The lens is made of metal including the large focus ring and the dedicated, step-less aperture ring. The build quality of the Tokina atx-m 56mm f/1.4 X is on a very high level. Tokina is also emphasizing that their lens is almost neutrally color-balanced with a slightly warm touch - whereas Viltrox doesn't mention this at all. The MTFs on the manufacturer sites vary slightly and the lens element diagrams aren't 100% identical. However, at least on paper, there seem to be slight differences between the Tokina and Viltrox 56mm f/1.4. After all the specs in the overlapping product range are suspiciously similar. When Tokina announced their lineup many readers asked about the relationship between Tokina and Viltrox. Priced at around 500EUR/$430USD, it is attractively positioned compared to the more expensive, native Fujifilm alternatives - namely the Fujinon XF 56mm f/1.2 R. Thus it is primarily targeting the popular portrait-, still- and street-photography market. On APS-C cameras, the field-of-view is equivalent to "85mm" on full-format cameras. In this review, we'll discuss the Tokina atx-m 56mm f/1.4 X.
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So far Tokina has released a series of APS-C prime lenses for Fujifilm X and Sony E mount. Among the alternative players is also Tokina, one of the oldest third-party lens manufacturers for system cameras (established in 1950). That's good news for consumers because we can finally see some real competition. Recently Fujifilm opened up its system to a broader pool of third-party manufacturers. Review by Klaus Schroiff, published October 2021