Clear and Beautiful, from Daily Life to Portraits. Viltrox AF 55mm F1.8 EVO with APO Design Released
Eizourashi Co., Ltd. announces the release of the Viltrox AF 55mm F1.8 EVO on April 28, 2026. This full-frame autofocus prime lens for Sony E and Nikon Z mounts features an APO design for superior clarity and belongs to the new 'EVO' category, balancing performance and mobility.
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Manufacturer Suggested Retail Price: ¥83,000 (tax included)
Viltrox will release the 'Viltrox AF 55mm F1.8 EVO,' a full-frame compatible autofocus prime lens, on Tuesday, April 28, 2026. The Viltrox AF 55mm F1.8 EVO combines a 55mm focal length, which makes it easy to capture subjects with a natural perspective, with a bright F1.8 aperture and the clear rendering performance of an APO design. It excels in a wide range of scenes, from portraits and daily snapshots to table photography and video shooting.
Compatible Mounts: Sony E, Nikon Z
EVO | The Essential Lens, Redefined
The EVO series was born as a new 'Core Prime' category in Viltrox's lens lineup. It sits between the conventional 'Pro Series' (high-spec oriented) and the 'Air Series' (lightweight and affordable), aiming to optimize the balance of high performance, mobility, and price.
Development Concept:
- Provide a 'reachable and highly mobile choice' compared to conventional high-priced and heavy lenses while maintaining high optical performance.
- Emphasize operability and portability to make shooting comfortable for daily life, creative work, or professional projects.
- Comfortable operability and expandability (aperture ring, click switch, AF/MF switch, USB-C firmware update support).
- Reliability and practicality with a dust and drip-resistant structure.
Product Overview:
The Viltrox AF 55mm F1.8 EVO is a full-frame compatible autofocus prime lens. The 55mm focal length, which has a slightly more settled impression than standard lenses, makes it easy to grasp the distance from the subject and draw out a natural sense of depth in portraits. It is easy to incorporate into daily snapshots, allowing you to enjoy a wide range of photography with a single lens. The bright F1.8 aperture enables soft bokeh expressions that highlight the subject. Furthermore, by adopting an APO design, color fringing is suppressed, and clear rendering with well-defined contours is achieved. It features an excellent balance of sharpness and natural bokeh, making it suitable for diverse subjects such as people, still life, and landscapes. The minimum focusing distance is 0.43m, suitable for close-up shots of food, small items, and flowers. The quiet and smooth autofocus driven by an STM motor is easy to handle not only for stills but also for video shooting, playing an active role from daily use to creative work. In addition, consideration has been given to operability, such as an aperture ring with click switching, a custom Fn button, and a firmware update function via USB Type-C. It is designed not only for the beauty of the image but also for ease of use during shooting.
Key Features:
- APO design suppresses color fringing for clear, high-contrast rendering.
- Adopts 2 ED lenses, 2 high-refractive index lenses, and 1 aspherical lens.
- High-resolution rendering with an optical design of 13 elements in 9 groups.
- Minimum focusing distance of 0.43m, ideal for table photography and small item shooting.
- Front coating with dust and water resistance.
- Equipped with a custom Fn button.
- Aperture ring with switchable clicks.
- Supports firmware updates via USB Type-C.
Specifications:
- Model: Viltrox AF 55mm F1.8 EVO
- Mounts: Sony E, Nikon Z
- Focus Mode: AF/MF
- Format: Full-frame
- Construction: 13 elements in 9 groups
- Aperture: F1.8 - F16
- Diaphragm Blades: 9
- Focal Length: 55mm
- Focus Mechanism: Inner focus
- Motor: STM motor
- Min Focus Distance: 0.43m
- Filter Size: Φ58mm
- Dimensions (Max Dia x Length):
- E-mount: Φ69mm x 76mm
- Z-mount: Φ69mm x 78mm
- Weight:
- E-mount: Approx. 370g
- Z-mount: Approx. 390g
Release Date: April 28, 2026 (Tuesday)
About Eizourashi Co., Ltd.:
Eizourashi Co., Ltd. is the sole official distributor in Japan for high-quality photography equipment under the Viltrox and Marsace brands.
Viltrox will release the 'Viltrox AF 55mm F1.8 EVO,' a full-frame compatible autofocus prime lens, on Tuesday, April 28, 2026. The Viltrox AF 55mm F1.8 EVO combines a 55mm focal length, which makes it easy to capture subjects with a natural perspective, with a bright F1.8 aperture and the clear rendering performance of an APO design. It excels in a wide range of scenes, from portraits and daily snapshots to table photography and video shooting.
Compatible Mounts: Sony E, Nikon Z
EVO | The Essential Lens, Redefined
The EVO series was born as a new 'Core Prime' category in Viltrox's lens lineup. It sits between the conventional 'Pro Series' (high-spec oriented) and the 'Air Series' (lightweight and affordable), aiming to optimize the balance of high performance, mobility, and price.
Development Concept:
- Provide a 'reachable and highly mobile choice' compared to conventional high-priced and heavy lenses while maintaining high optical performance.
- Emphasize operability and portability to make shooting comfortable for daily life, creative work, or professional projects.
- Comfortable operability and expandability (aperture ring, click switch, AF/MF switch, USB-C firmware update support).
- Reliability and practicality with a dust and drip-resistant structure.
Product Overview:
The Viltrox AF 55mm F1.8 EVO is a full-frame compatible autofocus prime lens. The 55mm focal length, which has a slightly more settled impression than standard lenses, makes it easy to grasp the distance from the subject and draw out a natural sense of depth in portraits. It is easy to incorporate into daily snapshots, allowing you to enjoy a wide range of photography with a single lens. The bright F1.8 aperture enables soft bokeh expressions that highlight the subject. Furthermore, by adopting an APO design, color fringing is suppressed, and clear rendering with well-defined contours is achieved. It features an excellent balance of sharpness and natural bokeh, making it suitable for diverse subjects such as people, still life, and landscapes. The minimum focusing distance is 0.43m, suitable for close-up shots of food, small items, and flowers. The quiet and smooth autofocus driven by an STM motor is easy to handle not only for stills but also for video shooting, playing an active role from daily use to creative work. In addition, consideration has been given to operability, such as an aperture ring with click switching, a custom Fn button, and a firmware update function via USB Type-C. It is designed not only for the beauty of the image but also for ease of use during shooting.
Key Features:
- APO design suppresses color fringing for clear, high-contrast rendering.
- Adopts 2 ED lenses, 2 high-refractive index lenses, and 1 aspherical lens.
- High-resolution rendering with an optical design of 13 elements in 9 groups.
- Minimum focusing distance of 0.43m, ideal for table photography and small item shooting.
- Front coating with dust and water resistance.
- Equipped with a custom Fn button.
- Aperture ring with switchable clicks.
- Supports firmware updates via USB Type-C.
Specifications:
- Model: Viltrox AF 55mm F1.8 EVO
- Mounts: Sony E, Nikon Z
- Focus Mode: AF/MF
- Format: Full-frame
- Construction: 13 elements in 9 groups
- Aperture: F1.8 - F16
- Diaphragm Blades: 9
- Focal Length: 55mm
- Focus Mechanism: Inner focus
- Motor: STM motor
- Min Focus Distance: 0.43m
- Filter Size: Φ58mm
- Dimensions (Max Dia x Length):
- E-mount: Φ69mm x 76mm
- Z-mount: Φ69mm x 78mm
- Weight:
- E-mount: Approx. 370g
- Z-mount: Approx. 390g
Release Date: April 28, 2026 (Tuesday)
About Eizourashi Co., Ltd.:
Eizourashi Co., Ltd. is the sole official distributor in Japan for high-quality photography equipment under the Viltrox and Marsace brands.