Sony Carl Zeiss Sonnar T* E 24mm f/1.8 ZA Prime Lens SEL24F18Z

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Ok, but for the price, not my favorite. Love the colors, but sharpness and autofocus on Sony a6500 wasn’t that great for me. Perhaps my expectations were too great for this lens, but my Sigma Art 18-35 f1.8 outperforms this lens, in my opinion.

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I’ve been shooting Nikon for over 15 years for product and travel, and wanted to downsize my travel kit a few years ago. Got the a6000 and loved it, then upgraded to the a6500 this year, and got this 24mm at the same time. This might be my favorite body/lens combo I’ve ever used. Day, night, macro, portrait, landscape… The lens is amazing. Being able to shoot wide angle macro in extreme low light is something I’ve never been able to do, even with a tripod, but now I can with the a6500 on-board stabilization and this lens. It is expensive, which made the decision to buy it harder, but I have zero regrets.

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This lens does a great job. The pictures are beautiful and very clear with good details. The photos are of excellent quality.

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I use this with my a7rii and it produces great results albeit in Aps-c mode rather than full frame sensor It is Zeiss quality through and through

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Okay lens. Was expecting more for the price and the Zeiss name.

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It is a really awesome lens. Super clear image. Doesn’t disappoint!

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Truly an outstanding lens! It finds light where it does not exist. Colors are vibrant and crisp. Focus is extremely fast and precise. No distortion through the entire aperture range. A MUST HAVE! If you are going to have one lens – this is it! I couple it with a general purpose 18mm-200mm zoom lens. I can shoot anything!

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Just got this lens as an upgrade from the standard kit 18-50mm on my a6000, and so far, I am extremely impressed. I got this as a good all-around prime lens that i can also take seamless quiet video with. The goal is for this lens to live on the camera 90% of the time. The 24mm focal length is perfect for this purpose, and is wide enough to take selfie videos for adventure videography, while also taking great stills.The good:+I am absolutely loving the fast aperture of f1.8, and am finding it a massive upgrade over the kit lens that maxed out at f3.5. This has given me a mouth-wateringly shallow depth of field, with decent bokeh fore and aft(more on that later), and great low-light capabilities. I’m really looking forward to trying my hand at some astrophotography with this lens.+Manual and auto focus are sharp, accurate, and lightning fast.+Did I mention that this lense is sharp? Seriously, be careful not to cut yourself. I also haven’t noticed any chromatic aberration, or distortion, but I’ve only had it a couple of days, so it remains to be seen. The Zeiss coatings and optics are well worth the money.+This lense is in Zeiss’s Sonnar range, which is the lighter weight line of lenses. The Zeiss coatings and optics are well worth the money.This makes for a perfectly balanced setup with an a6xxx series, making carrying and shooting feel comfortable. For me, this is a big benefit. The whole point of an aps-c mirrorless setup, in my eyes, is to have a compact, professional kit that you can feasibly carry wherever you go. Sure, a big DSLR might get a better shot, but not if it’s at home or in the car. This Sony camera and Zeiss lens combo is a quick, light setup, and that, often as not, is what gets the shot.The bad(take that word with a grain of salt though):-This lens has 7 flat aperature blades, which is fine, but isn’t going to get the perfectly round bokeh that some people want. I personally am still impressed with it, but that’s just me. My next lens will be a macro with 9 to 11 aperature blades-There is no OSS in this lens, so a6000 owners and below need to have a steady hand and a faster shutter speed. Personally, I’ve got an a6500 coming in the mail as we speak, but even with the a6000, I’ve gotten great, sharp photos, with little motion blur thanks to how fast this lens is.-This is a Prime lens, so there is no zoom. Most of you should know this, and to me its an advantage due to superior optics, but just be aware that you are stuck at 24mm.

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Packaging was as described. Lens works like it’s brand new! Non noticeable wear/tear/dust. Very happy I got this lens for such a good deal!!

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Still remains best Sony FE lens!