This is an interesting lens because it’s one of the first lenses you can get for Sony e-mounts that Sony does not make. View on Amazon Tamron 28-75mm 2.8: (Best Bang For Your Buck Lens for Sony E Mount) I used to see the third party as cutting corners and going budget, but my thinking is changing. My question is, what’s been your experience with either viltrox or other third-party lens manufacturers? I can go for the expensive big header lenses from the cameraman manufacturer and lenses where I don’t want to spend as much but still have very acceptable quality. It gives us more choices and, in my view, helps the more open manufacturers with their technology. Only a few camera brands do that, and it’s better for us as consumers when brands are willing to share like that. I admire a company that wants to do a few things well and not try too much too fast and sacrifice quality. In short, it’s easy to use and gets us the desired results as third-party lens manufacturers go. It is entirely acceptable for a portrait lens or as a short telephoto for other things besides portraits. This lens has an 80-centimeter minimum focusing distance over 2/5 feet, so this is not a macro lens. The filter size is 72 millimeters, which weighs 1.4 pounds which is 636 grams. It looks like a lot of mirrorless prime lenses in design. The bottom line is that it has to deliver. In contrast, the Viltrox is a less expensive option than many of the others. We’ll be picky because 85 millimeters is a strong point for several manufacturers, including the camera. This lens is one of their first autofocus lenses, and they’re doing it for a highly reasonable price, with an 85-millimeter focal length, the F 1.8 capability, and it being a prime lens. This is the Valtrox 85-millimeter f 1.8 STM prime lens for full-frame Sony E-mount bodies.į 1.8 means we’re talking low light and potentially sweet bokeh, and STM is a stepping autofocus motor, which in turn means it’s quiet. This lens might blow your mind as it did mine. Viltrox 85-millimeter f 1.8: (Cheap Portrait Lenses For Sony Mirrorless) Rokinon 14mm f2.8: (best budget Sony E-mount lens) Samyang 12mm f2: (Best third party lens for Sony e-mount Aps-c) Tamron 35mm f/2.8: (Best Sony e-mount lens for full frame) Sigma 16mm 1.4: (Best wide-angle lens for third party e mount)

Samyang 24mm f2.8: (Best third party e mount lens for video) Sigma 30mm f2.8: (Best focal length for third party e mount)

Samyang 50mm 1.4: (Best third party e mount lens for street photography) Samyang 75mm 1.8: (Best third party e mount lens for travel) Samyang 35mm f1.2: (Best third party e mount lens for a walk around) Samyang 50mm f1.2: (Best third party e mount lens for Sony A6000) Samyang 85mm f1.4: (Best third party e mount lens for portraits and landscapes) Sigma 30 millimeter f 1.4: (Best third party E Mount lens for portraits) Tamron 28-75mm 2.8: (Best Bang For Your Buck Lens for Sony E Mount) Viltrox 85mm f 1.8: (Cheap Portrait Lenses For Sony Mirrorless)

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