News Viltrox 26mm f/2.8 pancake possibly on the way

[Jonathan-Mac]

I have just read that Viltrox are developing a pancake 26mm f/2.8 which will first be released for Sony (of course) and later for L-mount. No word on price or time.

Being nice and small and a focal length not covered by any AF prime (and three stops faster than the Lumix 26mm) this would be a very welcome addition and might even satisfy those who have been crying out for a 28mm prime. Personally I think I'd be willing to accept 26mm instead of 28mm.

 

[sergun80]

 

[Jonathan-Mac]

Some update son this lens. It should be appearing towards the end of this month in E and Z mounts with the L-mount version coming "some months" later, so L-mount remains minimum priority for Viltrox. Apparently sharpness will be a priority in the optical design and it will use a new VCM motor instead of the standard STM though I don't know if this necessarily means it will be better for AF.

Price will be 299 USD.

 

[sergun80]

so L-mount remains minimum priority for Viltrox

Strange statements from Viltrox. That's why the L-Mount lacks small lenses like this one. They just want to promote their 28/4.5 from the beginning..

 

[Jonathan-Mac]

Strange statements from Viltrox. That's why the L-Mount lacks small lenses like this one. They just want to promote their 28/4.5 from the beginning..

I don't think it's that they want to sell more 28/4.5s, after all, that's a cheaper lens that they get less money from. It's just that they're prioritising Sony and Nikon over L.

One other thing mentioned was a bayonet hood that takes filters, which makes sense given that in the image above the lens apparently takes 43mm filters (I would have preferred 49mm) but there's clearly no filter thread on the lens itself.

 

[sergun80]

 

[sergun80]

 

[xaviergut]

We need this lens for the L-mount asap...



And a camera like the Sony A7CR, A7Cii etc.

 

[sergun80]

Review: Viltrox AF 26mm 2.8 Evo FE - phillipreeve.net

Many pancake lenses for the E-mount come with severe compromises, is this Viltrox AF 26mm 2.8 Evo the first one that actually

phillipreeve.net

 

[NFec]

UPDATE!! Sorry, I made mistake. My initial comment refered to the Viltrox 28mm AF f4.5!!!

I deleted what I wrote here and posted it into the right thread.

 

[Jonathan-Mac]

From the reviews I've seen so far this lens seems pretty good but can suffer badly with flare from light sources just outside the frame.

Apparently the aperture ring is also a little odd in that the numbers are not printed on it, they are printed alongside it with a white dot on the ring itself to indicate the aperture. Consequently at first glance it appears to be always set to f/8.