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Viltrox brings its more affordable pro prime to Nikon shooters with the AF 50mm f/1.4 Pro Z

I loved everything about this lens when I tested it and reviewed it last year, apart from one thing. That’s now been fixed…

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I tested the Viltrox 35mm f/1.2 LAB for two months – photo assignments will never be the same again

Viltrox's priciest prime lens is optically incredible, versatile for documentary work, and costs a fraction of proprietary equivalents

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Viltrox kicks off its L-Mount Alliance membership by bringing one of its best lenses to more cameras

The high-end Viltrox ultra-wide-angle Viltrox AF 16mm f/1.8 L for Sony and Nikon mirrorless cameras is now also available in L-mount

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'Lightweight, razor-sharp, and budget-friendly' — why I’m not taking the Viltrox 85mm f/2 EVO off my camera

The Viltrox 85mm f/2 EVO is another outstanding lens - I sincerely hope Nikon doesn't ban the upstart brand from the Z Mount.

TechRadar

'The tiniest autofocus lens I've played with in over 15 years of testing camera gear' – the cheap Viltrox body cap full-frame lens is surprisingly sharp and has bags of character, but it makes even more sense for APS-C

I paired the Viltrox AF 28mm f/4.5 lens with a full-frame Nikon mirrorless camera, and was surprisingly fond of the tiny and cheap optic

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Viltrox announced a new lens adapter that brings AF to your vintage Cine lenses

Viltrox just announced a new lens adapter to bring AF to a wide array of vintage Cine lenses, using lens calibration profiles to cover a wide array of older glass.

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I’m a Nikon photographer, you don’t have to go third party to get cheap lenses for your Z-system camera

Cheap third-party lenses are great for the consumer, but don’t automatically assume that cheap Nikon-branded lenses don’t exist

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Nikon’s Z system is more attractive WITH Viltrox lenses, but first-party manufacturers should be compensated accordingly

I see Viltrox’s Z lenses as an incentive for those on a budget to buy a Nikon mirrorless camera, but I do think the ‘Big N’ deserves its dues for the mount it spent time and money developing

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Viltrox patent surfaces adding fuel to rumors Nikon is taking the cheap-lens manufacturer to court

Chinese social media has turned up a Viltrox patent that could offer clues to supposed legal action by Nikon

Digital Camera World

Rumors persist that Nikon is suing Viltrox: Here’s what we know

With a possible hearing date and reports of a dispute over teleconverters, evidence is mounting that Nikon is taking Viltrox to court

Digital Camera World

Is Nikon pulling a Canon? What the Viltrox lawsuit rumors mean for the future of Z-mount lenses

Rumors suggest that Nikon has started legal action against the Chinese lens maker Viltrox, over alleged Z-mount patent infringements. Here's what that could mean moving forward.

TechRadar

New year, new ‘pro’ portrait prime lens for Nikon shooters with a Z DX mirrorless camera

The high-quality Viltrox AF 56mm f/1.2 Pro lens, originally for Fujifilm X and Sony E mount cameras, is now available in a Nikon Z DX version

Digital Camera World

12 lenses of Christmas: Pancake lenses! Fisheye lenses! DSLR lenses! Limited edition lenses! The freaks come out to play

Canon DSLRs got a new lens, Sony refreshed its popular kit lens at long last, and we had pancakes, fisheyes and macros galore

Digital Camera World

12 lenses of Christmas: Canon makes enough lenses to wrap around the planet, Nikon remembers that DX cameras exist

TTArtisan resurrects a classic Canon lens, while smartphone makers start adding dedicated camera lenses to their handsets

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12 lenses of Christmas: Laowa and Viltrox try to outdo each other for most new lenses in the same month!

Sony and OM System bring out two of their biggest guns, but third parties created mayhem with well over a dozen new lenses

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12 lenses of Christmas: Nikon's Red relationship finally bears fruit, while vintage camera lenses run riot

Nikon announced spectacular lenses for stills and video, Sony went little and large, and we had an A-Z moment (from Artisans to Zeiss)

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2025 was a good year for cameras, but it was even better for lenses – these are my 5 innovative new favorites

Lens design innovation exceeded that of cameras in 2025, and these Sony, Canon, Nikon, OM System and Viltrox optics in particular all impressed.

Digital Camera World

12 lenses of Christmas: Canon RF owners rejoice, as third-party lenses finally arrive!

Ultra-wide lenses, ultra-slim lenses, and Canon mirrorless users get some welcome news from Sigma –January 2025 was a ball!

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‘Cheap’ Chinese lenses were everywhere in 2025 – but is there a sting in the tail?

Chinese lenses are being manufactured full-throttle and they’re usually much more affordable than big-brand glass – but are they worth buying?

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Nikon Z shooters get a new lens from the Viltrox ‘Lab’: here’s the science bit…

The fab and fast Viltrox AF 35mm f/1.2 Lab is now available in Nikon Z mount

TechRadar

My dream Nikon lens has finally landed – an affordable 35mm f/1.2 prime

Viltrox gives the Z-mount treatment to its 35mm F1.2 LAB lens, which looks set to become my go-to documentary photography lens

Digital Camera World

Viltrox teases new conversion lenses for Fujifilm X100 cameras

Capture new perspectives with cameras like the X100F, X100V and X100VI

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Has Sony REALLY locked out third-party lenses on the Sony A7 V?

Lenses from some third-party brands do not seem to work on the Sony A7 V. What's going on with Sony's new camera?

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Viltrox launches the first-ever aftermarket teleconverter for Sony E-mount cameras

And it's a fraction of the price of Sony's own teleconverters

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Viltrox looks set to release two intriguing conversion lenses

Why buy a new lens when you could just make your existing lens wider or longer?

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