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Much faster focussing then the Fujifilm 56mm 1.2 R

Started Jan 12, 2022 | User reviews thread
marc petzold
marc petzold Senior Member • Posts: 1,991
With the 85/1.8 Lenses, the Tokina does give better IQ vs. the Viltrox
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Miguel-C wrote:

andrei1989 wrote:

gohunter wrote:

NO! It is not a rebranded Viltrox. Tokina have been making lenses for around 70 years.

Irrelevant for how long tokina has been making lenses, the optical formula/diagram is the same between the 2 brands. Who came up with it first is unknown, if it was tokina or viltrox, but viltrox brought their lens to market first.

And the reason for choosing a clickless aperture is not sound, as autofocus is louder than the aperture mechanism and it works a lot more often, it is to not have steps in exposure when changing aperture

Viltrox is a chinese manufacturer, Tokina is based in japan. these are 2 very different companies.

It doesn't matter. Tokina is way more expensive, but might have the bit better coatings, for instance, look at the 1:1 sample comparsion: The colors habe better contrast, and better sharpness - from the Tokina Lenses. Since the optical scheme is the same (Lenses/Groups) It could be a) the glass sort (index) variant (which i don't think - because being too costly) and b) better multi coating (which seems to be the case here)

Here's the Video:

Viltrox 85mm F1.8 vs Tokina 85mm F1.8 Lenses

Tokina 85mm f/1.8 ATX-M vs Viltrox 85mm f/1.8 STM II

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