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Viltrox 28mm F4.5 "Chip" Lens - A Pancake for Sony! Photographer Dustin Abbott shares a quick review of the first autofocusing pancake lens for Sony FE - The Viltrox AF 28mm F4.5 VCM...and it's just $99! | Read the Text Review: https://tinyurl.com/28CHIPreview or watch the video review https://tinyurl.com/28Chipvid | Purchase the 28mm "Chip" on Indigogo: https://tinyurl.com/Buy28mmChip
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They said it couldn't be done
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An auto-focusing pancake lens on Sony E-mount. But here we have from Viltrox, the 28-millimeter F4.5 V-CM lens
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that is actually thinner than any other auto-focusing pancake lens at just 15 millimeters long
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It's not much longer than your lens cap. It weighs only 60 grams. And this is an auto-focusing full-frame lens
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It has a few quirks, yes, but it's a whole lot of fun. And right now you can get one for under $100 on their Indiegogo campaign
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Check out my full review to find out my thoughts on both the flaws and the strengths of this lens and whether or not it's worth having for you
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