Viltrox 75mm f/1.2 Reviews – The Praise Continues!

The Viltrox 75mm f/1.2 keeps up getting excellent reviews.

Down below is a video by Damian and also Opticallimits posted its review.

Opticallimits gives it a “highly recommended” and concludes:

Competition

The Viltrox AF 75mm f/1.2 PRO XF has two main competitors within the Fujifilm camp – the new Fujinon 56mm f/1.2 R WR and the 90mm f/2 R WR. The 90mm f/2 R WR is an outstanding lens and the new 56mm f/1.2 is certainly no slouch either. However, both are substantially more expensive. The Fujinon XF 90mm f/2 R WR has a linear AF motor so if you need a really fast AF, it may be a better choice.

Verdict

[…] The f/1.2 setting is perfectly usable with a very sharp center quality and pretty good corners/borders. The center is tack sharp at f/1.6. The outer image field doesn’t improve that much when stopping down but they have a nice peak quality at f/5.6 if you want to push it. Lateral CAs as well as image distortions are basically absent. Surprisingly, axial CAs (LoCAs) are also very low at f/1.2 and gone from f/2 already. We also didn’t notice any purple fringing at large aperture settings. The vignetting is a bit on the high side at f/1.2 but image-auto correction can mostly fix this for you. Besides being capable of producing a very shallow depth-of-field in the first place, the bokeh is also very nice, especially in the image background. Out-of-focus highlights are a bit too prone to producing “cat eyes” though.
Another highlight of the Viltrox lens is its high build quality which is easily on the level of the best Fujinon lenses. The lens feels reassuringly sturdy thanks to a metal body and the inner focusing system. The added weather-sealing also illustrates the high ambitions that Viltrox has with this lens. […] The AF may not be the fastest on the planet but it does a decent job.

The Viltrox is becoming a force to be reckoned with now. Given the degree of refinement of the AF 75mm f/1.2 PRO XF, they are now truly competing with the big boys – at a much lower price. While not perfect in every aspect, it is impressive what the lens can do for you straight from f/1.2. As such, it receives our “highly recommended” badge..

You can read the full review and see the test charts at opticallimits.

Viltrox 75mm f/1.2 Now also at Amazon with Delivery February 6

The Viltrox 75mm f/1.2 is now listed also at Amazon USA here. At the time of this post the expected delivery for this lens is February 6/7.

Also, at the time of this post there are two promotions available at Amazon:

  • Receive 1 2000mAh APP control rgb portable light free when you purchase $217 or more of Qualifying items offered by VILTROX Official Store (restrictions apply)
  • Receive 1 6 Inch Ring Light free when you purchase $85 or more of VILTROX product offered by VILTROX Official Store (restrictions apply)

All the details can be checked out at this Amazon page here.

ACT FAST: Viltrox 75mm f/1.2 Pre-Orders Open Now, but Only 50 Samples Available

Viltrox is now taking pre-orders on the Viltrox 75mm f/1.2 for X mount.

But there is the thing: there are only 50 samples available.

And to make things worst, Viltrox told me this:

Due to rapid spread of covid-19 in the recent 2 weeks here in China, our production capacity is very low.  And our Lunar New Year Holiday will be scheduled at Middle-Jan for half a month… So the next pre-order period will be confirmed in the future.

In short: if you want this lens, get it now here. The next shipment could be a few months away.

At the moment you can buy it only at the Viltrox Store here.

Viltrox 75mm f/1.2 Announcement December 25/26 – Promo Video Online

FujiRumors already told you a couple of days ago that the Viltrox 75mm f/1.2 Pro AF X Mount lens will be announced around Christmas (includes sample images).

Now we have a more precise date for the announcement: it will be announced on December 26 according to posts Viltrox made on Weibo.

December 26 is of course for China. Depending on the time of announcement, there is also the possibility that it could be December 25 in Europe and USA.

Viltrox 75mm f/1.2 Sample Images and Announcement Around Christmas

Xing Liu is one of the guys testing the upcoming Viltrox 75mm f/1.2 on the 40MP Fujifilm X-H2 and he is now teasing us by sharing sample images.

He says “sharpness is crazy. It might be even sharper than Fujifilm lenses” and that announcement will be around Christmas.

You can see the samples down below and check out his youtube channel here.

We have already told you the price of this lens as well as shared product and sample images in this article.