7Artisans AF 50mm F1.8 (Nikon Z) vs Voigtländer APO-LANTHAR 50mm F2 Aspherical (Nikon Z, original)
Key differences
- —The Voigtländer APO-LANTHAR 50mm F2 Aspherical (Nikon Z, original) is 103g lighter (347g vs 450g).
- —The AF 50mm F1.8 (Nikon Z) is faster: f/1.8 vs f/2 (≈0.3 stops more light).
- —At launch the AF 50mm F1.8 (Nikon Z) cost $821 less ($228 vs $1,049).
- —The Voigtländer APO-LANTHAR 50mm F2 Aspherical (Nikon Z, original) is manual focus only.
- —For close-ups the Voigtländer APO-LANTHAR 50mm F2 Aspherical (Nikon Z, original) reaches 0.15× vs 0.13×.
- Mount
- Nikon Z (FX)
- Nikon Z (FX)
- Focal length
- 50mm
- 50mm
- Max aperture
- F1.8◆
- F2
- Weight
- 450g
- 347g◆
- Dimensions ⌀ × L
- 72.0 × 104.0mm
- 67.6 × 64.3mm
- Volume
- 423 cm³
- 231 cm³◆
- Density
- 1.06 g/cm³
- 1.50 g/cm³
- Filter thread
- ⌀62mm
- ⌀52mm
- Min focus
- 0.50m
- 0.45m◆
- Max magnification
- 0.13×
- 0.15×◆
- Elements / groups
- 11 / 9
- 10 / 8
- Aperture blades
- 11
- 12◆
- Focus drive
- STM
- Manual Helicoid
- Stabilisation
- —
- —
- Weather sealed
- —
- —
- Aperture ring
- Yes · de-click
- Yes
- Released
- 2024
- 2022
- MSRP (USD)
- $228◆
- $1,049
- Sharpness
- 7.8
- 9.8◆
- Bokeh Rendering
- 8.0
- 8.1◆
- Autofocus Speed
- 7.2
- MF
- Flare Resistance
- 6.8
- 8.7◆
- Build / Sealing
- 7.8
- 9.1◆
- Value / Size
- 8.5◆
- 8.2
Performance overlay
- AF 50mm F1.8 (Nikon Z)
- Voigtländer APO-LANTHAR 50mm F2 Aspherical (Nikon Z, original)
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