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Don't sleep on the Viltrox 75mm 1.2!

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Erik Baumgartner Senior Member • Posts: 6,893
Re: Don't sleep on the Viltrox 75mm 1.2!
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RobertMachin wrote:

Had the lens for some time now. Well known that the IQ is stellar but I often seen mentioned that the AF is lacking.

This doesn't match my experience. Long focus throw were slow indeed but the lens did very good at tracking and felt quite swift if the focus was already close... almost better than native lenses it seems...

Few days ago a firmware got released and it clearly improved the speed. Coincidentally, I then took the lens to my ultimate test which is indoor sport. Mounted on the X-H2S. (AF-C, Tracking mode, 30-40 fps)

I would usually get the XF 90 2.0 or the XF 50-140 2.8. They did okay-ish, but the results would be erratic. I could almost never get an entire sequence in focus... Lacked consistency, which disappointed me quite a bit.

The Viltrox on the other hand transformed my H2-S. I got a significant higher amount of keepers. Missed shots were due, most often, to "wrong" acquisition of the tracking target. Barring that, I could finally get sequences of action in focus from start to finish. A much more predictable tool overall.

So happy that Viltrox made this lens (and the 13 1.4 before that). They really are improving and putting quality out there.

It sounds unexpected, but give it a try, you might get surprised

Sounds great, but i really wished it focused closer.

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