The probably best bang for the buck is the new Sony FE 28mm f/2.0 lens. You can preorder it here along the optional converters:
In USA at:
Sony 28mm f/2.0 FE at Amazon, Adorama, BHphoto.
Sony Fisheye Conversion Lens for FE 28mm F/2 at Amazon, Adorama, BHphoto.
Sony Ultra-Wide Conversion Lens for FE 28mm F/2 at Amazon, Adorama, BHphoto.
In Europe at:
Sony 28mm f/2.0 FE at Sony Germany, Sony UK, Sony FR, Sony IT, Sony ES, Sony NL, Sony BE, Sony AT, Sony CH, Sony SE, Sony FI, Sony NO, Sony PT.
Wide Angle converter at Sony Germany, Sony UK, Sony FR, Sony IT, Sony ES, Sony NL, Sony BE, Sony AT, Sony CH, Sony SE, Sony FI, Sony NO, Sony PT.
Fisheye converter at Sony Germany, Sony UK, Sony FR, Sony IT, Sony ES, Sony NL, Sony BE, Sony AT, Sony CH, Sony SE, Sony FI, Sony NO, Sony PT.
What’s hot with the lens:
– Best bang for the buck
– Compact and light
– Weather resistant
– Silent AF motor
– You can use the new converters on it.
And here are the info and image samples about the wide angle converter:
And here is the info and image samples of the fisheye converter:
Preorders:
In USA at:
Zeiss 35mm f/1.4 FE at Amazon, Adorama, BHphoto.
Sony 90mm f/2.8 FE at Amazon, Adorama, BHphoto.
Sony 24-240mm FE at Amazon, Adorama, BHphoto.
Sony 28mm f/2.0 FE at Amazon, Adorama, BHphoto.
Sony Fisheye Conversion Lens for FE 28mm F/2 at Amazon, Adorama, BHphoto.
Sony Ultra-Wide Conversion Lens for FE 28mm F/2 at Amazon, Adorama, BHphoto.
Sony Fisheye Converter for E 16mm F/2.8 and E 20mm F/2.8 Adorama, BHphoto.
Sony Ultra-Wide Fisheye Converter for E 16mm F2.8 and E 20mm F2.8 Adorama, BHphoto.
In Europe at:
Zeiss 35mm f/1.4 FE at Sony Germany, Sony UK, Sony FR, Sony IT, Sony ES, Sony NL, Sony BE, Sony AT, Sony CH, Sony SE, Sony FI, Sony NO, Sony PT.
Sony 90mm f/2.8 FE at Sony Germany, Sony UK, Sony FR, Sony IT, Sony ES, Sony NL, Sony BE, Sony AT, Sony CH, Sony SE, Sony FI, Sony NO, Sony PT.
Sony 24-240mm FE at Sony Germany, Sony UK, Sony FR, Sony IT, Sony ES, Sony NL, Sony BE, Sony AT, Sony CH, Sony SE, Sony FI, Sony NO, Sony PT.
Sony 28mm f/2.0 FE at Sony Germany, Sony UK, Sony FR, Sony IT, Sony ES, Sony NL, Sony BE, Sony AT, Sony CH, Sony SE, Sony FI, Sony NO, Sony PT.
Wide Angle converter at Sony Germany, Sony UK, Sony FR, Sony IT, Sony ES, Sony NL, Sony BE, Sony AT, Sony CH, Sony SE, Sony FI, Sony NO, Sony PT.
Fisheye converter at Sony Germany, Sony UK, Sony FR, Sony IT, Sony ES, Sony NL, Sony BE, Sony AT, Sony CH, Sony SE, Sony FI, Sony NO, Sony PT.
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I hope the SEL075UWC will fit on my SEL24F18Z. It seems like, because it have the same filterdiameter
They use a bayonet to attach, not the filter thread.
But the bayonet looks also exactly like the bayonet of the sel24F18z
The converter has been designed to work with the 28mm (and vice versa). I think there is electronic communication between the lens and the converter.
The lens does not have any electronic contacts on the front of it going by the pictures. My guess is that the lens is smart enough to detect the altered FOV and communicate it to the camera.
Maybe there is something like NFC inside
Sometimes glass is just glass, and all it needs to be is glass.
Remove the EVF (keeping the IBIS) and then you can talk about small and light. Right now there is not much difference compared to a DSLR.
Are you serious lol. I have the a7ii right next to my 5d3. Huge difference. It’s been amazing traveling with the a7 kit I have.
Maybe this would help Kevin…then again, that 5D Mk III hulk doesn’t have IBIS 🙂
http://j.mp/1wUMwUx
What an incredibly uninformed statement. Perhaps you should actually try them side by side…
Here’s the thing. I thought the same thing at first before I rented an a7/16-35 for a trip. I was leaving a d800/14-24 at home. The difference wasn’t ground breaking, but it was definitely enough to merit using it for travel. The weight was light enough to make carrying my photo gear around enjoyable as opposed to a burden. After 14 hours on my feet, I didn’t regret toting my camera around.
If you’re comparing weight/size, you can’t just shake it around in your hands at the store for a few and call it a day.
The BH Photo links are incorrect, they both point to the Sony 21mm Ultra-Wide Conversion Lens for FE 28mm f/2 Lens. Correct links are below.
Wide Angle converter:
http://www.bhphotovideo.com/c/product/1126141-REG/sony_sel075uwc_21mm_ultra_wide_converter_for.html/mode/gsa
FishEye Converter:
http://www.bhphotovideo.com/c/product/1126142-REG/sony_sel057fec_16mm_fisheye_converter_for.html/mode/gsa
Thanks! Will fix this.
I’m excited for this lens. I love shooting with primes, so this will be a prefect fit next to my other prime lenses.
Not really a small lens for a 28mm. It’s slightly longer than the 18-55 kit lens. I guess that’s part of the price of getting an f2 lens
That being said, if the performance is up to par, this will still be a great lens for the price.
There is no FE 18-55 Kit Lens and this lens is plenty compact on the A7 bodies.
What are you talking about?? Have a look at Nikon’s 28mm f1.8…
Well, at least the price for the 28 is agreeable. If you must have a modern optic this looks very promising. I wonder how it will sell at that price.
Did Barry get blocked?
Looks like SAR is ultra moderated now.
Happy to see the announcements.
Haven’t been around here much but seems that much has changed on the comments section.
Yep. There is now a moderation made by an old tiem SAR reader.
Good decision I think, after the stupid MCS fiasco. I don’t think they should ban Barry, he’s only annoying but he sometimes discus something properly.
I think he’s earned his ban. I’m willing to give up his 1/20 discussion if it means there isn’t so much of his spam here.
very nice lens, looking forward to seeing samples taken with a7r at all apertures.
Is the ultrawide adapter hood removable? Can you mount filters in the ultrawide adapter?
Would think not. The UW adapter for the 16mm had a fixed hood as well. However, if you can get filters in sheet, you should be able to cut a suitable round piece and put it between the lens and adapter.
Maybe. I use a ND grad on my ecu1 with the 16mm E lens. A Cokin 67mm filter ring will fit onto the hood part of the ecu1 adapter. Once you mount this and the filter holder, you put the ecu1 onto the 16mm lens and then add your filter. I can fit only 1 filter on a 3 filter holder. Google it, there are some picture of the setup. I’m not sure if the hood part is larger on this but you could probably get creative and use some step up rings if you need a more distance to clear the hood.
If they follow the formula of the prior adapters, it won’t be. Most ultra wide lenses come with bolted hoods to protect the convex glass to a degree.
A very impressive set of new lenses, this makes the FE line-up very comprehensive. A few more will make it complete.
For those who knows to read MTF charts and have good memory: do we have in E mount any comparable lens (as MTF charts of FE28 says) to make a prediction in resolution?
I was initially more excited about the 35/1,4 but this 28 looks better and better. The size and weight will perhaps make it the best walkaround lens for the A7 series, really a cool set up to throw in a bag for a weekend city trip etc where the 35 might be a bit bulky and it will also attract less attention and be less intimidating for photographing people. It will be good when we can see some bigger samples to really judge the image quality.
Exactly what I’m thinking
The other 35mm (f/2.8) is MUCH smaller and not a bad lens at all.
I think they were referring to the new 35 1.4 that is being released soon.
A7II good/designed for ‘everyday usage’? There is something terribly wrong surely with that image. Anyways, good lens… More please Sony.
This is an interesting approach by Sony to quickly fill in the gaps of their lens lineup. They have essentially come out with 3 lenses. Maybe they can do this for the telephoto range as well. I’m thinking 85mm f1.4-f2 along with a 135mm teleconverter and maybe a 200mm teleconverter as well.
UWA is unfortunately clearly soft in the corners, even in the official samples at small sizes here.
Someone post the Sony Canada link for the 28mm please? I can’t find it
Wow! The size & pricing is brilliant! Is this the poor man’s Zeiss 24mm f/1.8 E replacement? This would work great on APSC Cameras…
Shh! That’s my plan! 😉
What I have been saying since it was first put on the roadmap, yet everyone still complains that they don’t want ‘large, heavy, expensive FF lenses for their APS-C E-Mounts’
Yeah. Well that still holds true. This one isn’t large, heavy or expensive. 🙂
I think most of those people may have been referring to the added converters. At 400+ and 600+ grams, the lens more than doubles in weight with the converters. The 28mm alone seems like a fantastic prime to own.
Looks like a great lens, what I’d like to know most is if those old and new APS-C converters could be used with the 28/2 on APS-C bodies like A6000 – I’m very happy with my 16mm + VCL-ECU1 and VCL-ECF1 combos and the possibility having next lens able to use them (28mm on APSC-C being cca 42mm and 31,5mm with VCL-ECU1) would be awesome.
The converters are lens specific, unfortunately.
What abouty mtf curvs including the adapters? Would be interesting.
And the pictures … Straight horzons … how difficult can it be?
Still debating between this and the new 16-35. The 16-35 is wider, but not as fast…
I was debating as well, but then found out that the converters stop down the maximum aperture (the 21mm to 2.8 and the fisheye to 3.5). While they’re still slightly faster, the overall bulk, price, and drop in image quality may not compare to the 16-35mm.
still a prime should be better than a zoom right at least in sharpness
Maybe on its own. I don’t think the sharpness will be any better once you put s converter in front of it, though.
Am I to understand, based off of the MTF graph, that this lens won’t be all that great for astro?