Theelderkeynes

Oh, really? So that explains my Ricoh GRiii, my old Panasonic AND my Fuji....

To my aged eyes these look like typical Panasonic colour balance and rendering, in other words, again to my eyes, dull. Others may have a different view. I switched to Fuji and the results are...

Where is this please?

Stunning sharpness, see:

https://www.lenstip.com/611.4-Lens_review-Fujifilm_Fujinon_XF_18_mm_f_1.4_R_LM_WR_Image_resolution.html

And no mention of the auto focus Viltrox 56 F1.4 which gives all the Fuji mid/portrait glass a serious run for their money. Speaking of which at $329 and built to last a thousand years maybe DPR...

Well said Marc. We assume that manufacturers, when offering lenses for sale, do so in good faith and can be trusted to ensure their products are sufficiently within specification parameters to...

I'm not sure the Sony is sharper. See the evidence...

I think this is a bit parochial: there is serious competition from Vitrox and Samyang offering very sharp AF enabled 75 and 85mm f1.8 devices at economic prices. See www.lenstip.com and elsewhere.