diff --git a/src/getsetall.jl b/src/getsetall.jl
index ef7a565d..739a7f49 100644
--- a/src/getsetall.jl
+++ b/src/getsetall.jl
@@ -98,7 +98,12 @@ getall(obj, optic::ComposedFunction) = _getall(obj, decompose(optic))
 function setall(obj, optic::ComposedFunction, vs)
     optics = decompose(optic)
     N = length(optics)
-    vss = to_nested_shape(vs, Val(getall_lengths(obj, optics)), Val(N))
+    lengths = getall_lengths(obj, optics)
+    
+    total_length = _val(nestedsum(lengths))
+    length(vs) == total_length || throw(DimensionMismatch("tried to assign $(length(vs)) elements to $total_length destinations"))
+
+    vss = to_nested_shape(vs, lengths, Val(N))
     _setall(obj, optics, vss)
 end
 
@@ -144,46 +149,63 @@ _staticlength(x::AbstractVector) = length(x)
 
 getall_lengths(obj, optics::Tuple{Any}) = _staticlength(getall(obj, only(optics)))
 for N in [2:10; :(<: Any)]
-    @eval function getall_lengths(obj, optics::NTuple{$N,Any})
-        # convert to Tuple: vectors cannot be put into Val
-        map(getall(obj, last(optics)) |> Tuple) do o
+    @eval getall_lengths(obj, optics::NTuple{$N,Any}) =
+        map(getall(obj, last(optics))) do o
             getall_lengths(o, Base.front(optics))
         end
-    end
 end
 
 _val(N::Int) = N
 _val(::Val{N}) where {N} = N
 
-nestedsum(ls::Union{Int,Val}) = _val(ls)
-nestedsum(ls::Tuple) = sum(nestedsum, ls; init=0)
-
-# to_nested_shape() definition uses both @eval and @generated
-#
-# @eval is needed because the code for different recursion depths should be different for inference,
-# not the same method with different parameters.
-#
-# @generated is used to unpack target lengths from the second argument at compile time to make to_nested_shape() as cheap as possible.
-#
-# Note: to_nested_shape() only operates on plain Julia types and won't be affected by user lens definition, unlike setall for example.
-# That's why it's safe to make it @generated.
-to_nested_shape(vs, ::Val{LS}, ::Val{1}) where {LS} = (@assert length(vs) == _val(LS); vs)
+_valadd(::Val{N}, ::Val{M}) where {N,M} = Val(N+M)
+_valadd(n, m) = _val(n) + _val(m)
+
+# nestedsum(): compute the sum of all values in a nested tuple/vector of int/val(int)
+nestedsum(ls::Union{Int,Val}) = ls
+nestedsum(ls::Tuple) = _valadd(nestedsum(first(ls)), nestedsum(Base.tail(ls)))
+nestedsum(ls::Tuple{}) = Val(0)
+nestedsum(ls::Vector) = sum(_val ∘ nestedsum, ls)
+
+# splitelems() - split values provided to setall() into two parts: the first N elements, and the rest
+# should always be type-stable
+# if more collections should be supported, maybe add a fallback method that materializes to vectors; but is it actually needed?
+splitelems(vs::NTuple{M,Any}, ::Val{N}) where {N,M} =
+    ntuple(j -> vs[j], Val(N)), ntuple(j -> vs[N+j], Val(M-N))
+splitelems(vs::Tuple, N) =
+    map(i -> vs[i], 1:N), map(i -> vs[i], N+1:length(vs))
+# staticarrays can be sliced into compile-time length slices for further efficiency, but this is still type-stable
+splitelems(vs::AbstractVector, N) =
+    (@view vs[1:_val(N)]), (@view vs[_val(N)+1:end])
+
+_sliceview(v::AbstractVector, i::AbstractVector) = view(v, i)
+_sliceview(v::Tuple, i::AbstractVector) = collect(Iterators.map(i -> v[i], i))  # should be regular map(), but it exceed the recursion depth heuristic
+
+# to_nested_shape(): convert a flat tuple/vector of values (as provided to setall) into a nested structure of tuples/vectors following the shape (ls)
+# shape is always a (nested) tuple or vector with int or val(int) values, it is generated by getall_lengths()
+# values can be any collection passed to setall, here we support tuples and abstractvectors
+to_nested_shape(vs, LS, ::Val{1}) = (@assert length(vs) == _val(LS); vs)
+
 for i in 2:10
-    @eval @generated function to_nested_shape(vs, ls::Val{LS}, ::Val{$i}) where {LS}
-        vi = 1
-        subs = map(LS) do lss
-            n = nestedsum(lss)
-            elems = map(vi:vi+n-1) do j
-                :( vs[$j] )
-            end
-            res = :( to_nested_shape(($(elems...),), $(Val(lss)), $(Val($(i - 1)))) )
-            vi += n
+    @eval to_nested_shape(vs, ls::Tuple{}, ::Val{$i}) = ()
+
+    @eval function to_nested_shape(vs, ls::Tuple, ::Val{$i})
+        lss = first(ls)
+        n = nestedsum(lss)
+        elems, elemstail = splitelems(vs, n)
+        reshead = to_nested_shape(elems, lss, $(Val(i - 1)))
+        restail = to_nested_shape(elemstail, Base.tail(ls), $(Val(i)))
+        return (reshead, restail...)
+    end
+
+    @eval function to_nested_shape(vs, ls::Vector, ::Val{$i})
+        vi = Ref(1)
+        map(ls) do lss
+            n = nestedsum(lss) |> _val
+            elems = _sliceview(vs, vi[]:vi[]+n-1)
+            res = to_nested_shape(elems, lss, $(Val(i - 1)))
+            vi[] += n
             res
         end
-        total_n = nestedsum(LS)
-        quote
-            length(vs) == $total_n || throw(DimensionMismatch("tried to assign $(length(vs)) elements to $($total_n) destinations"))
-            ($(subs...),)
-        end
     end
 end
diff --git a/test/test_getsetall.jl b/test/test_getsetall.jl
index ba99fad8..5424e668 100644
--- a/test/test_getsetall.jl
+++ b/test/test_getsetall.jl
@@ -127,20 +127,32 @@ end
     @test setall(obj.c[1], Elements(), (5,)) === SVector(5)
     @test setall(obj.c[1], Elements(), [5, 6]) === SVector(5, 6)
     @test setall(obj.c[1], Elements(), [5]) === SVector(5)
-    @testset for o in (
+    @testset for (i,o) in (
         (@optic _.c |> Elements() |> Elements()),
         (@optic _.c |> Elements() |> Elements() |> _ + 1),
-    )
-        @test setall(obj, o, getall(obj, o)) === obj
+    ) |> enumerate
+        @test (@inferred setall(obj, o, getall(obj, o))) === obj
         @test setall(obj, o, collect(getall(obj, o))) === obj
+        if VERSION ≥ v"1.10" || i == 2
+            @test (@inferred setall(obj, o, Vector{Float64}(collect(getall(obj, o))))) == obj
+            @test (@inferred setall(obj, o, SVector(getall(obj, o)))) == obj
+        else
+            @test setall(obj, o, Vector{Float64}(collect(getall(obj, o)))) == obj
+            @test setall(obj, o, SVector(getall(obj, o))) == obj
+        end
     end
 
     obj = ([1, 2], 3:5, (6,))
     @test obj == setall(obj, @optic(_ |> Elements() |> Elements()), 1:6)
     @test ([2, 3], 4:6, (7,)) == setall(obj, @optic(_ |> Elements() |> Elements() |> _ - 1), 1:6)
-    # can this infer?..
-    @test_broken obj == @inferred setall(obj, @optic(_ |> Elements() |> Elements()), 1:6)
-    @test_broken ([2, 3], 4:6, (7,)) == @inferred setall(obj, @optic(_ |> Elements() |> Elements() |> _ - 1), 1:6)
+
+    @test obj == @inferred setall(obj, @optic(_ |> Elements() |> Elements()), 1:6)
+    @test ([2, 3], 4:6, (7,)) == @inferred setall(obj, @optic(_ |> Elements() |> Elements() |> _ - 1), 1:6)
+    @test obj == @inferred setall(obj, @optic(_ |> Elements() |> Elements()), ntuple(identity, 6))
+    @test obj == @inferred setall(obj, @optic(_ |> identity |> Elements() |> Elements()), ntuple(identity, 6))
+    @test obj[1] == @inferred setall(obj[1], @optic(_ |> Elements() |> _ + 1), (2, 3))
+    # impossible to infer:
+    @test_broken ([1, 2], [3.0, 4.0, 5.0], ("6",)) == @inferred setall(obj, @optic(_ |> Elements() |> Elements()), (1, 2, 3., 4., 5., "6"))
 end
 
 @testset "getall/setall consistency" begin