After joining the L-mount alliance last year, Viltrox released its first autofocus lens for the system – the Viltrox AF 16mm f/1.8. This fast, ultra-wide, full-frame prime lens offers a weather-sealed, durable body, a 77mm front filter thread, built-in display, function buttons, and a 27cm (10.6in) minimum focusing distance. Available now for preorder, the lens will retail for $580, but you can get it for a limited time with 5% off. Back in September 2025, the increasingly popular Chinese lens and camera accessories manufacturer Viltrox joined the L-mount alliance (which currently includes full-frame cameras from Panasonic, Leica, SIGMA, DJI, and Blackmagic Design). Personally, as a filmmaker and photographer fully invested in the L-mount ecosystem, I was quite happy to hear the news, as Viltrox offers quite a few interesting fast autofocus lenses in its lineup. At the moment, these are only available for Sony E-mount or Nikon Z-mount, but lenses such as the 35mm f/1.2 LAB promise to offer good image quality at an affordable price. I am curious to see how long we will have to wait for the majority of the Viltrox lenses to be released for L-mount. Shortly after the September announcement, Viltrox communicated that the company will debut its L-mount lineup with two existing lenses: Viltrox AF 16mm f/1.8 lens Viltrox AF 28mm f/4.5 pancake lens While it seems that we still have to wait a little longer for the tiny, affordable 28mm pancake lens, the fast, ultra-wide 16mm L-mount prime has been released. Let’s briefly...
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