{"id":41594,"date":"2023-07-09T08:17:05","date_gmt":"2023-07-09T07:17:05","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/phillipreeve.net\/blog\/?p=41594"},"modified":"2026-03-23T15:10:16","modified_gmt":"2026-03-23T14:10:16","slug":"review-viltrox-fe-28mm-1-8-af","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/phillipreeve.net\/blog\/review-viltrox-fe-28mm-1-8-af\/","title":{"rendered":"Review: Viltrox FE 28mm 1.8 AF"},"content":{"rendered":"<h2>Introduction<\/h2>\n<figure id=\"attachment_41674\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-41674\" style=\"width: 800px\" class=\"wp-caption alignnone\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-full wp-image-41674\" src=\"https:\/\/phillipreeve.net\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/06\/Viltrox_28mm_1.8_AF_Title.jpg\" alt=\"viltrox af 28mm 1.8 fe review sharpness contrast bokeh coma vignetting 42mp 63mp sony a7\" width=\"800\" height=\"533\" srcset=\"https:\/\/phillipreeve.net\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/06\/Viltrox_28mm_1.8_AF_Title.jpg 800w, https:\/\/phillipreeve.net\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/06\/Viltrox_28mm_1.8_AF_Title-300x200.jpg 300w, https:\/\/phillipreeve.net\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/06\/Viltrox_28mm_1.8_AF_Title-768x512.jpg 768w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 800px) 100vw, 800px\" \/><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-41674\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Viltrox 28mm 1.8 AF FE on Sony A7rII<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p>It is a bit odd that the manufacturers of E-mount lenses seemingly abandoned the 28mm focal length, especially when it comes to AF lenses. The only ones available for the FE system are the mediocre Sony FE 28mm 2.0 and the huge designed-for-DSLR Sigma 28mm 1.4 Art &#8211; both released in the early days of the FE system and nothing came since. Until now, as Viltrox is offering an alternative with this 28mm 1.8 AF lens. The recently reviewed <a href=\"https:\/\/phillipreeve.net\/blog\/review-viltrox-fe-16mm-1-8-af\/\">Viltrox 16mm 1.8 AF<\/a> proved to be an astonishingly good lens, will this 28mm lens be similarly good? Let&#8217;s find out.<\/p>\n<h2>Sample Images<\/h2>\n<figure id=\"attachment_42049\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-42049\" style=\"width: 800px\" class=\"wp-caption alignnone\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-full wp-image-42049\" src=\"https:\/\/phillipreeve.net\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/07\/Viltrox_28mm_1.8_AF_FE_Sample_27_1.8.jpg\" alt=\"viltrox af 28mm 1.8 fe review sharpness contrast bokeh coma vignetting 42mp 63mp sony a7\" width=\"800\" height=\"533\" srcset=\"https:\/\/phillipreeve.net\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/07\/Viltrox_28mm_1.8_AF_FE_Sample_27_1.8.jpg 800w, https:\/\/phillipreeve.net\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/07\/Viltrox_28mm_1.8_AF_FE_Sample_27_1.8-300x200.jpg 300w, https:\/\/phillipreeve.net\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/07\/Viltrox_28mm_1.8_AF_FE_Sample_27_1.8-768x512.jpg 768w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 800px) 100vw, 800px\" \/><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-42049\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Sony A7III | Viltrox 28mm 1.8 AF FE | f\/1.8<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<figure id=\"attachment_41969\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-41969\" style=\"width: 800px\" class=\"wp-caption alignnone\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-full wp-image-41969\" src=\"https:\/\/phillipreeve.net\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/06\/Viltrox_28mm_1.8_AF_FE_Sample_9_1.8.jpg\" alt=\"viltrox af 28mm 1.8 fe review sharpness contrast bokeh coma vignetting 42mp 63mp sony a7\" width=\"800\" height=\"533\" srcset=\"https:\/\/phillipreeve.net\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/06\/Viltrox_28mm_1.8_AF_FE_Sample_9_1.8.jpg 800w, https:\/\/phillipreeve.net\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/06\/Viltrox_28mm_1.8_AF_FE_Sample_9_1.8-300x200.jpg 300w, https:\/\/phillipreeve.net\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/06\/Viltrox_28mm_1.8_AF_FE_Sample_9_1.8-768x512.jpg 768w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 800px) 100vw, 800px\" \/><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-41969\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Sony A7III | Viltrox 28mm 1.8 AF FE | f\/1.8<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<figure id=\"attachment_42054\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-42054\" style=\"width: 800px\" class=\"wp-caption alignnone\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-full wp-image-42054\" src=\"https:\/\/phillipreeve.net\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/07\/Viltrox_28mm_1.8_AF_FE_Sample_32_1.8.jpg\" alt=\"viltrox af 28mm 1.8 fe review sharpness contrast bokeh coma vignetting 42mp 63mp sony a7\" width=\"800\" height=\"533\" srcset=\"https:\/\/phillipreeve.net\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/07\/Viltrox_28mm_1.8_AF_FE_Sample_32_1.8.jpg 800w, https:\/\/phillipreeve.net\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/07\/Viltrox_28mm_1.8_AF_FE_Sample_32_1.8-300x200.jpg 300w, https:\/\/phillipreeve.net\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/07\/Viltrox_28mm_1.8_AF_FE_Sample_32_1.8-768x512.jpg 768w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 800px) 100vw, 800px\" \/><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-42054\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Sony A7III | Viltrox 28mm 1.8 AF FE | f\/1.8<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<figure id=\"attachment_41975\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-41975\" style=\"width: 800px\" class=\"wp-caption alignnone\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-full wp-image-41975\" src=\"https:\/\/phillipreeve.net\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/06\/Viltrox_28mm_1.8_AF_FE_Sample_15_1.8.jpg\" alt=\"viltrox af 28mm 1.8 fe review sharpness contrast bokeh coma vignetting 42mp 63mp sony a7\" width=\"800\" height=\"533\" srcset=\"https:\/\/phillipreeve.net\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/06\/Viltrox_28mm_1.8_AF_FE_Sample_15_1.8.jpg 800w, https:\/\/phillipreeve.net\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/06\/Viltrox_28mm_1.8_AF_FE_Sample_15_1.8-300x200.jpg 300w, https:\/\/phillipreeve.net\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/06\/Viltrox_28mm_1.8_AF_FE_Sample_15_1.8-768x512.jpg 768w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 800px) 100vw, 800px\" \/><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-41975\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Sony A7III | Viltrox 28mm 1.8 AF FE | f\/1.8<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p><!--more--><\/p>\n<figure id=\"attachment_41978\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-41978\" style=\"width: 800px\" class=\"wp-caption alignnone\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-full wp-image-41978\" src=\"https:\/\/phillipreeve.net\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/06\/Viltrox_28mm_1.8_AF_FE_Sample_18_8.0.jpg\" alt=\"viltrox af 28mm 1.8 fe review sharpness contrast bokeh coma vignetting 42mp 63mp sony a7\" width=\"800\" height=\"533\" srcset=\"https:\/\/phillipreeve.net\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/06\/Viltrox_28mm_1.8_AF_FE_Sample_18_8.0.jpg 800w, https:\/\/phillipreeve.net\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/06\/Viltrox_28mm_1.8_AF_FE_Sample_18_8.0-300x200.jpg 300w, https:\/\/phillipreeve.net\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/06\/Viltrox_28mm_1.8_AF_FE_Sample_18_8.0-768x512.jpg 768w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 800px) 100vw, 800px\" \/><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-41978\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Sony A7III | Viltrox 28mm 1.8 AF FE | f\/8.0<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p><em>Most of the sample images in this review can be found in full resolution <a href=\"https:\/\/flic.kr\/s\/aHBqjCkgTo\">here<\/a>.<\/em><\/p>\n\n<h2>Specifications<\/h2>\n<p>The Viltrox 28mm 1.8 AF FE has the following specifications:<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li style=\"list-style-type: none;\">\n<ul>\n<li>Diameter: 70 mm<\/li>\n<li>Field of view: 74.6\u00b0 (diagonally)<\/li>\n<li>Length: 84 mm<\/li>\n<li>Weight: 366g (without hood and caps)<\/li>\n<li>Filter Diameter: 55 mm<\/li>\n<li>Number of Aperture Blades: 9 (rounded)<\/li>\n<li>Elements\/Groups: 11\/9<br \/>\n<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone wp-image-41600 size-medium\" src=\"https:\/\/phillipreeve.net\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/06\/Viltrox_28_1.8_AF_Optical_Diagram-300x244.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"300\" height=\"244\" srcset=\"https:\/\/phillipreeve.net\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/06\/Viltrox_28_1.8_AF_Optical_Diagram-300x244.jpg 300w, https:\/\/phillipreeve.net\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/06\/Viltrox_28_1.8_AF_Optical_Diagram.jpg 329w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px\" \/><br \/>\n<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone wp-image-41601\" src=\"https:\/\/phillipreeve.net\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/06\/Viltrox_28_1.8_AF_Optical_Diagram2.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"180\" height=\"84\"><\/li>\n<li>Close Focusing Distance: 0.37 m<\/li>\n<li>Maximum Magnification: 1:10 (measured)<\/li>\n<li>Mount: Sony E<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><em>buy from <a href=\"https:\/\/viltroxstore.com\/collections\/e-mount?ref=r67n83i6\">manufacturer&#8217;s shop<\/a> (use the code &#8220;PRnet&#8221; for 8% discount) | <a href=\"https:\/\/bhpho.to\/3CCluvt\">B&amp;H<\/a> | <a href=\"https:\/\/www.ebay.com\/sch\/i.html?_from=R40&amp;_trksid=p2380057.m570.l1313&amp;_nkw=viltrox+28mm+1.8&amp;_sacat=0&amp;mkcid=1&amp;mkrid=711-53200-19255-0&amp;siteid=0&amp;campid=5337820268&amp;toolid=20008&amp;mkevt=1\">ebay.com<\/a>&nbsp;(advertisement\/affiliate links) for <strong>$379<\/strong><\/em><\/p>\n<h2>Disclosure<\/h2>\n<p>The Viltrox 28mm 1.8 AF FE was kindly provided free of charge by Viltrox for reviewing purpose for a few weeks.<\/p>\n<h2>Handling\/Build Quality<\/h2>\n<figure id=\"attachment_41671\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-41671\" style=\"width: 800px\" class=\"wp-caption alignnone\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-full wp-image-41671\" src=\"https:\/\/phillipreeve.net\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/06\/Viltrox_28mm_1.8_AF.jpg\" alt=\"viltrox af 28mm 1.8 fe review sharpness contrast bokeh coma vignetting 42mp 63mp sony a7\" width=\"800\" height=\"533\" srcset=\"https:\/\/phillipreeve.net\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/06\/Viltrox_28mm_1.8_AF.jpg 800w, https:\/\/phillipreeve.net\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/06\/Viltrox_28mm_1.8_AF-300x200.jpg 300w, https:\/\/phillipreeve.net\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/06\/Viltrox_28mm_1.8_AF-768x512.jpg 768w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 800px) 100vw, 800px\" \/><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-41671\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Viltrox 28mm 1.8 AF FE<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p>After having used the <a href=\"https:\/\/phillipreeve.net\/blog\/review-viltrox-fe-16mm-1-8-af\/\">Viltrox 16mm 1.8 AF<\/a> this 28mm 1.8 is unfortunately a bit of a disappointment in this category.<\/p>\n<p>While the lens features an aperture ring it is a clickless design, except for one click stop for the &#8220;A&#8221;(utomatic) setting. When set to &#8220;A&#8221; you can let the camera choose the aperture value or use the camera dial to change the aperture value instead of using the aperture ring.<\/p>\n<p>The focus ring has okay damping and a linear coupling. No matter how fast you turn the focus ring it always takes 360\u00b0 from the minimum focus distance (0.37 m) to infinity.<br \/>\nWhen you turn your camera off the lens will remember the last focus position and will still be there when you turn the camera on again.<\/p>\n<p>Now sadly that was already it in terms of controls. I would have at least liked an AF\/MF switch.<\/p>\n<p>While there is a USB-C socket for firmware updates to be found at the bayonet this lens also does not feature a rubber gasket.<\/p>\n<p>The outer casing seems to be made from a high quality polycarbonate and all markings on the lens barrel are engraved and filled with paint. The markings on the front retention ring seem to be only printed though.<\/p>\n<figure id=\"attachment_41672\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-41672\" style=\"width: 800px\" class=\"wp-caption alignnone\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-full wp-image-41672\" src=\"https:\/\/phillipreeve.net\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/06\/Viltrox_28mm_1.8_AF_Hood.jpg\" alt=\"viltrox af 28mm 1.8 fe review sharpness contrast bokeh coma vignetting 42mp 63mp sony a7\" width=\"800\" height=\"533\" srcset=\"https:\/\/phillipreeve.net\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/06\/Viltrox_28mm_1.8_AF_Hood.jpg 800w, https:\/\/phillipreeve.net\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/06\/Viltrox_28mm_1.8_AF_Hood-300x200.jpg 300w, https:\/\/phillipreeve.net\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/06\/Viltrox_28mm_1.8_AF_Hood-768x512.jpg 768w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 800px) 100vw, 800px\" \/><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-41672\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Viltrox 28mm 1.8 AF FE with hood attached<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p>Sadly also the hood is of lower quality compared to that of the <a href=\"https:\/\/phillipreeve.net\/blog\/review-viltrox-fe-16mm-1-8-af\/\">16mm 1.8<\/a>. It is made from different (seemingly cheaper) materials than the actual casing and it needs a lot of force to attach and detach.<\/p>\n<figure id=\"attachment_41673\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-41673\" style=\"width: 800px\" class=\"wp-caption alignnone\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-full wp-image-41673\" src=\"https:\/\/phillipreeve.net\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/06\/Viltrox_28mm_1.8_AF_Laowa_28mm_1.2_Argus.jpg\" alt=\"viltrox af 28mm 1.8 fe review sharpness contrast bokeh coma vignetting 42mp 63mp sony a7\" width=\"800\" height=\"387\" srcset=\"https:\/\/phillipreeve.net\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/06\/Viltrox_28mm_1.8_AF_Laowa_28mm_1.2_Argus.jpg 800w, https:\/\/phillipreeve.net\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/06\/Viltrox_28mm_1.8_AF_Laowa_28mm_1.2_Argus-300x145.jpg 300w, https:\/\/phillipreeve.net\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/06\/Viltrox_28mm_1.8_AF_Laowa_28mm_1.2_Argus-768x372.jpg 768w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 800px) 100vw, 800px\" \/><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-41673\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Viltrox 28mm 1.8 AF FE | Laowa 28mm 1.2 Argus<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p>The Viltrox 28mm 1.8 AF is noticeably bigger than the <a href=\"https:\/\/phillipreeve.net\/blog\/sony-fe-28mm-f2-review\/\">Sony FE 28mm 2.0<\/a> and closer in size to the much faster (but also manual focus) <a href=\"https:\/\/phillipreeve.net\/blog\/review-laowa-28mm-1-2-ffii-argus-the-worlds-fastest-28mm-lens\/\">Laowa 28mm 1.2 Argus<\/a>.<\/p>\n<h2>AF performance<\/h2>\n<p>I am not shooting sports or fast moving animals\/humans so if you want to know if the lens is fast enough for this or how it compares to other lenses in this segment you may have to look for a different review with a more detailed assessment of this aspect.<\/p>\n<p>In everyday use I found the AF to be very fast, perfectly usable and also silent..<\/p>\n<h2>Vignetting<\/h2>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-41659\" src=\"https:\/\/phillipreeve.net\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/06\/vignetting_Viltrox_28mm_1.8_AF.jpg\" alt=\"viltrox af 28mm 1.8 fe review sharpness contrast bokeh coma vignetting 42mp 63mp sony a7\" width=\"750\" height=\"610\" srcset=\"https:\/\/phillipreeve.net\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/06\/vignetting_Viltrox_28mm_1.8_AF.jpg 750w, https:\/\/phillipreeve.net\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/06\/vignetting_Viltrox_28mm_1.8_AF-300x244.jpg 300w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 750px) 100vw, 750px\" \/><\/p>\n\n<table id=\"tablepress-90\" class=\"tablepress tablepress-id-90\">\n<tbody class=\"row-striping\">\n<tr class=\"row-1\">\n\t<td class=\"column-1\">f\/1.8<\/td><td class=\"column-2\">3.2 EV<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr class=\"row-2\">\n\t<td class=\"column-1\">f\/2.0<\/td><td class=\"column-2\">3.0 EV<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr class=\"row-3\">\n\t<td class=\"column-1\">f\/2.8<\/td><td class=\"column-2\">2.2 EV<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr class=\"row-4\">\n\t<td class=\"column-1\">f\/4.0<\/td><td class=\"column-2\">1.8 EV<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr class=\"row-5\">\n\t<td class=\"column-1\">f\/5.6 - f\/16<\/td><td class=\"column-2\">1.7 EV<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/tbody>\n<\/table>\n<!-- #tablepress-90 from cache -->\n<p>This is still a compact lens and the lens elements also look rather small so I expected high vignetting figures and this is exactly what we got. At its maximum aperture the Viltrox shows noticeably higher vignetting than the <a href=\"https:\/\/phillipreeve.net\/blog\/review-laowa-28mm-1-2-ffii-argus-the-worlds-fastest-28mm-lens\/\">Laowa 28mm 1.2<\/a> and the <a href=\"https:\/\/phillipreeve.net\/blog\/review-7artisans-28mm-1-4-fe-plus\/\">7Artisans 28mm 1.4<\/a> at their (faster) maximum apertures. At shared apertures there is almost 1 EV difference.<br \/>\nThe <a href=\"https:\/\/phillipreeve.net\/blog\/sony-fe-28mm-f2-review\/\">Sony FE 28mm 2.0<\/a> shows a similar performance at f\/2.0 though.<br \/>\nStopped down to f\/8.0 to f\/11 they all perform similar in this category.<\/p>\n<figure id=\"attachment_41661\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-41661\" style=\"width: 1026px\" class=\"wp-caption alignnone\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-full wp-image-41661\" src=\"https:\/\/phillipreeve.net\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/06\/Viltrox_28mm_1.8_AF_Vig_Graph.png\" alt=\"viltrox af 28mm 1.8 fe review sharpness contrast bokeh coma vignetting 42mp 63mp sony a7\" width=\"1026\" height=\"766\" srcset=\"https:\/\/phillipreeve.net\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/06\/Viltrox_28mm_1.8_AF_Vig_Graph.png 1026w, https:\/\/phillipreeve.net\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/06\/Viltrox_28mm_1.8_AF_Vig_Graph-300x224.png 300w, https:\/\/phillipreeve.net\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/06\/Viltrox_28mm_1.8_AF_Vig_Graph-800x597.png 800w, https:\/\/phillipreeve.net\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/06\/Viltrox_28mm_1.8_AF_Vig_Graph-768x573.png 768w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1026px) 100vw, 1026px\" \/><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-41661\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Viltrox 28mm 1.8 AF<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p><em>It is recommended to have a look at <a href=\"https:\/\/phillipreeve.net\/blog\/vignetting-graphs-explained\/\">this article<\/a> first to get an idea how this brightness graph works.<\/em><\/p>\n<h2>Sharpness<\/h2>\n<h3>Focus Shift<em><br \/>\n<\/em><\/h3>\n<p><div class=\"osc-res-tab tabbable   osc-tabs-left\"><div style=\"clear:both;width: 100%;\"><ul class=\"nav osc-res-nav nav-tabs osc-tabs-left-ul\" id=\"oscitas-restabs-1-review-viltrox-fe-28mm-1-8-af-97126\"><li class=\"active\"><a href=\"#ert_pane1-0\" data-toggle=\"tab\">f\/1.8<\/a><\/li><li class=\"\"><a href=\"#ert_pane1-1\" data-toggle=\"tab\">f\/2.8<\/a><\/li><li class=\"\"><a href=\"#ert_pane1-2\" data-toggle=\"tab\">f\/4.0<\/a><\/li><\/ul><\/div><div style=\"clear:both;width: 100%;\"><ul class=\"tab-content\" id=\"oscitas-restabcontent-1-review-viltrox-fe-28mm-1-8-af-97126\"><li class=\"tab-pane active\" id=\"ert_pane1-0\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-41708\" src=\"https:\/\/phillipreeve.net\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/06\/Viltrox_28mm_1.8_AF_Focus_Shift_1.8.jpg\" alt=\"viltrox af 28mm 1.8 fe review sharpness contrast bokeh coma vignetting 42mp 63mp sony a7\" width=\"800\" height=\"534\" srcset=\"https:\/\/phillipreeve.net\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/06\/Viltrox_28mm_1.8_AF_Focus_Shift_1.8.jpg 800w, https:\/\/phillipreeve.net\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/06\/Viltrox_28mm_1.8_AF_Focus_Shift_1.8-300x200.jpg 300w, https:\/\/phillipreeve.net\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/06\/Viltrox_28mm_1.8_AF_Focus_Shift_1.8-768x513.jpg 768w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 800px) 100vw, 800px\" \/><\/li><li class=\"tab-pane \" id=\"ert_pane1-1\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-41709\" src=\"https:\/\/phillipreeve.net\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/06\/Viltrox_28mm_1.8_AF_Focus_Shift_2.8.jpg\" alt=\"viltrox af 28mm 1.8 fe review sharpness contrast bokeh coma vignetting 42mp 63mp sony a7\" width=\"800\" height=\"534\" srcset=\"https:\/\/phillipreeve.net\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/06\/Viltrox_28mm_1.8_AF_Focus_Shift_2.8.jpg 800w, https:\/\/phillipreeve.net\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/06\/Viltrox_28mm_1.8_AF_Focus_Shift_2.8-300x200.jpg 300w, https:\/\/phillipreeve.net\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/06\/Viltrox_28mm_1.8_AF_Focus_Shift_2.8-768x513.jpg 768w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 800px) 100vw, 800px\" \/><\/li><li class=\"tab-pane \" id=\"ert_pane1-2\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-41710\" src=\"https:\/\/phillipreeve.net\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/06\/Viltrox_28mm_1.8_AF_Focus_Shift_4.0.jpg\" alt=\"viltrox af 28mm 1.8 fe review sharpness contrast bokeh coma vignetting 42mp 63mp sony a7\" width=\"800\" height=\"534\" srcset=\"https:\/\/phillipreeve.net\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/06\/Viltrox_28mm_1.8_AF_Focus_Shift_4.0.jpg 800w, https:\/\/phillipreeve.net\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/06\/Viltrox_28mm_1.8_AF_Focus_Shift_4.0-300x200.jpg 300w, https:\/\/phillipreeve.net\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/06\/Viltrox_28mm_1.8_AF_Focus_Shift_4.0-768x513.jpg 768w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 800px) 100vw, 800px\" \/><\/li><\/ul><\/div><\/div><span style=\"color: #999999;\"><em>Sony A7rII | Viltrox 28mm 1.8 AF | 100% crops<\/em><\/span><\/p>\n<p>With some lenses the point of optimal focus shifts on stopping down, this is not the case here.<\/p>\n<h3>infinity (42mp Sony A7rII)<\/h3>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-41657\" src=\"https:\/\/phillipreeve.net\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/06\/Sharpness_Viltrox_28mm_1.8_AF_FE_R2.jpg\" alt=\"viltrox af 28mm 1.8 fe review sharpness contrast bokeh coma vignetting 42mp 63mp sony a7\" width=\"800\" height=\"1649\" srcset=\"https:\/\/phillipreeve.net\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/06\/Sharpness_Viltrox_28mm_1.8_AF_FE_R2.jpg 800w, https:\/\/phillipreeve.net\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/06\/Sharpness_Viltrox_28mm_1.8_AF_FE_R2-146x300.jpg 146w, https:\/\/phillipreeve.net\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/06\/Sharpness_Viltrox_28mm_1.8_AF_FE_R2-621x1280.jpg 621w, https:\/\/phillipreeve.net\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/06\/Sharpness_Viltrox_28mm_1.8_AF_FE_R2-768x1583.jpg 768w, https:\/\/phillipreeve.net\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/06\/Sharpness_Viltrox_28mm_1.8_AF_FE_R2-745x1536.jpg 745w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 800px) 100vw, 800px\" \/><\/p>\n<figure id=\"attachment_41660\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-41660\" style=\"width: 800px\" class=\"wp-caption alignnone\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-full wp-image-41660\" src=\"https:\/\/phillipreeve.net\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/06\/Viltrox_28mm_1.8_AF_Review_Sharpness_Infinity_Overview.jpg\" alt=\"viltrox af 28mm 1.8 fe review sharpness contrast bokeh coma vignetting 42mp 63mp sony a7\" width=\"800\" height=\"534\" srcset=\"https:\/\/phillipreeve.net\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/06\/Viltrox_28mm_1.8_AF_Review_Sharpness_Infinity_Overview.jpg 800w, https:\/\/phillipreeve.net\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/06\/Viltrox_28mm_1.8_AF_Review_Sharpness_Infinity_Overview-300x200.jpg 300w, https:\/\/phillipreeve.net\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/06\/Viltrox_28mm_1.8_AF_Review_Sharpness_Infinity_Overview-768x513.jpg 768w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 800px) 100vw, 800px\" \/><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-41660\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Sony A7rII | Viltrox 28mm 1.8 AF | f\/11<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p>The Viltrox 28mm 1.8&#8217;s MTF graphs may not look as good as those of the Viltrox 16mm 1.8, but still good.<br \/>\nThe center already looks really good from f\/1.8. No apparent softness or color aberrations. The midzone shows a tiny dip in resolution on the 42mp sensor that might not even be visible in a 24mp sensor and already looks really good from f\/2.8.<br \/>\nAt wider apertures the corners seem to suffer from astigmatism and maybe also coma a bit, but they improve steadily on stopping down and peak performance is reached around f\/5.6.<\/p>\n<p>How does this performance compare to the other 28mm E-mount lenses? The <a href=\"https:\/\/phillipreeve.net\/blog\/review-laowa-28mm-1-2-ffii-argus-the-worlds-fastest-28mm-lens\/\">Laowa 28mm 1.2<\/a> starts at f\/1.2 and when stopped down to f\/2.0 it shows no midzone dip and impressive corner performance. The <a href=\"https:\/\/phillipreeve.net\/blog\/review-7artisans-28mm-1-4-fe-plus\/\">7Artisans 28mm 1.4<\/a> actually performs very similar at shared apertures. The <a href=\"https:\/\/phillipreeve.net\/blog\/sony-fe-28mm-f2-review\/\">Sony FE 28mm 2.0<\/a> also performs similar, but its corner performance looks a bit worse to me.<\/p>\n<h3><em>portrait distance (0.9 m)<\/em><\/h3>\n<figure id=\"attachment_20406\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-20406\" style=\"width: 800px\" class=\"wp-caption alignnone\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"wp-image-20406\" src=\"https:\/\/phillipreeve.net\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/08\/portrait_distance.png\" alt=\"\" width=\"800\" height=\"533\" srcset=\"https:\/\/phillipreeve.net\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/08\/portrait_distance.png 3000w, https:\/\/phillipreeve.net\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/08\/portrait_distance-300x200.png 300w, https:\/\/phillipreeve.net\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/08\/portrait_distance-768x512.png 768w, https:\/\/phillipreeve.net\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/08\/portrait_distance-800x533.png 800w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 800px) 100vw, 800px\" \/><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-20406\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">positions of crops in the frame<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p>I refocused for every shot and aperture to get the best possible result at different locations in the frame (center, inner midframe and outer midframe).<br \/>\nThe circle of the dollar bill is more or less the size of a human eye.<\/p>\n<p><strong>f\/1.8 &lt;\u2014&gt; f\/2.8<\/strong><\/p>\n<p><div class=\"osc-res-tab tabbable   osc-tabs-left\"><div style=\"clear:both;width: 100%;\"><ul class=\"nav osc-res-nav nav-tabs osc-tabs-left-ul\" id=\"oscitas-restabs-2-review-viltrox-fe-28mm-1-8-af-91237\"><li class=\"active\"><a href=\"#ert_pane2-0\" data-toggle=\"tab\">center<\/a><\/li><li class=\"\"><a href=\"#ert_pane2-1\" data-toggle=\"tab\">inner midframe<\/a><\/li><li class=\"\"><a href=\"#ert_pane2-2\" data-toggle=\"tab\">outer midframe<\/a><\/li><\/ul><\/div><div style=\"clear:both;width: 100%;\"><ul class=\"tab-content\" id=\"oscitas-restabcontent-2-review-viltrox-fe-28mm-1-8-af-91237\"><li class=\"tab-pane active\" id=\"ert_pane2-0\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-41711\" src=\"https:\/\/phillipreeve.net\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/06\/Viltrox_28mm_1.8_AF_Sharpness_0.9m_Center.jpg\" alt=\"viltrox af 28mm 1.8 fe review sharpness contrast bokeh coma vignetting 42mp 63mp sony a7\" width=\"782\" height=\"391\" srcset=\"https:\/\/phillipreeve.net\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/06\/Viltrox_28mm_1.8_AF_Sharpness_0.9m_Center.jpg 782w, https:\/\/phillipreeve.net\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/06\/Viltrox_28mm_1.8_AF_Sharpness_0.9m_Center-300x150.jpg 300w, https:\/\/phillipreeve.net\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/06\/Viltrox_28mm_1.8_AF_Sharpness_0.9m_Center-768x384.jpg 768w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 782px) 100vw, 782px\" \/><\/li><li class=\"tab-pane \" id=\"ert_pane2-1\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-41712\" src=\"https:\/\/phillipreeve.net\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/06\/Viltrox_28mm_1.8_AF_Sharpness_0.9m_imidframe.jpg\" alt=\"viltrox af 28mm 1.8 fe review sharpness contrast bokeh coma vignetting 42mp 63mp sony a7\" width=\"782\" height=\"391\" srcset=\"https:\/\/phillipreeve.net\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/06\/Viltrox_28mm_1.8_AF_Sharpness_0.9m_imidframe.jpg 782w, https:\/\/phillipreeve.net\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/06\/Viltrox_28mm_1.8_AF_Sharpness_0.9m_imidframe-300x150.jpg 300w, https:\/\/phillipreeve.net\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/06\/Viltrox_28mm_1.8_AF_Sharpness_0.9m_imidframe-768x384.jpg 768w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 782px) 100vw, 782px\" \/><\/li><li class=\"tab-pane \" id=\"ert_pane2-2\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-41713\" src=\"https:\/\/phillipreeve.net\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/06\/Viltrox_28mm_1.8_AF_Sharpness_0.9m_omidframe.jpg\" alt=\"viltrox af 28mm 1.8 fe review sharpness contrast bokeh coma vignetting 42mp 63mp sony a7\" width=\"782\" height=\"391\" srcset=\"https:\/\/phillipreeve.net\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/06\/Viltrox_28mm_1.8_AF_Sharpness_0.9m_omidframe.jpg 782w, https:\/\/phillipreeve.net\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/06\/Viltrox_28mm_1.8_AF_Sharpness_0.9m_omidframe-300x150.jpg 300w, https:\/\/phillipreeve.net\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/06\/Viltrox_28mm_1.8_AF_Sharpness_0.9m_omidframe-768x384.jpg 768w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 782px) 100vw, 782px\" \/><\/li><\/ul><\/div><\/div><em><span style=\"color: #999999;\">Sony A7rII | Viltrox 28mm 1.8 AF | 100% crops<\/span><br \/>\n<\/em><\/p>\n<p>Very good performance already at f\/1.8, no complaints!<\/p>\n<h3><em>close 0.37 m, 1:10 (42mp Sony A7rII)<br \/>\n<\/em><\/h3>\n<p><div class=\"osc-res-tab tabbable   osc-tabs-left\"><div style=\"clear:both;width: 100%;\"><ul class=\"nav osc-res-nav nav-tabs osc-tabs-left-ul\" id=\"oscitas-restabs-3-review-viltrox-fe-28mm-1-8-af-22583\"><li class=\"active\"><a href=\"#ert_pane3-0\" data-toggle=\"tab\">f\/1.8<\/a><\/li><li class=\"\"><a href=\"#ert_pane3-1\" data-toggle=\"tab\">f\/2.8<\/a><\/li><li class=\"\"><a href=\"#ert_pane3-2\" data-toggle=\"tab\">f\/4.0<\/a><\/li><li class=\"\"><a href=\"#ert_pane3-3\" data-toggle=\"tab\">f\/5.6<\/a><\/li><\/ul><\/div><div style=\"clear:both;width: 100%;\"><ul class=\"tab-content\" id=\"oscitas-restabcontent-3-review-viltrox-fe-28mm-1-8-af-22583\"><li class=\"tab-pane active\" id=\"ert_pane3-0\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-41714\" src=\"https:\/\/phillipreeve.net\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/06\/Viltrox_28mm_1.8_AF_Sharpness_Close_1.8.jpg\" alt=\"viltrox af 28mm 1.8 fe review sharpness contrast bokeh coma vignetting 42mp 63mp sony a7\" width=\"800\" height=\"534\" srcset=\"https:\/\/phillipreeve.net\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/06\/Viltrox_28mm_1.8_AF_Sharpness_Close_1.8.jpg 800w, https:\/\/phillipreeve.net\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/06\/Viltrox_28mm_1.8_AF_Sharpness_Close_1.8-300x200.jpg 300w, https:\/\/phillipreeve.net\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/06\/Viltrox_28mm_1.8_AF_Sharpness_Close_1.8-768x513.jpg 768w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 800px) 100vw, 800px\" \/><\/li><li class=\"tab-pane \" id=\"ert_pane3-1\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-41715\" src=\"https:\/\/phillipreeve.net\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/06\/Viltrox_28mm_1.8_AF_Sharpness_Close_2.8.jpg\" alt=\"viltrox af 28mm 1.8 fe review sharpness contrast bokeh coma vignetting 42mp 63mp sony a7\" width=\"800\" height=\"534\" srcset=\"https:\/\/phillipreeve.net\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/06\/Viltrox_28mm_1.8_AF_Sharpness_Close_2.8.jpg 800w, https:\/\/phillipreeve.net\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/06\/Viltrox_28mm_1.8_AF_Sharpness_Close_2.8-300x200.jpg 300w, https:\/\/phillipreeve.net\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/06\/Viltrox_28mm_1.8_AF_Sharpness_Close_2.8-768x513.jpg 768w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 800px) 100vw, 800px\" \/><\/li><li class=\"tab-pane \" id=\"ert_pane3-2\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-41716\" src=\"https:\/\/phillipreeve.net\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/06\/Viltrox_28mm_1.8_AF_Sharpness_Close_4.0.jpg\" alt=\"viltrox af 28mm 1.8 fe review sharpness contrast bokeh coma vignetting 42mp 63mp sony a7\" width=\"800\" height=\"534\" srcset=\"https:\/\/phillipreeve.net\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/06\/Viltrox_28mm_1.8_AF_Sharpness_Close_4.0.jpg 800w, https:\/\/phillipreeve.net\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/06\/Viltrox_28mm_1.8_AF_Sharpness_Close_4.0-300x200.jpg 300w, https:\/\/phillipreeve.net\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/06\/Viltrox_28mm_1.8_AF_Sharpness_Close_4.0-768x513.jpg 768w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 800px) 100vw, 800px\" \/><\/li><li class=\"tab-pane \" id=\"ert_pane3-3\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-41717\" src=\"https:\/\/phillipreeve.net\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/06\/Viltrox_28mm_1.8_AF_Sharpness_Close_5.6.jpg\" alt=\"viltrox af 28mm 1.8 fe review sharpness contrast bokeh coma vignetting 42mp 63mp sony a7\" width=\"800\" height=\"534\" srcset=\"https:\/\/phillipreeve.net\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/06\/Viltrox_28mm_1.8_AF_Sharpness_Close_5.6.jpg 800w, https:\/\/phillipreeve.net\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/06\/Viltrox_28mm_1.8_AF_Sharpness_Close_5.6-300x200.jpg 300w, https:\/\/phillipreeve.net\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/06\/Viltrox_28mm_1.8_AF_Sharpness_Close_5.6-768x513.jpg 768w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 800px) 100vw, 800px\" \/><\/li><\/ul><\/div><\/div><em><span style=\"color: #999999;\">Sony A7rII | Viltrox 28mm 1.8 AF | 100% crops<\/span><\/em><\/p>\n<p>A minimum focus distance of 0.37 m&nbsp; sits in the middle compared to the competitors (0.5 m for the Laowa 28mm 1.2, 0.7 m for the 7Artisans 28mm 1.4 and 0.28 m for the Sony FE 28mm 2.0 and Sigma 28mm 1.4).<\/p>\n<p>The image is a bit soft at f\/1.8 but clears up nicely already on stopping down to f\/2.8. Typical behaviour for a lens like this, no complaints again.<\/p>\n<h2>Flare resistance<\/h2>\n<p><div class=\"osc-res-tab tabbable   osc-tabs-left\"><div style=\"clear:both;width: 100%;\"><ul class=\"nav osc-res-nav nav-tabs osc-tabs-left-ul\" id=\"oscitas-restabs-4-review-viltrox-fe-28mm-1-8-af-73220\"><li class=\"active\"><a href=\"#ert_pane4-0\" data-toggle=\"tab\">Position 1<\/a><\/li><li class=\"\"><a href=\"#ert_pane4-1\" data-toggle=\"tab\">Position 2<\/a><\/li><li class=\"\"><a href=\"#ert_pane4-2\" data-toggle=\"tab\">Position 3<\/a><\/li><li class=\"\"><a href=\"#ert_pane4-3\" data-toggle=\"tab\">Position 4<\/a><\/li><\/ul><\/div><div style=\"clear:both;width: 100%;\"><ul class=\"tab-content\" id=\"oscitas-restabcontent-4-review-viltrox-fe-28mm-1-8-af-73220\"><li class=\"tab-pane active\" id=\"ert_pane4-0\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-41848\" src=\"https:\/\/phillipreeve.net\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/06\/Viltrox_28mm_1.8_Flare_8.0_upos1.jpg\" alt=\"viltrox af 28mm 1.8 fe review sharpness contrast bokeh coma vignetting 42mp 63mp sony a7\" width=\"800\" height=\"533\" srcset=\"https:\/\/phillipreeve.net\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/06\/Viltrox_28mm_1.8_Flare_8.0_upos1.jpg 800w, https:\/\/phillipreeve.net\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/06\/Viltrox_28mm_1.8_Flare_8.0_upos1-300x200.jpg 300w, https:\/\/phillipreeve.net\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/06\/Viltrox_28mm_1.8_Flare_8.0_upos1-768x512.jpg 768w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 800px) 100vw, 800px\" \/><\/li><li class=\"tab-pane \" id=\"ert_pane4-1\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-41849\" src=\"https:\/\/phillipreeve.net\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/06\/Viltrox_28mm_1.8_Flare_8.0_upos2.jpg\" alt=\"viltrox af 28mm 1.8 fe review sharpness contrast bokeh coma vignetting 42mp 63mp sony a7\" width=\"800\" height=\"533\" srcset=\"https:\/\/phillipreeve.net\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/06\/Viltrox_28mm_1.8_Flare_8.0_upos2.jpg 800w, https:\/\/phillipreeve.net\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/06\/Viltrox_28mm_1.8_Flare_8.0_upos2-300x200.jpg 300w, https:\/\/phillipreeve.net\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/06\/Viltrox_28mm_1.8_Flare_8.0_upos2-768x512.jpg 768w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 800px) 100vw, 800px\" \/><\/li><li class=\"tab-pane \" id=\"ert_pane4-2\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-41850\" src=\"https:\/\/phillipreeve.net\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/06\/Viltrox_28mm_1.8_Flare_8.0_upos3.jpg\" alt=\"viltrox af 28mm 1.8 fe review sharpness contrast bokeh coma vignetting 42mp 63mp sony a7\" width=\"800\" height=\"533\" srcset=\"https:\/\/phillipreeve.net\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/06\/Viltrox_28mm_1.8_Flare_8.0_upos3.jpg 800w, https:\/\/phillipreeve.net\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/06\/Viltrox_28mm_1.8_Flare_8.0_upos3-300x200.jpg 300w, https:\/\/phillipreeve.net\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/06\/Viltrox_28mm_1.8_Flare_8.0_upos3-768x512.jpg 768w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 800px) 100vw, 800px\" \/><\/li><li class=\"tab-pane \" id=\"ert_pane4-3\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-41851\" src=\"https:\/\/phillipreeve.net\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/06\/Viltrox_28mm_1.8_Flare_8.0_upos4.jpg\" alt=\"viltrox af 28mm 1.8 fe review sharpness contrast bokeh coma vignetting 42mp 63mp sony a7\" width=\"800\" height=\"533\" srcset=\"https:\/\/phillipreeve.net\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/06\/Viltrox_28mm_1.8_Flare_8.0_upos4.jpg 800w, https:\/\/phillipreeve.net\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/06\/Viltrox_28mm_1.8_Flare_8.0_upos4-300x200.jpg 300w, https:\/\/phillipreeve.net\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/06\/Viltrox_28mm_1.8_Flare_8.0_upos4-768x512.jpg 768w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 800px) 100vw, 800px\" \/><\/li><\/ul><\/div><\/div><span style=\"color: #999999;\"><em>Sony A7III | Viltrox 28mm 1.8 AF | f\/8.0<br \/>\n<\/em><\/span><\/p>\n<p>As always evaluating flare is a complex matter since you can get any lens to look bad if you push it hard enough and a slight change of scenario can affect results a lot.<\/p>\n<p>With the sun inside the frame often small purple ghosts appear, with the sun just outside the frame veiling flare can be an issue. In some cases it was possible to get rid of these artefacts by shading the lens:<\/p>\n<p><div class=\"osc-res-tab tabbable   osc-tabs-left\"><div style=\"clear:both;width: 100%;\"><ul class=\"nav osc-res-nav nav-tabs osc-tabs-left-ul\" id=\"oscitas-restabs-5-review-viltrox-fe-28mm-1-8-af-75673\"><li class=\"active\"><a href=\"#ert_pane5-0\" data-toggle=\"tab\">unshaded<\/a><\/li><li class=\"\"><a href=\"#ert_pane5-1\" data-toggle=\"tab\">shaded<\/a><\/li><\/ul><\/div><div style=\"clear:both;width: 100%;\"><ul class=\"tab-content\" id=\"oscitas-restabcontent-5-review-viltrox-fe-28mm-1-8-af-75673\"><li class=\"tab-pane active\" id=\"ert_pane5-0\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-41847\" src=\"https:\/\/phillipreeve.net\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/06\/Viltrox_28mm_1.8_Flare_1.8_unshaded.jpg\" alt=\"viltrox af 28mm 1.8 fe review sharpness contrast bokeh coma vignetting 42mp 63mp sony a7\" width=\"800\" height=\"533\" srcset=\"https:\/\/phillipreeve.net\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/06\/Viltrox_28mm_1.8_Flare_1.8_unshaded.jpg 800w, https:\/\/phillipreeve.net\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/06\/Viltrox_28mm_1.8_Flare_1.8_unshaded-300x200.jpg 300w, https:\/\/phillipreeve.net\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/06\/Viltrox_28mm_1.8_Flare_1.8_unshaded-768x512.jpg 768w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 800px) 100vw, 800px\" \/><\/li><li class=\"tab-pane \" id=\"ert_pane5-1\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-41846\" src=\"https:\/\/phillipreeve.net\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/06\/Viltrox_28mm_1.8_Flare_1.8_shaded.jpg\" alt=\"viltrox af 28mm 1.8 fe review sharpness contrast bokeh coma vignetting 42mp 63mp sony a7\" width=\"800\" height=\"533\" srcset=\"https:\/\/phillipreeve.net\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/06\/Viltrox_28mm_1.8_Flare_1.8_shaded.jpg 800w, https:\/\/phillipreeve.net\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/06\/Viltrox_28mm_1.8_Flare_1.8_shaded-300x200.jpg 300w, https:\/\/phillipreeve.net\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/06\/Viltrox_28mm_1.8_Flare_1.8_shaded-768x512.jpg 768w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 800px) 100vw, 800px\" \/><\/li><\/ul><\/div><\/div><span style=\"color: #999999;\"><em>Sony A7III | Viltrox 28mm 1.8 AF | f\/1.8<\/em><\/span><\/p>\n<p>With strong point light sources in the dark also some artefacts may appear:<\/p>\n<figure id=\"attachment_42065\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-42065\" style=\"width: 800px\" class=\"wp-caption alignnone\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-full wp-image-42065\" src=\"https:\/\/phillipreeve.net\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/07\/Viltrox_28mm_1.8_AF_FE_Sample_34_1.8.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"800\" height=\"533\" srcset=\"https:\/\/phillipreeve.net\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/07\/Viltrox_28mm_1.8_AF_FE_Sample_34_1.8.jpg 800w, https:\/\/phillipreeve.net\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/07\/Viltrox_28mm_1.8_AF_FE_Sample_34_1.8-300x200.jpg 300w, https:\/\/phillipreeve.net\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/07\/Viltrox_28mm_1.8_AF_FE_Sample_34_1.8-768x512.jpg 768w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 800px) 100vw, 800px\" \/><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-42065\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Sony A7III | Viltrox 28mm 1.8 AF FE | f\/1.8<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p>All in all this is a respectable performance, but I think flare resistance is a category where the <a href=\"https:\/\/phillipreeve.net\/blog\/sony-fe-28mm-f2-review\/\">Sony FE 28mm 2.0<\/a> performs a bit better.<\/p>\n<h2>Coma<\/h2>\n<p><div class=\"osc-res-tab tabbable   osc-tabs-left\"><div style=\"clear:both;width: 100%;\"><ul class=\"nav osc-res-nav nav-tabs osc-tabs-left-ul\" id=\"oscitas-restabs-6-review-viltrox-fe-28mm-1-8-af-91003\"><li class=\"active\"><a href=\"#ert_pane6-0\" data-toggle=\"tab\">f\/1.8<\/a><\/li><li class=\"\"><a href=\"#ert_pane6-1\" data-toggle=\"tab\">f\/2.0<\/a><\/li><li class=\"\"><a href=\"#ert_pane6-2\" data-toggle=\"tab\">f\/2.8<\/a><\/li><li class=\"\"><a href=\"#ert_pane6-3\" data-toggle=\"tab\">f\/4.0<\/a><\/li><li class=\"\"><a href=\"#ert_pane6-4\" data-toggle=\"tab\">f\/5.6<\/a><\/li><\/ul><\/div><div style=\"clear:both;width: 100%;\"><ul class=\"tab-content\" id=\"oscitas-restabcontent-6-review-viltrox-fe-28mm-1-8-af-91003\"><li class=\"tab-pane active\" id=\"ert_pane6-0\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-41750\" src=\"https:\/\/phillipreeve.net\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/06\/Viltrox_28mm_1.8_AF_Coma_1.8.jpg\" alt=\"viltrox af 28mm 1.8 fe review sharpness contrast bokeh coma vignetting 42mp 63mp sony a7\" width=\"800\" height=\"534\" srcset=\"https:\/\/phillipreeve.net\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/06\/Viltrox_28mm_1.8_AF_Coma_1.8.jpg 800w, https:\/\/phillipreeve.net\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/06\/Viltrox_28mm_1.8_AF_Coma_1.8-300x200.jpg 300w, https:\/\/phillipreeve.net\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/06\/Viltrox_28mm_1.8_AF_Coma_1.8-768x513.jpg 768w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 800px) 100vw, 800px\" \/><\/li><li class=\"tab-pane \" id=\"ert_pane6-1\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-41751\" src=\"https:\/\/phillipreeve.net\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/06\/Viltrox_28mm_1.8_AF_Coma_2.0.jpg\" alt=\"viltrox af 28mm 1.8 fe review sharpness contrast bokeh coma vignetting 42mp 63mp sony a7\" width=\"800\" height=\"534\" srcset=\"https:\/\/phillipreeve.net\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/06\/Viltrox_28mm_1.8_AF_Coma_2.0.jpg 800w, https:\/\/phillipreeve.net\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/06\/Viltrox_28mm_1.8_AF_Coma_2.0-300x200.jpg 300w, https:\/\/phillipreeve.net\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/06\/Viltrox_28mm_1.8_AF_Coma_2.0-768x513.jpg 768w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 800px) 100vw, 800px\" \/><\/li><li class=\"tab-pane \" id=\"ert_pane6-2\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-41752\" src=\"https:\/\/phillipreeve.net\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/06\/Viltrox_28mm_1.8_AF_Coma_2.8.jpg\" alt=\"viltrox af 28mm 1.8 fe review sharpness contrast bokeh coma vignetting 42mp 63mp sony a7\" width=\"800\" height=\"534\" srcset=\"https:\/\/phillipreeve.net\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/06\/Viltrox_28mm_1.8_AF_Coma_2.8.jpg 800w, https:\/\/phillipreeve.net\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/06\/Viltrox_28mm_1.8_AF_Coma_2.8-300x200.jpg 300w, https:\/\/phillipreeve.net\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/06\/Viltrox_28mm_1.8_AF_Coma_2.8-768x513.jpg 768w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 800px) 100vw, 800px\" \/><\/li><li class=\"tab-pane \" id=\"ert_pane6-3\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-41753\" src=\"https:\/\/phillipreeve.net\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/06\/Viltrox_28mm_1.8_AF_Coma_4.0.jpg\" alt=\"viltrox af 28mm 1.8 fe review sharpness contrast bokeh coma vignetting 42mp 63mp sony a7\" width=\"800\" height=\"534\" srcset=\"https:\/\/phillipreeve.net\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/06\/Viltrox_28mm_1.8_AF_Coma_4.0.jpg 800w, https:\/\/phillipreeve.net\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/06\/Viltrox_28mm_1.8_AF_Coma_4.0-300x200.jpg 300w, https:\/\/phillipreeve.net\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/06\/Viltrox_28mm_1.8_AF_Coma_4.0-768x513.jpg 768w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 800px) 100vw, 800px\" \/><\/li><li class=\"tab-pane \" id=\"ert_pane6-4\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-41754\" src=\"https:\/\/phillipreeve.net\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/06\/Viltrox_28mm_1.8_AF_Coma_5.6.jpg\" alt=\"viltrox af 28mm 1.8 fe review sharpness contrast bokeh coma vignetting 42mp 63mp sony a7\" width=\"800\" height=\"534\" srcset=\"https:\/\/phillipreeve.net\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/06\/Viltrox_28mm_1.8_AF_Coma_5.6.jpg 800w, https:\/\/phillipreeve.net\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/06\/Viltrox_28mm_1.8_AF_Coma_5.6-300x200.jpg 300w, https:\/\/phillipreeve.net\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/06\/Viltrox_28mm_1.8_AF_Coma_5.6-768x513.jpg 768w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 800px) 100vw, 800px\" \/><\/li><\/ul><\/div><\/div><span style=\"color: #999999;\"><em>Sony A7rII | Viltrox 28mm 1.8 AF | 100% crops<\/em><\/span><\/p>\n<p>After the <a href=\"https:\/\/phillipreeve.net\/blog\/review-viltrox-fe-16mm-1-8-af\/\">Viltrox 16mm 1.8 AF<\/a> this is only the second Viltrox lens I am reviewing but it seems to me correcting coma properly might be pretty high on their list of design criteria.<br \/>\nAt f\/1.8 some coma is visible, by f\/2.8 it is almost completely gone.<br \/>\nThe <a href=\"https:\/\/phillipreeve.net\/blog\/review-laowa-28mm-1-2-ffii-argus-the-worlds-fastest-28mm-lens\/\">Laowa 28mm 1.2<\/a> performs similar at shared apertures, the <a href=\"https:\/\/phillipreeve.net\/blog\/review-7artisans-28mm-1-4-fe-plus\/\">7Artisans 28mm 1.4<\/a> even a bit better. I haven&#8217;t used the <a href=\"https:\/\/phillipreeve.net\/blog\/sony-fe-28mm-f2-review\/\">Sony FE 28mm 2.0<\/a> personally, but from other reviews it looks similar at f\/2.0 and worse at f\/2.8.<\/p>\n<h2>Distortion<\/h2>\n<p><div class=\"osc-res-tab tabbable   osc-tabs-left\"><div style=\"clear:both;width: 100%;\"><ul class=\"nav osc-res-nav nav-tabs osc-tabs-left-ul\" id=\"oscitas-restabs-7-review-viltrox-fe-28mm-1-8-af-70545\"><li class=\"active\"><a href=\"#ert_pane7-0\" data-toggle=\"tab\">uncorrected<\/a><\/li><li class=\"\"><a href=\"#ert_pane7-1\" data-toggle=\"tab\">corrected<\/a><\/li><\/ul><\/div><div style=\"clear:both;width: 100%;\"><ul class=\"tab-content\" id=\"oscitas-restabcontent-7-review-viltrox-fe-28mm-1-8-af-70545\"><li class=\"tab-pane active\" id=\"ert_pane7-0\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-41782\" src=\"https:\/\/phillipreeve.net\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/06\/Viltrox_28mm_1.8_AF_Distortion_uncorrected.jpg\" alt=\"viltrox af 28mm 1.8 fe review sharpness contrast bokeh coma vignetting 42mp 63mp sony a7\" width=\"800\" height=\"533\" srcset=\"https:\/\/phillipreeve.net\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/06\/Viltrox_28mm_1.8_AF_Distortion_uncorrected.jpg 800w, https:\/\/phillipreeve.net\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/06\/Viltrox_28mm_1.8_AF_Distortion_uncorrected-300x200.jpg 300w, https:\/\/phillipreeve.net\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/06\/Viltrox_28mm_1.8_AF_Distortion_uncorrected-768x512.jpg 768w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 800px) 100vw, 800px\" \/><\/li><li class=\"tab-pane \" id=\"ert_pane7-1\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-41781\" src=\"https:\/\/phillipreeve.net\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/06\/Viltrox_28mm_1.8_AF_Distortion_corrected.jpg\" alt=\"viltrox af 28mm 1.8 fe review sharpness contrast bokeh coma vignetting 42mp 63mp sony a7\" width=\"800\" height=\"533\" srcset=\"https:\/\/phillipreeve.net\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/06\/Viltrox_28mm_1.8_AF_Distortion_corrected.jpg 800w, https:\/\/phillipreeve.net\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/06\/Viltrox_28mm_1.8_AF_Distortion_corrected-300x200.jpg 300w, https:\/\/phillipreeve.net\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/06\/Viltrox_28mm_1.8_AF_Distortion_corrected-768x512.jpg 768w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 800px) 100vw, 800px\" \/><\/li><\/ul><\/div><\/div><span style=\"color: #999999;\"><em>Sony A7III | Viltrox 28mm 1.8 AF FE | f\/8.0<\/em><\/span><\/p>\n<p>The Viltrox 28mm 1.8 AF shows a low amount of wavy pincushion distortion. For most Viltrox lenses a Lightroom profile is available, so I expect this lens to be included in one of the future updates as well. Viltrox may also beat them by offering <a href=\"https:\/\/www.viltrox.com\/xzzx\">a profile for download on their homepage<\/a> like they do for many of their other lenses already. Until then you can use the profile for the Viltrox 24mm 1.8 FE instead as I did here as it does a surprisingly good job..<\/p>\n<h2>Bokeh<\/h2>\n<figure id=\"attachment_42050\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-42050\" style=\"width: 800px\" class=\"wp-caption alignnone\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-full wp-image-42050\" src=\"https:\/\/phillipreeve.net\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/07\/Viltrox_28mm_1.8_AF_FE_Sample_28_1.8.jpg\" alt=\"viltrox af 28mm 1.8 fe review sharpness contrast bokeh coma vignetting 42mp 63mp sony a7\" width=\"800\" height=\"533\" srcset=\"https:\/\/phillipreeve.net\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/07\/Viltrox_28mm_1.8_AF_FE_Sample_28_1.8.jpg 800w, https:\/\/phillipreeve.net\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/07\/Viltrox_28mm_1.8_AF_FE_Sample_28_1.8-300x200.jpg 300w, https:\/\/phillipreeve.net\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/07\/Viltrox_28mm_1.8_AF_FE_Sample_28_1.8-768x512.jpg 768w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 800px) 100vw, 800px\" \/><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-42050\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Sony A7III | Viltrox 28mm 1.8 AF FE | f\/1.8<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p>A fast 28mm is a lens I would be using for environmental portraits, so the bokeh quality would be of high interest to me.<\/p>\n<figure id=\"attachment_41970\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-41970\" style=\"width: 800px\" class=\"wp-caption alignnone\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-full wp-image-41970\" src=\"https:\/\/phillipreeve.net\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/06\/Viltrox_28mm_1.8_AF_FE_Sample_10_1.8.jpg\" alt=\"viltrox af 28mm 1.8 fe review sharpness contrast bokeh coma vignetting 42mp 63mp sony a7\" width=\"800\" height=\"533\" srcset=\"https:\/\/phillipreeve.net\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/06\/Viltrox_28mm_1.8_AF_FE_Sample_10_1.8.jpg 800w, https:\/\/phillipreeve.net\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/06\/Viltrox_28mm_1.8_AF_FE_Sample_10_1.8-300x200.jpg 300w, https:\/\/phillipreeve.net\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/06\/Viltrox_28mm_1.8_AF_FE_Sample_10_1.8-768x512.jpg 768w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 800px) 100vw, 800px\" \/><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-41970\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Sony A7III | Viltrox 28mm 1.8 AF FE | f\/1.8<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<figure id=\"attachment_41964\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-41964\" style=\"width: 800px\" class=\"wp-caption alignnone\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-full wp-image-41964\" src=\"https:\/\/phillipreeve.net\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/06\/Viltrox_28mm_1.8_AF_FE_Sample_4_1.8.jpg\" alt=\"viltrox af 28mm 1.8 fe review sharpness contrast bokeh coma vignetting 42mp 63mp sony a7\" width=\"800\" height=\"533\" srcset=\"https:\/\/phillipreeve.net\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/06\/Viltrox_28mm_1.8_AF_FE_Sample_4_1.8.jpg 800w, https:\/\/phillipreeve.net\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/06\/Viltrox_28mm_1.8_AF_FE_Sample_4_1.8-300x200.jpg 300w, https:\/\/phillipreeve.net\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/06\/Viltrox_28mm_1.8_AF_FE_Sample_4_1.8-768x512.jpg 768w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 800px) 100vw, 800px\" \/><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-41964\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Sony A7III | Viltrox 28mm 1.8 AF FE | f\/1.8<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<figure id=\"attachment_42031\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-42031\" style=\"width: 800px\" class=\"wp-caption alignnone\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-full wp-image-42031\" src=\"https:\/\/phillipreeve.net\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/06\/Viltrox_28mm_1.8_AF_FE_Sample_20_1.8.jpg\" alt=\"viltrox af 28mm 1.8 fe review sharpness contrast bokeh coma vignetting 42mp 63mp sony a7\" width=\"800\" height=\"533\" srcset=\"https:\/\/phillipreeve.net\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/06\/Viltrox_28mm_1.8_AF_FE_Sample_20_1.8.jpg 800w, https:\/\/phillipreeve.net\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/06\/Viltrox_28mm_1.8_AF_FE_Sample_20_1.8-300x200.jpg 300w, https:\/\/phillipreeve.net\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/06\/Viltrox_28mm_1.8_AF_FE_Sample_20_1.8-768x512.jpg 768w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 800px) 100vw, 800px\" \/><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-42031\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Sony A7III | Viltrox 28mm 1.8 AF FE | f\/1.8<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p>A minimum focus distance of 0.37 m is not best in class, but it still allows for close ups with a lot of background blur.<\/p>\n<figure id=\"attachment_42051\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-42051\" style=\"width: 800px\" class=\"wp-caption alignnone\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-full wp-image-42051\" src=\"https:\/\/phillipreeve.net\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/07\/Viltrox_28mm_1.8_AF_FE_Sample_29_1.8.jpg\" alt=\"viltrox af 28mm 1.8 fe review sharpness contrast bokeh coma vignetting 42mp 63mp sony a7\" width=\"800\" height=\"533\" srcset=\"https:\/\/phillipreeve.net\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/07\/Viltrox_28mm_1.8_AF_FE_Sample_29_1.8.jpg 800w, https:\/\/phillipreeve.net\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/07\/Viltrox_28mm_1.8_AF_FE_Sample_29_1.8-300x200.jpg 300w, https:\/\/phillipreeve.net\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/07\/Viltrox_28mm_1.8_AF_FE_Sample_29_1.8-768x512.jpg 768w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 800px) 100vw, 800px\" \/><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-42051\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Sony A7III | Viltrox 28mm 1.8 AF FE | f\/1.8<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<figure id=\"attachment_41966\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-41966\" style=\"width: 800px\" class=\"wp-caption alignnone\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-full wp-image-41966\" src=\"https:\/\/phillipreeve.net\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/06\/Viltrox_28mm_1.8_AF_FE_Sample_6_1.8.jpg\" alt=\"viltrox af 28mm 1.8 fe review sharpness contrast bokeh coma vignetting 42mp 63mp sony a7\" width=\"800\" height=\"533\" srcset=\"https:\/\/phillipreeve.net\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/06\/Viltrox_28mm_1.8_AF_FE_Sample_6_1.8.jpg 800w, https:\/\/phillipreeve.net\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/06\/Viltrox_28mm_1.8_AF_FE_Sample_6_1.8-300x200.jpg 300w, https:\/\/phillipreeve.net\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/06\/Viltrox_28mm_1.8_AF_FE_Sample_6_1.8-768x512.jpg 768w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 800px) 100vw, 800px\" \/><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-41966\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Sony A7III | Viltrox 28mm 1.8 AF FE | f\/1.8<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<figure id=\"attachment_41974\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-41974\" style=\"width: 800px\" class=\"wp-caption alignnone\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-full wp-image-41974\" src=\"https:\/\/phillipreeve.net\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/06\/Viltrox_28mm_1.8_AF_FE_Sample_14_1.8.jpg\" alt=\"viltrox af 28mm 1.8 fe review sharpness contrast bokeh coma vignetting 42mp 63mp sony a7\" width=\"800\" height=\"533\" srcset=\"https:\/\/phillipreeve.net\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/06\/Viltrox_28mm_1.8_AF_FE_Sample_14_1.8.jpg 800w, https:\/\/phillipreeve.net\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/06\/Viltrox_28mm_1.8_AF_FE_Sample_14_1.8-300x200.jpg 300w, https:\/\/phillipreeve.net\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/06\/Viltrox_28mm_1.8_AF_FE_Sample_14_1.8-768x512.jpg 768w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 800px) 100vw, 800px\" \/><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-41974\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Sony A7III | Viltrox 28mm 1.8 AF FE | f\/1.8<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p>What I really liked about this lens is the bokeh rendering at longer focus distances, even with complex backgrounds. There is hardly any outlining and the out of focus areas are never distracting.<\/p>\n<figure id=\"attachment_41968\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-41968\" style=\"width: 800px\" class=\"wp-caption alignnone\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-full wp-image-41968\" src=\"https:\/\/phillipreeve.net\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/06\/Viltrox_28mm_1.8_AF_FE_Sample_8_1.8.jpg\" alt=\"viltrox af 28mm 1.8 fe review sharpness contrast bokeh coma vignetting 42mp 63mp sony a7\" width=\"800\" height=\"533\" srcset=\"https:\/\/phillipreeve.net\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/06\/Viltrox_28mm_1.8_AF_FE_Sample_8_1.8.jpg 800w, https:\/\/phillipreeve.net\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/06\/Viltrox_28mm_1.8_AF_FE_Sample_8_1.8-300x200.jpg 300w, https:\/\/phillipreeve.net\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/06\/Viltrox_28mm_1.8_AF_FE_Sample_8_1.8-768x512.jpg 768w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 800px) 100vw, 800px\" \/><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-41968\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Sony A7III | Viltrox 28mm 1.8 AF FE | f\/1.8<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<figure id=\"attachment_41976\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-41976\" style=\"width: 800px\" class=\"wp-caption alignnone\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-full wp-image-41976\" src=\"https:\/\/phillipreeve.net\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/06\/Viltrox_28mm_1.8_AF_FE_Sample_16_1.8.jpg\" alt=\"viltrox af 28mm 1.8 fe review sharpness contrast bokeh coma vignetting 42mp 63mp sony a7\" width=\"800\" height=\"533\" srcset=\"https:\/\/phillipreeve.net\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/06\/Viltrox_28mm_1.8_AF_FE_Sample_16_1.8.jpg 800w, https:\/\/phillipreeve.net\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/06\/Viltrox_28mm_1.8_AF_FE_Sample_16_1.8-300x200.jpg 300w, https:\/\/phillipreeve.net\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/06\/Viltrox_28mm_1.8_AF_FE_Sample_16_1.8-768x512.jpg 768w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 800px) 100vw, 800px\" \/><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-41976\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Sony A7III | Viltrox 28mm 1.8 AF FE | f\/1.8<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<figure id=\"attachment_41965\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-41965\" style=\"width: 800px\" class=\"wp-caption alignnone\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-full wp-image-41965\" src=\"https:\/\/phillipreeve.net\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/06\/Viltrox_28mm_1.8_AF_FE_Sample_5_1.8.jpg\" alt=\"viltrox af 28mm 1.8 fe review sharpness contrast bokeh coma vignetting 42mp 63mp sony a7\" width=\"800\" height=\"533\" srcset=\"https:\/\/phillipreeve.net\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/06\/Viltrox_28mm_1.8_AF_FE_Sample_5_1.8.jpg 800w, https:\/\/phillipreeve.net\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/06\/Viltrox_28mm_1.8_AF_FE_Sample_5_1.8-300x200.jpg 300w, https:\/\/phillipreeve.net\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/06\/Viltrox_28mm_1.8_AF_FE_Sample_5_1.8-768x512.jpg 768w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 800px) 100vw, 800px\" \/><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-41965\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Sony A7III | Viltrox 28mm 1.8 AF FE | f\/1.8<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p>In this category I think the Viltrox is a better choice than the <a href=\"https:\/\/phillipreeve.net\/blog\/sony-fe-28mm-f2-review\/\">Sony FE 28mm 2.0<\/a>.<\/p>\n<h2>Sunstars<\/h2>\n<p><div class=\"osc-res-tab tabbable   osc-tabs-left\"><div style=\"clear:both;width: 100%;\"><ul class=\"nav osc-res-nav nav-tabs osc-tabs-left-ul\" id=\"oscitas-restabs-8-review-viltrox-fe-28mm-1-8-af-31530\"><li class=\"active\"><a href=\"#ert_pane8-0\" data-toggle=\"tab\">f\/1.8<\/a><\/li><li class=\"\"><a href=\"#ert_pane8-1\" data-toggle=\"tab\">f\/2.0<\/a><\/li><li class=\"\"><a href=\"#ert_pane8-2\" data-toggle=\"tab\">f\/2.8<\/a><\/li><li class=\"\"><a href=\"#ert_pane8-3\" data-toggle=\"tab\">f\/4.0<\/a><\/li><li class=\"\"><a href=\"#ert_pane8-4\" data-toggle=\"tab\">f\/5.6<\/a><\/li><li class=\"\"><a href=\"#ert_pane8-5\" data-toggle=\"tab\">f\/8.0<\/a><\/li><li class=\"\"><a href=\"#ert_pane8-6\" data-toggle=\"tab\">f\/11<\/a><\/li><li class=\"\"><a href=\"#ert_pane8-7\" data-toggle=\"tab\">f\/16<\/a><\/li><\/ul><\/div><div style=\"clear:both;width: 100%;\"><ul class=\"tab-content\" id=\"oscitas-restabcontent-8-review-viltrox-fe-28mm-1-8-af-31530\"><li class=\"tab-pane active\" id=\"ert_pane8-0\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-41755\" src=\"https:\/\/phillipreeve.net\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/06\/Viltrox_28mm_1.8_AF_Sunstars_1.8.jpg\" alt=\"viltrox af 28mm 1.8 fe review sharpness contrast bokeh coma vignetting 42mp 63mp sony a7\" width=\"800\" height=\"534\" srcset=\"https:\/\/phillipreeve.net\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/06\/Viltrox_28mm_1.8_AF_Sunstars_1.8.jpg 800w, https:\/\/phillipreeve.net\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/06\/Viltrox_28mm_1.8_AF_Sunstars_1.8-300x200.jpg 300w, https:\/\/phillipreeve.net\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/06\/Viltrox_28mm_1.8_AF_Sunstars_1.8-768x513.jpg 768w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 800px) 100vw, 800px\" \/><\/li><li class=\"tab-pane \" id=\"ert_pane8-1\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-41756\" src=\"https:\/\/phillipreeve.net\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/06\/Viltrox_28mm_1.8_AF_Sunstars_2.0.jpg\" alt=\"viltrox af 28mm 1.8 fe review sharpness contrast bokeh coma vignetting 42mp 63mp sony a7\" width=\"800\" height=\"534\" srcset=\"https:\/\/phillipreeve.net\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/06\/Viltrox_28mm_1.8_AF_Sunstars_2.0.jpg 800w, https:\/\/phillipreeve.net\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/06\/Viltrox_28mm_1.8_AF_Sunstars_2.0-300x200.jpg 300w, https:\/\/phillipreeve.net\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/06\/Viltrox_28mm_1.8_AF_Sunstars_2.0-768x513.jpg 768w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 800px) 100vw, 800px\" \/><\/li><li class=\"tab-pane \" id=\"ert_pane8-2\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-41757\" src=\"https:\/\/phillipreeve.net\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/06\/Viltrox_28mm_1.8_AF_Sunstars_2.8.jpg\" alt=\"viltrox af 28mm 1.8 fe review sharpness contrast bokeh coma vignetting 42mp 63mp sony a7\" width=\"800\" height=\"534\" srcset=\"https:\/\/phillipreeve.net\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/06\/Viltrox_28mm_1.8_AF_Sunstars_2.8.jpg 800w, https:\/\/phillipreeve.net\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/06\/Viltrox_28mm_1.8_AF_Sunstars_2.8-300x200.jpg 300w, https:\/\/phillipreeve.net\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/06\/Viltrox_28mm_1.8_AF_Sunstars_2.8-768x513.jpg 768w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 800px) 100vw, 800px\" \/><\/li><li class=\"tab-pane \" id=\"ert_pane8-3\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-41758\" src=\"https:\/\/phillipreeve.net\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/06\/Viltrox_28mm_1.8_AF_Sunstars_4.0.jpg\" alt=\"viltrox af 28mm 1.8 fe review sharpness contrast bokeh coma vignetting 42mp 63mp sony a7\" width=\"800\" height=\"534\" srcset=\"https:\/\/phillipreeve.net\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/06\/Viltrox_28mm_1.8_AF_Sunstars_4.0.jpg 800w, https:\/\/phillipreeve.net\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/06\/Viltrox_28mm_1.8_AF_Sunstars_4.0-300x200.jpg 300w, https:\/\/phillipreeve.net\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/06\/Viltrox_28mm_1.8_AF_Sunstars_4.0-768x513.jpg 768w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 800px) 100vw, 800px\" \/><\/li><li class=\"tab-pane \" id=\"ert_pane8-4\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-41759\" src=\"https:\/\/phillipreeve.net\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/06\/Viltrox_28mm_1.8_AF_Sunstars_5.6.jpg\" alt=\"viltrox af 28mm 1.8 fe review sharpness contrast bokeh coma vignetting 42mp 63mp sony a7\" width=\"800\" height=\"534\" srcset=\"https:\/\/phillipreeve.net\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/06\/Viltrox_28mm_1.8_AF_Sunstars_5.6.jpg 800w, https:\/\/phillipreeve.net\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/06\/Viltrox_28mm_1.8_AF_Sunstars_5.6-300x200.jpg 300w, https:\/\/phillipreeve.net\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/06\/Viltrox_28mm_1.8_AF_Sunstars_5.6-768x513.jpg 768w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 800px) 100vw, 800px\" \/><\/li><li class=\"tab-pane \" id=\"ert_pane8-5\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-41760\" src=\"https:\/\/phillipreeve.net\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/06\/Viltrox_28mm_1.8_AF_Sunstars_8.0.jpg\" alt=\"viltrox af 28mm 1.8 fe review sharpness contrast bokeh coma vignetting 42mp 63mp sony a7\" width=\"800\" height=\"534\" srcset=\"https:\/\/phillipreeve.net\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/06\/Viltrox_28mm_1.8_AF_Sunstars_8.0.jpg 800w, https:\/\/phillipreeve.net\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/06\/Viltrox_28mm_1.8_AF_Sunstars_8.0-300x200.jpg 300w, https:\/\/phillipreeve.net\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/06\/Viltrox_28mm_1.8_AF_Sunstars_8.0-768x513.jpg 768w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 800px) 100vw, 800px\" \/><\/li><li class=\"tab-pane \" id=\"ert_pane8-6\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-41761\" src=\"https:\/\/phillipreeve.net\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/06\/Viltrox_28mm_1.8_AF_Sunstars_11.jpg\" alt=\"viltrox af 28mm 1.8 fe review sharpness contrast bokeh coma vignetting 42mp 63mp sony a7\" width=\"800\" height=\"534\" srcset=\"https:\/\/phillipreeve.net\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/06\/Viltrox_28mm_1.8_AF_Sunstars_11.jpg 800w, https:\/\/phillipreeve.net\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/06\/Viltrox_28mm_1.8_AF_Sunstars_11-300x200.jpg 300w, https:\/\/phillipreeve.net\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/06\/Viltrox_28mm_1.8_AF_Sunstars_11-768x513.jpg 768w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 800px) 100vw, 800px\" \/><\/li><li class=\"tab-pane \" id=\"ert_pane8-7\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-41762\" src=\"https:\/\/phillipreeve.net\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/06\/Viltrox_28mm_1.8_AF_Sunstars_16.jpg\" alt=\"viltrox af 28mm 1.8 fe review sharpness contrast bokeh coma vignetting 42mp 63mp sony a7\" width=\"800\" height=\"534\" srcset=\"https:\/\/phillipreeve.net\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/06\/Viltrox_28mm_1.8_AF_Sunstars_16.jpg 800w, https:\/\/phillipreeve.net\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/06\/Viltrox_28mm_1.8_AF_Sunstars_16-300x200.jpg 300w, https:\/\/phillipreeve.net\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/06\/Viltrox_28mm_1.8_AF_Sunstars_16-768x513.jpg 768w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 800px) 100vw, 800px\" \/><\/li><\/ul><\/div><\/div><em><span style=\"color: #999999;\">Sony A7rII | Viltrox 28mm 1.8 AF | 33% crops from center<\/span><br \/>\n<\/em><\/p>\n<p>Regular readers already know that an even number of aperture blades leads to distinct sunstars whereas this Viltrox 28mm 1.8 AF is using 9 aperture blades &#8211; just as the <a href=\"https:\/\/phillipreeve.net\/blog\/review-viltrox-fe-16mm-1-8-af\/\">Viltrox 16mm 1.8 AF<\/a>..<br \/>\nThe alignment of the blades is pretty good though and we see nice sunstars from f\/5.6 to f\/16, similar to those we have seen from the <a href=\"https:\/\/phillipreeve.net\/blog\/review-sony-fe-20mm-1-8g\/\">Sony FE 20mm 1.8G<\/a>.<br \/>\nWe haven&#8217;t exactly been blessed with 28mm lenses with nice sunstars. The <a href=\"https:\/\/phillipreeve.net\/blog\/sony-fe-28mm-f2-review\/\">Sony FE 28mm 2.0<\/a> is not doing a good job and neither are the <a href=\"https:\/\/phillipreeve.net\/blog\/review-7artisans-28mm-1-4-fe-plus\/\">7Artisans 28mm 1.4<\/a> nor the <a href=\"https:\/\/phillipreeve.net\/blog\/review-laowa-28mm-1-2-ffii-argus-the-worlds-fastest-28mm-lens\/\">Laowa 28mm 1.2<\/a>. The <a href=\"https:\/\/phillipreeve.net\/blog\/review-voigtlander-vm-28mm-2-0-ultron-type-i\/\">Voigtl\u00e4nder 28mm 2.0 Ultron<\/a> does, but it has some other issues on E-mount cameras, so this Viltrox is definitely one of the better options here.<br \/>\nIf you want to know more about sunstars have a look at <a href=\"https:\/\/phillipreeve.net\/blog\/best-lenses-for-sunstars\/\">this article<\/a>.<\/p>\n<h2>Chromatic aberration<\/h2>\n<h3><strong>lateral<\/strong><\/h3>\n<p>Lateral CA are so well corrected, I cannot show you any here.<\/p>\n<h3><strong>longitudinal<\/strong><\/h3>\n<p><div class=\"osc-res-tab tabbable   osc-tabs-left\"><div style=\"clear:both;width: 100%;\"><ul class=\"nav osc-res-nav nav-tabs osc-tabs-left-ul\" id=\"oscitas-restabs-9-review-viltrox-fe-28mm-1-8-af-56211\"><li class=\"active\"><a href=\"#ert_pane9-0\" data-toggle=\"tab\">overview<\/a><\/li><li class=\"\"><a href=\"#ert_pane9-1\" data-toggle=\"tab\">crop1<\/a><\/li><li class=\"\"><a href=\"#ert_pane9-2\" data-toggle=\"tab\">crop2<\/a><\/li><\/ul><\/div><div style=\"clear:both;width: 100%;\"><ul class=\"tab-content\" id=\"oscitas-restabcontent-9-review-viltrox-fe-28mm-1-8-af-56211\"><li class=\"tab-pane active\" id=\"ert_pane9-0\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-41982\" src=\"https:\/\/phillipreeve.net\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/06\/Viltrox_28mm_1.8_AF_loCA_Overview.jpg\" alt=\"viltrox af 28mm 1.8 fe review sharpness contrast bokeh coma vignetting 42mp 63mp sony a7\" width=\"800\" height=\"533\" srcset=\"https:\/\/phillipreeve.net\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/06\/Viltrox_28mm_1.8_AF_loCA_Overview.jpg 800w, https:\/\/phillipreeve.net\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/06\/Viltrox_28mm_1.8_AF_loCA_Overview-300x200.jpg 300w, https:\/\/phillipreeve.net\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/06\/Viltrox_28mm_1.8_AF_loCA_Overview-768x512.jpg 768w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 800px) 100vw, 800px\" \/><\/li><li class=\"tab-pane \" id=\"ert_pane9-1\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-41980\" src=\"https:\/\/phillipreeve.net\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/06\/Viltrox_28mm_1.8_AF_loCA_crop1.jpg\" alt=\"viltrox af 28mm 1.8 fe review sharpness contrast bokeh coma vignetting 42mp 63mp sony a7\" width=\"800\" height=\"533\" srcset=\"https:\/\/phillipreeve.net\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/06\/Viltrox_28mm_1.8_AF_loCA_crop1.jpg 800w, https:\/\/phillipreeve.net\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/06\/Viltrox_28mm_1.8_AF_loCA_crop1-300x200.jpg 300w, https:\/\/phillipreeve.net\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/06\/Viltrox_28mm_1.8_AF_loCA_crop1-768x512.jpg 768w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 800px) 100vw, 800px\" \/><\/li><li class=\"tab-pane \" id=\"ert_pane9-2\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-41981\" src=\"https:\/\/phillipreeve.net\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/06\/Viltrox_28mm_1.8_AF_loCA_crop2.jpg\" alt=\"viltrox af 28mm 1.8 fe review sharpness contrast bokeh coma vignetting 42mp 63mp sony a7\" width=\"800\" height=\"533\" srcset=\"https:\/\/phillipreeve.net\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/06\/Viltrox_28mm_1.8_AF_loCA_crop2.jpg 800w, https:\/\/phillipreeve.net\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/06\/Viltrox_28mm_1.8_AF_loCA_crop2-300x200.jpg 300w, https:\/\/phillipreeve.net\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/06\/Viltrox_28mm_1.8_AF_loCA_crop2-768x512.jpg 768w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 800px) 100vw, 800px\" \/><\/li><\/ul><\/div><\/div><span style=\"color: #999999;\"><em>Sony A7III | Viltrox FE 28mm 1.8 AF | f\/1.8<\/em><\/span><\/p>\n<p>The Viltrox 28mm 1.8 AF shows an average amount of longitudinal CA at f\/1.8. Stopped down to f\/2.8 they are almost completely gone.<\/p>\n<h2>Conclusion<\/h2>\n<div dir=\"auto\">\n<table>\n<tbody>\n<tr>\n<td><strong>good<\/strong><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li><span style=\"color: #339966;\">very pleasing bokeh<\/span><\/li>\n<li><span style=\"color: #339966;\">sharpness (except for the corners at wider apertures)<\/span><\/li>\n<li><span style=\"color: #339966;\">coma correction (f\/2.8)<\/span><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/td>\n<td><strong>average<\/strong><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>flare resistance<\/li>\n<li>CA correction<\/li>\n<li>size\/weight<\/li>\n<li>price<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/td>\n<td><strong>not good<\/strong><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li><span style=\"color: #ff9900;\">high vignetting at f\/1.8<\/span><\/li>\n<li><span style=\"color: #ff9900;\">wavy distortion<\/span><\/li>\n<li><span style=\"color: #ff9900;\">lack of controls<\/span><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/tbody>\n<\/table>\n<\/div>\n<p>My contact at Viltrox was actually a bit reluctant when I asked for a review sample of this 28mm lens. I was told it wasn&#8217;t as good as the 16mm 1.8 and also optimized for video, not so much still photography. After having used this lens I think Viltrox could have been a bit more content with this lens though.<\/p>\n<p>This is a very solid lens without any really outstanding flaws. What I like most about it, is its bokeh rendering, as even at longer focus distances &#8211; where some of the 28mm lenses struggle with field curvature (looking at you, <a href=\"https:\/\/phillipreeve.net\/blog\/review-laowa-28mm-1-2-ffii-argus-the-worlds-fastest-28mm-lens\/\">Laowa 28mm 1.2<\/a>) &#8211; this Viltrox lens always creates appealing and undistracting out of focus areas.<\/p>\n<p>Currently this lens is only available for E-mount and here we have to compare it to the <a href=\"https:\/\/phillipreeve.net\/blog\/sony-fe-28mm-f2-review\/\">Sony FE 28mm 2.0<\/a>. I actually don&#8217;t see a clear winner. I prefer the bokeh, CA correction and sunstars of the Viltrox, but the flare resistance as well as size and weight of the Sony lens. And in some places the first party lens being cheaper than the third party option is also a bit of an oddity.<br \/>\nI really wish this 28mm Viltrox lens had the controls of the 16mm 1.8 to also match the Sony GM, G and Sigma Art DG DN lenses. In that case a slightly higher price could be more easily justified.<\/p>\n<p>If you don&#8217;t care as much about an AF\/MF switch or a clicked aperture ring like I do, and you simply didn&#8217;t like the <a href=\"https:\/\/phillipreeve.net\/blog\/sony-fe-28mm-f2-review\/\">Sony 28mm 2.0<\/a> because of its strong CAs, whacky sunstars or very high (but easy to fix) distortion this Viltrox lens might still be what you have been waiting for.<\/p>\n<p><em>buy from <a href=\"https:\/\/viltroxstore.com\/collections\/e-mount?ref=r67n83i6\">manufacturer&#8217;s shop<\/a> (use the code &#8220;PRnet&#8221; for 8% discount) | <a href=\"https:\/\/bhpho.to\/3CCluvt\">B&amp;H<\/a> | <a href=\"https:\/\/www.ebay.com\/sch\/i.html?_from=R40&amp;_trksid=p2380057.m570.l1313&amp;_nkw=viltrox+28mm+1.8&amp;_sacat=0&amp;mkcid=1&amp;mkrid=711-53200-19255-0&amp;siteid=0&amp;campid=5337820268&amp;toolid=20008&amp;mkevt=1\">ebay.com<\/a>&nbsp;(advertisement\/affiliate links) for <strong>$379<\/strong><\/em><\/p>\n<h2>Alternatives<\/h2>\n<p>I will only talk about the obvious alternatives here, meaning other modern 28mm primes available for E-mount. There are of course many zooms available covering 28mm as well, you can find those discussed in our <a href=\"https:\/\/phillipreeve.net\/blog\/fe-lenses-sony-comprehensive-independent-guide\/\">FE Guide<\/a>.<\/p>\n<h3>AF<\/h3>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/phillipreeve.net\/blog\/sony-fe-28mm-f2-review\/\"><strong><em>Sony FE 28mm 2.0:<\/em><\/strong><\/a><br \/>\nThe most obvious competitor is one of Sony&#8217;s earlier fullframe E-mount lenses. Unfortunately it does neither offer the image nor the build quality of Sony&#8217;s latest G lenses (see <a href=\"https:\/\/phillipreeve.net\/blog\/review-sony-fe-20mm-1-8g\/\">Sony FE 20mm 1.8 G<\/a> for comparison), but it is also significantly cheaper.<br \/>\nA solid but not outstanding lens, I talked about the differences in the parargaphs above which should help you to make a decision if deciding between these two lenses.<br \/>\n<em>buy from <a href=\"https:\/\/amzn.to\/2GXJWdo\">Amazon.com<\/a> | <a href=\"http:\/\/amzn.to\/2wyLOCO\">Amazon.de<\/a> | <a href=\"https:\/\/www.ebay.com\/sch\/i.html?_from=R40&amp;_trksid=p4432023.m570.l1313&amp;_nkw=sony+fe+28mm+2.0&amp;_sacat=0&amp;mkcid=1&amp;mkrid=711-53200-19255-0&amp;siteid=0&amp;campid=5337820268&amp;toolid=20008&amp;mkevt=1\">ebay.com<\/a> | <a href=\"https:\/\/www.ebay.de\/sch\/i.html?_from=R40&amp;_trksid=p4432023.m570.l1313&amp;_nkw=sony+fe+28mm+2.0&amp;_sacat=0&amp;mkcid=1&amp;mkrid=707-53477-19255-0&amp;siteid=77&amp;campid=5337820268&amp;toolid=20008&amp;mkevt=1\">ebay.de<\/a> | <a href=\"https:\/\/www.bhphotovideo.com\/c\/product\/1402637-REG\/sony_fe_28mm_f_2_lens.html\/BI\/19619\/KBID\/12129\/kw\/SO2820F\/DFF\/d10-v2-t1-xSO2820F\">B&amp;H<\/a> for <strong>$448<\/strong> (advertisement\/affiliate links)<\/em><\/p>\n<p><em><strong>Sigma Art 28mm 1.4:<\/strong><br \/>\n<\/em>This might be Sigma&#8217;s best balanced late f\/1.4 DSLR prime, but when used on a mirrorless camera it is still a huge and much heavier lens compared to any other 28mm lens specifically designed for mirrorless cameras. It also has some other issues like mediocre flare resistance and high vignetting. Still, if you want a 28mm f\/1.4 lens with good AF this is currently your only choice.<em><br \/>\nbuy from <a href=\"https:\/\/amzn.to\/2Wn0pxO\">Amazon.com<\/a> | <a href=\"https:\/\/amzn.to\/2WzVkHd\">Amazon.de<\/a> | <a href=\"https:\/\/www.bhphotovideo.com\/c\/product\/1436285-REG\/sigma_28mm_f_1_4_dg_hsm.html\/BI\/19619\/KBID\/12129\/kw\/SI2814DGSE\/DFF\/d10-v2-t1-xSI2814DGSE\">B&amp;H<\/a> | <a href=\"https:\/\/www.ebay.com\/sch\/i.html?_from=R40&amp;_trksid=p2334524.m570.l1313&amp;_nkw=sigma+28mm+1.4+art+sony+e&amp;_sacat=0&amp;LH_TitleDesc=0&amp;_odkw=zeiss+batis+25&amp;_osacat=0&amp;mkcid=1&amp;mkrid=711-53200-19255-0&amp;siteid=0&amp;campid=5337820268&amp;toolid=20008&amp;mkevt=1\">ebay.com<\/a> for <strong>$999<\/strong> (advertisement\/affiliate links)<\/em><\/p>\n<h3>MF<\/h3>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/phillipreeve.net\/blog\/review-laowa-28mm-1-2-ffii-argus-the-worlds-fastest-28mm-lens\/\"><b><i>Laowa 28mm 1.2 Argus:<\/i><\/b><\/a><br \/>\nThis is the world&#8217;s fastest 28mm lens with surprisingly good sharpness already at f\/1.2 and amazing bokeh at close to mid distances. Downsides are a minimum focus distance of 0.5 m, lack of EXIF data and not so great bokeh at longer focus distances.<br \/>\n<em>buy from the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.venuslens.net\/product\/laowa-argus-28mm-f-1-2-ff\/ref\/57\/\">manufacturer&#8217;s homepage<\/a> | <a href=\"https:\/\/bhpho.to\/3CdfFEI\">B&amp;H<\/a> (advertisement\/affiliate links) for <strong>$599<\/strong><\/em><\/p>\n<div dir=\"auto\">\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/phillipreeve.net\/blog\/review-7artisans-28mm-1-4-fe-plus\/\"><strong><em>7Artisans 28mm 1.4 FE+:<\/em><\/strong><\/a><br \/>\nThis was the first 7Artisans lens and it is still a really compelling option. It is slightly faster, has a worse minimum focus distance (0.7 m) and is smaller but heavier. What should guide your decision is whether you want an AF or an MF lens.<br \/>\n<em>buy from <a href=\"https:\/\/7artisans.store\/products\/7artisans-m28mm-f1-4?ref=05rrjwls\">manufacturer&#8217;s shop<\/a>, <a href=\"https:\/\/bhpho.to\/2NCqOZt\">B&amp;H<\/a>, <a href=\"https:\/\/amzn.to\/2Lyk7GB\">amazon.com<\/a>\/<a href=\"https:\/\/amzn.to\/2XiCHHk\">amazon.de<\/a> <a href=\"https:\/\/www.ebay.com\/sch\/i.html?LH_CAds=&amp;_ex_kw=&amp;_fpos=&amp;_fspt=1&amp;_mPrRngCbx=1&amp;_nkw=7artisans+28mm+1.4&amp;_sacat=625&amp;_sadis=&amp;_sop=12&amp;_udhi=&amp;_udlo=&amp;_fosrp=1&amp;mkrid=711-53200-19255-0&amp;siteid=0&amp;mkcid=1&amp;campid=5337820268&amp;toolid=10001&amp;customid=&amp;mkevt=1\">ebay.com<\/a>\/<a href=\"https:\/\/www.ebay.de\/sch\/i.html?_ex_kw=&amp;_mPrRngCbx=1&amp;_nkw=7artisans+28mm+1.4&amp;_sacat=625&amp;_sop=12&amp;_udhi=&amp;_udlo=&amp;_fosrp=1&amp;mkrid=707-53477-19255-0&amp;siteid=77&amp;mkcid=1&amp;campid=5337820268&amp;toolid=10001&amp;customid=&amp;mkevt=1\">ebay.de<\/a> for about <strong>$436<\/strong> (advertisement\/affiliate links)<\/em><\/p>\n<\/div>\n<h2>Sample Images<\/h2>\n<figure id=\"attachment_41979\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-41979\" style=\"width: 800px\" class=\"wp-caption alignnone\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-full wp-image-41979\" src=\"https:\/\/phillipreeve.net\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/06\/Viltrox_28mm_1.8_AF_FE_Sample_19_8.0.jpg\" alt=\"viltrox af 28mm 1.8 fe review sharpness contrast bokeh coma vignetting 42mp 63mp sony a7\" width=\"800\" height=\"533\" srcset=\"https:\/\/phillipreeve.net\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/06\/Viltrox_28mm_1.8_AF_FE_Sample_19_8.0.jpg 800w, https:\/\/phillipreeve.net\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/06\/Viltrox_28mm_1.8_AF_FE_Sample_19_8.0-300x200.jpg 300w, https:\/\/phillipreeve.net\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/06\/Viltrox_28mm_1.8_AF_FE_Sample_19_8.0-768x512.jpg 768w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 800px) 100vw, 800px\" \/><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-41979\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Sony A7III | Viltrox 28mm 1.8 AF FE | f\/8.0<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<figure id=\"attachment_41977\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-41977\" style=\"width: 800px\" class=\"wp-caption alignnone\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-full wp-image-41977\" src=\"https:\/\/phillipreeve.net\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/06\/Viltrox_28mm_1.8_AF_FE_Sample_17_1.8.jpg\" alt=\"viltrox af 28mm 1.8 fe review sharpness contrast bokeh coma vignetting 42mp 63mp sony a7\" width=\"800\" height=\"533\" srcset=\"https:\/\/phillipreeve.net\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/06\/Viltrox_28mm_1.8_AF_FE_Sample_17_1.8.jpg 800w, https:\/\/phillipreeve.net\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/06\/Viltrox_28mm_1.8_AF_FE_Sample_17_1.8-300x200.jpg 300w, https:\/\/phillipreeve.net\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/06\/Viltrox_28mm_1.8_AF_FE_Sample_17_1.8-768x512.jpg 768w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 800px) 100vw, 800px\" \/><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-41977\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Sony A7III | Viltrox 28mm 1.8 AF FE | f\/1.8<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<figure id=\"attachment_41971\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-41971\" style=\"width: 800px\" class=\"wp-caption alignnone\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-full wp-image-41971\" src=\"https:\/\/phillipreeve.net\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/06\/Viltrox_28mm_1.8_AF_FE_Sample_11_1.8.jpg\" alt=\"viltrox af 28mm 1.8 fe review sharpness contrast bokeh coma vignetting 42mp 63mp sony a7\" width=\"800\" height=\"533\" srcset=\"https:\/\/phillipreeve.net\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/06\/Viltrox_28mm_1.8_AF_FE_Sample_11_1.8.jpg 800w, https:\/\/phillipreeve.net\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/06\/Viltrox_28mm_1.8_AF_FE_Sample_11_1.8-300x200.jpg 300w, https:\/\/phillipreeve.net\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/06\/Viltrox_28mm_1.8_AF_FE_Sample_11_1.8-768x512.jpg 768w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 800px) 100vw, 800px\" \/><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-41971\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Sony A7III | Viltrox 28mm 1.8 AF FE | f\/1.8<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<figure id=\"attachment_42055\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-42055\" style=\"width: 800px\" class=\"wp-caption alignnone\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-full wp-image-42055\" src=\"https:\/\/phillipreeve.net\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/07\/Viltrox_28mm_1.8_AF_FE_Sample_33_1.8.jpg\" alt=\"viltrox af 28mm 1.8 fe review sharpness contrast bokeh coma vignetting 42mp 63mp sony a7\" width=\"800\" height=\"533\" srcset=\"https:\/\/phillipreeve.net\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/07\/Viltrox_28mm_1.8_AF_FE_Sample_33_1.8.jpg 800w, https:\/\/phillipreeve.net\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/07\/Viltrox_28mm_1.8_AF_FE_Sample_33_1.8-300x200.jpg 300w, https:\/\/phillipreeve.net\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/07\/Viltrox_28mm_1.8_AF_FE_Sample_33_1.8-768x512.jpg 768w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 800px) 100vw, 800px\" \/><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-42055\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Sony A7III | Viltrox 28mm 1.8 AF FE | f\/1.8<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<figure id=\"attachment_42052\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-42052\" style=\"width: 800px\" class=\"wp-caption alignnone\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-full wp-image-42052\" src=\"https:\/\/phillipreeve.net\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/07\/Viltrox_28mm_1.8_AF_FE_Sample_30_1.8.jpg\" alt=\"viltrox af 28mm 1.8 fe review sharpness contrast bokeh coma vignetting 42mp 63mp sony a7\" width=\"800\" height=\"533\" srcset=\"https:\/\/phillipreeve.net\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/07\/Viltrox_28mm_1.8_AF_FE_Sample_30_1.8.jpg 800w, https:\/\/phillipreeve.net\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/07\/Viltrox_28mm_1.8_AF_FE_Sample_30_1.8-300x200.jpg 300w, https:\/\/phillipreeve.net\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/07\/Viltrox_28mm_1.8_AF_FE_Sample_30_1.8-768x512.jpg 768w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 800px) 100vw, 800px\" \/><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-42052\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Sony A7III | Viltrox 28mm 1.8 AF FE | f\/1.8<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<figure id=\"attachment_42053\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-42053\" style=\"width: 800px\" class=\"wp-caption alignnone\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-full wp-image-42053\" src=\"https:\/\/phillipreeve.net\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/07\/Viltrox_28mm_1.8_AF_FE_Sample_31_1.8.jpg\" alt=\"viltrox af 28mm 1.8 fe review sharpness contrast bokeh coma vignetting 42mp 63mp sony a7\" width=\"800\" height=\"533\" srcset=\"https:\/\/phillipreeve.net\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/07\/Viltrox_28mm_1.8_AF_FE_Sample_31_1.8.jpg 800w, https:\/\/phillipreeve.net\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/07\/Viltrox_28mm_1.8_AF_FE_Sample_31_1.8-300x200.jpg 300w, https:\/\/phillipreeve.net\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/07\/Viltrox_28mm_1.8_AF_FE_Sample_31_1.8-768x512.jpg 768w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 800px) 100vw, 800px\" \/><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-42053\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Sony A7III | Viltrox 28mm 1.8 AF FE | f\/1.8<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<figure id=\"attachment_41967\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-41967\" style=\"width: 800px\" class=\"wp-caption alignnone\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-full wp-image-41967\" src=\"https:\/\/phillipreeve.net\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/06\/Viltrox_28mm_1.8_AF_FE_Sample_7_1.8.jpg\" alt=\"viltrox af 28mm 1.8 fe review sharpness contrast bokeh coma vignetting 42mp 63mp sony a7\" width=\"800\" height=\"533\" srcset=\"https:\/\/phillipreeve.net\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/06\/Viltrox_28mm_1.8_AF_FE_Sample_7_1.8.jpg 800w, https:\/\/phillipreeve.net\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/06\/Viltrox_28mm_1.8_AF_FE_Sample_7_1.8-300x200.jpg 300w, https:\/\/phillipreeve.net\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/06\/Viltrox_28mm_1.8_AF_FE_Sample_7_1.8-768x512.jpg 768w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 800px) 100vw, 800px\" \/><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-41967\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Sony A7III | Viltrox 28mm 1.8 AF FE | f\/1.8<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<figure id=\"attachment_41963\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-41963\" style=\"width: 800px\" class=\"wp-caption alignnone\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-full wp-image-41963\" src=\"https:\/\/phillipreeve.net\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/06\/Viltrox_28mm_1.8_AF_FE_Sample_3_1.8.jpg\" alt=\"viltrox af 28mm 1.8 fe review sharpness contrast bokeh coma vignetting 42mp 63mp sony a7\" width=\"800\" height=\"533\" srcset=\"https:\/\/phillipreeve.net\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/06\/Viltrox_28mm_1.8_AF_FE_Sample_3_1.8.jpg 800w, https:\/\/phillipreeve.net\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/06\/Viltrox_28mm_1.8_AF_FE_Sample_3_1.8-300x200.jpg 300w, https:\/\/phillipreeve.net\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/06\/Viltrox_28mm_1.8_AF_FE_Sample_3_1.8-768x512.jpg 768w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 800px) 100vw, 800px\" \/><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-41963\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Sony A7III | Viltrox 28mm 1.8 AF FE | f\/1.8<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<figure id=\"attachment_41972\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-41972\" style=\"width: 800px\" class=\"wp-caption alignnone\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-full wp-image-41972\" src=\"https:\/\/phillipreeve.net\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/06\/Viltrox_28mm_1.8_AF_FE_Sample_12_1.8.jpg\" alt=\"viltrox af 28mm 1.8 fe review sharpness contrast bokeh coma vignetting 42mp 63mp sony a7\" width=\"800\" height=\"533\" srcset=\"https:\/\/phillipreeve.net\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/06\/Viltrox_28mm_1.8_AF_FE_Sample_12_1.8.jpg 800w, https:\/\/phillipreeve.net\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/06\/Viltrox_28mm_1.8_AF_FE_Sample_12_1.8-300x200.jpg 300w, https:\/\/phillipreeve.net\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/06\/Viltrox_28mm_1.8_AF_FE_Sample_12_1.8-768x512.jpg 768w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 800px) 100vw, 800px\" \/><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-41972\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Sony A7III | Viltrox 28mm 1.8 AF FE | f\/1.8<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<figure id=\"attachment_41962\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-41962\" style=\"width: 800px\" class=\"wp-caption alignnone\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-full wp-image-41962\" src=\"https:\/\/phillipreeve.net\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/06\/Viltrox_28mm_1.8_AF_FE_Sample_2_1.8.jpg\" alt=\"viltrox af 28mm 1.8 fe review sharpness contrast bokeh coma vignetting 42mp 63mp sony a7\" width=\"800\" height=\"533\" srcset=\"https:\/\/phillipreeve.net\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/06\/Viltrox_28mm_1.8_AF_FE_Sample_2_1.8.jpg 800w, https:\/\/phillipreeve.net\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/06\/Viltrox_28mm_1.8_AF_FE_Sample_2_1.8-300x200.jpg 300w, https:\/\/phillipreeve.net\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/06\/Viltrox_28mm_1.8_AF_FE_Sample_2_1.8-768x512.jpg 768w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 800px) 100vw, 800px\" \/><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-41962\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Sony A7III | Viltrox 28mm 1.8 AF FE | f\/1.8<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<figure id=\"attachment_42032\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-42032\" style=\"width: 800px\" class=\"wp-caption alignnone\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-full wp-image-42032\" src=\"https:\/\/phillipreeve.net\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/06\/Viltrox_28mm_1.8_AF_FE_Sample_21_2.8.jpg\" alt=\"viltrox af 28mm 1.8 fe review sharpness contrast bokeh coma vignetting 42mp 63mp sony a7\" width=\"800\" height=\"533\" srcset=\"https:\/\/phillipreeve.net\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/06\/Viltrox_28mm_1.8_AF_FE_Sample_21_2.8.jpg 800w, https:\/\/phillipreeve.net\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/06\/Viltrox_28mm_1.8_AF_FE_Sample_21_2.8-300x200.jpg 300w, https:\/\/phillipreeve.net\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/06\/Viltrox_28mm_1.8_AF_FE_Sample_21_2.8-768x512.jpg 768w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 800px) 100vw, 800px\" \/><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-42032\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Sony A7III | Viltrox 28mm 1.8 AF FE | f\/2.8<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<figure id=\"attachment_42034\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-42034\" style=\"width: 800px\" class=\"wp-caption alignnone\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-full wp-image-42034\" src=\"https:\/\/phillipreeve.net\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/06\/Viltrox_28mm_1.8_AF_FE_Sample_23_1.8.jpg\" alt=\"viltrox af 28mm 1.8 fe review sharpness contrast bokeh coma vignetting 42mp 63mp sony a7\" width=\"800\" height=\"533\" srcset=\"https:\/\/phillipreeve.net\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/06\/Viltrox_28mm_1.8_AF_FE_Sample_23_1.8.jpg 800w, https:\/\/phillipreeve.net\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/06\/Viltrox_28mm_1.8_AF_FE_Sample_23_1.8-300x200.jpg 300w, https:\/\/phillipreeve.net\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/06\/Viltrox_28mm_1.8_AF_FE_Sample_23_1.8-768x512.jpg 768w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 800px) 100vw, 800px\" \/><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-42034\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Sony A7III | Viltrox 28mm 1.8 AF FE | f\/1.8<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<figure id=\"attachment_41961\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-41961\" style=\"width: 800px\" class=\"wp-caption alignnone\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-full wp-image-41961\" src=\"https:\/\/phillipreeve.net\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/06\/Viltrox_28mm_1.8_AF_FE_Sample_1_1.8.jpg\" alt=\"viltrox af 28mm 1.8 fe review sharpness contrast bokeh coma vignetting 42mp 63mp sony a7\" width=\"800\" height=\"533\" srcset=\"https:\/\/phillipreeve.net\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/06\/Viltrox_28mm_1.8_AF_FE_Sample_1_1.8.jpg 800w, https:\/\/phillipreeve.net\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/06\/Viltrox_28mm_1.8_AF_FE_Sample_1_1.8-300x200.jpg 300w, https:\/\/phillipreeve.net\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/06\/Viltrox_28mm_1.8_AF_FE_Sample_1_1.8-768x512.jpg 768w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 800px) 100vw, 800px\" \/><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-41961\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Sony A7III | Viltrox 28mm 1.8 AF FE | f\/1.8<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<figure id=\"attachment_42033\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-42033\" style=\"width: 800px\" class=\"wp-caption alignnone\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-full wp-image-42033\" src=\"https:\/\/phillipreeve.net\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/06\/Viltrox_28mm_1.8_AF_FE_Sample_22_1.8.jpg\" alt=\"viltrox af 28mm 1.8 fe review sharpness contrast bokeh coma vignetting 42mp 63mp sony a7\" width=\"800\" height=\"533\" srcset=\"https:\/\/phillipreeve.net\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/06\/Viltrox_28mm_1.8_AF_FE_Sample_22_1.8.jpg 800w, 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