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Viltrox AF 28mm f/1.8 vs Voigtländer Nokton 28mm f/1.5 Aspherical

The Viltrox AF 28mm f/1.8 and the Voigtländer Nokton 28mm f/1.5 Aspherical side by side, computed from this guide's catalogue.

Which to pick

Pick the Viltrox AF 28mm f/1.8 if you want autofocus. Pick the Voigtländer Nokton 28mm f/1.5 Aspherical if you want a brighter f/1.5 (0.5 stops more light), for dim light and softer backgrounds; a fit on more cameras (77 against 57 in this guide); and a lighter lens (320 g against 367 g).

Still torn? Ask the guide about the Viltrox AF 28mm f/1.8 and the Voigtländer Nokton 28mm f/1.5 Aspherical

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 28mm f/1.8Voigtländer Nokton 28mm f/1.5 Aspherical
MakerViltroxVoigtländer
Focal length28mm (prime)28mm (prime)
Full-frame equivalent28mm28mm
Maximum aperturef/1.8f/1.5brighter
Made forFull frameFull frame
MountsSony E, Nikon ZSony E, Nikon Z, Leica M
Stabilisednono
Autofocusyesautofocusno, manual focus
Weight367 g320 glighter
Cameras it fits57 in this guide77 in this guidefits more cameras

Focal range, in full-frame terms

142435508513520040080028mm equiv.Viltrox
Viltrox AF 28mm f/1.8: 28mm.
142435508513520040080028mm equiv.Voigtländer
Voigtländer Nokton 28mm f/1.5 Aspherical: 28mm.

Aperture

f/1.8
Viltrox AF 28mm f/1.8: f/1.8 wide open.
f/1.5
Voigtländer Nokton 28mm f/1.5 Aspherical: f/1.5 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 · 65°Voigtländer · 65°
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 Nokton 28mm f/1.5 Aspherical 77.

Viltrox AF 28mm f/1.8

and 47 more

Voigtländer Nokton 28mm f/1.5 Aspherical

and 67 more

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