{"id":173755,"date":"2023-10-31T10:38:37","date_gmt":"2023-10-31T10:38:37","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.techweekmag.com\/?p=173755"},"modified":"2023-10-31T10:38:37","modified_gmt":"2023-10-31T10:38:37","slug":"the-compact-and-lightweight-viltrox-af-20mm-f-2-8-fe-lens-unveiled","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.hifiratings.com\/tech\/photo\/the-compact-and-lightweight-viltrox-af-20mm-f-2-8-fe-lens-unveiled\/","title":{"rendered":"The Compact and lightweight Viltrox AF 20mm F 2.8 FE lens unveiled"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>Shenzhen Jueying Technology Co.\u00a0<strong>, Ltd.\u00a0<\/strong>introduced a new\u00a0<strong>Viltrox AF 20mm F2.8 FE<\/strong>\u00a0lens\u00a0, which is positioned as a lightweight version of wide-angle prime optics for full-frame cameras.\u00a0The price is quite affordable \u2013 $158.<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" title=\"Viltrox AF 20\/2.8 FE\" src=\"https:\/\/www.hifiratings.com\/tech\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/10\/407_techweek.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"920\" height=\"518\" \/><\/p>\n<p>The Viltrox AF 20 \/ 2.8 FE is an autofocus lens designed for full-frame cameras.\u00a0The optical design consists of 10 elements in 8 groups, including special elements (2 ED, 2 aspherical, 1 high refractive index), providing \u201cexcellent optical performance.\u201d\u00a0With a minimum focusing distance of 19 cm, you can take close-up shots.\u00a0The Silent STM Drive allows you to focus accurately, quietly and smoothly.\u00a0The lens is very light &#8211; only 157 g. The body is all-metal made of aluminum alloy, the outer lens has a multi-layer water- and dirt-repellent nano-coating.<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" title=\"Viltrox AF 20\/2.8 FE\" src=\"https:\/\/www.hifiratings.com\/tech\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/10\/408_techweek.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"920\" height=\"505\" \/><\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>According to information\u00a0that appeared earlier\u00a0, this lens will also be released for Nikon X and Fuji X mounts.<\/p>\n<h2>MTF Charts<\/h2>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter\" title=\"Viltrox AF 20\/2.8 FE\" src=\"https:\/\/www.hifiratings.com\/tech\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/10\/409_techweek.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"650\" height=\"372\" \/><\/p>\n<h2>Video presentation<\/h2>\n<p><iframe loading=\"lazy\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/SX_4sPOK1D0?si=1yk_n5-Q8FgvMs71\" width=\"920\" height=\"518\" frameborder=\"0\" allowfullscreen=\"allowfullscreen\"><\/iframe><\/p>\n<p><iframe loading=\"lazy\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/0EzurRIWdHI?si=7dVHpI6w3bpMs88U\" width=\"920\" height=\"518\" frameborder=\"0\" allowfullscreen=\"allowfullscreen\"><\/iframe><\/p>\n<h2>Specifications<\/h2>\n<ul>\n<li>Model: AF 20\/2.8 FE<\/li>\n<li>Bayonet: E-mount<\/li>\n<li>Focal length: 20mm<\/li>\n<li>Optical design 10 elements in 8 groups<\/li>\n<li>Special elements: 2 aspherical, 1 high refractive index, 2 ultra-low dispersion<\/li>\n<li>Viewing Angle: 91.6\u00b0<\/li>\n<li>Aperture range: F2.8\u2013F16<\/li>\n<li>Aperture: 7-blade<\/li>\n<li>Minimum focusing distance: 0.19 m<\/li>\n<li>Focusing mechanism: internal<\/li>\n<li>Autofocus drive: STM<\/li>\n<li>Focus: manual\/auto<\/li>\n<li>Maximum magnification: 0.17x<\/li>\n<li>Thread diameter for filter: 52 mm<\/li>\n<li>Dimensions: \u00d865 x 59.5<\/li>\n<li>Weight: 157 g<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<h2><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter\" title=\"Viltrox AF 20\/2.8 FE\" src=\"https:\/\/www.hifiratings.com\/tech\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/10\/410_techweek.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"920\" height=\"518\" \/><\/h2>\n<h2>What about the prices?<\/h2>\n<p>The new Viltrox AF 20\/2.8 FE is already available for pre-order on the manufacturer\u2019s website.\u00a0The launch price is $158, which is very good for autofocus optics.<br \/>\nLet us remind you that the company also has a \u201clighter\u201d Viltrox AF 20\/1.8 FE lens for Sony cameras, which is sold significantly more expensive \u2013 for $400.<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter\" src=\"https:\/\/www.hifiratings.com\/tech\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/10\/411_techweek.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"700\" height=\"465\" \/><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Shenzhen Jueying Technology Co.\u00a0, Ltd.\u00a0introduced a new\u00a0Viltrox AF 20mm F2.8 FE\u00a0lens\u00a0, which is positioned as a lightweight version of wide-angle prime optics for full-frame cameras.\u00a0The price is quite affordable \u2013 $158. The Viltrox AF 20 \/ 2.8 FE is an autofocus lens designed for full-frame cameras.\u00a0The optical design consists of 10 elements in 8 groups, [&hellip;] <a class=\"g1-link g1-link-more\" href=\"https:\/\/www.hifiratings.com\/tech\/photo\/the-compact-and-lightweight-viltrox-af-20mm-f-2-8-fe-lens-unveiled\/\">More<\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":10404,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[651],"tags":[779],"class_list":["post-173755","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","category-photo","tag-news"],"acf":[],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.hifiratings.com\/tech\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/173755","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.hifiratings.com\/tech\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.hifiratings.com\/tech\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.hifiratings.com\/tech\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/10404"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.hifiratings.com\/tech\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=173755"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.hifiratings.com\/tech\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/173755\/revisions"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.hifiratings.com\/tech\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=173755"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.hifiratings.com\/tech\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=173755"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.hifiratings.com\/tech\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=173755"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}