Viltrox 35mm, 50mm and 85mm f/1.2 LAB Lenses Coming in April also for Fujifilm X Mount

Almost one year ago, the following lenses showed up on a leaked Viltrox roadmap and that you can still find for example at the French website phototrend:

  • Viltrox 35mm f/1.2 LAB for Fujifilm X
  • Viltrox 50mm f/1.2 LAB for Fujifilm X
  • Viltrox 85mm f/1.2 LAB for Fujifilm X

Well, now the Chinese account Camerabeta said at the Weibo platform here, Viltrox will launch those lenses in April also for Fujifilm X mount.

As we reported a few days ago, Viltrox is saying on social media that also the Viltrox 135mmF1.2 LAB will come for Fujifilm X mount.

But Viltrox has been so far very confused and has released contradicting statements. So I guess all we can do is to wait and see if in April we’ll really get the first LAB X mount lenses.

The full rumor below (google translated).

The new members of the LAB series are coming, namely: Viltrox 35mm f/1.2 L AB, Viltrox 50mm f/1.2 LAB and Viltrox 85mm f/1.2 LAB will all launch Fujifilm X, Nikon Z, and Sony E card ports, and are expected in April Appeared during the NAB exhibition.

LEAKED: First Image of TTArtisan AF 23mmF1.8 for Fujifilm X

This is the first image of the TTArtisan AF 23mm f/1.8 coming next for Fujifilm X mount.

Now, a more compact 23mm lens is definitely high on the Fujifilm X shooter wishlist.

In fact, it is the most wished lens by Fujifilm X shooters, according to a massive survey we launched last year.

But I think most of the people, who voted for the compact XF23mm lens would only really grab one, if it had an aperture ring.

So while the TTartisan AF 23mm f/1.8 is a welcome addition and will definitely be priced very gently, if it follows the pattern of its siblings (the 35 and 56 /1.8), I believe many fellow X shooter will pass on this one just because it does not have an aperture ring (I certainly will not buy it).

But the world is beautiful because everybody is different and has different preferences. So if no aperture ring is not a deal breaker for you, then maybe the TTartisan 23mm f/1.8 might intrigue you.

For me, the perfect XF23mm would look like the fan-made XF23mmF2 rendering we shared in this article (and you can see below).

In fact, let’s see which one you’d prefer. Feel free to vote the survey below.

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Viltrox 135mm f/1.8 LAB – Fujifilm X Mount Version Coming too?

We reported how on social media Viltrox wrote that the Viltrox 135mm f/1.8 LAB version will come soon also for Fujifilm X mount.

Shortly after, though, Viltrox said that they have no plans for such a lens.

Well, just to add more confusion, Viltrox has in the last few weeks stated twice on their social media that the Fujifilm X mount version is coming in 2025, as you can see from the screenshots above.

The summary: Viltrox says the X mount version is coming in 2025 even if they have no plans for it :).

TTArtisan AF 23mm f/1.8 Coming Soon

We have received information (THANKS), that the TTArtisan AF 23mm f/1.8 is coming.

The rumor comes from a trusted source.

At this point I don’t have any additional info, but we remind you that recently TTArtisan launched the TTArtisan AF 35mm f/1.8 II and I would not be surprised if the 23/1.8 would follow the same design concept of the 35mmF1.8 but also the TTArtisan AF 56mm F1.8 (compact but no aperture ring).

But again, that’s a mere speculation of mine (the greyed-out lens you see above is the TTArtisan 56mm). So don’t crucify me if it comes with an aperture ring just like the TTArtisan 27mm f/2.8. On the contrary, rejoice about the fact that my speculation was wrong.

Fujifilm GFX100RF: Crop Zoom Lever Additional Information

We recently reported that the Fujifilm GFX100RF will have a “crop zoom lever” under the shutter button.

At that time when I received the rumor, I did not exactly know what “under” means, so I did a random GFX100RF rendering with a huge lever integrated in the shutter button mechanism.

But thanks to sources (THANKS!!), we can now be more specific about it.

The crop zoom lever sits below the shutter button and below the command dial (and is not an integrated part of the shutter as my mock-up showed).

So you have the classic shutter button with ON/OFF switch, under that the command dial, and under that the Crop lever.

I hope this clarifies the location of the lever and I apologize if my random rendering created a misunderstanding. But just as you, I have no clue how this camera looks like and I am putting puzzle pieces together along with you.

Thanks again to sources!