Opticallimits (former photozone) published its Viltrox 23mm f/1.4 Fujifilm X mount lens review.
The Fujinon XF23mm f/1.4 (btw., my most used lens during my home-teaching vlogging career) won’t be dethroned in terms of image quality, but given that the Viltrox costs a fraction of the price of the Fujinon, it is better value for money, according to opticallimits.
From their conclusions:
Viltrox has released firmware updates for the following Fujifilm X mount autofocus lenses
Both bring the following big fixes and improvements:
Go to the Viltrox firmware download page here to get the latest firmware update.
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Yesterday on FujiRumors we reported how all Viltrox autofocus lenses can damage Fujifilm X-Pro3 cameras. To see an image of the damage, check out this article.
Well, now Viltrox is letting customers know, that Fujifilm X-Pro3 users can return their Viltrox lens. They also say that there is no problem with other cameras, such as the Fujifilm X-T4 and Fujifilm X-T3.
The screenshot above is from an email a FR-reader got from Viltrox.
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Viltrox has just issued an official statement, where they say that the Viltrox 23mm f/1.4, Viltrox 33mm f/1.4 and Viltrox 85mm f/1.8 can damage your Fujifilm X-Pro3.
The reason, so I have been told, is that the location of the lens release button on the Fujifilm X-Pro3 is too close to the bayonet.
Here is what Viltrox writes.
1) Kind Reminder for Fujifilm X-Pro3 Users:
For the sake of your camera, it would be better not use Viltrox 23mm, 33mm or 85mm X mount lens onto Fujifilm X-PRO3 model in case it will damage your camera. Due to the structural conflict, they will scratch a little bit against each other. We apologize for any inconvenience caused!
2) Lens Profiles of Viltrox 85mm f/1.8 STM(E) Lens
For your convenience of lens corrections on Photoshop or Lightroom, we have uploaded Lens Profiles of Viltrox 85mm f/1.8 STM(E) Lens on Vitlrox website www.viltrox.com (Home – Download – Firmware – Upgrading
Let’s hope the upcoming Tokina equivalent X mount lenses won’t have this problem.
Down below you can see the original statement document shared by Viltrox.
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Official Statement
The Viltrox 23mm f/1.4 autofocus lens for Fujifilm X mount is now available at AmazonUS here and also at AmazonUK here (via third party Pergear – which has its own line Fuji X lenses at AmazonUS).
In Germany you can find the Viltrox 33mm f/1.4 at fotokoch.
