Viltrox Launches New "EVO" Series: "Viltrox AF 35mm F1.8 II EVO" Prime Lens with APO Design for Vivid Everyday Snaps
Eizo Arashi Co., Ltd. is launching the "Viltrox AF 35mm F1.8 II EVO" prime lens on April 28, 2026. This new EVO series lens, positioned between Viltrox's Pro and Air series, offers an optimal balance of high performance, mobility, and price with an APO design, aiming to provide an accessible and agile option for photographers.
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Manufacturer's suggested retail price: ¥89,000 (tax included)
Eizo Arashi Co., Ltd. will release the Viltrox interchangeable lens "Viltrox AF 35mm F1.8 II EVO" on Tuesday, April 28, 2026.
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 is positioned between the conventional "Pro series (high-spec oriented)" and "Air series (lightweight and low-cost oriented)", aiming to optimize the balance of high performance, mobility, and price.
Development Concept
- While maintaining high optical performance, it provides an "affordable and highly mobile option" compared to conventional high-priced, heavy lenses.
- Emphasizes operability and portability to ensure comfortable shooting in everyday life, creative work, or projects.
- Comfortable operability and expandability (aperture ring, click switching, AF/MF switch, USB-C firmware update support).
- Combines reliability and practicality, such as dust and splash-proof construction.
Product Overview
The Viltrox AF 35mm II F1.8 EVO is a full-frame compatible 35mm prime lens featuring an APO design. It suppresses chromatic aberration that tends to appear at the outlines of subjects, achieving clear and natural depiction even at open aperture F1.8. With the natural angle of view unique to 35mm and the brightness of F1.8, it can be widely used for everyday snaps, portraits, travel, and video shooting. You can also enjoy three-dimensional expressions with softly blurred backgrounds. The optical design consists of 13 elements in 10 groups. Two ED lenses, three high-refractive index lenses, and one aspherical lens are effectively arranged to pursue sharp depiction from the center to the periphery of the screen. A quiet and smooth STM motor is adopted for autofocus. It also supports an aperture ring with click switching, a custom Fn button, and firmware updates via USB Type-C, making it comfortable to use for both photos and videos.
Main Features
- Clear depiction with suppressed chromatic aberration thanks to APO design
- Adopts 2 ED lenses, 3 high-refractive index lenses, and 1 aspherical lens
- High-resolution depiction due to 13 elements in 10 groups optical design
- Equipped with quiet and excellent STM autofocus
- Nano multi-coating reduces flare and ghosting
- Front coating with consideration for splash and stain resistance
- Equipped with custom Fn button
- Click-switchable aperture ring
- Supports firmware updates via USB Type-C
Specifications
Model
Viltrox AF 35mm F1.8 II EVO
Compatible Mounts
Sony E, Nikon Z
Focus Mode
AF/MF
Compatible Image Sensor Size
Full Frame
Lens Construction
13 elements in 10 groups
Aperture
F1.8 – F16
Aperture Blades
9 blades
Focal Length
35mm
Focus Mechanism
Internal focusing
Focus Motor
STM motor
Minimum Focusing Distance
0.34m
Filter Size
Φ58mm
External Dimensions: Max. Diameter x Length
E-mount: Φ69mm×76mm
Z-mount: Φ69mm×78mm
Weight:
E-mount: Approx. 355g
Z-mount: Approx. 375g
[Images created]
[Viltrox AF 35mm F1.8 II EVO Sales Stores]
[Eizo Arashi Online Store]
https://viltroxjapan.jp/products/viltrox-af-35mm-f1-8-ii-evo
[Amazon]
https://amzn.asia/d/0cag3hNl
[E&I Creation's Mail Order Site]
https://2ndfocus.com/products/viltrox-af-35mm-f1-8-ii-evo
*Released to major mass retailers on Tuesday, April 28, 2026.
About Eizo Arashi Co., Ltd.
Eizo Arashi Co., Ltd. is the sole authorized distributor in Japan for high-quality photography equipment under the Viltrox and Marsace brands. We provide customers with peace of mind and trust through our domestic after-sales service and repair services. To explore the unknown world and unleash new surprises and emotions. Everything we do at Eizo Arashi will make your shooting experience more beautiful and vivid.
Brands Handled: Viltrox, Marsace
Moving forward, our company will continue to maximize the appeal of "Viltrox" and provide better products and services to users in Japan. We will also, through regular campaigns and events, introduce "Viltrox" to more customers.
Eizo Arashi Co., Ltd. will release the Viltrox interchangeable lens "Viltrox AF 35mm F1.8 II EVO" on Tuesday, April 28, 2026.
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 is positioned between the conventional "Pro series (high-spec oriented)" and "Air series (lightweight and low-cost oriented)", aiming to optimize the balance of high performance, mobility, and price.
Development Concept
- While maintaining high optical performance, it provides an "affordable and highly mobile option" compared to conventional high-priced, heavy lenses.
- Emphasizes operability and portability to ensure comfortable shooting in everyday life, creative work, or projects.
- Comfortable operability and expandability (aperture ring, click switching, AF/MF switch, USB-C firmware update support).
- Combines reliability and practicality, such as dust and splash-proof construction.
Product Overview
The Viltrox AF 35mm II F1.8 EVO is a full-frame compatible 35mm prime lens featuring an APO design. It suppresses chromatic aberration that tends to appear at the outlines of subjects, achieving clear and natural depiction even at open aperture F1.8. With the natural angle of view unique to 35mm and the brightness of F1.8, it can be widely used for everyday snaps, portraits, travel, and video shooting. You can also enjoy three-dimensional expressions with softly blurred backgrounds. The optical design consists of 13 elements in 10 groups. Two ED lenses, three high-refractive index lenses, and one aspherical lens are effectively arranged to pursue sharp depiction from the center to the periphery of the screen. A quiet and smooth STM motor is adopted for autofocus. It also supports an aperture ring with click switching, a custom Fn button, and firmware updates via USB Type-C, making it comfortable to use for both photos and videos.
Main Features
- Clear depiction with suppressed chromatic aberration thanks to APO design
- Adopts 2 ED lenses, 3 high-refractive index lenses, and 1 aspherical lens
- High-resolution depiction due to 13 elements in 10 groups optical design
- Equipped with quiet and excellent STM autofocus
- Nano multi-coating reduces flare and ghosting
- Front coating with consideration for splash and stain resistance
- Equipped with custom Fn button
- Click-switchable aperture ring
- Supports firmware updates via USB Type-C
Specifications
Model
Viltrox AF 35mm F1.8 II EVO
Compatible Mounts
Sony E, Nikon Z
Focus Mode
AF/MF
Compatible Image Sensor Size
Full Frame
Lens Construction
13 elements in 10 groups
Aperture
F1.8 – F16
Aperture Blades
9 blades
Focal Length
35mm
Focus Mechanism
Internal focusing
Focus Motor
STM motor
Minimum Focusing Distance
0.34m
Filter Size
Φ58mm
External Dimensions: Max. Diameter x Length
E-mount: Φ69mm×76mm
Z-mount: Φ69mm×78mm
Weight:
E-mount: Approx. 355g
Z-mount: Approx. 375g
[Images created]
[Viltrox AF 35mm F1.8 II EVO Sales Stores]
[Eizo Arashi Online Store]
https://viltroxjapan.jp/products/viltrox-af-35mm-f1-8-ii-evo
[Amazon]
https://amzn.asia/d/0cag3hNl
[E&I Creation's Mail Order Site]
https://2ndfocus.com/products/viltrox-af-35mm-f1-8-ii-evo
*Released to major mass retailers on Tuesday, April 28, 2026.
About Eizo Arashi Co., Ltd.
Eizo Arashi Co., Ltd. is the sole authorized distributor in Japan for high-quality photography equipment under the Viltrox and Marsace brands. We provide customers with peace of mind and trust through our domestic after-sales service and repair services. To explore the unknown world and unleash new surprises and emotions. Everything we do at Eizo Arashi will make your shooting experience more beautiful and vivid.
Brands Handled: Viltrox, Marsace
Moving forward, our company will continue to maximize the appeal of "Viltrox" and provide better products and services to users in Japan. We will also, through regular campaigns and events, introduce "Viltrox" to more customers.