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The Unfair Fight - Fujifilm 56mm f1.2 R WR vs Viltrox 56mm f1.4 AF STM

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pifilos Regular Member • Posts: 343
Re: The Unfair Fight - Fujifilm 56mm f1.2 R WR vs Viltrox 56mm f1.4 AF STM
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  1. sir_c wrote:

Thanks for your assessment, it does answers many of the questions I had. I have the 56 mk.1 as well, so I am quite interested to see if an upgrade is worth pursuing.

What bothers me the most with the 56 is the quirky focus which often just misses enough to give you blurry shots, plus that after acquiring focus, it often suddenly decides to start hunting just as you fully press the shutter.

The xf 35/1.4 in that respect I find much more predictable in its behavior. Yes it focuses slowly, but I can work better with it, because it causes fewer surprises at critical moments.

I wonder how you experience the 56 mk.2 in that respect? A speed improvement would certainly be welcome, but I understand this lens will not be the scaled down xf90. But how does it behave in low light conditions? Does it get quirky like mk.1 or does it remain stable?

I don't own either lens but i have used both in photography meetings. In my brief experience the first version was kinda annoying to use to be honest. I liked the output but... That was on the X-T3. On the other hand I had the chance to use the new version on an X-H2s last week and it was great. Indoors with moderate lighting at 1.2 every image i shot was in focus and no hassle regarding autofocus. That was in AF-S only though. I didn't try continuous.

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