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Nikon Z 24mm f/1.8 S vs Viltrox AF 24mm f/1.8

The Nikon Z 24mm f/1.8 S and the Viltrox AF 24mm f/1.8 side by side, computed from this guide's catalogue.

Which to pick

Pick the Viltrox AF 24mm f/1.8 if you want a fit on more cameras (57 against 16 in this guide) and a lighter lens (340 g against 450 g). On these specs the Nikon Z 24mm f/1.8 S has no clear advantage: choose it if the price, the handling or a lens you own decides it.

Still torn? Ask the guide about the Nikon Z 24mm f/1.8 S and the Viltrox AF 24mm f/1.8

Specs side by side

Rows that differ are in full colour; the better value is marked where one is better by any measure.
SpecNikon Z 24mm f/1.8 SViltrox AF 24mm f/1.8
MakerNikonViltrox
Focal length24mm (prime)24mm (prime)
Full-frame equivalent24mm24mm
Maximum aperturef/1.8f/1.8
Made forFull frameFull frame
MountsNikon ZSony E, Nikon Z
Stabilisednono
Autofocusyesyes
Weight450 g340 glighter
Cameras it fits16 in this guide57 in this guidefits more cameras

Focal range, in full-frame terms

142435508513520040080024mm equiv.Nikon
Nikon Z 24mm f/1.8 S: 24mm.
142435508513520040080024mm equiv.Viltrox
Viltrox AF 24mm f/1.8: 24mm.

Aperture

f/1.8
Nikon Z 24mm f/1.8 S: f/1.8 wide open.
f/1.8
Viltrox AF 24mm f/1.8: f/1.8 wide open.

Each opening drawn to scale against f/1.4: a smaller f-number lets in more light and blurs the background more.

Field of view

Nikon · 74°Viltrox · 74°
How wide each sees, at each end, on the sensor it was made for.

Cameras they fit

16 cameras in this guide take both, so either works on the same body. In all, the Nikon Z 24mm f/1.8 S fits 16 and the Viltrox AF 24mm f/1.8 57.

Nikon Z 24mm f/1.8 S

and 6 more

Viltrox AF 24mm f/1.8

and 47 more

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