Viltrox
How good are budget lenses, and can you really tell the difference?
Whenever I pick up a new piece of gear, I always want the top-of-the-range option, and even if I clearly don’t need it, I manage…
Viltrox launches new “Retro” RGBW pocket LED lights
Viltrox has announced a new pair of “retro” RGBW pocket-sized LED lights. They’re called the Viltrox 08X (buy here) and the Viltrox 12X (buy here),…
Viltrox AF 20mm F2.8 FE ultra-low-budget full-frame lens for Sony E
Viltrox has announced the new Viltrox AF 20mm F2.8 FE (buy here). As an FE lens, it’s a full-frame lens designed for Sony E mount…
Viltrox AF 27mm F1.2 Pro XF boasts “optical mastery” and a very shallow depth of field
Viltrox has announced its new 27mm f/1.2 Pro XF lens (buy here) for Fuji X mount cameras. This 27mm lens is, naturally, for APS-C sensors,…
Why Viltrox 56mm f/1.4 is quickly becoming my favourite lens
Regular followers of my photography will know that as a general rule of thumb, I love the Viltrox 23mm F/1.4 and the Olympus 17mm F/2.8…
Photos of upcoming full-frame Viltrox AF 16mm f/1.8 FE lens show built-in display
Viltrox is planning to release a number of new lenses, according to a post on Weibo. A number of images of one of them, the…
Viltrox AF 75mm F1.2 in-depth review
It was inevitable. Viltrox has proven to be an aggressive new player on the lens market that isn’t afraid to take some risks, and they…
Viltrox launches its 75mm f/1.2 autofocus portrait lens for Fuji X cameras
Teased at the end of November with a little bit of a photos leak, Viltrox has now officially announced their new 75mm f/1.2 autofocus lens…
First photos leak of unannounced Viltrox 75mm f/1.2 autofocus lens for Fuji X mount
Since Fuji finally opened up its lens X mount to 3rd parties, we’ve seen a lot of great and interesting lenses popping up. Sigma’s finally…
Is Canon shooting themselves in the foot by blocking third party lens manufacturers?
This is something I’ve been thinking about ever since word broke that Canon essentially ordered Viltrox to stop making autofocus RF mount lenses. In response,…
