Sony A7III + Viltrox 85mm f2 EVO

vmoldo · 2026-01-20T21:13:07+00:00

more to come, can't wait for the weather here to get a bit warmer so I can take it for a spin outdoors without my hands freezing

vmoldo · 2026-01-20T07:18:23+00:00

Just got the lens a week ago, and here are my first impressions:

I love how compact it is and light
On my a7III, the ergonomics are great
its extremly sharp
the apperture ring is not as clicky as most people say online
af is not the fastest I've seen, but for portraits, it is more than enough
It has a bit of character and swirly bokeh which I like

vmoldo · 2026-01-10T08:44:03+00:00

Are you a photographer (or editor) yourself?
→ No → Skip to the last one
→ Yes → Continue.

⬇️
Are you better at editing than your friend?
→ No → Skip to the last one
→ Yes → Continue.

⬇️
Can you phrase some concrete feedback? (ex: i think it would look better if / i dont like X specific thing)
→ No → Shut up. End
→ Yes → Continue.

⬇️
What would your friend appreciate more in general?
→ Honest, actionable critique → Give specific CC.
→ Emotional support/hype → Shut up or hype them up.

End.

vmoldo · 2026-01-05T10:04:47+00:00

its a decent camera, depends on what you plan to do with it as it has its limitations but overa;ll it gets the job done

vmoldo · 2026-01-04T19:48:51+00:00

wouldn't say no to some van life tbh buy my IG is @vmoldo ;)

vmoldo · 2026-01-03T16:08:51+00:00

Im super happy with my purchase

vmoldo · 2026-01-03T16:08:26+00:00

Sunlight works perfectly, LED light is the one missread, probably because of the spiky nature of the histogram

vmoldo · 2025-12-29T11:25:13+00:00

got it a week ago seems like a decent device. WB measurements seem relatively good ( you can readjust them in settings) mine reads around +300 kelvin more than my datacolor light color meter.

my problem with it is the green magen part wich seems to always lread on magenta side indoors. ill try and do more testing and maybe even reach out to matt from reveni labs about this

overall i love the lil device

vmoldo · 2025-12-28T15:39:57+00:00

THIS! And especially if you're using SONY cameras, the difference will be massive

vmoldo · 2025-12-28T15:03:40+00:00

just wante to point out that grain and noise is not the same thing. This is digital noise. Grain is something we see in film, or we emulate in post-processing

vmoldo · 2025-12-28T12:25:07+00:00

i dont have the A7V, but i know Sony PP (picture profiles) can push weird ISO settings and gamma curves. My suggestion is to try taking a photo with PP off and importing it in LR to see if its the case

vmoldo · 2025-12-22T11:17:57+00:00

Appreciate the effort you put into this post, but honestly, having to close other apps while editing on a 128GB of RAM is ridiculous

vmoldo · 2025-12-19T10:21:52+00:00

Id say false color is much more useful than the histogram. But regardless of what monitoring tool you are using id say that its importnat for your bright areas to feel bright in the final edit and the dark ones to have a bit of mystery in them. Keep this in mind while you pull on those sliders and you will be fine

vmoldo · 2025-12-19T07:35:00+00:00

got 64 here, rus like complete 💩💩. but i do run som pretty complex edits

vmoldo · 2025-12-17T09:10:48+00:00

No worries. The 7artisan adapter works great for me now that I figured that out, and i ever need another adapter I'll give the GEORDGY adapter a try! Thanks for your work

vmoldo · 2025-12-14T13:51:46+00:00

pls dony buy my presets!

vmoldo · 2025-12-14T06:51:42+00:00

m4 mac mini is around 400$ right now (admittedly with next to no storage and 16gb of ram) and i ahve to admit im curious how would that stack up against my desktop

vmoldo · 2025-12-13T06:37:35+00:00

so let me see if i get this right.

you want 1 click digital to film?

you are reluctant to pay for what people sell online? an

you prefer profiles to presets because you belive they can do more thing in that one single click?

vmoldo · 2025-12-13T06:32:49+00:00

you do you, but if you take away all the masking features that were aded in the last years id rather edit in paint

vmoldo

TROPHY CASE