The Viltrox 75mm f/1.2 at 549 USD has rave reviews

[nuramori]

But in an oddly coincidental move, the major suppliers now have the Fujifilm 56mm f/1.2 on discount putting it at 699USD. So now, is the bargain still a bargain?

Given no budget restriction, which of these two (and these two only for you rules breakers) would you get, and why?

 

[GMacF]

But in an oddly coincidental move, the major suppliers now have the Fujifilm 56mm f/1.2 on discount putting it at 699USD. So now, is the bargain still a bargain?

Given no budget restriction, which of these two (and these two only for you rules breakers) would you get, and why?

The 56 in question is the mark 1 version so even at 699 it’s still pretty steep.

I’ve not had the pleasure of using either but I would imagine the Viltrox is considerably better than the OG 56mm. Happy to be told otherwise of course.

 

[Samuraidog]

I just got the Viltrox 75, so haven't put it to good use yet. I used to own the 56 mark 1.

So far, I like the Viltrox much better. It has a dreamy look that is hard to explain and seems sharper to me.

Of course, the eye AF on my latest camera (XH2S) probably helps quite a bit vs when I used an XT2 with the 56.

 

[Flying Fijian]

But in an oddly coincidental move, the major suppliers now have the Fujifilm 56mm f/1.2 on discount putting it at 699USD. So now, is the bargain still a bargain?

Given no budget restriction, which of these two (and these two only for you rules breakers) would you get, and why?

Yes it has great reviews but the old 56 which i own is still excellent. I am not keen about the size/weight of the Viltrox. Also, the 56mm focal length is more useful to me. Between these two, I'd stick with the Fuji...you should be able to pick up a used one much cheaper.

BTW, a better comparison would be the Viltrox vs the upcoming Samyang 75mm f1.8...smaller, lighter & cheaper.

 

[al404]

I really like the 56mm v1 the only complain is AF

i would like to see how it does compare and if viktrox has a similar rendering

 

[biza43]

Given no budget restriction, which of these two (and these two only for you rules breakers) would you get, and why?

I would get the one that corresponds to the focal length I need.

 

[superspartan]

But in an oddly coincidental move, the major suppliers now have the Fujifilm 56mm f/1.2 on discount putting it at 699USD. So now, is the bargain still a bargain?

Given no budget restriction, which of these two (and these two only for you rules breakers) would you get, and why?

from the YouTube review I've seen by paltech, its a great lens with dreamy bokeh but it's AF performance for shooting videos is horrible with a lot of delay, breathing, hunting. That's a show stopper for me.

 

[holashobby]

But in an oddly coincidental move, the major suppliers now have the Fujifilm 56mm f/1.2 on discount putting it at 699USD. So now, is the bargain still a bargain?

Given no budget restriction, which of these two (and these two only for you rules breakers) would you get, and why?

Yes it has great reviews but the old 56 which i own is still excellent. I am not keen about the size/weight of the Viltrox. Also, the 56mm focal length is more useful to me. Between these two, I'd stick with the Fuji...you should be able to pick up a used one much cheaper.

BTW, a better comparison would be the Viltrox vs the upcoming Samyang 75mm f1.8...smaller, lighter & cheaper.

The Samyang is a full stop darker, so I can understand why it's lighter and cheaper. I like the old 56 f1.2 but I can see a number of the use cases where I will prefer a 75mm, The Viltrox's very large aperture is a big plus point, IMO.