Viltrox AF 16mm F1.8 FE/L/Z Specs, Equivalents & Depth of Field

16 mm

Focal length

f/1.8

Maximum aperture

107°

Diagonal angle of view (Full frame)

Full frame

Designed for

Specifications#

Brand: Viltrox
Model: AF 16mm F1.8 FE/L/Z
Lens type: Ultra-wide prime
Focal length: 16 mm
Maximum aperture: f/1.8
Image circle: Full frame (36×24 mm)
Mount(s): Sony E-mount, L-Mount, Nikon Z
Projection: Rectilinear
Lensfun correction profile: Yes — distortion/vignetting/TCA

Equivalent focal length on different cameras#

Field of view and depth-of-field equivalence when this lens is used on bodies with different sensor sizes (natively or via an adapter).

Camera format	At 16 mm	Equiv. aperture (DoF)
Full frame	16 mm · 107°	f/1.8
APS-C	24 mm · 83°	f/2.7
APS-C (Canon)	26 mm · 80°	f/2.9
Micro Four Thirds	32 mm · 68°	f/3.6

Depth of field & background blur#

Computed on its native Full frame format (CoC 30 µm). “Blur @2 m” is the size of an out-of-focus point at infinity, as a percentage of frame width, with the subject at 2 m — a simple bokeh index. Full table: 16 mm f/1.8 on full frame.

Focal	Aperture	at 1 m	at 2 m	at 5 m	at 10 m	Hyperfocal	Blur @2 m
16 mm	f/1.8	43.4 cm	2.03 m	∞	∞	4.76 m	0.2%
16 mm	f/4	1.17 m	27.5 m	∞	∞	2.15 m	0.1%
16 mm	f/8	12.4 m	∞	∞	∞	1.08 m	0.0%

Handheld & night-sky limits#

NPF assumes typical 20–24 MP sensors (≈6 µm pixels on full frame, ≈3.9 µm on APS-C, ≈3.3 µm on Micro Four Thirds).

Body	Min. handheld shutter (longest focal)	500 rule at 16 mm	NPF at 16 mm, f/1.8
Full frame	1/15 s	31 s	15 s
APS-C	1/25 s	21 s	11 s
APS-C (Canon)	1/25 s	20 s	11 s
Micro Four Thirds	1/30 s	16 s	10 s

Compatible cameras#

Bodies in our database with a native Sony E-mount, L-Mount and Nikon Z mount.

Adapt it to other systems#

Nikon Z Nikon 1 (CX)Pentax Q Sony E-mount Nikon Z Fujifilm X-mount Canon EF-M Hasselblad XCD Nikon 1 (CX)Pentax Q Pentax Q

Similar lenses#

Sony FE 16mm f/1.8 G f/1.8
Sigma 17mm F4 DG DN | Contemporary 023 f/4
Laowa 15mm f/2.0 Zero-D f/2
Viltrox AF 15mm F1.7 Air f/1.7
Voigtländer 15mm F4.5 Super Wide Heliar Aspherical III f/4.5
Samyang AF 18mm f/2.8 f/2.8
Zeiss Batis 18mm f/2.8 f/2.8
Zeiss Distagon 18mm f/4 f/4
Samyang 14mm f/2.8 AE ED AS IF UMC f/2.8
Samyang AF 14mm f/2.8 f/2.8
Sigma 14mm f/1.8 DG HSM | A f/1.8
Sony FE 14mm f/1.8 GM f/1.8

Frequently asked questions#

Is the Viltrox AF 16mm F1.8 FE/L/Z full frame?

Yes — it covers the full 36 × 24 mm frame.

What is the Viltrox AF 16mm F1.8 FE/L/Z equivalent to on APS-C?

On a 1.5× APS-C body it frames like 24 mm, and like 26 mm on Canon APS-C.

What is the Viltrox AF 16mm F1.8 FE/L/Z good for?

As a ultra-wide prime it suits astrophotography, landscapes and dramatic perspectives.

Sources & licences#

Lensfun lens database — CC BY-SA 3.0