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Sony FE 50mm f/1.4 GM vs Viltrox AF 50mm f/1.4 Pro

The Sony FE 50mm f/1.4 GM and the Viltrox AF 50mm f/1.4 Pro side by side, computed from this guide's catalogue.

Which to pick

Pick the Sony FE 50mm f/1.4 GM if you want a lighter lens (516 g against 800 g). Pick the Viltrox AF 50mm f/1.4 Pro if you want a fit on more cameras (57 against 41 in this guide).

Still torn? Ask the guide about the Sony FE 50mm f/1.4 GM and the Viltrox AF 50mm f/1.4 Pro

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 50mm f/1.4 GMViltrox AF 50mm f/1.4 Pro
MakerSonyViltrox
Focal length50mm (prime)50mm (prime)
Full-frame equivalent50mm50mm
Maximum aperturef/1.4f/1.4
Made forFull frameFull frame
MountsSony ESony E, Nikon Z
Stabilisednono
Autofocusyesyes
Weight516 glighter800 g
Cameras it fits41 in this guide57 in this guidefits more cameras

Focal range, in full-frame terms

142435508513520040080050mm equiv.Sony
Sony FE 50mm f/1.4 GM: 50mm.
142435508513520040080050mm equiv.Viltrox
Viltrox AF 50mm f/1.4 Pro: 50mm.

Aperture

f/1.4
Sony FE 50mm f/1.4 GM: f/1.4 wide open.
f/1.4
Viltrox AF 50mm f/1.4 Pro: f/1.4 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 · 40°Viltrox · 40°
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 50mm f/1.4 GM fits 41 and the Viltrox AF 50mm f/1.4 Pro 57.

Sony FE 50mm f/1.4 GM

and 31 more

Viltrox AF 50mm f/1.4 Pro

and 47 more

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