Viltrox announces AF 135mm F1.8 LAB Z lens

Viltrox announced the AF 135mm F1.8 LAB Z, a full-frame large aperture telephoto autofocus lens for Z-mount. Viltrox’s self-developed Quad HyperVCM motor technology ensures rapid, precise focusing. The $899 lens achieves resolution at F1.8 full aperture to faithfully capture sharp, true-to-life detail, with the option of dreamy bokeh.

Viltrox’s patented Quad HyperVCM motor technology significantly enhances thrust conversion efficiency, enabling faster, quieter and more stable autofocus in video and photo shooting, the company claims. Compared to traditional STM autofocus motors, HyperVCM focuses 150% faster, and with micron-precision positioning – enabling 100ms switching between the closest and farthest focus points, for professional-grade performance. This lens is also equipped with a dual floating focus system, optimizes sharpness, and captures stunning close-ups at 0.72 meters with 0.25x magnification, for versatile close-up shooting.

Viltrox’s AF 135mm F1.8 LAB Z lens redefines professional-grade optics with its revolutionary optical design. Even at maximum aperture, the Viltrox AF 135mm F1.8 LAB Z maintains exceptional edge-to-edge sharpness, ensuring consistent image quality across the frame. This guarantees remarkable detail retention for post-cropping flexibility, offering an unparalleled shooting experience and creative freedom.

This lens includes a three-stage focus limiter, dual VCM motors for fast, silent focusing, customizable dual Fn buttons, A-B focus switching, remote app control, a multifunction ring/click switch (FE/Z), and seamless auto/manual focus (AF/MF) switching for versatile shooting.