Ever since I saw the Viltrox AF 135mm F1.8 LAB lens for Sony full-frame cameras I've been counting down the days until Viltrox made it made available for Nikon Z-mount cameras. That day has now come.

I was excited to learn that Viltrox was making its acclaimed Viltrox 135mm F1.8 LAB lens for Nikon's Z-mount, following its debut for Sony E-mount – after all, it's around a third of the price ...

Central sharpness is excellent from f/1.8 to f/2.8, is outstanding at f/4 and then excellent all the way through to f/8. It is still very good at f/11 and f/16 and good at f/22, when diffraction ...