VILTROX AF 23mm F1.4 XF Lens for Fuji X-mount Camera Body,Auto Focus Wide Angle APS-C Prime Lens Large Aperture for Fujifilm X Mount Camera X-T4 X-T3 X-T2 X-T30 X-T20 X-PRO2 X-H1 X-E4 X-S10

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Ergonomically, a 35mm equivalent should be compact, easy to handle, and discreet because a focal length like this is so versatile in what it can shoot. People use a 35mm equivalent for a variety of types of photography ranging from street, environmental portraiture, landscape to even just candids of family and friends. In other words, this is a lens that one would take everywhere, and for some, it might even be the lens that’s mounted on their camera most of the time. Although that can be read as something negative for the Viltrox, you have to read: "i don't need f1.4 so i will buy the Fuji, its WR and smaller as well, similar price…" More demanding sensor" makes resolution numbers higher. So of course Viltrox has higher numbers in some cases. In the same time you show that Fujinons still have higher numbers in other cases despite lower resolution sensor which is pretty remarkable. One thing I would say is that the aperture ring is so close to the lens mount that I've never accidentally turned it, so it's not too much of a big deal.

Viltrox AF 23mm f/1.4 XF For Fujifilm | Viltrox Việt Nam Viltrox AF 23mm f/1.4 XF For Fujifilm | Viltrox Việt Nam

This goes away though when you stop down to f2 and beyond. This could be an issue if you like to get an out of focus foreground or if you're shooting through something like a bush for example.(I explain this in more detail in my viltrox 23mm lens review video) There’s minimal axial chromatic aberration even when shooting wide-open, while lateral chromatic aberration is entirely negligible, right into the corners of the image frame. Well, I bought a used Fuji 23mm f2 after I was unhappy with the Viltrox 1.4. Results were a bit surprising. Viltrox 23mm is noticeably sharper at f2 in the center but much softer near the edges. If you are looking for a lens for standard documentary photography the 23mm focal length on APS-C will be a good fit. It yields a 35mm full-frame equivalent field of view. Since 23mm F2 in X100V is pancake lens, just take it out, put in a WR body (a case similar to XF 27mm F2.8), then make it affordable compact kit lens for X-E4.Thank you for your comment. Yes, because I cannot find myself a reason to buy if I have own the 23mm and 35mm. Fujifilm has recently opened their autofocus protocols, and we can expect more third party autofocus fast prime lenses soon. Until then, Viltrox has filled the gap of autofocus fast primes with their reverse engineered 23mm, 56mm, and 85mm f/1.4 lenses. It's definitely worth the money and a great introduction for anyone looking to get a fast prime that doesn’t have the budget for the native glass.

Viltrox 23mm 1.4 - About optical limits review (not just Viltrox 23mm 1.4 - About optical limits review (not just

Heres two full size images to compare, both have had the exposure "equalized" using Auto exposure in light room. quite a bit in difference of rendering of colors. Autofocus proved fast and consistently accurate during our testing with the Z-mount edition on a Nikon Z fc body. Center-sharpness is excellent even at the widest aperture of f/1.4, and edge-sharpness follows suit at f/2.8. A slight softening due to diffraction at narrow apertures starts to take effect at f/8.

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All those resolution comparisons you are doing are meaningless. They are shot with different cameras with a huge difference in pixel density. in full-frame equivalent) is a very popular focal length among all others. And then, Sigma comes with this 30mm, and this is an interesting focal length to compete with many 35mm lenses in the Fuji market. It also sits right between the 27mm and 33mm of what Fujifilm has offered. Now there’s certainly nothing wrong with zooming in and looking around an image for the finer details, but it’s not something I personally do that much. Source: https://www.image-engineering.de/library/technotes/761-resolution-measurement-and-its-units

Viltrox 23mm 1.4 vs Fuji 23mm f2 - Sample Images and Thoughts Viltrox 23mm 1.4 vs Fuji 23mm f2 - Sample Images and Thoughts

If a prime isn't any faster than a zoom, it seems like a waste of money to me. The 16-55/2.8 is only a stop slower than the XF 23/2, the 18-55/2.8-4 maybe 1.5 stops. I would go for f/1.4. Personally, I don’t mind the slight vignette, it's easy to correct in post-production if you need to.Despite the short 23mm focal length, the lens can deliver a tight depth of field at f/1.4 with short focus settings. With reusing an optical formula for DX lenses to X-mount Sigma would need to extend the tube for x-mount lenses with 19mm to make up for the flange range making the lenses considerably larger than needed and also making them considerably larger than the native X-Series lenses or Viltrox offerings.

Viltrox 56mm f/1.4 APS-C: The Perfect X Fstoppers Reviews the Viltrox 56mm f/1.4 APS-C: The Perfect X

You may think that the very affordable pricing has an impact on the build quality but this is not the case. It doesn't feature weather-sealing but the build quality is actually very good indeed. Most of the lens is made of metal including the large focus ring. It also features a dedicated, step-less aperture ring (plastic here). This may not be ideal for photography purposes at least but it's not really an issue in our book. You can, of course, also control the aperture via the camera when setting the aperture ring to A-mode. The length of the lens remains constants throughout the focus range. A petal-shaped lens hood - made of metal - is provided. Thank you for your excellent review. I have had my eye on this lens for a while. I own both the 23mm and 35mm Fujifilm automatic lenses and cannot make a case to add it to my collection.

Here is another shot at 1.4, I realize this isnt a scene you would normally shoot at 1.4 but it shows just how soft it is. Look at the left third of the image. We run a range of lab tests under controlled conditions, using the Imatest Master testing suite. Photos of test charts are taken across the range of apertures and zooms (where available), then analyzed for sharpness, distortion and chromatic aberrations. For a slightly over a demi-decade old glass design, the photos taken with this lens are considered impressive and pretty usable, especially for the wide-open shots. Left: Fuji X-T3 . Sigma 30mmF1.4 @30mm . f/1.4 . 1/1800″ . ISO 160 . Post-edited Picture is good enough to see what are you talking about. I wonder how many copies have this issue and how this affects bokeh in the worst case...