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Don't sleep on the Viltrox 75mm 1.2!

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Mr Garibaldi Contributing Member • Posts: 814
Re: Don't sleep on the Viltrox 75mm 1.2!
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I picked up the 75/1.2 a couple of weeks ago. The concerns about AF speed and hunting out of the box are valid.

It is extraordinarily sharp wide open and the bokeh is to die for, every bit as smooth as my Pentax D FA* 85/1.4 which is a lens every other short telephoto should be benchmarked to. The Pentax lens truly is extraordinary.

Viltrox still has the new firmware in Beta, but they released a second version of it on March 6th. I installed it and noted the focus speed has improved somewhat, and the lens does lock on faster without as much hunting. It's not up to my 56/1.2, but it's very good.

The issues surrounding the update bricking the lens seem to trace back to the updates being done with Apple computers, so i presume Viltrox didn't certify the update on Macs and something is going on with the transfer process.

Recommendations seem to be to update the firmware via a Windows computer until they get this sorted out.

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