Viltrox has announced its new AF 85mm F1.4 Pro FE, the company’s first full-frame entry in its Pro Series, engineered specifically for Sony E-mount cameras.
It features an advanced optical design including 15 elements and 11 groups to deliver exceptional sharpness and excellent control of coma aberration.
Key features
- Full-Frame | f/1.4 to f/16
- Fast Portrait-Length Lens
- Dual Hyper VCM Motors
- Customizable Fn Button & Switches
- 9 HR, 3 ED, 1 UA Lens Elements
- 2.6′ Minimum Focusing Distance
- HD Multilayer Nano Coating
- Weather-Sealed Metal Body
- Dust- and Splash-Resistant Construction
- USB Port for Firmware Updates
The Viltrox AF 85mm F1.4 Pro FE leverages an ultra-large, precision aspherical lens. This achieves peak aberration control and onion ring control even at 1.4 aperture, delivering consistent sharpness from center to edge. The lens also includes three low-dispersion ED elements to minimize chromatic aberration, and nine high-refractive index elements that maintain clarity. Viltrox’s advanced nano-coating minimizes ghosting and flare, even in challenging lighting such as backlit scenes.
Viltrox’s patented HyperVCM autofocus motor is claimed to deliver exceptionally fast, quiet, and smooth focusing. In the AF 85mm F1.4 Pro FE, the dual HyperVCM motor is said to outperform traditional STM motors, offering significantly faster focus speed, lower focus noise, and superior precision. This translates to a 150% boost in focusing speed, enabling near-to-far focus shifts in just 100ms. With micrometer-level positioning accuracy, the lens achieves reliable focus even under extremely shallow depth of field conditions. Combined with real-time eye and face detection (compatible with a wide range of cameras), it maintains accurate focus on moving subjects. Crucially, the motor’s quiet operation and smooth, precise focus transitions ensure highly reliable video performance. When manual control is preferred, users can instantly switch via the dedicated AF/MF switch.
The lens weighs in at 800 grams, and it is dust and splash-resistant. There is also a customizable focus function button; an aperture ring click switch, switchable between stepped and stepless, which is ideal for hybrid photo and video use; and compatibility with the easy-to-use Viltrox App for firmware updates and function customization via USB-C. The lens supports EXIF data transmission with compatible cameras and accepts a standard 77mm filter.
Price & Availability
The Viltrox AF 85mm F1.4 Pro FE is now available for $598 USD.
