Viltrox AF 135mm F1.8 LAB Z-mount Gallery

In the fall of the 2024 I had the opportunity to review the long awaited first entry in Viltrox’s Premium LAB series – the Viltrox AF 135mm F1.8 LAB FE. I loved the lens on Sony despite it being large and heavy and gave it a pretty glowing review. One regret I had was that my Megadap ETZ221 Pro adapter didn’t play well with the LAB 135mm, so I didn’t have a chance to use the Sony FE version on my Nikon Z8. As an aside, I’m interested in seeing if Viltrox’s own new E to Z adapter solves that problem. But fortunately we have a better solution, because a new Nikon Z mount version of this amazing lenses has officially arrived, and frankly the big LAB is going to be a better match for my large Nikon Z8 body anyway! One thing hasn’t changed; this is still a big, heavy lens, but it also a very serious challenger to the premium Nikkor Z 135mm F1.8 S Plena…particularly considering that lens’ hefty $2500 USD price tag. The Viltrox AF 135mm F1.8 LAB Z is an optical juggernaut, and the bargain price tag of $899 USD makes it a huge value (and if you use code DUSTINABBOTT at checkout at Viltrox, you can get an additional 5% off!). Find out if this should be the 135mm in your own kit by watching the video review, reading the text review, or by just enjoying the photos from the lens in the galleries below.

Thanks to Viltrox for sending me a review copy of this lens. As always, this is a completely independent review. All opinions and conclusions are my own. *The tests and most of the photos that I share as a part of my review cycle have been done with the 45MP Nikon Z8, which I reviewed here. You can visit the product listing page of the Viltrox AF 135mm F1.8 LAB Z.

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Enjoy the photos in the gallery below!

Photos of the Viltrox AF 135mm F1.8 LAB Z

Photos taken with the Viltrox AF 135mm F1.8 LAB Z

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