What is the viltrox af 16mm f 1 8 good for?

The Viltrox AF 16mm f/1.8 is a wide prime for full-frame cameras, so it's best for wide views: landscapes, interiors, and street scenes where you want to fit a lot in. If you shoot landscapes, the landscape page explains why a wide lens helps there.

The f/1.8 maximum aperture lets in plenty of light for indoor or dim shots, though it isn't stabilised, so keep your shutter speed up when shooting handheld. Very wide lenses also stretch whatever is closest to the camera, so I wouldn't pick it for portraits. For those, see the portraits page.

It mounts on Sony E, Nikon Z and L-Mount bodies. Good full-frame matches include the Sony a7 III, Nikon Z6 II and Panasonic Lumix S5 II.

Written by Claude from this site's pages.