7Artisans 35mm F5.6 Pancake (Nikon Z) vs Viltrox AF 35mm F1.8 Z
Key differences
- —The 35mm F5.6 Pancake (Nikon Z) is 216g lighter (154g vs 370g).
- —The AF 35mm F1.8 Z is faster: f/1.8 vs f/5.6 (≈3.3 stops more light).
- —At launch the 35mm F5.6 Pancake (Nikon Z) cost $260 less ($139 vs $399).
- —The 35mm F5.6 Pancake (Nikon Z) is manual focus only.
- —For close-ups the 35mm F5.6 Pancake (Nikon Z) reaches 0.14× vs 0.10×.
- Mount
- Nikon Z (FX)
- Nikon Z (FX)
- Focal length
- 35mm
- 35mm
- Max aperture
- F5.6
- F1.8◆
- Weight
- 154g◆
- 370g
- Dimensions ⌀ × L
- 66.0 × 26.0mm
- 70.0 × 88.2mm
- Volume
- 89 cm³◆
- 339 cm³
- Density
- 1.73 g/cm³
- 1.09 g/cm³
- Filter thread
- —
- ⌀55mm
- Min focus
- 0.30m◆
- 0.40m
- Max magnification
- 0.14×◆
- 0.10×
- Elements / groups
- 5 / 4
- 10 / 8
- Aperture blades
- 3
- 9◆
- Focus drive
- Manual Helicoid
- STM (Lead Screw)
- Stabilisation
- —
- —
- Weather sealed
- —
- —
- Aperture ring
- —
- Yes
- Released
- 2021
- 2021
- MSRP (USD)
- $139◆
- $399
- Sharpness
- 6.8
- 7.4◆
- Bokeh Rendering
- 5.5
- 7.4◆
- Autofocus Speed
- MF
- 6.7
- Flare Resistance
- 5.2
- 6.8◆
- Build / Sealing
- 7.8◆
- 7.6
- Value / Size
- 8.3
- 8.4◆
Performance overlay
- 35mm F5.6 Pancake (Nikon Z)
- AF 35mm F1.8 Z
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