He just shared his very first impression about the lens. Here they are:
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pretty small but long. Would feel a bit long on something like an X-E camera
it can’t cover full frame, which is why size is contained (compared to the Viltrox 85mm f/1.8, which also fits on full frame cameras, hence the lens is bigger than it would be, if designed only for APS-C)
autofocus: it’s good. Single AF is quick and snappy. It’s much more quiet than the XF35mm f/1.4.
continuous AF seems to work well too. At least in bright conditions, which is where he tested it
aperture ring is step-less. He’d have preferred 1/3 stop clicks on aperture ring. It does not feel very smooth, unlike the focus ring, which is smooth like butter.
nice image quality. Fringing is under control but present. Vignetting behaves very well. Decently sharp at f/1.4 and of course much sharper when stopped down
it can easily catch haze when shooting strongly backlit subjects (also Viltrox 85mm f/1.8 behaves like that)
He then compares it to the Fujinon GF63mm f/2.8 mounted on the Fujifilm GFX 50R as well as to the cheap Canon 50mm. The Viltrox 33mm f/1.4 was the fastest focusing lens in the test.
The Viltrox 33mm f/1.4 AF is the second AF lens for Fujifilm X by Viltrox. Other two lenses, the Viltrox 23mm f/1.4 and Viltrox 56mm f/1.4 will follow later on.
We remind you that Tokina will also launch a 23mm/1.4, 33mm f/1.4 and 56mm f/1.4 lens in 2020, as we reported here. They look like re-branded Viltrox lenses. It will be interesting to see, though, if also the Tokina lenses will have a clickless aperture ring, too.
The Viltrox 33mm f/1.4 is the first lens of the upcoming Viltrox autofocus lenses for Fujifilm X mount to come this year (the others are the Viltrox 23mm f/1.4 and Viltrox 56mm f/1.4).
Very recently we shared a huge Viltrox 33mm f/1.4 roundup, where you see autofocus test videos, lots of samples and initial feedback by beta testers.
Now Viltrox continues to tease the lens on their various social media. Down below you can see the latest set of images. For more images, check out our previous coverage here.
The Viltrox 33mm f/1.4 will start shipping on April 21, as we reported here.
Of course there are photographers testing the lens, and Viltrox has re-shared all their sample images on Chinese facebook equivalent weibo.
I will share first the (google translated) feedback the various photographer gave, then their images and of course all the links to weibo.
Bearsce says: he overall feeling is pretty good except that the aperture is fully open and the dispersion is a bit large …
Ares_chen says: this lens works really well, and the focusing speed is also very fast , Imaging sharpness and focus are not bad, there will be purple fringes under high light ratio
Last week Viltrox also shared some autofocus demo videos, which I share for your convenience also on my youtube channel.
The first lens to be sold is the Viltrox 33mm f/1.4 for 1,799 Chinese Yuan ($250) and it will ship April 21. The other lenses will be released later on.
Viltrox already sells the successful and much loved Viltrox 85mm f/1.8 autofocus lens for Fuji X, but as opposed to the Viltrox 85mm f/1.8, these new Viltrox lenses have an aperture ring.