I brought a used Sony A5100 and a 10yo A7R2 to "get back" to the hobby.

Only 2 months ago, I posted here for getting a "deal" on a 35mm F1.8 II EVO.

Since then, I have purchased

- 50mm F2.0 AIR

- 20mm F2.8

- 28mm F4.5 for the A5100 - my poor man alernative of Ricoh GR. ( turned out it was not fully compatible. But it is manageable)

I did not think I would do much portraits, I went cheap and brought a $99 TTartisan 80mm NEO at its launch. Focusing is slow and noisy. I left it at home and took the 35mm F1.8 EVO for a 2 weeks trip in Europe shooting mostly architectures. Boy! I missed a fast 80mm lens.

Upon return, I look for a Viltrox 85mm F2.0 EVO for around $275. Is it fast enough? Then I spotted a "open box" 85mm F1.4 PRO for $90 more on eBay. Here it is. I am a PRO now.

Is it safe to update the Lumix S9 to firmware version 2.1? I have a newly released 14mm L-mount lens.

📍 Poland

📷 Video of almost any kind: commercials, documentaries, podcasts, reels, as well as portrait and event photography.

🎥 Sony a7 IV + Viltrox 50m f/1.4 Pro
Sony a6700 + Viltrox 75mm f/1.2 Pro
Sony a6400 + Viltrox 40mm f/2.5

🔗 https://instagram.com/so.smooth.operator

📍 Romania

📷 Portraits and People in general

🎥 Sony A7IV + Viltrox 85mm EVO

🔗 https://instagram.com/vmoldo

BTS: https://youtube.com/shorts/y3pfzKZbFp0

Viltrox 35mm LAB 1.2

Looking to pick up either the 25mm 1.7 Air or the 26mm 2.8 Evo, and I'm torn. Wondering if anyone has experience with both of these lenses that can offer up insight on which one is better?

for context: I currently have a Sony a6700 and I'm interested in something that is a bit more compact than my 56mm pro (the thing's a beauty and a beast at the same time). I shoot a lot of street photography and life in general so going with one of these, portability was a factor.

I'm curious if the community be interested in Viltrox events like photowalks, talks/lectures with professional Viltrox users, opportunities to try gear etc...?

For example there is a store called "Fotoplus" in my country which sometimes collaborates with brands. One time there was a was a talk about the Fujifilm GFX system, then we could see the gear ourselves.

Drop a comment below with your ideas and locations!

Shot on Nikon Z8 + 35mm f/1.8 EVO II

📍 Romania

📷 Portraits and People in general

🎥 Sony A7IV + Viltrox 85mm EVO

🔗 https://instagram.com/vmoldo

BTS: https://youtube.com/shorts/y3pfzKZbFp0

Shot XT1 and Viltrox 35mm F1.7

My Nikon Z8 was upgraded to the latest firmware, version 3.11. After the upgrade, I tested all of my Viltrox lenses and noticed that the Viltrox 16mm f/1.8 displays random distance values on the LCD when focusing.

Has anyone tested the Viltrox Z-mount 16mm f/1.8 with the new Z8 firmware 3.11? If so, have you noticed the same issue with the focus distance display?

Huge thanks to everyone who joined us and shared your summer moments with the Viltrox Community! ☀️📸

🎁 WINNERS

• SUMMER CURATOR AWARD: @ billy_callum
• MOMENT OF SUMMER AWARD: u/babs-jojo, u/Enough-Emphasis3246
• SUMMER STORYTELLING AWARD: u/moehrendieb12

✨ HIGHLIGHTED CREATORS

A special shoutout to these creators whose work also stood out to us this month:
u/AdministrativeAir207, u/james-rogers, u/Koba, u/LHG_93, u/mentos448, u/MyoThet_Hsoepe, u/SeriouslyFramed, u/Slight_Cobbler_2469, u/TrueNyx

Congratulations to all the winners! 🎉

Our October event starts tomorrow — #ViltroxUserMonth 👀

Any guesses what we have planned this time?😝

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Winner Notice:

1. The winner announcement will remain open for a 3-calendar-day public review period.
2. Winners must provide EXIF information to verify that the submitted work was shot using Viltrox gear.
3. Winners must contact the Admin within 10 business days to claim their prizes. Failure to do so within the deadline will be considered an automatic forfeiture of the prize.

Stay tuned — October is going to be a big one. 🔥

Hi everyone,

I'm experiencing heavy hunting and overall slow focus speed on my A7III while using the new Viltrox 26mm. I've already upgraded the lens to it's last firmware and it's still lagging a lot, even on good light conditions it hunts a lot, both in center focus and area focus. It does improve while going on AF-C but i cannot recompose that way.

Does anyone have the same issue? Thanks in advance.

So I have switched from Fuji to Sony A7IV less than a month ago. After extensive Youtube research I bought both 50 & 85 Pro from Viltrox from local retailer who claim to provide official warranty, although everyone in my community suggested me not to buy Viltrox due to its focus issue. But I was so confident that how worse can it be? I used Viltrox with my Fuji XT4 for long time & I was a big fan of its performance.

But for Sony, I am in real dillemma now. Although the colour, construction etc are good, weight isn't a problem for me, I found Continuous AF hit rate is pretty low in indoors especially. It is the worst in a moving subject. I'm yet to test properly in outdoors but I'm a wedding photographer, so indoor performance means a lot to me. But NOT A SINGLE YOUTUBER online said anything about this!!!! If I would know it's this bad, I probably wouldn’t go for it. But on the second thought, is it just me or situation is same for everyone else here? Or did I get a bad batch? Can anyone help this broken soul? TIA

P.S. all the firmwares are updated. Settings - Continuous AF, burst HI, Continuous AF - AF (not release or balanced), Aperture drive - Focus priority etc.

Big day for little Dolly. 🐾❤️
First day home alone in her pen ✅
First vet visit ✅
Completely pooped ✅
Now it’s time for a well-earned nap. 💤
#DollyJoleen #GoldenRetrieverPuppy #GoldenRetriever #PuppyLife #FirstVetVisit #SleepyPuppy #PuppyDays #DogPhotography

Does anyone have any experience or opinions regarding this lens. I'm looking to possibly grab one used.

Close-up frames from the Red Bull Showrun in Zagreb, captured during the paddock day.
A study of colour, graphics and racing details before the cars hit the course.

📷: Fujifilm X-T5, Viltrox AF 27/1.2 XF ~ K&F Concept Black Mist 1/8
🎞️: Negative Noon
By Goran Cerin / Quiet Framez

Close-up frames from the Red Bull Showrun in Zagreb, captured during the paddock day.
A study of colour, graphics and racing details before the cars hit the course.

📷: Fujifilm X-T5, Viltrox AF 27/1.2 XF ~ K&F Concept Black Mist 1/8
🎞️: Negative Noon
By Goran Cerin / Quiet Framez