Ultra-Compact Pancake Design with Dual Control Rings

Designed to make full-frame photography truly portable, the AF 26mm F2.8 EVO combines an ultra-slim pancake design with a dedicated aperture ring and separate focus ring for intuitive control — features rarely found in full-frame pancake lenses. Its durable 130g all-metal construction balances portability, premium handling, and long-term reliability, making it an ideal everyday carry companion for full-frame creators.

Sharp Wide Open

Engineered for excellent central sharpness, the AF 26mm F2.8 EVO delivers crisp, detailed images right from F2.8.

Efficient & Responsive Autofocus

Powered by an gear-type STM focusing system, the lens delivers fast, efficient autofocus in a compact design, helping creators confidently capture fleeting street moments, moving subjects, and everyday candid scenes.

0.2m Minimum Focusing Distance

With a minimum focusing distance of just 0.2m, the lens enables expressive close-up compositions.
Whether capturing food photography, product details, creative still life subjects, or casual close-up snapshots during travel and daily shooting, the short focusing distance expands creative flexibility while maintaining the convenience of an ultra-portable setup.

Compact Optical Design with Balanced Image Quality

Featuring an optical design of 8 elements in 6 groups, including 2 Aspherical elements and 1 HR element, the AF 26mm F2.8 EVO delivers impressive image quality in an ultra-compact 130g pancake form factor. Excellent central sharpness at F2.8 enables confident wide-open shooting in a compact everyday-carry design. 
Combined with in-camera correction, the lens achieves natural rendering with minimal visible distortion, making it well suited for street photography, architecture, environmental portraits, travel documentation, and everyday snapshots.

Versatile 26mm Field of View

Offering an expansive 81.2° angle of view, the 26mm focal length strikes a natural balance between immersive scene coverage and clear subject definition. Versatile enough for street photography, documentary storytelling, travel, architecture, landscapes, and everyday moments, it adapts effortlessly to a wide range of creative situations.

Street & Everyday Stories

The versatile 26mm focal length captures both your subject and its surroundings in a naturally balanced perspective. From everyday moments and street photography to cafés, city walks, and spontaneous encounters, it helps tell richer visual stories without feeling too wide or too tight.

Travel & Creative Perspectives

With its expansive 81.2° angle of view and ultra-compact pancake design, the AF 26mm F2.8 EVO is ready for travel, architecture, landscapes, and creative close-up compositions. One compact lens adapts effortlessly to changing scenes throughout the day.

Magnetic Lens Cap System

The magnetic front cap system adds both convenience and playful usability to the shooting experience.
The lens hood design also allows convenient filter installation without requiring hood removal, making it easier to quickly adapt between different shooting setups and creative scenarios.
A small yet thoughtful design detail that improves the overall everyday shooting workflow.

Additional Details

43mm Filter Thread for filters and creative accessories.

USB-C Firmware Update Port for quick firmware installation.

Viltrox Lens App Compatible for convenient firmware management.