Jump to content

35mm prime lenses

krisvdvijver

By krisvdvijver,
in Sony Alpha Full Frame Lenses

 Share

Recommended Posts

krisvdvijver Rookie

krisvdvijver

Posted
Posted

Hi,

 

I love my A7rII and the two lenses I have (sony FE 50mm f/1.8 and the 24-70mm GM) a lot, and I'm happy I switched from my old Nikon to Sony.
However, as someone who loves to shoot 35mm with narrow DOF, I feel I have less choice than Nikon owners have.

 

Currently, if I want AF, I can only buy the expensive Sony Distagon T* FE 35mm f/1.4 ZA lens which would set me back for 1.500 USD. I'm sure this is a very high quality lens, but I just wish there was more choice, especially similar lenses with lower prices.  I would be okay with a little less quality and a slighly slower lens (f1.8 or even f2) as long as it would be a bit more affordable.

 

Does anyone know if there's a great AF 35mm that I don't know of?  Or upcoming 35mm lenses perhaps?

 

thanks,

Kris

 

 

Link to post
Share on other sites
addicted2light Experienced

addicted2light

Posted
Posted

As long as you're prepared to use the LA-EA4 adapter there are always the:

 

35/1.4 Minolta AF (the Sony is apparently the same lens, just with update coating & casing)

 

http://kurtmunger.com/sony_35mm_f_1_4_gid271.html

http://www.dyxum.com/reviews/lenses/Minolta-AF-35mm-F1.4_review13.html

http://www.dyxum.com/reviews/lenses/Minolta-AF-35mm-F1.4-G-RS_review14.html

http://www.dyxum.com/reviews/lenses/Sony-AF-35mm-F1.4-G_review304.html

 

35/2 Minolta AF

 

http://kurtmunger.com/minolta_af_35mm_f_2_reviewid204.html

http://www.dyxum.com/reviews/lenses/Minolta-AF-35mm-F2_review68.html

http://www.dyxum.com/reviews/lenses/Minolta-AF-35mm-F2-RS_review70.html

 

35/1.4 vs 35/2

 

http://kurtmunger.com/misclenscompsid100.html

 

And according to the majority of the reviewers they're both terrific lenses.

Link to post
Share on other sites
krisvdvijver Rookie

krisvdvijver

Posted
  • Author
Posted

As long as you're prepared to use the LA-EA4 adapter there are always the:

 

35/1.4 Minolta AF (the Sony is apparently the same lens, just with update coating & casing)

35/2 Minolta AF

35/1.4 vs 35/2

 

 

Many thanks for this wonderful tip.  I've never considered using an adapter before, but I did some googling and this gives me a lot more options.

The Minolta lenses receive really good reviews so I'm gonna dig a little further.

Apparantly, there's even an adapter that will turn Leica E Mount lenses into AF lenses.

Using an adapter, I will indeed have much more options, each with their pros and cons of course.

 

Thanks!

Link to post
Share on other sites
krisvdvijver Rookie

krisvdvijver

Posted
  • Author
Posted

You're welcome, and have fun!

 

So I finally found what I was looking for : a (very) small, light and not too expensive 35mm lens + adapter.

 

The Techart PRO Leica M - Sony E Autofocus Adapter + Voigtlander 35mm f/1.4 Classic Nokton lens

https://www.bhphotovideo.com/c/product/543261-REG/Voigtlander_BA243B_Nokton_Classic_35mm_f_1_4.html

 

The adapter will even give AF to MF lenses and according to reviews it works very well and fast.

 

Thanks again for the adapter tip. :)

Link to post
Share on other sites

Create an account or sign in to comment

You need to be a member in order to leave a comment

Create an account

Sign up for a new account in our community. It's easy!

Register a new account

Sign in

Already have an account? Sign in here.

Sign In Now
 Share
Go to topic listing

  • Posts

    • felipe
      Caballos en DK

      By felipe · Posted

      Hola, de un tamaño mas reducido que lo de aqui en España  Saludos Felipe  [url=https://flic.kr/p/2pQXGoV][img]https://live.staticflickr.com/65535/53718957065_012a904aaf_c.jpg[/img][/url][url=https://flic.kr/p/2pQXGoV]A7_08649nn[/url] by [url=https://www.flickr.com/photos/invierno123/]freme_3[/url], en Flickr
    • Phormula
      A6600 + 18-135mm/f3.5-5.6, Image problem at 18mm

      By Phormula · Posted

      I have this lens and yes, it is normal if you shoot raw. Actually, what I discovered is that the lens is a little bit wider than 18 mm at the short end, and when shooting jpg, the image is slightly cropped, with still some residual distortion that I seldom correct, except for architectural pictures..  I totally agree with Pieter, the way lenses are designed has changed with the advent of digital cameras. In the old days of film, distortion, chromatic aberration and vignetting could not be corrected, especially when shooting slide film. This was not an issue with prime lenses, but was a major obstacle to zoom lenses development, up to the point tha magazines of the time warned against zoom lenses with more than 2-3X range.  Today lenses are designed as Pieter said, compromises are managed by software and this is even more evident in smartphones and compact cameras, which intentionally have no raw option.
    • Pieter
      A6600 + 18-135mm/f3.5-5.6, Image problem at 18mm

      By Pieter · Posted

      For modern lens design, this is totally normal behaviour. To minimize size and weight of the lens and to improve many optical aspects, compromises are made in areas where the image can be corrected digitally. Distortion is one of these compromises: heavy barrel distortion is very common at the wide end of the focal range, up to a point where the corners of the sensor are not even covered by the projected image (i.e. rendered black). This is fixed by applying the proper distortion correction in your RAW editor: the black corners are stretched to a point beyond the image crop. Any leftover vignetting is then also digitally corrected. All this is done in-camera when processing a JPEG image, which is why it only shows up in RAW files. 2. Yes, these black corners are a property of the lens, not of the camera.

  • Topics

×
×
  • Create New...