Launch Date
Sep. 1,2025

Launch Date July 30,2025

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Make Your Subject POP — AF 56mm F1.2 Pro E / XF

The AF 56mm F1.2 Pro is Viltrox’s new flagship APS-C portrait prime designed to make your subjects leap off the frame. With an ultra-fast F1.2 aperture, refined UA aspherical optics, and Dual HyperVCM autofocus, this lens delivers cinematic bokeh, exceptional wide-open sharpness, and confident subject tracking in real shooting conditions. Whether you’re crafting intimate portraits, expressive close-ups, or cinematic video, this lens is engineered to turn every shot into a story.

Elevate Your Aerial Storytelling

With a true 90 mm focal length, the AF 90mm F3.5 DL delivers powerful spatial compression for dramatic depth. Watch as sweeping vistas transform into layered, narrative-rich frames — each shot imbued with compositional tension.
Viltrox AF 56mm F1.2 Pro

Dreamy Wide Bokeh

If you’re looking for a lens that lets images truly “tell a story,” the Viltrox AF 56mm F1.2 Pro is the answer. Designed as a flagship portrait prime for APS-C systems, it delivers a large aperture, exceptional sharpness, and an outstanding tactile feel—everything engineered to make your subject the undisputed focal point of the frame.

Seamless Integration, No Compromises

Featuring native DL mount for a perfect fit with Inspire 3’s X9-8K Air — no adapters or counterweights needed. Its ultra-lightweight design ensures smooth maneuvering, quick balancing, full obstacle avoidance, and seamless compatibility with DJI Ronin 4D for stable, high-performance flight. 
56mm F1.2 portrait lens

Dreamlike Large Aperture Blur

Want cinematic images? The F1.2 aperture delivers that look with ease. Whether shooting neon-lit street portraits or warm café scenes, this lens produces natural, silky background blur while keeping the subject razor-sharp. The result is images where backgrounds dissolve, subjects pop, and atmosphere comes through vividly.

Precision Autofocus Meets Silence

Equipped with an STM (stepping motor), this lens delivers whisper‑quiet, lightning‑fast autofocus. Whether you’re tracking a bird in flight or composing a sweeping landscape, the AF 90mm F3.5 DL locks on with cinematic smoothness.
APS-C 85mm equivalent prime

Smarter, Silent Autofocus

Equipped with an STM stepping motor and face/eye detection, the lens lets you focus on composition while it handles focusing. From playful children and energetic pets to fleeting street moments, the AF locks quickly and quietly. Video creators will also appreciate the well-controlled focus breathing and the smoothness of transitions.

Cinematic Optics for 8K Clarity

The optimized 12/9 optical structure (5 ED and 4 HR elements) tames distortion and flare. Coupled with advanced multi‑coatings, it delivers edge-to-edge sharpness and pristine contrast — even in challenging backlit scenes. Paired with Inspire 3’s dual native ISO and 14+ stops of dynamic range, the F3.5 aperture ensures stunning detail in both highlights and shadows.
Viltrox Pro series lens

Refined Optical Quality

Don’t be fooled by the lens’s compact profile—inside sits an 11-group, 12-element optical layout that includes ED, aspherical, and high-refractive elements. Practically speaking, that means reliable sharpness and color accuracy whether you shoot at night, against the sun, or indoors, with reduced flare and ghosting for consistently dependable image quality.

Ultralight by Design

Weighing in at only 170g, this lens keeps your gimbal load minimal and your flight time maximized. No counterweights needed means faster setup and more time in the sky — so you never miss that perfect moment.
UA aspherical element

Professional Build Quality

This is not only a high-performance lens but a tool you’ll enjoy using. The full-metal body, smooth aperture and focus rings, and weather-protective features make outdoor shooting more confident. The lens balances well on APS-C bodies and is comfortable for extended handheld use.

Expand Your DL Ecosystem

The AF 90mm F3.5 DL fills a crucial mid-telephoto gap in the DL-mount lineup. From architectural fly-throughs to layered landscapes and aerial portraits, it delivers the reach and clarity needed for precise, cinematic imagery.
HR high-refractive elements

Video-Ready Performance

Minimal focus breathing and controlled distortion make this lens well suited for video applications. The Dual HyperVCM drive reduces mechanical noise and delivers smooth, accurate focus transitions ideal for interview shots, close-ups, and cinematic portrait sequences.

Ready to Inspire

The sky is calling. Journey beyond the horizon with the Viltrox AF 90mm F3.5 DL — where precision, portability, and cinematic quality converge. Built to Inspire, this is the medium‑telephoto drone lens you’ve been waiting for.
Type-C firmware update port

Sharp. Smooth. Iconic.

The AF 56mm F1.2 Pro turns ordinary portraits into moments with presence. Its F1.2 rendering, UA optics and Dual HyperVCM focus give images luminous separation and true-to-life detail, while the robust metal body and thoughtful controls make shooting feel immediate and rewarding. Pop it on your camera and let your subjects take center stage.

Viltrox AF 56mm F1.2 Pro APS-C Lens for E/XF-Mount 

Find Your Ideal Focal Length (ASP-C)

AF 27mm F1.2 AF 56mm F1.2 AF 75mm F1.2
Focal Length: 27mm 56mm 75mm
Full-Frame Equivalent: 40mm 85mm 115mm
Min. Focus Distance: 0.28m 0.5m 0.88m
Shooting Scenarios: (Travel, Street Scenes, Landscapes, Vlogging, Architecture, Close-Ups) (Landscapes, Indoor Portraits, Half-Body Shots, Street Portraits, Everyday Scenes) (Headshots, Detail Portraits, Artistic Compression)

Hello. I was wondering if this lens would be available on Nikon. I read some blogs saying that this was gonna be available on Z. Roughly 2 months later and it’s still not available. any update on this?

Simon

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