Sony Sonnar T* FE 35mm F2.8 ZA
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Product Overview
Sony Sonnar T* FE 35mm F2.8 ZA is a wide-angle prime lens for Sony E-mount. It covers the full-frame image circle. Introduced by Sony in 2013 as one of the first FE lenses, it has 7 elements in 5 groups.
The entire lens is crafted out of metal, which imparts a level of tactile sense of quality. For incremental weathers, Sony is kind enough to include weather sealing.
As a wide-angle prime lens that is quite compact, the Sony FE 35mm F2.8 ZA can be an interesting component of a prime-lens kit well adapted for travel. Even though the lens is not stabilized, at this focal range it does not usually matter. In fact, some may be able to get cleaner corners without image stabilization.
Ratings
What we found
Neofiliac score 88%
Pros
- Compact and lightweight
- Weather-sealed
- Decent optical performance
Cons
- Very expensive for what it is
- Dark maximum aperture
- Many cheaper, superior alternatives now available for FE
What external reviewers found
External score 71%
Pros
- Lightweight and light
- Compact and portable
- Very fast and silent
- Very fast autofocus
- Very well corrected by Lightroom lens profile
- Very small and light
Cons
- Slow maximum aperture
- No weather sealing
- No telephoto lens mount
- Only 5mm depth
- Only f2.8
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Specifications
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External Reviews
cameralabs[1]
Reviewer score 72% (normalized by Neofiliac)Sony FE 35mm f2.8 ZA is a wide-angle prime lens for Alpha mirrorless cameras. Launched with the original A7 full-frame bodies, it remains a popular choice for anyone wanting the most compact general-purpose lens for the system. The lens focuses in around 0.5 sec on a Sony A7R II from infinity to 0.43m (1:10 magnification), which is fast.
Pros
- Very small and light
- Very fast autofocus
- Very quiet
Cons
- Only f2.8
- No rubber sealing at lens-mount
digitalpicture[2]
Reviewer score 68% (normalized by Neofiliac)The f/2.8 lens is dramatically smaller and lighter than the f/1.4 lens. With max apertures differing by 2 stops, a dramatic size and weight difference, and a 2x price differential, these lenses may be more complementary than competitive. The Sony lens has a low 0.12x maximum magnification while the Tamron lens has very high 0.50x spec.
Pros
- F/2.8 f/1.8 lens
- Wide-open aperture infinity focus distance
- Lightweight and light
Cons
- No weather sealing
- No telephoto lens mount
dpreview[3]
Reviewer score 64% (normalized by Neofiliac)The FE 35mm F2.8 ZA Carl Zeiss Sonnar T* is one of the first lenses available for Sony's full-frame E-mount system. It uses a 7-element, 5-group optical design, which includes three aspherical elements to minimise aberrations. The 35mm is a pretty compact lens (it's 37mm / 1.5" long, and weighs just 120g / 4.2 oz) which makes for a very portable combination when used with the A7 or A7R.
Pros
- Very sharp
- Compact and portable
- Very low chromatic aberration and distortion
Cons
- Very slow maximum aperture
- Slow maximum aperture
sonyalpha[4]
Reviewer score 81% (normalized by Neofiliac)The Sony Sonnar FE 35mm F2.8 ZA is an excellent small pancake like lens for the Sony A7/A9 series. It is in fact the smallest and lighest lens of the full FE full frame line up. The quality of the photos (sharpness, contrast, color rendition, distorsion) is superb. If you can afford it and wants to stay small, definitively a must have.
Pros
- Sharpness, contrast, color rendition, distorsion
- Fully consistent centre to border as soon as you close 1 stop Centre Border Lens fall off at F2.8
- Very well corrected by Lightroom lens profile
- Very fast and silent
Cons
- Only 5mm depth
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