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Viltrox AF 28mm f/1.8 vs Voigtländer APO-Lanthar 28mm f/2 Aspherical

The Viltrox AF 28mm f/1.8 and the Voigtländer APO-Lanthar 28mm f/2 Aspherical side by side, computed from this guide's catalogue.

Which to pick

Pick the Viltrox AF 28mm f/1.8 if you want a brighter f/1.8 (0.3 stops more light), for dim light and softer backgrounds and autofocus. Pick the Voigtländer APO-Lanthar 28mm f/2 Aspherical if you want a fit on more cameras (77 against 57 in this guide) and a lighter lens (325 g against 367 g).

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Specs side by side

Rows that differ are in full colour; the better value is marked where one is better by any measure.
Spec	Viltrox AF 28mm f/1.8	Voigtländer APO-Lanthar 28mm f/2 Aspherical
Maker	Viltrox	Voigtländer
Focal length	28mm (prime)	28mm (prime)
Full-frame equivalent	28mm	28mm
Maximum aperture	f/1.8brighter	f/2
Made for	Full frame	Full frame
Mounts	Sony E, Nikon Z	Sony E, Nikon Z, Leica M
Stabilised	no	no
Autofocus	yesautofocus	no, manual focus
Weight	367 g	325 glighter
Cameras it fits	57 in this guide	77 in this guidefits more cameras

Focal range, in full-frame terms

Viltrox AF 28mm f/1.8: 28mm.

Voigtländer APO-Lanthar 28mm f/2 Aspherical: 28mm.

Aperture

Viltrox AF 28mm f/1.8: f/1.8 wide open.

Voigtländer APO-Lanthar 28mm f/2 Aspherical: f/2 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

How wide each sees, at each end, on the sensor it was made for.

Cameras they fit

57 cameras in this guide take both, so either works on the same body. In all, the Viltrox AF 28mm f/1.8 fits 57 and the Voigtländer APO-Lanthar 28mm f/2 Aspherical 77.