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Sony FE 35mm f/1.8 vs Viltrox AF 35mm f/1.8 EVO

The Sony FE 35mm f/1.8 and the Viltrox AF 35mm f/1.8 EVO side by side, computed from this guide's catalogue.

Which to pick

Pick the Sony FE 35mm f/1.8 if you want a lighter lens (280 g against 355 g). Pick the Viltrox AF 35mm f/1.8 EVO if you want a fit on more cameras (57 against 41 in this guide).

Still torn? Ask the guide about the Sony FE 35mm f/1.8 and the Viltrox AF 35mm f/1.8 EVO

Specs side by side

Rows that differ are in full colour; the better value is marked where one is better by any measure.
SpecSony FE 35mm f/1.8Viltrox AF 35mm f/1.8 EVO
MakerSonyViltrox
Focal length35mm (prime)35mm (prime)
Full-frame equivalent35mm35mm
Maximum aperturef/1.8f/1.8
Made forFull frameFull frame
MountsSony ESony E, Nikon Z
Stabilisednono
Autofocusyesyes
Weight280 glighter355 g
Cameras it fits41 in this guide57 in this guidefits more cameras

Focal range, in full-frame terms

142435508513520040080035mm equiv.Sony
Sony FE 35mm f/1.8: 35mm.
142435508513520040080035mm equiv.Viltrox
Viltrox AF 35mm f/1.8 EVO: 35mm.

Aperture

f/1.8
Sony FE 35mm f/1.8: f/1.8 wide open.
f/1.8
Viltrox AF 35mm f/1.8 EVO: 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

Sony · 54°Viltrox · 54°
How wide each sees, at each end, on the sensor it was made for.

Cameras they fit

41 cameras in this guide take both, so either works on the same body. In all, the Sony FE 35mm f/1.8 fits 41 and the Viltrox AF 35mm f/1.8 EVO 57.

Sony FE 35mm f/1.8

and 31 more

Viltrox AF 35mm f/1.8 EVO

and 47 more

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