Viltrox AF 50mm f/1.8 FE lens review with samples (Full-frame & APS-C)

[@cropperson5583]

Your reviews are so good, I watch even for lens systems I won't own. Heck, you could read the phone book and I am sure you could make it interesting! Keep up the excellent work.

[@陈泽森]

Great video! For Viltrox prime, the longer the better optics. The 85mm is very slightly better than the 50mm. The 35mm is less good and the 24mm is the worst. Same for Viltrox apsc prime.

[@mattstolzman]

but 13mm is one of their best on APS-C

[@cameronrichard41]

Any chance you could review the new Tamron 35-150, 28-75 G2 and the rokinon 50mm and 24-70?? Pretty pretty please. They all look amazing. But I can't buy until Chris frost reviews haha. Keep killin it man

[@christopherfrost]

They are on my list of lenses to test. It's taking a while for sample copies to be available :-(

[@winstonpx]

Especially waiting on that 24-70 review!! Don't want Chris to fell rushed tho

[@networm64]

@@winstonpx Sigma already beats that lens IMO. I dn't get why Samyang had to make this lens this big and heavy while they have the lightest primes. It's over 1kg!

[@neilcameron434]

Samyang 45mm gets my vote, cracking lens for the money.

[@OccultDemonCassette]

How does the sharpness compare to the Sony 50mm 1.8 full frame option?

[@PhantomV13]

Discovered these reviews recently, and they're kinda addicting. Tiny idea for the vignetting results: What if on one side of the video you had two rectangles, one sampling the middle shade and another the corner shade? Putting them next to each other would make the lightness difference more apparent. ...as if these reviews aren't super detailed already. Ah well, just something that crossed my mind, keep it up! (also looking at the centers of these crosses helped my realize I have mild astigmatism :P)

[@janeeightfive7331]

would you rather recommend the Sony 50 mm f1.8 or the Viltrox 50 mm f1.8?

[@kartoffel5067]

Hi Chris, could you also do a review over the recently updated samyang 50 1.4 II sony fe? keep it up :)

[@SuperLisandro86]

In my opinion, that is a pretty nice sunstar right there 5:45

[@henri.witteveen]

A little while ago I got an email from a local importer about the soon to be released Samyang AF 50mm F1.4 FE II. Since then it has been rather silent and I have not seen any reviews from reputable reviewers. Is there any chance of you doing a review for this new lens any time soon?

[@fubaiyu]

hope a new comparison of yongnuo fe 50f1.8,viltrox 50f1.8,samyang af 50f1.4ii,and sony fe 55f1.8 zeiss.

[@rusinsr]

That pattern in the bokeh balls and purple color fringing on the bright lights in the preview photos instantly told me everything I needed to know about this lens, lol

[@TungstenOvergaard]

After having three Viltrox lenses, just the 85mm 1.8 is decent. The others were purple fringing generators at almost any aperture. Unusable.

[@largophoto]

Hi Chris ..I did end up purchasing this lens ...and pared with my A7c..the AF function did not as perform as badly ..I will put it through it's paces at the weekend and will probably edit this with a few more comments

[@kukjatin99]

Hey. I'm thinking about buying this lens with a7c. It would be great if could tell a little more about hot it has worked for you so far.

[@andreigheorghe2709]

Awesome review, as usual. I have one question that is not about this lens tho. I know that now, the mirrorles cameras are the future and everything, but I have been trying to find a good review of sigma's 70-200 f2.8 sports, especially one that shows it in detail, but I couldn't find any. I know it is a somewhat old lens, i guess, that is for dslrs, but I was wondering maybe you could do a review of some kind, and maybe a comparison with tamron's G2 lens. Because some say that the sigma is better, others say tamron is better, i can't trust any other reviewer than you. And also, sorry for my English.

[@rudolffoldvary5654]

Bokeh balls inspired by onions 6:03 :)

[@NickDelDuca]

I had massive autofocus issues with this lens. It would hunt and pulse and do all kinds of crazy stuff especially in AF-C. I returned it.

[@leonkullig5852]

which camera did u use?

[@NickDelDuca]

@@leonkullig5852 A7iii

[@paddyola1]

definitely not sold on the price, which is a shame cos I love my viltrox 85

[@OhMyLaurens]

excited for the Samyang 50mm f1.4 ii

[@claudenis12]

Great video as usual, thank you for doing do this for us.🙏

[@amjadhashim1529]

Many thanks Chris for your reviews over the past many years. Throughly enjoyed all. Question: Are you able to do a comparison between Vitrox 50mm f/1.8 and Nikon S Z mount f/1.8? I like your deliveries on lenses and cameras as it reflects real world examples and does not become clinical lab reviews. Currently, January'22 at Amazon UK, Viltrox is £350 and Nikon £465. Cheers.

[@IliasKoureas]

Am i the only one that dislikes 50mm lenses? Great review once again!

[@largophoto]

Sony a7c user here ...focus and colour fringing issues aside ...I decided to purchase this lens .as my eyesight not as good as used to be...oddly enough my first prime 50 with AF ...for my Sony..hinging this on Autofocus features

[@TheEndHK]

I got A7c too and considering to get this lens. Is that the purple fringing and focus problem real that bad?

[@largophoto]

@@TheEndHK I set camera to Animal Eye focus on my Himalayan cat ..would like to have been able to focus closer ..my images were tack sharp ..and fringing was not noticable ..I shot at 2.8 ..I will keep this lens..mounted on the a7c though

[@fredrikbarthel4803]

Am i wrong in thinking that it is close in both strength's and weakness to the Zeiss 55mm f1,8! Can you please make a side by side?

[@fruhfruh429]

Having a body for every system I would love to hear which one is your daily for when going out for your own personal work

[@shadda]

Is the lens hood as terrible to put on as the 85mm 1.8? I had the version 1 and now have the version 2 and it has the most frustrating lens hood I've ever used.

[@hannahdobbs226]

Can't really see any reason to get this over the Samyang 45mm f1.8. Looking forward to seeing what the new Samyang 50mm f1.4 will be like.

[@xPRxMEx]

Hey Christopher, I jus got the Sony ZV-E10 to livestream with but got the body only. Do you have a recommendation on a budget lens to stream with!?? Thank you!

[@AroldbrandseNl]

How would you rate this compared to the Sony 50 1.8?

[@cameronrichard41]

He has a review for the 50mm 1.8. you could probably compare videos👌

[@DrWasim]

Thanks for a good review. I’m sticking with my Sony nifty 50 😊

[@robertbirnbach2312]

I love the reviews but as much as I love the reviews I like seeing the pictures of Wales makes me wish that instead of San Francisco I was sitting at the Dock in Cardiff

[@AldrichLee]

Is there any reason that you upgraded to the A7Riii instead of the A7Riv? I have the A7Rii and been wondering if I should just upgarde to the A7Riv even I can get a A7Riii used for around USD1300 (USD2100 for a used A7Riv)

[@future62]

I'm a little disappointed with the corner performance. Was hoping to see better wide-open performance given its size. On the bright side, it is kind of unique in the Sony lineup... better than the base FE 50 1.8 without being massive and expensive.

[@m.a.3571]

Hello! Any thought on Canon 28-300 L series? Thank you!

[@acouragefann]

This is the same price as the sony 50mm 1.8 in my region (200 bucks). Wondering which one to go for.

[@CallMeRabbitzUSVI]

Hey I like to hear what the various focus lengths do, 85, 50mm, what Have you. It's also good with people who are seeing the videos for the first time or helping them with crop sensor calculations

[@paddyola1]

subscribe lol, normally christopher has reviewed a LOT of lenses , for example just type in 'viltrox 85mm'- reviews will come up. crop sensor is mostly always 1.5x the 35mm equiv

[@Eihei]

A bit disappointing. Looking at the optical construction I expected something closer to Nikon Z 50/1.8 S.

[@ionutsborbe6405]

Christopher Frost please review for zeiss milvus 50mm makro f2!!

[@adokapo]

Expensive for what it is. Not much better then basic nifty 50 for Sony that costs 3rd of price. I use their speed booster on my Sony and i must say that it works pretty good. Their lenses arent bad either. They have some heft to them and af works almost as good as native ones. They aren't perfect opticly, but they are getting better. I see them up there with Sigma and Tamron in couple of years.

[@richardvlcko9697]

Please do the new Samyang 50mm f/1.4 II. There's no useful review just yet. Anyway, i will have to choose this christmas if i value f/1.4 and weather sealing more than +300€ saved with viltrox. Not good.

[@arlindgashi154]

Im waiting for you to make a review on Samyang 24-70mm f2.8 FE

[@djxcel23]

The fuji xf lens is a good lens . Hopefull they can knock out the issues with a firmware update

[@trym2121]

Which lens and what issue?

[@djxcel23]

@@trym2121 the one in the video

[@kg22kg]

Their 1.4 lenses are performing better completely open than 1.8 ones

[@diegorivera2711]

First after 8 minutes? You make this easy people!

[@RealRaynedance]

So basically, the Samyang 45mm f/1.8 is a better idea because it's smaller, costs $100 less, has the same aperture, has generally better optical characteristics, and is closer to the "what your eye sees" FOV that people want 50mm lenses for. Also weird hearing you say "cheap-ass."

[@trym2121]

Hmmm... Not really much improvement over Sony Nifty fifty either. This really makes you wonder

[@manuelg1964]

hmm I like diversity. But is there really a market for more 50mm lenses in the Sony system? Only counting sony lenses, there are 4 versions of 50+mm On the market. All are good to very good. I have no bad wishes for Viltrox and hope they will continue in the market and come out with other interesting lenses. But this 50mm lens just seems not to have anything special in the Sony system.

[@keystonebrotherb]

Waiting on the new Samyang 50 1.4ii to go on sale.

[@FosterMedia]

This lens is currently 149.99€ Seems like a no brainer

[@j16m02]

Looks like a decent 50mm f2.8 lens to me. May as well opt for the Sony 50mm f2.5 or the Sigma 45mm f2.8.

[@networm64]

Too expensive for a 50mm f2.8! Sony 50mm 2.5 is a great deal considering it's weight and size to this

[@Thai.H]

Way to much for a 50 1.8

[@peterebel7899]

I prefer to take the RF nifty fifty - and several extra hoods for the same price.

[@nh-ss5pw]

thumbs up

[@cezarypielas3384]

That Lee Strobel's book is really bad.

[@stkuj]

Sounds like the old plastic fantastic Sony 50mm 1.8 is better value...