Sony SEL28F20 E Mount Full Frame 28 mm F2.0 Prime Lens

This has to be the bargain of the range. It needs software correction for a straight-line rendering but starts off so sharp this has little effect on quality. It is small, light and focuses silently and instantly. A must-have lens for A7 owners of any flavour.

- Excellent sharpness- Large aperture provides really nice control over depth of field and offers that excellent "full frame look"- Compact size and weight- Excellent build quality and feel- Great value for money

Good lens, nice everyday focal length (same as in most smartphones), quite fast with F2 aperture, lightweight, compact and fast autofocus. Solid aluminium construction. However, don't expect super sharpness, it's got similar sharpness at F2 as the kit lens as F3.5. Also, it's not stabilized, so for an A7 without IBIS it's not that useful compared to the kit lens.

I got this recently as a wide video lens for both handheld and gimbal work. The lens is lovely and light, fast AF and does a cracking job, its a very good lens for the price and I would recommend it.

Great value sharp bright lens. I'm thinking of updating to full frame in the future but currently have a NEX-7 in APSC format, so this is a slightly wide standard lens at around 42mm.PRO'sSmall (64mm long, about the same as my kits lens)Light (lighter than kit lens)Solid aluminium constructionFast and brightSharpFocus fastClose up shots - fine though not a macroBokeh - Really niceExcellent value for moneyCon'sCheap lens hoodNo lens bag

Firstly the good stuff...Focal Length: 28mm is a lovely focal length. There's a good reason why many modern smartphones use this focal length as their standard lens.Size and Weight: The lens is dinky and perfectly compliments the A7/A9 style bodies.Autofocus: It's as quick and sharp as my other more expensive Sony and Zeiss lenses. It's pretty sharp in the centre as well.Price: When there are offers on, the price of this lens is irresistible.And the bad stuff...Axial CA: Shooting wide open results in crazy CA. Lightroom can mostly correct it, but it's pretty much as bad as it gets on a prime at this price.Distortion: I expect some distortion for a wide lens, but this lens suffers really badly from it. Even with corrections in post, it can look a little 'off.'Vignetting: I like a bit of natural lens vignetting. On my Zeiss lenses, I think it adds a little character. With this lens, it's all too much.Build Quality: It's plastic like most modern lenses, but it feels less robust than other Sony lenses.So in conclusion...If you can afford it, it's a handy focal length and won't take up much space in your camera bag. If Sony were to release a version of this with the same quality as their wonderful 35mm 1.8 FE, they'd have a winner on their hands. As it stands, it's a fair price for what is a compromised and flawed lens.

Great compact lens for a full frame camera.Large f stop.Great for carrying and quality very good.Bargain price for a lens as good as this.

Pros:Bang for your bucks( or pounds).Small, like you barely notice it there even next to the 50mm f1.8.Much tougher build than the 50mm.I haven't noticed there to be much chromatic aberration, ( took it out on a photo shoot on a very sunny, cloudless day.).Adapting extra glass to make this lens wides is a really nice option.Cons-ishthere's a ticking noise when you change the aperture, Sony did clarify that this is present in the lens.lens missed focussing a few times on moving object.Distortion is present but can easily be corrected in Lightroom.Overall I am happy with this lens. It holds up well and its a very nice focal length, helps me be creative with fashion shoots and use the distortion to my favor. The option to buy adapters to make this an even wider angle lens is amazing. no complaints.