Viltrox AF 50mm F2 AIR FE Gallery

Viltrox’s series of small, lightweight, and yet surprisingly high performing lenses is called the “Air” Series. We’ve seen 20mm F2.8 and 40mm F2.5 full frame lenses along with a truly excellent series of APS-C lenses, including the 25mm F1.7, 35mm F1.7, and 56mm F1.7. The AIR lenses have all been pretty uniformly excellent, combining great optics with small, lightweight (howbeit very simple) designs and equally low price tags (all under $200). Viltrox is back with yet another AIR series lens, and this is another full frame option. While the 20mm may still stand as the most useful lens for travel, the new Viltrox AF 50mm F2 AIR is easily the best performer yet in the series, and is very possibly the sharpest “nifty-fifty” style lens that has even been made. It seems to best even the impressive Sigma 50mm F2 DG DN from their iSeries, a lens I thought was very impressive. There’s no question the Sigma lens has a much higher degree of build quality and functionality, but at a price tag more than 3x higher than the sub-$200 AIR 50mm, I suspect that Viltrox will have another best seller on their hands. It is the new lightweight 50mm to grab (just 205g)? Find out my thoughts by watching the video review, reading the text review, or just enjoying the photos in the galleries.

https://youtu.be/cZnA2-0p__A

Thanks to Viltrox for sending me a review loaner of this lens. As always, this is a completely independent review. *The tests and most of the photos that I share as a part of my review cycle have been done with the Sony a7RV and the Sony Alpha 1. You can find the product listing page for the Viltrox AF 50mm F2 AIR here.

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I probably don’t need to say much about the 50mm focal length at this point. I have probably reviewed more 50mm lenses than any other. It would be easy to ask the question, “Do we even need another 50mm lens?” The short answer might be “no”, but I suspect there will always be room for a lens like the AIR 50mm, as, shockingly, it is one of the sharpest 50mm lenses that I’ve tested.

The AIR lenses are great! Much like Samyang’s “Tiny series”, these lenses are for those who don’t care about bells and whistles and just want a lightweight, high performing lens. This won’t be the series for those looking for aperture rings, buttons, or rings, but if you want a light, tough, high performing lens at a great price, then grab a Viltrox AIR series lens!

Photos of the Viltrox AF 50mm F2 AIR

Photos taken with the Viltrox AF 50mm F2 AIR

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