I recently sold th Z50 with several Nikon lenses, as we are moving again and I wanted to prune my equipment since we are downsizing.

Since I am no longer going to be using DX equipment, I will probably be posting the Viltrox on UHH for sale soon, along with some other items.
Beowulf

gwilliams6

Here is a short demo video, about the Viltrox 16mm f1.8, all shot with a Viltrox 16mm f1.8 Lens. This is soon to be in Nikon Z-mount , and is already on sale in Sony E-mount.
www.bhphotovideo.com%2F&source_ve_path=OTY3MTQ&feature=emb_imp_woyt" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Ul2IGFKJ-Qg&embeds_referring_euri=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.bhphotovideo.com%2F&source_ve_path=OTY3MTQ&feature=emb_imp_woyt

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billnikon Loc: Pennsylvania/Ohio/Florida/Maui/Oregon/Vermont

That's nice, but for over 55 years of photography, 40 of those professionally, I will continue to get great IQ, endurance, and higher resale value from riding with the brand.
Thanks for your post though.

CHG_CANON Loc: the Windy City

You are what your equipment says you are.

gwilliams6

Well I have over 55 years as a photographer, 50 of those years as an International Award Winning professional shooting all subjects around the world, and I am also a longtime Professor of Photography at a state university and I keep up with the current technology, and the new reality is that the best third-party lens can equal and even surpass the image quality and build quality of the best OEM lenses, just a fact.

I am not a OEM snob, never was. I can afford to use the best gear to do the job, and often that is third-party gear.

I have owned the best of Nikon, Canon, Leica, Hasselblad and other brands including dozens of their best lenses, and the new reality is that the very best of the third-party lenses don't take a back seat to them anymore.

As for Sony, I have owned Sony A6500, A7RII, A7RIII, A7III, A9, A7RIV and currently own A1, A9III, A7RV. I currently own 14 superb quality E-mount lenses covering 10mm to 600mm, from Sony (GM and G), Sigma Art, Tamron, Viltrox, Laowa. And I kept one of my Canon DSLR-designed lenses, the TS 17mm f4 Tilt-shift lens, which I use with a MC-11 lens adapter on my Sony bodies.

Use what you like and be happy, I choose to take advantage of the best of today's gear, and that includes both top OEM and top third-party gear. Many other top pros and hobbyists alike around the world are doing the same.

Cheers and best to you.