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Viltrox PFU RBMH 85 mm f/1.8 STM

14 October 2019
Arkadiusz Olech

7. Coma, astigmatism and bokeh

The Viltrox 1.8/85 doesn't give you any reasons to complain when it comes to coma. The diode in the corner of the APS-C sensor looks practically the same as in the frame centre; only in the corners of full frame you can notice some deformations but they can't be called huge. The Viltrox has other problems – very high standards to meet. The Sony 1.8/85 corrected coma very well and its results in this category were still a bit better.

Center, f/1.8 Corner APS-C, f/1.8 Corner FF, f/1.8
Viltrox PFU RBMH 85 mm f/1.8 STM - Coma, astigmatism and bokeh Viltrox PFU RBMH 85 mm f/1.8 STM - Coma, astigmatism and bokeh Viltrox PFU RBMH 85 mm f/1.8 STM - Coma, astigmatism and bokeh
Center, f/2.5 Corner APS-C, f/2.5 Corner FF, f/2.5
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Astigmatism, understood as an average difference between horizontal and vertical MTF50 function values, amounted to 5.0% and can be described as low. It is, at the same time, a result a bit better than that of the Sony which in this category amounted to 8.6%.


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When it comes to blurry areas, it would be difficult to complain. Defocused circles of light look nice indeed, with smooth, even light layout inside. Still a distinct influence of mechanical vignetting should be noticed as it remains visible even by f/3.5. However, the level reached by the Viltrox is a tad better than that of the Sony which performed exceptionally weak in this test category.

Center, f/1.8 Corner APS-C, f/1.8 Corner FF, f/1.8
Viltrox PFU RBMH 85 mm f/1.8 STM - Coma, astigmatism and bokeh Viltrox PFU RBMH 85 mm f/1.8 STM - Coma, astigmatism and bokeh Viltrox PFU RBMH 85 mm f/1.8 STM - Coma, astigmatism and bokeh
Center, f/2.5 Corner APS-C, f/2.5 Corner FF, f/2.5
Viltrox PFU RBMH 85 mm f/1.8 STM - Coma, astigmatism and bokeh Viltrox PFU RBMH 85 mm f/1.8 STM - Coma, astigmatism and bokeh Viltrox PFU RBMH 85 mm f/1.8 STM - Coma, astigmatism and bokeh
Center, f/3.5 Corner APS-C, f/3.5 Corner FF, f/3.5
Viltrox PFU RBMH 85 mm f/1.8 STM - Coma, astigmatism and bokeh Viltrox PFU RBMH 85 mm f/1.8 STM - Coma, astigmatism and bokeh Viltrox PFU RBMH 85 mm f/1.8 STM - Coma, astigmatism and bokeh