DxOmark (Click here) tested the new 20mm f/2.8 E-mount lens. They didn’t test the “older” 16mm pancake so we can’t know if the new 20mm lens is better. Obviously the lens can’t match the quality of other more expensive primes like the 35mm f/1.8.
I still think Sony should do a tiny bit faster and a tiny bit higher quality pancake. I know, it’s easier to be said than made 🙂
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Hey, if SONY can do a 1.8 20MM, it would be my everyday go to lense.
What’s a “lense”?
>I know, it’s easier to be said than made
that’s because the pancakes are wideangles.
it’s very easy to do something like 28/2 with good quality, but that focal length and aperture is occupied by huge and expensive 24/1.8, which sales they don’t want to damage
Actually , we want to get a new NEX-7 successor !
You do.
I prefer new lenses and accessories over a new Nex-7 !!
And more over I would appreciate a new firmware for the Nex 7… The technical support is disappointing that far, no lens compensation for all last lenses available !!!
17 is alright, it’s the same score as the zf2 50 1.4 on a d7000.
Ho-hum, another lackluster f/2.8 PANCAKE lens from Sony. As the old saying says “Be careful what you wish for, you just might get it.” Meh!
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I won’t decide tu buy or not to buy a lens on technical DxO figures. The test images that I saw on this Japanase field test of the 20mm actually looked quite good and surely better that the 16mm pancake. The choise is simple, if you like the size of a pancake I think the 20mm delivers pretty decent pictures. If you prefer a less expensive lens that is optically better buy the Sigma 19mm and if you demand a fast top quality lens go for the 24mm 1.8