Category Archives: Viltrox

Viltrox AF 75mm f/1.2 XF Pro lens officially announced

Viltrox officially released the previously rumored AF 75mm f/1.2 XF Pro lens for Fuji X-mount. The new lens will be listed for sale shortly on the official Viltrox website and Amazon store. As I already reported before, the lens was not released for Sony E-mount. Viltrox AF 75mm f/1.2 XF lens additional informmation:

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The Viltrox 75mm f/1.2 AF lens will be announced on December 26th

The previously rumored Viltrox 75mm f/1.2 AF APS-C lens will be officially announced on December 26th: Price: $549 X-mount (no E-mount) Focusing distance: 0.88m-∞ AF/MF switch USB-C port for firmware updates More Viltrox 75mm f/1.2 AF Photos and Samples Released Previous coverage of the lens can be found here (check also the official Viltrox website for updates). Additional pictures:

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The rumored Viltrox 75mm f/1.2 AF XF lens for Fujifilm X-mount to be announced soon

The previously rumored Viltrox 75mm f/1.2 AF XF APS-C lens for Fujifilm X-mount is going to be announced soon according to the latest teaser from Pergear: Previous coverage of the lens can be found here (check also the official Viltrox website for updates):

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More new/upcoming products from 7artisans, KamLan, Yongnuo, and Cheecar

It is hard to keep track of all the new/upcoming Chinese lenses. Here are the latest news and updates from 7artisans, KamLan, Yongnuo and Cheecar: 7artisans 7artisans has a new cinema lens: 7artisans 12mm T2.9 APS-C MF Cine lens (available in different mounts) KamLan It seems that another previously reported lens is already officially released […]

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More leaked pictures of the upcoming Viltrox AF 75mm f/1.2 mirrorless lens

Here are a few more leaked pictures of the upcoming Viltrox AF 75mm f/1.2 mirrorless lens that is expected to be priced around $500:

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New Viltrox AF 75mm f/1.2 XF mirrorless lens is coming soon

Viltrox is rumored to soon announce a new AF 75mm f/1.2 XF mirrorless lens (previously rumored here):

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Viltrox is teasing a new fast f/1.2 autofocus APS-C lens for Sony E-mount

Viltrox is teasing a new fast f/1.2 APS-C autofocus lens for Sony E-mount: One possibility is the 75mm f/1.2 lens that was displayed a while back:

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AstrHori and Viltrox have new teasers for upcoming announcements

As previously reported the Chinese company AstrHori (see previous coverage) is expected to release two additional medium format lenses for Fujifilm GFX-mount They already have a teaser online for a September 23 announcement: Viltrox is also teasing to announce a new product tomorrow (lens?):

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Canon Germany on third-party Viltrox lenses: “Canon believes that these products infringe their patent and design rights and has therefore requested the company to stop all activities that infringe Canon’s intellectual property rights”

Canon never released any official statements on the report that Viltrox was forced to stop selling RF-mount mirrorless lenses until today. The German site Photografix Magazin published the first official statement where Canon Germany indicated that third-party lenses infringe on their patent and design rights. Here is the full text:

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Viltrox: “We have been told by Canon to stop selling all RF mount products”

It seems that Canon is actively preventing 3rd parties from releasing mirrorless lenses for RF mount – take a look at this conversation between a customer and the Chinese lens manufacturer Viltrox: Viltrox basically confirms that Canon told them “to stop selling all RF mont products“.

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