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Viltrox 56mm F1.4 APS-C Lens

MSRP 279 USD69% External
Keywords: aps-cautofocuscompacte-mountef-m-mountlensviltroxx-mount

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Product Overview

Viltrox 56mm F1.4 is a compact and affordable APS-C prime lens that is available for X-mount, E-mount, and EF-M-mount systems. With a 84mm full-frame-equivalent focal length, this lens is an interesting option for portrait photography.
Despite the low price point at which this 56mm F1.4 lens is available, it features autofocus powered by an STM screw-type motor. Moreover, this Viltrox lens even comes with an aperture ring: the photographer can adjust the aperture manually at any time, or s/he can leave it in "A" so that the camera does the job.
Another notable feature is the built-in Micro-USB port that allows the owner to update its firmware directly.
Two other Viltrox lenses that share the same physical dimensions, design, and feature set are the 23mm F1.4 and the 33mm F1.4.
This lens is suspiciously similar to Tokina's atx-m 56mm F1.4, which has been introduced months later.

Ratings

What we found**

Pros
  • Very good image quality
  • Fast autofocus
  • Fantastic build quality
  • Firmware upgradable via micro USB port
Cons
  • Clickless aperture is not fully silent
  • Aperture ring has weak stop at f/16

What external reviewers found***

External score 69% (not directly comparable across industries)
Pros
  • Very good build quality and clickless aperture ring
  • Very fast, accurate 90% of the time, efficient in low light
Cons
  • No weather sealing and its minimum focusing distance is quite long 60cm vs 50cm (Sigma)
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Specifications

X-MountE-MountEF-M-Mount

Connectivity

PortsMicro-USB

Construction

Aperture Blades9
ColorsBlack or SilverBlackSilver
Image SizeAPS-C
Lens MountE-mount, X-mount, EF-M-mount
MotorSTM motor
Optical Formula | Elements10 elements
Optical Formula | Groups9 groups

Dimensions

Filter Diameter52 mm
Size | Diameter65 mm
Size | Length72 mm
Weight290 g

Function

Angle Of View28°
ApertureF/1.4 - f/16
Focal Length56 mm
Focal Length (35mm Equivalent)84 mm

Performance

Max Magnification0.1x
Min Focus Distance0.6 m

Production

Debut2020
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External Reviews

sonyalpha[1]

Reviewer score 69%
Reviewers from sonyalpha have found the following***:
iltrox vs standard lenses for Sigma (no consistency in size and aperture control through the body) The Viltrox is 30% cheaper than the Sigma, has a better build quality and a clickless aperture ring but it lacks weather sealing and its minimum focusing distance is quite long 60cm vs 50cm (Sigma) In the centre The sigma is one grade better at F1.4 and F2 then both are the same. In the corners the Sigma is much better up to F4. Both lenses had some AF issues with 10% slightly missed focused Distorsion / CA / Vignetting / Flare
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Pros
  • Very good to outstanding sharpness in the centre, very soft background blur, good bokeh balls, very good color rendition, pleasant skin tones
  • Very good build quality and clickless aperture ring
  • Very fast, accurate 90% of the time, efficient in low light
Cons
  • No weather sealing and its minimum focusing distance is quite long 60cm vs 50cm (Sigma)

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References

  1. ^ Viltrox 56mm F1.4 STM. [sonyalpha]. https://sonyalpha.blog/2020/12/31/viltrox-56mm-f1-4-stm/. 2020-12-31. Retrieved 2021-07-16.

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