Viltrox AF 28mm f/4.5 L

12 May 2026 · Lens Rumour

Seven lenses in one preview drop, covering Full Frame through Micro Four Thirds. The tilt-shift is the headline for architecture and product shooters who've been priced out of Canon and Nikon's own offerings. The 18mm f/1.2 and 40mm f/1.2 APS-C primes are the ones to watch for event and street work. Nothing ships until it ships, but Viltrox has been delivering on previews lately, so file this under 'watch, not ignore'.

16 May 2026 · Lens Rumour

Seven new Viltrox lenses are showing up in leaked images, and the one to watch is a manual focus tilt-shift for full frame L mount. Tilt-shifts are where third-party manufacturers rarely go, and if Viltrox prices it anywhere near their usual bracket, architectural and product photographers shooting Lumix S or Leica SL bodies have a legitimate reason to pay attention. The rest of the lineup, fast APS-C primes down to f/1.2 and a 25mm for Micro Four Thirds, follows Viltrox's established playbook of flooding the affordable end of the market. No pricing, no shipping date. Worth keeping on your radar, not worth clearing your credit card yet.

17 June 2026 · Lens Review

Viltrox's AF 28mm f/4.5 L is a pancake-sized autofocus prime for L-mount bodies — Fstoppers reviews whether the real-world optical performance holds up against the spec sheet.