Viltrox announced its lightest and thinnest lens yet, the Viltrox AF 28mm f/4.5. The lens costs under $100 and is Viltrox's first "Chip" series lens. [Read More]
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On Reddit someone posted this very first image of the future Viltrox 35mm f/1.2 FE lens! This will be Viltrox second “LAB” series after the just officially launched 135mm f/1.8 FE which is available for reorder since this week at Amazon (Click here) and BHphoto (Click here). After this 35mm lens we will also get… sonyalpharumors.com »
2024-11-06 18:16
The new Viltrox 135mm f/1.8 FE lens is now available for preorder in Germany. Price is 999 € and the advertised specs are (machine translated): Viltrox AF 135 mm F/1.8 LAB FE for Sony – A masterpiece of photography The Viltrox AF 135 mm F/1.8 LAB FE for Sony is the perfect lens for demanding… sonyalpharumors.com »
2024-10-23 13:43
Image: Viltrox Viltrox has formally announced the release of its AF 16mm F1. 8 Z lens, a fast, wide autofocus prime lens for full-frame Z-mount cameras. It joins the lineup next to Viltrox's existing AF 16mm F1. dpreview.com »
2024-05-07 16:00
Image: Viltrox Viltrox has formally announced the release of its AF 16mm F1. 8 Z lens, a fast, wide autofocus prime lens for full-frame Z-mount cameras. It joins the lineup next to Viltrox's existing AF 16mm F1. dpreview.com »
2024-05-07 16:00
This is a new image of the near production ready Viltrox 135mm f/1.8 FE lens. This will be Viltrox first “LAB” series lens. This series aims to achieve the highest Image Quality possible. sonyalpharumors.com »
2024-02-19 13:05
Chinese lens maker Viltrox routinely releases high-quality lenses that far outpace their affordable price tags. For example, per PetaPixel's review by Ryan Mense, the Viltrox AF 16mm f/1. petapixel.com »
2023-11-24 23:31
Viltrox 16mm f/1.8 FE lens at BHphoto, Amazon US&EU and PerGear. Phillip Reeve tested the new Viltrox lens and concluded: in my opinion this Viltrox 16mm 1.8 AF FE is a real gamechanger. It adds a competitive modern AF system and the most useful and advanced controls found on any E-mount lens (except for some… sonyalpharumors.com »
2023-06-13 19:17
The Viltrox AF 13mm f/1. 4 STM lens slots neatly into an existing range of Viltrox primes for APS-C cameras, a focal length that is notably absent from Fujifilm directly. petapixel.com »
2022-06-20 18:33
Up until now, Viltrox was known primarily for their camera accessories and lens adapters, so our interests were piqued when we were first introduced to the Viltrox PFU RBMH 20mm f1. 8 ASPH lens during PhotoPlus last year. thephoblographer.com »
2019-03-26 07:00
A source just told me that Viltrox will soon announce the new 85mm f/1. 8 FE autofocus lens! The company already made a 85mm f/1. 8 AF lens for the Fuji X mount (see image on top) and a manual focusing 85mm f/1. sonyalpharumors.com »
2019-03-08 18:54
Viltrox 85mm f/1. 8 at Amazon US, Amazon DE, Amazon UK, Amazon FR, Amazon ES, Amazon IT. The very first review of the new Viltrox 85mm f/1. 8 FE lens has been posted by Marc Alhadeff on SonyAlphaBlog. sonyalpharumors.com »
2019-01-02 13:57
Image on top shows the X-mount version of the new 85mm f/1. 8 autofocus lens Well we got an unexpected lens announcement: The chinese company Viltrox launched three lenses: 85mm f/1. 8 FE autofocus lens 85mm f/1. sonyalpharumors.com »
2018-09-26 19:56
Above you can watch the test of the cheapest native FE lens you can buy on Amazon US, Amazon DE, Amazon UK, Amazon FR. It’s the Viltrox FE 35mm f/2.0. It’s your call if the lens is worth the $149 :) The post A review of the “cheapest” Sony FE lens: The Viltrox FE 35mm f/2.0 appeared first on sonyalpharumors. sonyalpharumors.com »
2017-03-06 02:16
Chinese lens company Viltrox, known for its impressive and affordable lenses, has unveiled the 56mm f/1.7 compact prime for APS-C mirrorless cameras. [Read More]
Chinese lens maker Viltrox has teased a very intriguing cinema lens for full-frame cameras, the Viltrox Luna 30-300mm T4.0 10x Zoom. [Read More]
Hot tip: sometimes, the best lenses aren't very expensive. It has to do with your budget -- and lots of good lens performance can be had super affordably. We've reviewed the most lenses in the real-world of any standing publication.
Not so long ago, buying a 3rd party lens from a relatively new brand was often fraught with risks. More often than not, you would receive a unit that would disappoint heavily. At many a time, you could even get a copy that was highly deviant from what you'd expect in terms of average performance.
The new mounts launched in the full-frame mirrorless boom of 2018 are finally beginning to see third-party autofocus lens options. And yet, as companies like Tamron announce its first Z Mount lens, third-party optics for the Canon RF system remain conspicuously absent.
In late August, a Viltrox representative told a prospective customer that Canon had told it to stop producing all RF mount products, and while at the time Canon declined to comment, it now confirms that it did so for violations of its patents. [Read More]