The wide-aperture 85mm lens is one of the most popular today, especially among portrait and wedding photographers. However, a good 85mm lens is usually quite expensive. However, the Viltrox AF 85mm f/1.8 bucks that trend, and it sounds like a pretty good bargain. This excellent video review looks at the lens and the kind of performance and image quality you can expect from it in practice.
Coming to you from Benj HaischThis great video review will look at Viltrox AF 85mm f/1.8 lens. A top-of-the-line 85mm lens typically costs $2,000, so the Viltrox’s $399 cost is fairly new, and while it’s affordable, it still comes with a lot of great features, including:
- One extra-low dispersion element and four highly transparent glass elements to reduce aberrations
- A single large-diameter aspherical element to reduce distortion and increase sharpness
- HD Nano Multi-Layer Coating for reduced flare and ghosting and deeper contrast
- USB-C port
- Rounded nine-blade diaphragm for smoother bokeh
All in all, the AF 85mm f/1.8 looks like a good bargain for a lot of creatives, especially given the hefty price tag of many RF-mount lenses. Check out the video above for Haisch’s full thoughts on the lens.
