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Viltrox AF 20mm f/2.8 Air vs Zeiss Loxia 21mm f/2.8

The Viltrox AF 20mm f/2.8 Air and the Zeiss Loxia 21mm f/2.8 side by side, computed from this guide's catalogue.

Which to pick

Pick the Viltrox AF 20mm f/2.8 Air if you want autofocus, a fit on more cameras (82 against 41 in this guide) and a lighter lens (157 g against 394 g). On these specs the Zeiss Loxia 21mm f/2.8 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 Viltrox AF 20mm f/2.8 Air and the Zeiss Loxia 21mm f/2.8

Specs side by side

Rows that differ are in full colour; the better value is marked where one is better by any measure.
SpecViltrox AF 20mm f/2.8 AirZeiss Loxia 21mm f/2.8
MakerViltroxZeiss
Focal length20mm (prime)21mm (prime)
Full-frame equivalent20mm21mm
Maximum aperturef/2.8f/2.8
Made forFull frameFull frame
MountsSony E, Nikon Z, L-MountSony E
Stabilisednono
Autofocusyesautofocusno, manual focus
Weight157 glighter394 g
Cameras it fits82 in this guidefits more cameras41 in this guide

Focal range, in full-frame terms

142435508513520040080020mm equiv.Viltrox
Viltrox AF 20mm f/2.8 Air: 20mm.
142435508513520040080021mm equiv.Zeiss
Zeiss Loxia 21mm f/2.8: 21mm.

Aperture

f/2.8
Viltrox AF 20mm f/2.8 Air: f/2.8 wide open.
f/2.8
Zeiss Loxia 21mm f/2.8: f/2.8 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

Viltrox · 84°Zeiss · 81°
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 Viltrox AF 20mm f/2.8 Air fits 82 and the Zeiss Loxia 21mm f/2.8 41.

Viltrox AF 20mm f/2.8 Air

and 72 more

Zeiss Loxia 21mm f/2.8

and 31 more

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