Viltrox Lowers The Hammer - the 56mm f1.7

[@MarkBennettCameraCrisis]

Get It Here Sony (affiliate): geni.us/V5617 or geni.us/V56Ado Nikon (affiliate): geni.us/V56Z or Fuji (affiliate): amzn.to/48bTWfH Other Lenses Mentioned (affiliates): Viltrox 20: geni.us/Vilt20Prime or geni.us/v20Ado Viltrox 40: amzn.to/4hgAbHE or geni.us/V40Ado **CORRECTION: The Lens weighs only 170g - not 288 like I wrote in the video. Sorry - Got my numbers mixed up - but good news for the Viltrox!! Video Shot with (affiliates): Camera: geni.us/fx30SaleMark or geni.us/fx30adora Lens: geni.us/sny15 or geni.us/sony15adMark

[@quanghungpham269]

This one is a real banger. Extremely good with price, quality and build. I'm saving for this one next year.

[@intentionally-blank]

Caught a couple of your vids - excellent! *Subscribed*

[@MarkBennettCameraCrisis]

Thanks!!

[@molybdnum]

I really hope they continue this "cheap & cheerful" series. I think a 35mm f2.8 is pretty likely to fit in the casing, but I'd love to see some classic short telephotos - 100mm f2.8 & 135mm f3.5, or their APS-C equivalents (66mm, 90mm).

[@seethruhead7119]

love seeing the local (to me) street pics in the video

[@Hobbies4Hire]

Great job on the video Mark! Thanks for making it. I do love a good bargain lens.

[@MarkBennettCameraCrisis]

me too!!

[@PaulFeinberg]

This lens blew my mind for quality and price......just crazy. Loved it in APS-C crop mode on my a7c. Great video as always

[@MarkBennettCameraCrisis]

Thanks Paul. Yeah - it's crazy good!!

[@novikovgarage_SPB]

interesting option, thanks Mark - the review is excellent as always!

[@NicholasJamesJohnson]

Oh, hey Mark! I totally missed that about the housing. It’s legitimately surprising how nice that lens looks for under $200!! I got it in white:)

[@MarkBennettCameraCrisis]

In white - ha - awesome

[@rayrayishappy1567]

mark is the man!!!!

[@tkimball811]

Got one of these guys on my Sony a6100 and it has been amazing! No complaints from me, and I can get some amazing photos and video

[@Chaelaz]

Good stuff Mark. No one is sending me Viltrox lenses, but I'll second their quality and affordability. My 23mm is on my camera so often and is my streaming set up lens. The 13mm is a terrific handheld vlog lens or landscpe, and the the 75mm is one of the more underrated lenses out there.

[@MarkBennettCameraCrisis]

Agreed!!

[@HagaishiSama]

Great video as always!

[@vitrinithepooh]

I was really tempted to buy this cause it only costs about $130 here in my country. In the end I just got the Sigma 56 1.4. No regrets so far!

[@MarkBennettCameraCrisis]

No one regrets the Sigma 56!!

[@dubzwilliams353]

@@MarkBennettCameraCrisisNO ONE!

[@GilbertTV]

I got the Viltrox 56mm a few months back & its well worth the few bucks it costs

[@MRG-Photos3]

I have the 20MM and I love it

[@KevinGannets]

I just got the Viltrox 20mm F2.8 full frame lens in white to match my ZVE1 for $140 an absolutely crazy deal 😊

[@starvit84]

Hello. Which is better for every day photography viltrox 35 mm f1.7 or viltrox 56mm f1.7. I've got already sigma 16mm f1.4 for my zv e10 as a wideangle lens... I want smth else...)

[@tomlademann2521]

Got the viltrox 27mm and 75mm Pro already for 400$ each! I'm glad viltrox is pushing things further. That 56mm f1.7 is dang sweet. For 150$ it's a huge blow to the competition. LOVE IT! Now let's hope competitors adjust. Also i didn't even realize the 56mm f1.7 is out for a while, cause i would've probably gone for that one over the 75mm f1.2. Oh well :)

[@MarkBennettCameraCrisis]

No regrets with that 75 1.2!!

[@tomlademann2521]

@@MarkBennettCameraCrisis Definitely not haha! I love it and got awesome shots with it already.

[@JokingJay]

Yeah, picked up the 40mm F2.5 on sale a while back for around $150 on Z mount so I don't have lug around/risk my work lenses for personal/casual stuff, and it's shockingly good for that price. I've gotten compliments on photos I've taken of my kiddo, and people just assume I'm using my normal kit, so while it does have slightly lower peak sharpness than my "good" glass wide open in addition to stronger vignetting, clearly nothing that prevents "good" photos. It's also light, small, and cheap, so I never worry about it.

[@trokisyt9793]

Hey mark just bought the viltrox 75mm 1.2 with the little zv e10, thats a crazy lens, super sharp and that 1.2 helped me a lot since i dont have flash, just needed to increase some ISO. One of the cons is that a need to stay like 5 meters away from the subject to take that head and shoulder photo :(.

[@MarkBennettCameraCrisis]

that is the best lens for portraits for Apsc as long as you have some room 🤣🤣

[@AliArghavan]

Why is there NO mention of the lens model name anywhere in title OR description?

[@MarkBennettCameraCrisis]

because writing the name of a budget kens kills the video. I wish is didn't - but it does. I'd like the video to get more than 500 views so that's what I have to do.

[@Evernoxx]

I remember you had a video out for the best lens for ZV-E10. I can't seem to find that video. I want to make a documentary on a really tight budget. Which lens would you recommend for documentary (scenery and interview)?

[@MarkBennettCameraCrisis]

Sigma 16 1.4 is the best budget amzn.to/3YrC8IW but if you need a really budget option the yongnuo 16 1.8 is great amzn.to/3O81wih

[@ohad1g]

This is really awesome, I wish I needed it! :) but really, I can't wait for Viltrox to make a zoom lens for Sony APS-C to comete with the good old Sigma 18-50,

[@MarkBennettCameraCrisis]

That would be awesome

[@anthonyrassam7031]

they needa start making these in an EF mount too

[@MarkBennettCameraCrisis]

No one will be making EF mount lenses any more, unfortunately. But hopefully the R mount will open up

[@anthonyrassam7031]

@@MarkBennettCameraCrisis I really hope for RF mounts they only have aps-c lenses at the moment post Canon taking away third party lenses

[@briandipierro8865]

I hope they come to L mount! I hope more people start making L mount lenses with autofocus. I might get that Meike soon!

[@Your_Egyptian_Papi]

Easily worth like a $100 more, I’m surprised that this even exists and I love it You can get the 75 f1.2 and get the 56 1.7 instead of the sigma 1.4 to save some bucks

[@RunningRisks]

So here's a question, in terms of QUALITY ONLY and not worrying about brand or history, would you choose this or the Meike 55mm f1.4 you reviewed a few months ago? I've got a ZV-E10 and I tried out the cheaper Sony 50mm f1.8 and liked the picture quality but didn't love the slow and noisy autofocus so I returned it, so I'm looking for another cheap lens to try my hand at portraits/street photography.

[@MarkBennettCameraCrisis]

@@RunningRisks that’s a great question. Honestly you can’t go wrong with either. I love the Meike 1.4 because I can get a blurrier background, but I think the Viltrox has a slight edge when it comes to overall image quality. But it is only slight.

[@RunningRisks]

@@MarkBennettCameraCrisis was there any noticable difference in autofocus speed and accuracy that you remember? It's always hard deciding between two products that are so similar in performance AND price 😂

[@Benjamin-o7h3x]

I’ve been comparing 56mm options for my Fujifilm, and TTArtisan’s lens is standing out. The Viltrox is a solid choice, but is it worth the extra money for the f1.7 aperture? Tempted to give TTArtisan a try.

[@MarkBennettCameraCrisis]

TTArtisans are so great these days

[@saif_visuals]

I would love to have this, but in 28mm 1.7/1.8, other things can exactly be the same. It would be a banger for street photography

[@randomcommenterurl]

Little off topic, but I just received my replacement Viltrox 75mm f1.2 and looks like they’ve made some hardware changes. The lens hood now snaps into place and feels more secure. Also, the rubber sealing feels different, the lens fits more snugly into the body. That’s all I’ve noticed. Hardware version shows up as 1.1 when connected to PC with USB.

[@MarkBennettCameraCrisis]

Interesting - thanks for sharing

[@MingYuanYu]

How does this compare with the Sony 50mm F1.8 OSS?

[@HagaishiSama]

Great question!!

[@MarkBennettCameraCrisis]

for Apsc cameras, I would definitely get this. the Sony’s autofocus is noisy and not great

[@nowitizkisson]

Would you choose this over the Sony 50 1.8 that i have.i feel it’s outdated

[@tsunarun]

Hi Mister Mark. good lenses thanks a lot for heliping us 👍👍👍👍 I have a question about autofocus "is the a6700 better than the fx 30 for tracking" ? nobody made the test.

[@Stories_with_Swagat]

How does it compare to its big brother viltrox 56mm 1.4

[@MarkBennettCameraCrisis]

The 1.4 is pretty old and showing it's age - I wold get this one instead

[@Stories_with_Swagat]

@MarkBennettCameraCrisis i got one yesterday for 120$ used

[@cameragod1]

Love my Viltrox 1.4 lenses but the Sony firmware 5.0 on the FX30 has messed up the AF and IRIS control from the camera. Do you know if Viltrox have a planed fix for this?

[@wfp9378]

I moved from the original Fuji 56 1.2 to the Sigma 1.4 and while I miss the feel of quality I had with the Fuji, no one can really tell the difference in quality. If this Viltrox had been available when I moved to the Sigma, I would have bought it instead. Small light and cheap.

[@Tigerex966]

M43?

[@ofthenearfuture]

I took a hard look at this lens recently, as I was looking to buy a ~50mm lens for portraiture, and I almost got it. But the TTArtisan 56 was on sale for $125 so I had to pick it up haha. It's definitely much worse in the corners compared to the Viltrox, but otherwise I've loved the lens and haven't had any issues with it, even for paid work. Lenses are so good these days though, and there are so many 'budget' ones that perform really well, and close enough to native glass for the majority of people, especially considering the considerable price difference.

[@MarkBennettCameraCrisis]

that ttartisans is great - especially for the price

[@ONLY__JASSS]

Next viltrox 75mm sony E autofocus test plz

[@sgtparadox]

The lens is listed as 170g not 280g

[@MarkBennettCameraCrisis]

You're right!! I med up my numbers. Thanks for pointing it out!!

[@lfcruzsierra]

I guess 7 Artisans is the only one so far willing to make L-Mount AF lenses. Hopefully they release soon...

[@michealpersaud6718]

Meike got some out for the L mount alliance. I recently bought the 85mm f/1.8 for 200 bucks.

[@lfcruzsierra]

@@michealpersaud6718 Oh yeah, Mieke started doing them too. That 85 seems like a nice get, especially for the price. I'll probably get one but I need more compact options for the S9.

[@michealpersaud6718]

@@lfcruzsierra ouu sweet, yeah man. The 85 is my actual first ever native lens, I've been rocking only vintage at this point. I am too poor to buy a used S5 and a native lens 😄

[@KancelKulturePodcast]

Can you do budget zoom lens video

[@MarkBennettCameraCrisis]

Best zoom lens for the price is the sigma 18-50 kzbin.info/www/bejne/a52ThmuwbNF9lcksi=gX_c0ebhzpih34PD

[@KancelKulturePodcast]

@@MarkBennettCameraCrisis thank you !!! By any chance do you also have a lens recommendation for longer zoom as well. That’s budget like the 18-50. I’m loving these Sony prices.

[@sgtdroid]

Comparison vs. the original Viltrox 56mm f1.4 V2 and TTArtisan 56mm F1.8 on the ZV-e10 please please please

[@PizzaOMC]

I’m waiting for the 56mm f1.2

[@percyli8032]

Nice review as always. Is there any chance in your mind to compare this one to Sony Zeiss 55 f1.8? They have similar specs. The 55 is much older (1st generation FE). A used one is under $400, not as affordable as this Viltrox but has a pretty good value given full frame coverage, T* coating, and perhaps better AF? It will be quite interesting to see when paired with modern apsc Sony, which one performs better.

[@jayziiDE]

The Zeiss has the 3D Pop 😊 its my favourite Lens. Ever

[@tomarihm]

Viltrox 1.4 56mm is also available...

[@MarkBennettCameraCrisis]

Yes - a bit older - but still a good lens

[@christophercrumpton9699]

It's becoming harder and harder with all these great budget options coming out to justify paying more than double for Sigma. Wonder if sigma will be forced to lower the price of the ol' 56 1.4 or whether they trust in people paying the premium for its performance.

[@MarkBennettCameraCrisis]

Hard to say. But I’m happy about all these options!!

[@John_the_baptized]

I ended up buying the TTArtisan 56 instead of the Viltrox 56 because it was cheaper at the time and the middle is sharper than Viltrox. But it was a hard decision!

[@MarkBennettCameraCrisis]

Yes. It’s a great price and a fantastic lens. Honestly, very hard to choose between the two

[@vasaeru]

try the $99 viltrox 28mm f4.5, a tiny chip lens best for the zve10

[@MarkBennettCameraCrisis]

Trying it now!!

[@Primeros1000]

Wow nice, and for $180

[@OmarZaldivar]

Great!!!

[@CharlesMauricio1]

This lens is actually just $100-130 here in Asia.

[@MarkBennettCameraCrisis]

@@CharlesMauricio1 😮😮

[@xhenriquefps]

I bought the 20mm FF to use on my A6000. I wanted a very cheap setup. Its a great lens, specially for the price. My issues are more with the A6000, don't like it's colors and the sensor is noisier when compared fo my ZV-E10

[@MarkBennettCameraCrisis]

yes, the zv-e10 has some nice upgrades to colors

[@HagaishiSama]

The Sony a6000 is the 1st in the newer apsc line up for Sony. But remember that the Sony a6000 has a much older CMOS sensor. Compared to newer Sony a series apsc cameras (a6400, a6600) the later ones has better color science because they use a newer generation CMOS sensor. But the biggest difference is in the Sony a6700. It has a newer BSI CMOS sensor which has much better light gathering capability and much better notice control at higher ISO lvls.

[@IBGNW]

I have the lens, it is sharp but focus sometimes misses or maybe just my skill not yet mastering it. Still for that cheap cant complain since I got many good shoot with it just need to use it more to master its strength and weakness.

[@MarkBennettCameraCrisis]

make sure you have the latest update for the lens

[@shiftintosunshine]

Lens makers: I need an APS-C zoom lens like a 50/55/70-150/180/200 f/2.8 that is < $1000. With AF and stabilization. Pleeeeez. 😁

[@e-sasalleh7616]

Quite disappointed with Viltrox Indiegogo campaign (28mm F4.5 FE) they don't give proper support (most of the time ignoring, silent) to backers, I hope you can reach out to them

[@MarkBennettCameraCrisis]

Sorry to hear that - but often the Indigogo campaigns for products are a separate division than the regular sales and service. Try writing Viltrox service directly from their website since the lens is already available to regular produciton channels.

[@zemmik]

clean ballzz

[@MarkBennettCameraCrisis]

🤣🤣

[@walkerprimeirk]

It's very important to keep balls clean, yeah...

[@zemmik]

@@walkerprimeirk yup no salty balls

[@AllThingsFilm1]

I'm a sucker for all things Roger Deakins. His favorite focal length for filmmaking is 40mm. I would love a full frame 40mm for my S5ii. Viltrox makes a 20mm T2.0 cinema lens for L mount for $499. I would love to see more such lenses for LUMIX.

[@MarkBennettCameraCrisis]

Yes hopefully Lumix will get a few more lenses or open it up a little more!!

[@chickenpasta7359]

Its annoying how they keep ignoring L mount but have made Fuji lenses for years when Fuji's lens mount was still locked down. I don't get it

[@MarkBennettCameraCrisis]

here’s a lot f legalese involved these days

[@macedomedia]

you think viltrox will make a 14mm 2.8 fe mount for $180 lol i hope so

[@MarkBennettCameraCrisis]

I would love that

[@fajar13k]

I got Viltrox 20mm f2.8 since July, it has been in my bag ever since, in passion projects and professional works, it's great for its price with its very minimal weather sealing of course you have to deal with it. But for $160 (in my area), it's a steal introduction to superwide.

[@ShootingAndReloading]

Pro lenses "as good a G-Master" - no, not really.... I have both as well as Sony lenses and while their optical quality is fantastic, it is not perfect. There is so much vignette at f/1.2 and 1.3 that the camera light meter often says f/1.4 is brighter and the AF is really only good enough for static subjects. Wouldn't be without them, but they are not G-Master quality.

[@MarkBennettCameraCrisis]

well then the closest thing you can get to GM on Apsc 😀

[@ShootingAndReloading]

@@MarkBennettCameraCrisis I'd argue that the Sony 16-55mm G and 15mm G are all-round closer to GM, but I take your point :)

[@---md1zr]

I have viltrox 27 1.2 and sony 15 1.4 and love both of them. Ofcourse Sony lens much quicker but Viltrox is bargain at that price. I’ve got used Sigma 56 1.4 for $250 and its another amazing lens.