VILTROX AF 16mm f/1.8 FE Full Frame Lens for Sony E, Autofocus Lens with Built-in LCD Screen, Large Aperture for Sony E-Mount a7

I’ve had a year with The 20m f2.8 is a surprisingly good lens it’s small. It’s light. Very wide, medium sharpness, I find the rolloff is pleasant at 2.8 , this lens has a ton of characteristics in image quality, and honestly, the auto focused hasn’t given me any trouble , it’s not slow, but it’s not snappy. It really gives a good video effect and that’s what I mostly use it for, i’m happy with the speed it focuses ,,. I’m definitely getting the 40 mil F2.5 to add to the collection. I don’t know how Viltrox is doing this at these prices ❣️ but I’m not complaining

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Great for its price.... does the job really well!!

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This is an affordable lens that is compact and lightweight. It’s great for vlogging and capturing landscapes. The focal length works well for filming in small areas.Pros:Wide lens that doesn’t sacrifice quality.Doesn’t look fish eyed.Very clear.Works well in low light.Compact.Lightweight.Great for travel.Looks good on the camera.Comes with a lens hood.Very affordable.Cons:Autofocus is a little slow.Autofocus struggles at night.Autofocus motors makes noise.The autofocus is the only draw back but the issues can be resolved by adjusting the focus and aperture areas. Focus breathing is a little slow, but it’s not as bad as you think. The motor makes noises, but this is fine if you’re using a wireless mike. You can’t notice the noise when you’re out and about, but I wouldn’t use this in a studio setting.

Such a great lens at this price point. I was looking for something more manageable than the bulky Sigma f/f1.4 16mm. You don’t get the same depth of field with this, but it’s an acceptable tradeoff vs. the weight and size of the Sigma. Not apples to oranges comparison, but for me it was a great alternative.

Upon the announcement and release, I purchased it as I was in the market for a Ultra Wide angle lenses.Do note this is Sony’s E-Mount and I am pairing this with my A7III and A7RVShipping was definitely fast and the item arrived quickly to Singapore.The box that came with it was secured well with lots of foam and cut out to hold the lens snugly. Taped down to ensure it’s a brand new unit.The whole lens barrel is made of metal including the aperture ring and focus rings. The only non metal is the buttons and screen. Metal mount with a usb port for firmware updates and configuration.The screen is really useful for me as it shows the focus distance and liked the implementation, I am just curious that powering the screen will it consume more battery?What impressed me the most was the optical quality, great colours and sharpness corner to corner. I never has a lens under 500USD for this type of performance.It’s a screw on filter thread of 77mm. Oh thank for this as I do have lots of filters and on the cases of ultra wide prime is the bulbous front element.I never use it wide open as I am usually taking day time landscape/urbanscape sceneries. Though I can give it a shot for night city wide angle shots for having just a wide aperture of 1.8. For testing, the center image was really sharp even at the widest. Though stopping down really improves the vignette and colours and contrast start to stand out a lot more.This lens is able to handle the high 61mp resolution so don’t worry about it. I did lots of pixel peeping.The only slight let down is the lens hood and it does not snap tightly, and if you over exert a little more force, the hood might over run of its locking latch. This is the only negative, but only. Don’t let this hold you back but I am writing this so your expectations will be there.Viltrox produced an excellent lens and been my first purchase with this brand, I do hope their future releases are able to be of this quality. Having more options and choices is definitely great.They also threw their in-house branded ring light and their pocket friendly rechargeable mobile light which is really handy, this free gifts amount up to about 59 USD. So what a bundle on top of this fantastically priced lens.

the one I received is an open-box, seal has been cut