VILTROX27mm f/1.2 F1.2 Pro XF Mount APS-C Portrait Autofocus Lens for Fujifilm Fuji X-Mount Cameras X-T30 X-T3 X-PRO3 X-T200 X-E4 X-E3 XH2S XH2 XT5 XT4 XT3 XS20 XT30 II XT200

This is a really impressive lens for the money. Some compromises have been made in terms of materials and features, but thankfully the optics are excellent.The lens comes in a sturdy branded slip-case box, which is fully foam lined. Also included inside is a cleaning cloth, a nice Viltrox branded carry pouch, a warranty card, and an instruction manual download card.First impressions of the lens are good. It's light, but feels robust. The outer shell is plastic, but the chassis underneath looks to be all metal. It feels nicely made. Sure, it's clearly not premium/pro end quality, but it's still very good. I don't think there's much in the way of weather sealing, so be careful if using it in the rain.A petal lens hood is included, which is a nice added extra for a budget lens. Nicely, there's also a USB port for firmware updates. The biggest compromise that has been made with this lens is the omission of an aperture selection ring. That will be a deal-breaker for some, but if you're a keen amateur, I don't think it's that much of an inconvenience to have to select via the camera controls.In terms of quality, this lens punches above its weight. Images are sharp and vibrant with minimal chromatic aberration and flaring across all apertures. With the lens open to f1.7, there is some noticeable vignetting and some colour fringing in out of focus areas, and it only completely disappears at higher apertures. However, that's common with wide aperture lenses. I found the lens performs at its best in the f2.8 - f5.6 range, giving a good balance of image clarity, bokeh and vignetting.Focusing is decently fast and with minimal motor noise, which is good. I did find focusing was noticeably quicker when shooting distant subjects though. When focusing on anything close, the lens seemed to take a while to lock on. Not disastrously slow, but just a noticeable lag. Firmware updates will hopefully fix that issue down the line.Overall, this is a cracking little lens for the money. If you're in the market for a 35mm lens for street photography, landscapes and portraits, then this Viltrox f1.7 is a great choice based on price and quality. I think even pro photographers would concede that the quality of the shots from this lens are excellent given its relatively low cost.

Although there are only a smattering of Vine reviews of this lens on Amazon, there is plenty of coverage of it elsewhere on the 'Net.I'd recommend Dylan Goldby's video review for instance (and he also has a comparison video including this and some competitors).But if you want the TL:DR version of watching and reading all those it'll sound something like:"Fast focusing, sharp corner to corner with few performance downsides (perhaps a little flare). It loses the manual aperture ring compared to the previous f1.4 and the build quality is distinctly at the cheaper end."I can't give a more comprehensive review than the experts, but my initial impressions differ slightly. From a performance perspective, a quick try suggests this will be a really nice lens to use, but I’d point you to the professional reviews again for a lot more varied example images.Most reviewers describe the build quality as cheap. Certainly, it’s not a pro lens and makes no claims to being weather-sealed, for example. It also feels pretty light, but that’s not necessarily all bad, of course.It does have a metal mounting ring which is certainly not a given these days. I was expecting (based on reading reviews) that the overall quality of the plastics and finish would be a bit nasty. Not the case in my view. It’s entirely respectable.Some reviewers also comment that the lens hood is useless. It is very minimal and I don’t think will do much/anything to prevent flare. But it would be worth having on to provide a little bit of knock protection.If you can do without the aperture ring, this seems like a great way to add a lens of this type to your bag.

The product is supplied as listed, the lens comes with rear and front lens caps, a lens hood (petal shaped) and the carry pouch.The first thing that I was a little surprised by was how light the lens feels (only 171g, apparently), the plastic is not premium stuff, but not cheap feeling to touch. either. The mount itself, however, is metal (some more expensive ones can be plastic, here). There is an integral USB port for firmware upgrades.At this price bracket, the image quality is really excellent. The colours are crisp, at f1.7 there is the normal expected blurring around the corners, at and above f4, the image is very sharp. The lens supports eye detect and auto focus. There is no aperture setting ring, this is done through the camera.Focus speed and sharpness are up there, the lens can hold its own against much more premium (and considerably more expensive) competition.The lens is probably ideal for the newcomer to more serious photography away from the mobile phone photography. Highly recommended, great product.