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Viltrox AF 27mm f/1.2 APS-C Review

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The Viltrox AF 27mm f/1.2 (APS-C (DX) Nikon Z-mount version) lens is a high-quality lens with great sharpness and minimal distortion. It offers smooth manual focusing and has good build quality, making it highly recommended for Nikon Z-mount users.

The Viltrox AF 27mm f/1.2 (APS-C (DX) Nikon Z-mount version) lens is a high-quality lens with great sharpness and minimal distortion. It offers smooth manual focusing and has good build quality, making it highly recommended for Nikon Z-mount users.

Pros
  • Great sharpness
  • Minimal distortion
  • Smooth manual focusing
  • Good build quality
Cons
  • Slight weight increase

The build quality of the lens is top-notch, with smooth manual focusing and improved electronic performance compared to the previous version.

The Viltrox AF 27mm f/1.2 (APS-C (DX) Nikon Z-mount version) lens is a high-quality lens with great sharpness and minimal distortion. It performs exceptionally well on the 20 megapixel DX sensor, providing sharp images with good contrast, especially at f/1.2. The build quality of the lens is top-notch, with smooth manual focusing and improved electronic performance compared to the previous version. The lens shows minimal distortion and vignetting, and the image quality remains consistently sharp from the center to the corners, making it a highly recommended lens for Nikon Z-mount users. Despite being a bit heavier than the Fuji version, the build is still tough and metallic, maintaining the weather sealing and featuring a USBC port for future firmware updates.

The lens shows minimal distortion and vignetting, and the image quality remains consistently sharp from the center to the corners, making it a highly recommended lens for Nikon Z-mount users.

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Christopher Frost

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