Viltrox AF 16mm f/1.8 : Specifications and Opinions

The Viltrox AF 16mm f/1.8 is a wide-angle lens for FF and APS-C, manufactured from 2023. The focus is done by Stepper Motor, it does not have image stabilization. The average price, when it has been added to the JuzaPhoto database, is 599 €;

23 users have given it an average vote of 9.6 out of 10.

MOUNT

This lens is available with the following mounts:

Nikon Z: this lens is compatible with mirrorless fullframe and APS-C Nikon Z.

Sony E: this lens is compatible with mirrorless fullframe and APS-C Sony.

L-Mount: this lens is compatible with mirrorless fullframe and APS-C L-Mount.

Specifications
Focal lenght	16 mm
Angle of view	106.9°
Format	FF, APS-C
Max. aperture	f/1.8
Aperture blades	9
Lenses/Groups	15 elements in 12 groups
Min. focus distance	0.27 meters
Reproduction ratio	0.10x
Features
Stabilization	No
Focus	Stepper Motor
Internal Focus	Yes
Built and notes
Tripod ring	No
Extenders	No
Filters	77 mm
Lens hood	Yes, supplied
Weather sealing	Yes
Weight	550 g
Dimensions	85 x 103 mm
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Alemario_ph

sent on 24 Febbraio 2026

Pros: Price, excellent image rendering, apertures.

Cons: Lens hood, backlit focus, aperture ring.

Opinion: On Sunday I finally put the 16mm 1.8 to the test after a long time on my Nikon Z5II using it for portraits in a villa. The rendering of the photos is very good, nice sharp, I am satisfied. I'm not one to look too much at vignetting and hair preciousness. The focus suffered a bit in backlight, with the subject in the dark and a bright background, which the Nikon Z35mm 1.4 did not suffer (same situation, I only changed lenses). The lens hood has a magnetic attachment, it does not have a joint, it comes off more easily than others. The aperture ring put there is aesthetically vintage, but by making a lot of lens changes quickly, you end up turning it every time you mount it. For me it is uncomfortable. All in all I'm very satisfied, also considering that I bought it with black friday at 20% off.

Josidemartino

sent on 22 Dicembre 2025

Pros: general construction, uniqueness of the blur on this kind of lens, price all in all acceptable

Cons: cheap lens hood, vignetting all in all acceptable

Opinion: taken a few days ago, already put to the test in a couple of outings, I was able to appreciate several merits and find some flaws. It is my first "bright" wide angle, so far I had been able to appreciate at most 2.8, so limited blurred and somewhat "flat" results, with this lens you can instead detach a little, especially useful for creative portraits. The build quality is very appreciable, the aperture ring is very useful and, I wouldn't have said it, the small screen is also very useful both for the focusing distance and for the aperture used (if you shoot in the dark). The lens hood is definitely out of tune, not up to a metal and glass lens. As a result, very usable at full aperture, excellent up to f8, then I feel a slight drop at smaller apertures, I will study it better. For now I would say that it is not the right lens for long exposures at f16. It has a bit of vignetting, but nothing dramatic, and it is resolved with a click in Lightroom, as well as distortion. What can I say, very versatile lens, quite light and compact despite the brightness, the screen and the build quality, I'm happy to have bought it.

Agostini Renzo

sent on 05 Maggio 2025

Pros: A versatile wide-angle lens for landscape and night photos.

Cons: For now, no one

Opinion: I was looking for a bright wide angle to use on my Nikon ZF for landscapes and night photos, I already have the Nikon 14-30 but being an F4 in certain circumstances limited me, I came across this viltrox seeing videos on you tube of an Australian photographer who uses this lens to photograph the Milky Way, and I was impressed, so much so that it has become one of the most used targets. I have tried it in landscape photos with long exposures, excellent focus, sharpness throughout the frame, and its dynamic range, soon I will try it for night photos and the Milky Way, but I am sure that it will not disappoint me.

Franco Sacchetto

sent on 25 Febbraio 2025

Pros: Super sharp! Excellent construction with adequate weights and measurements. The rings of both the focus and the aperture rings are nice "pasty". As an eyelash, the illuminated display that gives indications of the diaphragm and the point of focus

Cons: The focus is not very fast, but considering that it is a lens especially for landscape photographers, it is not a primary feature

Opinion: I confirm the very complete review of AlessioFunghi_Ph. I use it on a Sony a7rV, Top sharpness, Coma practically absent, Flare manageable with a minimum of attention, star lights from 5.6 upwards but without arrogance, overall weights and construction on a par with the best lenses, what can I say, I recommend to all those looking for a 16 mm of the highest quality at a more than honest price, bought from RCE FOTO in Padua and arrived in one day for just over 500 € PS I'm considering the purchase of other focal lengths.

Dylan Bertolini

sent on 17 Gennaio 2025

Pros: truly unbeatable value for money, very sharp already at TA, aperture ring, customizable keys, construction, screw filter attachment.

Cons: af a bit slow even on a9III, lens hood with a bit "ad cazzumm" attachment but all in all for what it costs there are no cons...

Opinion: Bought on Amazon for 509 euros new, I had been courting him for a while but in the end I was convinced, I needed a wide angle with a wide aperture so that I could also use it for weddings during evening dances or in any case in low light, I think it has a really unattainable value for money for other lenses of this kind, At this figure I don't think there is anything better around. Very solid construction, tropicalized, customizable keys, diaphragm ring, OLED screen like batis, very sharp... in short, in my opinion a must have! the only flaw is a bit slow in afs both on a7r4 and a9III (where obviously it makes better) but in afc nothing to say is better.

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