Viltrox AF 35mm f/1.8 FE Review

The Viltrox AF 35mm f/1.8 FE lens is a moderately priced lens suitable for both full-frame and APS-C Sony cameras. It has a solid build quality and a smooth autofocus motor. The image quality is acceptable but has some distortion and softness especially on APS-C cameras. It struggles with sharpness at its widest aperture, but the autofocus and build quality are good. Overall, it's a decent lens for the price.

The Viltrox AF 35mm f/1.8 FE lens has a solid build quality and smooth autofocus motor, making it a good option for full-frame Sony cameras.

The lens struggles with softness and distortion on APS-C cameras, but it's a decent choice for the price.

The Viltrox AF 35mm f/1.8 FE lens is a moderately priced lens suitable for both full-frame and APS-C Sony cameras. It has a solid build quality with a metal lens barrel and mount, but lacks weather sealing. The lens features a USB-C port for firmware updates and has a metallic aperture with soft clicks for aperture adjustment. The autofocus motor works silently and is of average speed, with slightly faster performance in continuous focus mode. The lens has a small 52mm filter size and comes with a plastic hood, although mounting it can be a bit difficult. The image quality is acceptable on full-frame cameras but shows softness and distortion on APS-C cameras, especially in the corners. It struggles with sharpness at its widest aperture of f/1.8, but improves when stopped down. There is noticeable distortion and softness in close-up images, and some issues with flaring and coma levels when shooting against bright lights. Overall, the Viltrox AF 35mm f/1.8 FE lens is a decent option for budget-conscious photographers, offering good autofocus and build quality despite some optical compromises.

The autofocus motor works silently and is of average speed, providing reliable performance for most shooting situations.