Viltrox AF 15mm f/1.7 Air vs Voigtlander Super Wide-Heliar 15mm F4.5 Aspherical
Both are Nikon Z prime lenses. Here is what actually differs.
Pick the Viltrox AF 15mm f/1.7 Air if
- You need 2⅔ stops more light for low light or background blur (f/1.7 vs f/4.5)
- You want the lighter lens to carry: 95 g lighter (195 g vs 290 g)
- You want autofocus (STM): the Voigtlander Super Wide-Heliar 15mm F4.5 Aspherical is manual focus only
Pick the Voigtlander Super Wide-Heliar 15mm F4.5 Aspherical if
- You shoot close-ups: it focuses down to 0.13 m vs 0.23 m
- You want bigger close-ups: 0.25× vs 0.1× maximum magnification
- You care about the shape of out-of-focus highlights: 10 aperture blades vs 9
Spec differences
11 differences| Viltrox AF 15mm f/1.7 Air | Voigtlander Super Wide-Heliar 15mm F4.5 Aspherical | |
|---|---|---|
| Brand |
Viltrox
|
Voigtlander
|
| Format |
APS-C
|
not listed
|
| Max aperture |
f/1.7
2⅔ stops faster
|
f/4.5
|
| Weight |
195 g
lighter
|
290 g
|
| Length |
58.5 mm
shorter
|
67 mm
|
| Diameter |
65 mm
slimmer
|
67.6 mm
|
| Min focus distance |
0.23 m
|
0.13 m
closer
|
| Max magnification |
0.1×
|
0.25×
larger
|
| Aperture blades |
9
|
10
more blades
|
| Optical design |
12 elements / 10 groups
|
11 elements / 9 groups
|
| Autofocus motor |
STM
|
Manual focus
|
5 identical specs hidden: mount, type, focal length, filter thread, image stabilization. Show all
- Mount
- Nikon Z both
- Type
- Prime both
- Focal length
- 15mm both
- Filter thread
- 58 mm both
- Image stabilization
- No both
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