Review on 📷 VILTROX 85mm F1.8 II STM Auto Focus Camera Lens for Sony E Mount: A6600, A6500, A6400, A7RIV, A7RIII, A7III, A7RII, A7II, A7S by Aashit Jain (Rishabh ᠌

Name: 📷 VILTROX 85mm F1.8 II STM Auto Focus Camera Lens for Sony E Mount: A6600, A6500, A6400, A7RIV, A7RIII, A7III, A7RII, A7II, A7S
Item: 📷 VILTROX 85mm F1.8 II STM Auto Focus Camera Lens for Sony E Mount: A6600, A6500, A6400, A7RIV, A7RIII, A7III, A7RII, A7II, A7S
Rating: 5

January 27, 2023

The quality is at the highest level, be sure to try it.

Excellent portrait for the money. Do not be afraid that this is China. As I understand it, they cooperate with the Japanese company Tokin, and you don’t have to worry about the optical design. I wish the film Viltrox continued success in the development and production of such lenses.
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Pros

Price. Fast, and fairly sharp lens. Durable metal body. The focus ring is also metal. Beautiful bokeh. Survived a fall from a height of 1.5 meters onto the paving stones of Red Square, fixed on a Sony a7m2 camera, no dents or scratches formed. The lens is recognized by the camera as Zeiss 85 1.8 and all necessary edits and corrections are made.

Cons

The lens is not at all light, but this is a price for a metal body and a good optical design. There is a significant flaw, this is an unsuccessful fastening of the hood, you need to clearly and tightly dock in order to spin it, but due to the fact that it sits very tightly and the plastic is joined to the metal, the skids on the hood itself begin to wear out and in some places the plastic is jammed. The rubber o-ring is missing like Tamron has on the bayonet mount.