Today I'm testing out this lens here the Viltrox RF 85mm f1.8 and I'm going to see how it performs for street photography. This video has kindly been sponsored by Viltrox. Now I mean Birmingham today in England you might be able to tell from my accent I live close by and I'm shooting with a Canon R6 paired with the Viltrox RF 85mm f1.8. The first thing I've noticed here is this rail which lines up just about perfect with the higher rise building in the distance. It works as a strong leading line which is nice so let's get the focus on the building and shoot it at about F5.6. Wonderpasses can be great places to capture people going about their day giving you natural feeling photos. Here though I've noticed that there's a reflective roof so I'm actually just going to wait around till someone walks in the frame and it's reflecting them on the ceiling. That's so awesome so there's a pink tiger in a window now I'm really not happy shooting it from this side of the cone so I'm going to take it from the other side instead but just casually hanging around here it's going to be better for me to wait until someone actually walks into my shot to kind of enliven the photo so just waiting around for it a little bit and here we go we've actually got some walking into the shot in just a minute. I love this reflective ceiling above me you can't see it because well the GoPro is not showing it but I want to get a photo of it reversed with two people walking in at opposite sides one thing I'm finding with the field trucks 85 millimeter F1.8 is the focus is really accurate it's doing what I want it to instead of me trying to force it to focus it's just working and locking on to what I actually put it onto. This entryway or underground here has really nice lines on the right hand side so I'm just going to shoot a picture straight off here and then just see how it turns out. I had my heart really set today and getting some nice tram shots in Birmingham they've got a beautiful transist in here but because of all the works going on many of them are not running but it just seemed to be stationary. I'm always looking for different lights when I'm around the underpasses because they can bring a photo to life by adding like depth and interest and even character. But getting the composition right is worth spending extra time on first before you actually take the photo. I really like the way the edge of this wall and ceiling kind of frame that crane and high rise not really sure it completely works what do you guys think let me know in the comments below. So far you should have actually been able to see but this lens takes some really good quality photos it's about £330 or £399 this makes it a great alternative to the Canon RF 85 millimeter F2 which is £650 and that's nearly double the price giving you a really nice saving. I think it's about time to start for a coffee and get a little bit of caffeine in me but first a photo of the coffee shop why not with this lovely warm sunlight full and gone. I actually came out today because I wanted to test this lens with a bit of night photography of come out later than usual so with its low aperture of F1.8 I'm hoping it's going to reform well. Now towards the end of the day you can get these beautiful golden light moments where the side of the building provides a nice photo opportunity. I really don't know why I was expecting to struggle today using an 85 millimeter so much. I mean it's not in my comfort zone when I'm doing street photography but I felt really at home using this lens. It's a great third party lens and I'm really happy that manufacturers are getting on board with the RF mount providing photographers like me and you guys with cheap alternatives and options where you're not sacrificing on performance but you're getting it at a lower cost. So the sun's almost down now and we're going ahead to another spot in the city to do a little bit of night photography. So doing night street photography on your own can be a little bit daunting and dangerous at times but if you're safe and perhaps you go with friends which is a good idea it can be some of the most enjoyable and rewarding street photography that you'll ever do. I like the way these pillars just frame this woman who is casually sitting down on her phone. These little fountains here provide a nice foreground for the alchemist that you can just see blurred in the background. When you're doing night photography the lights from your surroundings can play a big part in your photos like these arches here with the way they're lit up and then you've got the silhouette of the people around them. I've been out now for a few hours taking photos around Birmingham, city centre and not at any point have I had any issues with this lens performance. It's found focus almost every time it takes a good quality photograph and it's well made. It's solid build quality makes it feel durable and long lasting it's got a beautiful big piece of glass which always makes you feel a little bit more comfortable when you're using a prime lens. I don't know why it is that I'm surprised but Viltrax have done great things with this lens and I really don't think anyone using this lens specifically for street photography will be disappointed. It's great as well that you've got this lower aperture to use for night photography like I'm doing now it just gives you more options and it's just great to have that if you need it. I want to thank you guys for joining me in the video today. Now if you haven't yet please hit that subscribe button and the notification bell. It'd be great to have you join the channel here at Ben's Guide.