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Viltrox AF 23mm f/1.4 Review

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The Viltrox AF 23mm f/1.4 is a well-built lens with good image quality and is a great value for the price. It is capable of producing sharp and contrasty images, but there is some color fringing and softness at wider apertures.

The Viltrox AF 23mm f/1.4 is a well-built lens with good image quality and is a great value for the price. It is capable of producing sharp and contrasty images, but there is some color fringing and softness at wider apertures.

Pros
  • Well-built with metal construction
  • Good sharpness and contrast
  • Great value for the price
Cons
  • Color fringing and softness at wider apertures
  • Some distortion
  • Fair bit of flaring

The lens lacks weather sealing and has a fair bit of flaring, but it is a great value for the price, especially when compared to similar lenses from other brands.

The Viltrox AF 23mm f/1.4 is a well-built lens made of metal and feels high quality. It lacks weather sealing but has a USB port for firmware updates. The aperture ring turns smoothly and it comes with a metallic hood, although an aperture ring with clicks would have been preferred. In terms of image quality, the lens exhibits impressive sharpness and contrast in the middle at wider apertures, but color fringing and softness can be observed in the corners. There is some distortion, and close-up image quality suffers a bit. The lens also shows a fair bit of flaring and longitudinal chromatic aberration, but it is a great value for the price, especially when compared to similar lenses from other brands.

The Viltrox AF 23mm f/1.4 is made of metal and feels high quality. The aperture ring turns smoothly and it comes with a metallic hood, although an aperture ring with clicks would have been preferred.

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Christopher Frost

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