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We don't get nice things on the RF mount – okay, that was a bit of hyperbole – we have lots of nice things on the RF mount, just not this one.
Viltrox has come a long way from their earlier days of their triple fast primes for APS-C (which were decent, especially when you considered the price). Now they have an entire line of primes with three different quality scales: standard, Pro, and Lab. They have also expanded into full frame, as they continue to flex their optical design and lens manufacturing chops.
This latest rumor has an advertisement picture of the AF 56mm F1.2 PRO for Fujifilm and E-mount.
This would complete their PRO trinity of primes, which also includes the 27mm F1.2 PRO and the 75mm F1.2 PRO.
If this is like their 75mm F1.2 PRO then this is going to be a good lens. The 75mm F1.2 PRO is generally well reviewed, with good weather sealing, and aberrations low enough that Viltrox could have called it an APO lens. Klauss from OpticalLimits gave it an 8/10, and he's a stickler for optical performance using lab measurements.
The Viltrox AF 75mm f/1.2 PRO XF caused quite a stir when the first rumors emerged. A 75mm f/1.2 lens is quite something after all. And it's not just about the paper specs – the lens is capable of delivering beautiful results. The f/1.2 setting is perfectly usable with a very sharp center quality and pretty good corners/borders. The center is tack sharp at f/1.6. The outer image field doesn't improve that much when stopping down but they have a nice peak quality at f/5.6 if you want to push it. Lateral CAs as well as image distortions are basically absent. Surprisingly, axial CAs (LoCAs) are also very low at f/1.2 and gone from f/2 already. We also didn't notice any purple fringing at large aperture settings.
https://opticallimits.com/fujifilm/viltrox-af-75mm-f-1-2-pro-xf/
When you consider this is a sub-$600 prime, you're fully within your rights to grumble that they haven't made the move to RF mount. It's not like they don't like Canon; they did have their primes on the EOS-M line before.
According to the image, Viltrox is expected to announce this lens in Beijing on August 30-31.
The top image is a close-up of the 75mm F1.2 PRO.
If the situation doesn't improve soon, I'm thinking of switching to Nikon or Panasonic.
Feels freaking wonderful being out of Canon lens jail. Options FTW
When I shoot only photos, all good and even today, no matter what, I can't think of a better system than my R5 for what I do. Photo-wise, Canon is still the best and I have zero reason to think about other systems. It is the anchor the Canon system still hangs on in my mind. The ability to tweak the raw files in post is simply amazing. I can create 10 versions of the same photo in post, thanks to the quality of the raw file.
From a videography standpoint, it is another story. This is the first year I begin to look elsewhere, because of the C80.
A new tool is there to help you resolve issues.
When no such tool exists, my mind is at ease and I am able to convince myself that the technology doesn't exist yet.
But when that tool does exist and it is actually made by someone way "weaker" than Canon, but we cannot have it for whatever reason,; it is really difficult to calm down my troubled mind.
It is difficult for me to jump ship because of photography. I don't need to think about gear nor technique any longer. I have used it for around 40 years, just a new version every 5-6 years. It allows me to focus on the people aspect of the job.
Videography-wise, it is a trouble. My mind is bothered at 70-80% by the gear, not the art. It drives me crazy.
Granted, I made a mistake not to be aware of the R5c, but if no R5c mark II, nor R1c comes out, ... the next "cinema first' gear better have something worth staying around, not another C80 with an SD card.
I hope that answers your question.
If 3rd party glass is your desire, there is only one mount you should be looking at. It's not RF, not Z, and not L. On Z you get some Tamron products but very limited Sigma stuff (no Sigma on FF Z at all.) On L you get Sigma but no Tamron. On RF you get nothing at all, of course. L also has AF that is years behind where others are.
Laowa for example only offers RF lenses with manual focus. The Laowa full frame 10/2.8 and 12/2.8 are available in AF or MF for E/Z/L but only MF for RF. I don't know what Yongnuo did or didn't do but clearly other companies are not willing to make RF AF without some sort of agreement from Canon.
Laowa has chosen an interesting route for their upcoming AF 200/2 release and that is to make it in an EF mount. I suppose it will work on RF with an EF to RF adapter. On E and Z it has an integrated flange extension that includes a drop-in filter holder. It's coming out in early October. 1.6kg. Price not yet known but probably less than the Sigma. The Laowa does not have stabilization.
Yes, when you have a 50/1.2, why would you ever want other lenses? You don't need a 35/1.2. You don't need a 135/1.4. You certainly could never use a 200/2. And a 14/1.8 would just be absurd. Who could ever use such a lens? [/sarcasm off]
Canon has never been friendly to 3rd party glass, I don't find it surprising that they doubled-down on this with RF. I also don't expect it to change, Canon will do everything they can to keep almost all 3rd party glass off RF.
I have yet to find any EF lens performing worse on R, and I tested I think not less then 20 EF lenses in the last 4 years, since I moved from dslr to R, having tried most of them on a range of 3 FF (R, RP and R6) and two APS (R10 and R100) bodies.
Of course it's just my personal experience.