The Viltrox AF 16mm F1.8 joins a growing range of Viltrox lenses that I’ve been hugely impressed with. I own quite a few, ranging from the low-budget but high-performance 13mm, 23mm, 33mm and 56mm f/1.4 primes to the more exotic but still very reasonably priced Viltrox AF 27mm F1.2 Pro. All of these lenses are for crop-sensor cameras, but I’ve also been impressed by the very compact, lightweight and unfeasibly inexpensive Viltrox AF 20mm F2.8 and Viltrox AF 40mm F2.5 for full-frame Nikon and Sony mirrorless cameras. The 16mm f/1.8 is a more up-market full-frame compatible lens but still great value at the price, considering just how much Viltrox has packed into the design. As such, it aims to be one of the best lenses for Nikon Z cameras, best wide-angle lenses for Sony cameras and even one of the best lenses for astrophotography.
