Viltrox 135mm f/1.8 LAB: Incredible lens, BUT...

This is the Viltrox 135mm f/1.8 LAB lens—a budget-friendly $899 alternative to the Sony 135mm GM. We'll look at the sharpness, bokeh quality, artifact suppression, and build quality. But, there is one thing I noticed...

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UPDATE: Regarding the autofocus hit rate, I spoke with Viltrox after uploading this video and they said their R&D team are going to look into it further to see if it's something that they will be able to address and improve in a future firmware update.

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0:00 - Introduction
0:36 - Sharpness
1:04 - Bokeh
1:30 - Lens Flare
1:43 - Chromatic Aberration
2:03 - Barrel/Pincushion Distortion
2:19 - Vignette
2:44 - Autofocus
4:39 - Close Focus & Focus Breathing
5:03 - Sample "Cinematic" Footage!
5:46 - Build Quality
7:01 - Autofocus Noise
7:14 - Price & Conclusion