Our friend Kurt Munger published the new Sony DT 35mm F/1.8 SAM review: “The little Sony DT 35mm F/1.8 SAM lens turned in a stellar performance. The good points are; center sharpness is very high, even at F/1.8! The mid-sections and corners sharpen up almost to match the centers at F/5.6-8, so it would make a great landscape/architecture lens. Color fringing is well controlled overall, and distortion is about average, but has a simple, easy to correct curve. ”
This is really a must have lens for all Sony APS-C camera owners (it’s not a fullframe lens!).
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Hi!
I’m a novice and still don’t even own a Sony camera… However, I have read a lot, and the portability of the NEX seems tempting. Would it be possible to attach a lens like this to the NEX? If so, how? Are there any sites around where you may find a round-up of lens standards that are possible to connect to the nex, and how to connect them? Would be nice…
Yes, it is, only you’ll need adapter – LA-EA1.
It supports autofocus, and will give you option to connect all other A-mount lenses (like Minolta, Zeiss, Sony-A, Sigma, Tamron, or even Tokina 11-16)
There are dozens of other adapters… right now you can connect almost any lens to it – you’ll need to find an adapter to proper bayonet though. It ain’t difficult – eBay has dozens of them.
I think right now only lenses you can’t connect to NEX are those made for Canon EOS and Nikon F bayonet.
I bought mine a few days ago and i was really impressed how sharp it is. It has noticable vignetting but acceptable. AF is a bit slower than the Minolta 50/1.7 on the A33 but much faster than the Nikon 35/1.8 sibling on a D300. These are my first impressions.
I think DT lens is better than FF, which is worse prime on Sony prime lens line.
Waiting for Sony 85mm f2.8 test.
I’ve heard the same. The 35mm/2 looks downright fantastic if you can find it though. I was hoping this lens was going to be more of a compromise to get that same quality you got with that lens.
+1 for the 85mm f2.8
I have been very impressed by the pictures I seen taken by this lens.
kristoffer, you need an adapter to use A mount lenses on the NEX E mount. This lens will meter and auto focus without issues on an NEX with the adapter.
Cheers
I have the feeling that the reason Sony hasn’t published the firmware update yet is because it could potentially bring the a850 on par with the a900 on burst mode (5 shots per second). There have been some cases reported on the internet where a850 had the a900 firmware installed by mistake and they were far faster.