Viltrox 13mm f/1.4: Hitting Fujifilm Where it Hurts Most

Mattias Burling published its Viltrox 13mm f/1.4 review. Down below you find the video as well as a summary.

  • Viltrox hits Fuji where it hurts.
  • wide fast Fujinon lenses are quite expensive
  • XF16mm f/1.4 costs $1,000, and its worth it, as the image quality is that good
  • but the XF16mmF1.4 is big and heavy, so Mattias left the 16/1.4 often at home and used the XF18mmF2 and XF16mmF2.8 instead
  • Viltrox 13mm f/1.4 costs around $500
  • if you don’t use the Viltrox 13mm f/1.4 as your main lens, then it is definitely good enough
  • there is some barrel distortion that you have to fix in post (Fujinon lenses correct internally) and it’s not perfectly sharp from corner to corner but for Mattias needs it is certainly sharp enough
  • he used it on a lower resolution Fujifilm X-M1 and he is please with the results
  • autofocus is quite fast, any shortcomings in terms of AF are probably related to the Fujifilm X-M1
  • sun flares are quite manageable and nice looking
  • a bit of vignette, but easy to remove in post
  • all metal built
  • smooth focus ring
  • clicked aperture ring and just stiff enough
  • if you want a fast, wide AF lens for the Fuji system without spending too much money, this is pretty much it, as image quality is not bad at all

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Viltrox 13mm f/1.4 Pre-Orders Available Now

But finally you can now pre-order the Viltrox 13mm f/1.4 for Fujifilm X Mount also at BHphoto here.

It should be available shortly also at AmazonUS here, Adorama here and ViltroxStore here. It is already available at Pergear here.

The lens was supposed to be released in late 2021, but nobody is immune to the chip shortage these days.

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Viltrox 13mm f/1.4 Pre-Orders Available Now

You can now pre-order the upcoming Viltrox 13mm f/1.4 for Fujifilm X Mount at Pergear here. The official announcement will take place on January 3rd.

We have already covered reviews about this lens here and here.

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Viltrox AF 13mm f/1.4 XF to be Announced January 3rd at 2 PM

Viltrox has announced on their Chinese social media platform Weibo that they will annouce the Viltrox 13mm f/1.4 XF autofocus lens on January 3rd at 2 PM Beijing time.

New products on Tmall/Jingdong flagship store of Vitros will be launched at 14:00 on January 3, 2022 [like]

We already have covered reviews about this lens as well as shared sample images in this article here.

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Viltrox AF 13mm f/1.4 XF Officially Announced (in China): Specs, Samples and Reviews – International Announcement January 3rd

We recently reported about the very first review on the upcoming Viltrox 13mm f/1.4 XF autofocus lens.

Well, it seems that the Viltrox 13mm f/1.4 XF has now been officially announced in China, as at the Chinese Weibo account of Viltrox here we can find first look reviews and samples. Of course also the specs have been shared at Viltrox Weibo account as well as at CameraBeta. Always according to Camerabeta the international announcement will be January 3rd at 2 PM China time.

There is also a review (with lots of samples, crops and more) at Chinese at the Weibo platform here, but for your convenience I will provide a translated PDF below for you to read (or to download if you prefer). I love it to make you safe some time ;).

As far as the specs go:

  • VILTROX AF 13mm f/1.4 STM X
  • 2,500 Yuan – as we reported it will cost $469 USD
  • 14 elements in 11 groups
  • nine aperture blades
  • Minimum focusing distance 0.22m
  • Filter diameter 67mm
  • Size φ74×90mm
  • Weight 420g

Down below the review and more samples.

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