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- Location
- Somerset, UK
- Name
- Ovi
My first (and currently only) AF lens for Sony FE. I bought it because its one of the cheapest lenses you can buy so it wouldn't be an expensive waste if I don't like it.
After just a few days of using it I absolutely love this lens. I don't think I ever been a fan of nifty fifties but this 35mm I'm just having so much fun with it.
It's a very sharp lens even for 42 Mega Pickle Rick's
Even wide open it's very sharp for me (not my car).
The close up performance is very good, while it won't magnify as much as the Tamron 20\24\35mm f 2.8 Di III OSD M1:2 it's good enough for wider perspective for such as flowers.
The bokeh rendition is very smooth for f 2.8 but it can have onion rings and some blue fringing on ze Ballz.
Flare resistance is pretty good but it can show rainbow (eye structure type) flair on dark backgrounds. (I do like it in the case above)
It does have some purple fringing on high contrast edges, mainly at the edge mid-frame and at the corners. About 4 to 6 pixels wide but it is easy correctable because you don't lose as much color information as on some Micro Four Thirds lenses.
Autofocus in low light is not amazing, indoors I would use Sony if I could. At f 2.8 it won't give you enough shutter speed to avoid motion blur unless you are willing to go past ISO 6.400, though I admit that using a Sony a7R II is not the best case for AF speed.
Is daylight the AF us really fast and accurate (with one caveat) and I'm very happy though I only used AF-S at the moment.
The one moment I found the AF-S to struggle is thin subjects smaller then Centra AF configuration. It can miss and focus on the background instead and have trouble re-focusing closer. Thankfully the manuals focus works great with this lens, the focus ring is very smooth and responsive.
I love the colours, they are very good (accurate? I don't know, I tend to edit my RAW files to my own taste which might not be the perfect reflection of reality but I tend to be consistent with my look. PS all these images are RAW edited to my preference)
I will keep this lens probably permanently even though I do want a 35mm f 1.4 because I love the wide angle shallow DoF (more then 85mm f 1.4 or 200mm f 2.8) and it's a better compromise then the distortion induced by 24mm f 1.4. I do like the idea of wide angle with close up performance for environmental portraits (mostly flowers).
I do like the small size and very light weight, it's easy to keep it in the backpack or a bag or even a pocket. I paid 170 £ used on MPB and even if I don't end up using it when I have more lenses I would still keep it.
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After just a few days of using it I absolutely love this lens. I don't think I ever been a fan of nifty fifties but this 35mm I'm just having so much fun with it.
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It's a very sharp lens even for 42 Mega Pickle Rick's
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Even wide open it's very sharp for me (not my car).
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The close up performance is very good, while it won't magnify as much as the Tamron 20\24\35mm f 2.8 Di III OSD M1:2 it's good enough for wider perspective for such as flowers.
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The bokeh rendition is very smooth for f 2.8 but it can have onion rings and some blue fringing on ze Ballz.
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Flare resistance is pretty good but it can show rainbow (eye structure type) flair on dark backgrounds. (I do like it in the case above)
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It does have some purple fringing on high contrast edges, mainly at the edge mid-frame and at the corners. About 4 to 6 pixels wide but it is easy correctable because you don't lose as much color information as on some Micro Four Thirds lenses.
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Autofocus in low light is not amazing, indoors I would use Sony if I could. At f 2.8 it won't give you enough shutter speed to avoid motion blur unless you are willing to go past ISO 6.400, though I admit that using a Sony a7R II is not the best case for AF speed.
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Is daylight the AF us really fast and accurate (with one caveat) and I'm very happy though I only used AF-S at the moment.
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The one moment I found the AF-S to struggle is thin subjects smaller then Centra AF configuration. It can miss and focus on the background instead and have trouble re-focusing closer. Thankfully the manuals focus works great with this lens, the focus ring is very smooth and responsive.
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I love the colours, they are very good (accurate? I don't know, I tend to edit my RAW files to my own taste which might not be the perfect reflection of reality but I tend to be consistent with my look. PS all these images are RAW edited to my preference)
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I will keep this lens probably permanently even though I do want a 35mm f 1.4 because I love the wide angle shallow DoF (more then 85mm f 1.4 or 200mm f 2.8) and it's a better compromise then the distortion induced by 24mm f 1.4. I do like the idea of wide angle with close up performance for environmental portraits (mostly flowers).
I do like the small size and very light weight, it's easy to keep it in the backpack or a bag or even a pocket. I paid 170 £ used on MPB and even if I don't end up using it when I have more lenses I would still keep it.