weezintrumpete wrote:
I just got the 85/1.4 yesterday and while I haven’t used it that much yet I am astounded with how well it is built and how good it looks. It seems like a very high-quality lens and while I don’t like the clunking around in it when the camera is powered off, it’s not that bad.
I really wish the non-exotic Nikon S lenses looked more like this.
I’m excited to go shoot with it more and see what I can produce. But man is this a nice lens at least on the exterior.
Yes it is....and its got guts too. Snappy AF motor and strong glass. Amazing amount of lens for 600.00. Not crazy about 800 grams, but it is well built and feels really well balanced even on a Z7II.
Just ran through a comparison with Sirui, Kase, Samyang 85 Series II and the Viltrox. Viltrox has best AF, and is the sharpest wide open. Its low light, indoors AF is every bit as good as a native lens like the 85 1.8S. Sirui has slightly better bokeh but its close. The AF is not as good on that lens. The Kase was an out of box failure where it stopped focusing on the 3rd pull. The Samyang had the best eye focus. Overall winner of the "budget" 85 category: Viltrox. Time will tell if this lens holds up.
Jan 15, 2026 at 05:20 AM
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weezintrumpete wrote:
I just got the 85/1.4 yesterday and while I haven’t used it that much yet I am astounded with how well it is built and how good it looks. It seems like a very high-quality lens and while I don’t like the clunking around in it when the camera is powered off, it’s not that bad.
I really wish the non-exotic Nikon S lenses looked more like this.
I’m excited to go shoot with it more and see what I can produce. But man is this a nice lens at least on the exterior.
Yes it is....and its got guts too. Snappy AF motor and strong glass. Amazing amount of lens for 600.00. Not crazy about 800 grams, but it is well built and feels really well balanced even on a Z7II.
Just ran through a comparison with Sirui, Kase, Samyang 85 Series II and the Viltrox. Viltrox has best AF. Its low light, indoors AF is every bit as good as a native lens like the 85 1.8S. Sirui has slightly better bokeh but its close. The AF is not as good on that lens. The Kase was an out of box failure where it stopped focusing on the 3rd pull. The Samyang had the best eye focus. Overall winner of the "budget" 85 category: Viltrox. Time will tell if this lens holds up.
Jan 15, 2026 at 05:19 AM
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weezintrumpete wrote:
I just got the 85/1.4 yesterday and while I haven’t used it that much yet I am astounded with how well it is built and how good it looks. It seems like a very high-quality lens and while I don’t like the clunking around in it when the camera is powered off, it’s not that bad.
I really wish the non-exotic Nikon S lenses looked more like this.
I’m excited to go shoot with it more and see what I can produce. But man is this a nice lens at least on the exterior.
Yes it is....and its got guts too. Snappy AF motor and strong glass. Amazing amount of lens for 600.00. Not crazy about 800 grams, but it is well built and feels really well balanced even on a Z7II.
Just ran through a comparison with Sirui, Kase, Samyang 85 Series II and the Viltrox. Viltrox has best AF. Sirui has slightly better bokeh but its close. The AF is not as good on that lens. The Kase was an out of box failure where it stopped focusing on the 3rd pull. Winner of the "budget" 85 category: Viltrox.
Jan 15, 2026 at 05:07 AM
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weezintrumpete wrote:
I just got the 85/1.4 yesterday and while I haven’t used it that much yet I am astounded with how well it is built and how good it looks. It seems like a very high-quality lens and while I don’t like the clunking around in it when the camera is powered off, it’s not that bad.
I really wish the non-exotic Nikon S lenses looked more like this.
I’m excited to go shoot with it more and see what I can produce. But man is this a nice lens at least on the exterior.
Yes it is....and its got guts too. Snappy AF motor and strong glass. Amazing amount of lens for 600.00. Not crazy about 800 grams, but it is well built and feels really well balanced even on a Z7II.
Just ran through a comparison with Sirui, Kase, Samyang 85 Series II and the Viltrox. Viltrox has best AF. Sirui has slightly better bokeh but its close. The AF is not as good on that lens. The Kase was an out of box failure where it stopped focusing on the 3rd pull. Winner of the "budget" 85 category: Viltrox.
Jan 15, 2026 at 05:06 AM
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weezintrumpete wrote:
I just got the 85/1.4 yesterday and while I haven’t used it that much yet I am astounded with how well it is built and how good it looks. It seems like a very high-quality lens and while I don’t like the clunking around in it when the camera is powered off, it’s not that bad.
I really wish the non-exotic Nikon S lenses looked more like this.
I’m excited to go shoot with it more and see what I can produce. But man is this a nice lens at least on the exterior.
Yes it is....and its got guts too. Snappy AF motor and strong glass. Amazing amount of lens for 600.00. Not crazy about 800 grams, but it is well built and feels really well balanced even on a Z7II.
Just ran through a comparison with Surui, Kase, Samyang 85 Series II and the Viltrox. Viltrox has best AF. Sirui has slightly better bokeh but its close. The AF is not as good on that lens. The Kase was an out of box failure where it stopped focusing on the 3rd pull. Winner of the "budget" 85 category: Viltrox.
Jan 15, 2026 at 05:04 AM
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weezintrumpete wrote:
I just got the 85/1.4 yesterday and while I haven’t used it that much yet I am astounded with how well it is built and how good it looks. It seems like a very high-quality lens and while I don’t like the clunking around in it when the camera is powered off, it’s not that bad.
I really wish the non-exotic Nikon S lenses looked more like this.
I’m excited to go shoot with it more and see what I can produce. But man is this a nice lens at least on the exterior.
Yes it is....and its got guts too. Snappy AF motor and strong glass. Amazing amount of lens for 600.00.
Jan 13, 2026 at 09:04 PM
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