Sony's forgotten Lens? It is better than you think!
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- เผยแพร่เมื่อ 11 ก.ย. 2019
- #SonyA7III #SonyAlpha #Sony28mm
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Today I take a look at the Sony 28mm f/2 Lens. This is a lens that many do not consider for some reason. It's small, light and has great performance for a great price of $449. While not a G Master, sometimes we do not need perfection and sometimes, less is more ; )
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I use this lens almost 90 percent of the time along with the 21mm adapted lens. I shoot professionally at my local baseball minor league team and this is what most of my shots are made from, even action wide shots.
Maybe I am out of the loop, but I have actually never heard anyone say anything negative about this lens. I've always heard it was an overall good performer and was sharp, was just a bit boring.
yep this lens seems positively regarded from everything I've heard
No; not boring. Nice rendering. Some loss of acutance at edges due to software correction.
I have the Sony FE 28mm f/2.
It is one of the smallest and lightest Sony FE lenses . Also is one of the cheapest Sony FE lenses.
It very sharp and bright. Very good for travel photography.
The only disadvantage is the obvious barrel distortion but I usually shoot urban landscape and architectural photos. Without correction certainly not a portrait lens. The vignetting at f/2 doesn't bother me.
I have bought its 21mm ultra wide conversion lens but I am not very satisfied. The photos are definitely less sharp at the corners even with f/8 but the ultra wide angle of view is very useful for landscape photography.
In the future I may buy its 16mm fisheye conversion lens but it is not affordable for me.
One thing to note that lens correction applied should fix the distortion/fringing. If the fringing doesn’t get fixed in post then return it ASAP and get a different one.
lenses do have personalities! excellent that you reviewers go beyond pixelpeeping
I don't use a wide focal length lens to blur backgrounds. In fact, when I shoot with Wide Focal length lenses, I will normally stop down to get everything in focus and only open wide to get more light. However, the great low light capability of recent Sony mirrorless cameras makes an f/2.8 lens quite viable.
Tamron has come out with 20mm (soon), 24mm and 28mm constant f/2.8 lenses which are great low cost alternatives to the Sony OEM wide angle lenses.
AND... for a crop sensor body, the little,low cost but, amazingly sharp tiny Rokinon/Samyang f/2.0 lens is a great choice...
Great lens. Paid $300 for mine. Over Labor Day weekend I captured the aurora and lightning with this lens. F2.8 sharp for astrophotography.
I had this lens for a while and I enjoyed it. I especially liked it with the 21mm adapter attached. It was a good lens.
I honestly think that if anyone commented on one of my photos and said that the corners were soft or it was lacking in micro contrast then I have failed as a photographer. If they are that bored when looking at my photos that they spend time looking at sharpness then all is lost :)
You know I bought 28mm in May 2021 for my A7M3 and I am loving it. 28mm is my fav focal.
This is the first lens I bought for my a7iii, and I never loved the images off of it. I next bought the Tamron 28-75mm, and noticed that, despite the FE 28 F2 having slightly sharper corners(the 28-75 is a zoom after all), that I liked the pictures off the Tamron much better. The 28-75 had significantly better micro contrast, and made the pictures much more pleasing to my eye. I sold the FE 28 shortly after that and haven't looked back. Also, I did end up renting (then buying) the FE 24 F1.4 GM. For me, it was worth the extra dough, but YMMV.
Micro contrast, contrast or is it sharp.
This is the first lens i bought for my a7 and still have it for my a7iii.
Sold, Great review.. I'm buying this lens for my Sony A7 IV as an inexpensive/discrete alternative to my 35mm 1.4 gm
It's a good lens. I find it creates a wider field of view in raw than in JPEG, and that's a mixed blessing. You get to fix your composition, but spend more time editing.
Hope Sigma releases one of that soon, would be a perfect fit for Sigma fp and Panasonic S1. Although I prefer the 35mm range
I have that lens and love it. perfection doesn't always equate interesting!
I guess it's kinda randomly asking but do anybody know of a good site to stream new series online?
@Victor Xander Lately I have been using flixzone. You can find it on google =)
Between vthe 28 1.4 and 35 1.4 or the sigma 1.2 as wide angle whats your though.
I really want an a7r4 and a hasselblad xpan
compare to nikkor 28 2.8 AiS on D750? I have mostly Nikon gear for hobby use, No 1.4 primes except for the 50 g (well I know..) and no 28 besides t hat AiS. SO with both Nikon DX and FX and AF S G D and AiId am not going to spend to go from an a6300 and some modest primes. to any SONY FF. And not adding that 28 or the 55 I would love. Id be more likely to get Nikon Z by next year instad of SONY FF, Thanks.
I might point out that dxo mark gives this lens very high marks. Just sayin'.
I think its build quality that keeps people. Plastic fantastics are ok when your just getting into photography but after years of it,, you want that feeling of quality. I know I do anyway. Makes me want to use it. Plastic just doesn't do it for me
Like for the positive vibes
One of the best values out there - small, sharp, light and good all around focal length on a an APS-C
I just ordered a used one from B&H. $335.95 in Grade 9 condition, complete with caps and hood.
I was and still am tempted by Sony's new 24mm f2.5 G compact lens. I used a 24mm Nikkor exclusively for about a year on a Nikon F100. I wanted to learn how to use the wide-angle lens. I did get some terrific photos, including the first I ever licensed. I shot that one on Tri-X 400 pushed to ISO 1200. I took an 18mm Batis to Vietnam and Thailand in 2019 because I had some specific compositions in mind.
Still, I think 28mm may be more versatile as a "If I could only have one lens" solution due to less perspective distortion. I remember the classic, fixed lens film cameras that used the 28mm focal length. So I'm going to have a serious go with the 28mm for a few months.
The G Masters are superb lenses, but I don't want that kind of expense, weight and bulk. I'd rather have a second body attached to a longer lens, e.g., my 85mm f1.8 lens. I'd consider opting for the 135mm 1.8 G Master, though, as I like the focal length--I once had a 135mm Super Takumar--and the G Master's close-focusing capability (2.3').