Viltrox EVO 75mm F1.8 E-Mount Review
The Viltrox EVO series has hit the sweet spot for a lot of people. First came the 85mm F2, then the 35mm and 55mm F1.8 full frame options, each of which has proven to be both critical and commercial successes.…
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Viltrox EVO 90mm F2.2 X-Mount Review
The Viltrox EVO series has hit the sweet spot for a lot of people. First came the 85mm F2, then the 35mm and 55mm F1.8 full frame options, each of which has proven to be both critical and commercial successes.…
Viltrox TC-2.0x Teleconverter for Sony Review
Sony’s relationship with teleconverters on their mirrorless E-mount platform has been, well, difficult. While in many ways Sony E-mount has been the most open platform in the history of photography, Sony essentially chose two primary areas to “put a thumb”…
Viltrox EVO 55mm F1.8 APO Z Review
The Viltrox EVO series came out of the blue last year as Viltrox’s most recent industry-disrupting move. This mid-tier series of compact, feature-rich, high-performing lenses at an extremely competitive price got everyone’s attention, and the EVO 85mm F2 was just…
Viltrox AF 35mm F1.8 II EVO E-Mount Review
The Viltrox EVO series came out of the blue last year as Viltrox’s most recent industry-disrupting move. This mid-tier series of compact, feature-rich, high-performing lenses at an extremely competitive price got everyone’s attention, and the EVO 85mm F2 was just…
Viltrox Pro AF 50mm F1.4 Z-Mount Review
The buzz over Viltrox and Nikon is that the latter is currently suing the former, and while this has generated a fair bit of angst amongst Nikon Z-mount shooters, Viltrox is clearly fairly positive over the outcome, as they told…
Viltrox LAB 35mm F1.2 Z-Mount Review
It has been a long eight months since I released my review of the Viltrox AF 35mm F1.2 LAB FE in April of 2025, leaving a lot of people wondering when and even if the Nikon Z-mount version was coming.…
Viltrox Pro AF 85mm F1.4 Z-mount Review
Viltrox’s full frame jump into their “Pro” series took off with a bang in spring of 2025 with the release of the Pro AF 85mm F1.4, a lens that I gave a very positive review. They followed that up the…
Viltrox EVO 85mm F2 Nikon Z-Mount Review
Last month I reviewed the incredible new Viltrox EVO 85mm F2 lens on Sony FE, and while we’ve had to wait at times to see such lenses come to Nikon Z-mount, Viltrox has accelerated the timeline, and this sweet new…
Viltrox EVO 85mm F2 FE Review
Uh oh! Just when other lensmakers were adjusting to Viltrox’s three pronged approach of budget AIR, upper mid-tier PRO, and premium LAB series of lenses, Viltrox is back with a whole new series of lenses under the label of EVO.…
Viltrox Pro AF 50mm F1.4 FE Review
Viltrox’s Pro AF 85mm F1.4 kicked off the jump of their Pro series into the full frame space with a bang. I gave the lens a pretty glowing review (my review here) as did many, many other reviewers. I’ve liked…
Viltrox Pro AF 56mm F1.2 X Review
It’s been about 3 weeks since I released my review of the Sony E-mount version of this lens, but I wanted to revisit with an X-mount review because A) this is an important lens for X-mount and B) the most…
Viltrox AF 9mm F2.8 AIR Review
Viltrox’s AIR series has become one of the most fascinating lineups in the lens market today. Not because they are fancy (they aren’t) or feature rich (ditto), but because they are small, light, inexpensive, and, most importantly, optically impressive. While…
Viltrox AIR 14mm F4 FE Review
Viltrox’s AIR series has become one of the most fascinating lineups in the lens market today. Not because they are fancy (they aren’t) or feature rich (ditto), but because they are small, light, inexpensive, and, most importantly, optically impressive. While…
Viltrox Pro AF 56mm F1.2 E Review
Each one of Viltrox’s Pro series lenses have proven to be serious disruptors in the lens market. The 75mm F1.2 set the bar from what was optically achievable in a fast APS-C telephoto, while the 27mm F1.2 proved to be…
Viltrox AIR 15mm F1.7 X-Mount Review
Viltrox’s AIR series has become a favorite of a lot of APS-C photographers for a very good reason. These lenses have all punched way above their weight optically, and while the build formula is simple, these have all been very…
Nikkor Z 35mm F1.8 S Review
I noted in my recent review of the Nikkor Z 50mm F1.8 S that Nikon’s marketing strategy at the typical prime focal lengths (35mm, 50mm, and 85mm) is a bit unconventional. In the past the usual strategy was entry level…
Viltrox Pro AF 85mm F1.4 FE Gallery
The launch of the APS-C specific Viltrox AF 75mm F1.2 Pro for Fuji’s X-mount platform was the moment I realized that Viltrox was moving to a whole new level of optical design. I gave that lens a glowing review because…