The Nikon has much less light fall-off at open apertures. I know I’m asking for a lot. Phillip is right; this is a lovely all-rounder. Je recherche surtout un beau piqué et de belles couleurs et une image bien contrastée. I’m tempted to get one too, despite having many other 28mms! Did you manage to solve the problem? Phillip: Thanks for the quick response! 1/160s, F2.8. Wow, great rolling review of the new 28//2. Hello there Hi, Phillip! It is very smooth at short distances, still pretty good at portrait distances and more nervous at long distances. It is between this and the FE 35mm f/2.8. I’m sure all of us appreciate your time and effort. Thanks again for your great reviews ! For even wider perspectives an optional Ultra-wide Converter (SEL075UWC) and Fisheye Converter (SEL057FEC) can be added to increase the angle of view to 21mm wide-angle or 16mm fisheye with full 180° coverage, respectively. If you can live with an f/2.8 maximum aperture, it’s the ultimate walkaround lens for A7, A7R, … Still no starry night or deceiving results ? Do you have any idea how this lens performs regarding astrophotography. Required fields are marked *. This category only includes cookies that ensures basic functionalities and security features of the website. Thank you for confirming what I expected. Author Alpha Universe Date 2016.04.05. Add a bright 28mm prime to your kit An excellent choice as a second lens to supplement a basic lens kit, this full-frame 28mm wide-angle prime features a bright F2.0 maximum aperture and outstanding overall optical performance. It looks like my copy of 28/2 produces more pronounced sunstars, doesn’t it? Comparing 28mm with 16-35mm and gradually the focus is good in both cases, but vignetting on 28mm you show the problem of aperture 7 in a different image. There are few modern 28mm lenses. I want one lens for wider-angle street shooting. Any experience with that? Zeiss Loxia 2.4/25: Because of the distortion correction both lenses are actually pretty close in focal length. They have made aperture blades straight in line of their latest lenses, so now 28 gives nice sunstars too. “What I enjoy most about this image is how sharp and clean it is. The lens is not a true 28mm lens, more like a 26mm lens so after distortion correction you have the field of view of a 28mm lens. Its really nice of you guys to think this way. Wobei das 1.8/35 nochmals etwas attraktiver erscheint. Sample photos. Any thoughts would be great. It’s also compatible with Sony E-mount APS-C hybrids such as the A6000, where it offers an equivalent 42mm focal length, taking into … hi what do you think abt 16-35 vs 28/21 (with converter) combo. I must add that i print quite big so these defects are more visible. The Sony 35mm f/2.8 is unique because it offers outstanding Zeiss image quality in a tiny 4 ounce package. I have heard of a fair number of decentered lenses but until Roger Cicala posts some numbers I can’t give a reliable answer to your question. Yes green should be the MM version, thanks again. I think this is a very good overall performance, f/2 is fully usable as long as your subject isn’t too far off-center and stopped down to f/8 it is also a capable landscape lens with very good across the frame sharpness. Using it for Milky Way panoramas was amazing, you can avoid the vignetting wide open by overlapping at least 40%. I ahd the chance to buy a FE 4/16-35 for a very decent price and now I am torn between the FE 2/28’s size and speed and the 16-35’s flexibility. Je pars en voyage en Inde avec un A 7II (photos de paysage, rue, architectures, ambiances). If you purchase the lens through one of these affiliate-links I get a small compensation with no additional cost to you. I would love to do that but I think it won’t happen because I would have to buy one just for that purpose. For my next trip I’ll probably go for the Sony because I already have a screw in ND filter for 49mm filter thread. I am looking forward to the lens as well. Those things are a compromise. I really enjoyed mine, I can’t believe I sold it. when planning to buy a tamron 28-75/f2.8, is there a reason to keep the FE28mmf2? The Fe 2/28 has a metal mount. Pascal. so, just post a link or sent me an E-mail: reeve.phillip at gmail dot com. I’m debating getting a Contax Zeiss 28mm 2.8*T Distagon lens – I’m not sure if you can answer this but I’m wondering how this little sony would compare. I found f/6.3 to be some kind of general sweet spot, and f/8 if the corners really matter. f/5.6: The corners improve quite a bit to good to very good levels. Zeiss Batis 2/25: Again the Sony offers the better value than the bulkier Zeiss which isn’t quite as sharp wide open in the center but significantly sharper off-center with a little higher contrast overall. (I got the “S” because I shoot in low light a lot: both indoors and outdoors.). Mainly for landscape and some close up shots at low light situations. Most of my sample images have vignetting added for artistic reasons. https://www.testberichte.de/p/sony-tests/fe-28-mm-f2-testbericht.html I think that the right side (with the grass) is the most significant part of the picture for judging the degradation in sharpness (although it may not be exactly in the focus plan). My figures are what I measure in LR without any profile applied by me but it includes a forced correction of about 0.5 EV so the true figure is above 3 EV. And of course that it’s very light and small and quite well built. , the 35 is smaller and built quality is a bit better. Supposed to be sharp almost to the edge at f2.8! Y a t-il certaines photos que je ne pourrais pas faire avec le 28 ou 35 ? with current models with ibis, it’s not a problem. And also with it’s wide angle converter ( to 21mm). Raw / jpeg ? Advanced optics and coatings with a 9-blade circular aperture deliver beautiful images. Something light weight but very effective. The Sony FE 2/28 sells for $448 atamazon.com or B&H photo (affiliate links). It is sharper especially off center where it turns in a very good performance from f/2.4 while the FE 2/28 need to be stopped down to f/8 for similar corners. Also, there is a wide angle converter for the 28mm f2 which I can get later for an even wider perspective. The Zeiss 2.8/28 is actually a little sharper across most of the frame but has some corner issues. By joining the Alpha Universe community, you agree to the, https://alphauniverse.media.zestyio.com/sel28f20-2.be110857376e1c1dc5afaa178864837f.jpg. I think after correction the 2.8/35 will be a little better in the center and the corners will prbably be similar. The Sony 28mm f2 is not only sharp, but offers very good color, beautiful bokeh for a lens this wide, and very little in the way of image quality issues.” –Chris Gampat, The Phoblographer, “Sony has created a fantastic lens here. Nicely done! The FE never reaches as excellent off-center sharpness which is especially noticeable on 42MP bodies. In order to justify the investment, it must be at least as sharp as my Minolta MD 35mm f2.8 and with much better flare control and less vignetting WO. I’ll stick with the 35 F2.8 which is still my favorite lens, even compared to the 55 F1.8, which can be a little too sterile for my taste. At only 2.5in in length and weight of … . I am not a pro but enjoy the experience. If I turn it slowly it takes more than 360 degrees (one full turn) to change focus from the close focusing distance to infinity. Would be nice to have this one for my a7s. I found the Sony FE 2/28 to be a versatile lens. I will give it a try, I could always resell them for not much cheaper. Bonjour – J’adore les contenus de votre site. We find out after more than 6 months of use at real world weddings, is this one to have in the kit bag. Thank you for a first insight! Thanks ? As you pointed out it’s hard to find a good <25mm in legacy lens that is not to pricey and good quality so the 19mm could do the trick, I would guess that a Canon nFD 2.8/24 will give significantly better results than the Sigma 2.8/19. A fixed focal length design with 3 aspherical elements including an AA (advanced aspherical) lens and 2 ED elements, plus multi-coating throughout, packs outstanding optical … Your stepup ring must interfere with the mechanism which detects the wideangle adapter. The lens hood is a bit flimsy, rather thin and cheap plastic, it is the same as the one for the old E 3.5-5.6/18-55 Kit lens. Is it any good? I’m just trying to see which one offers the best quality shots. Specifically: the color, contrast and rendering of this lens compared to any of the Sony/Zeiss lenses is sub-par (and I own all of them and even include the 24-70 as being superior). Manual lenses where the focusing ring is coupled directly to the focusing helicoid are nicer and faster to use but with a little patience you can focus the FE 2/28 very precisely. I used it primarily for Milky Way shots, with some landscape thrown in. With adapter it is half the weight of the Nikon and half the price. If you know its weaknesses and are able to deal with them, you are going to get great images with nice rendering in many situations. For a comparison with some manual lenses like the Zeiss Distagon 2.8/28 and Minolta MC 2/28 check out my comparison. This photograph was taken in Mission Bay in San Diego, California with the Sony FE 28mm f/2 lens on my α7R II. since you have to use adapters to use it one the a7 it makes sense this way. Any cookies that may not be particularly necessary for the website to function and is used specifically to collect user personal data via analytics, ads, other embedded contents are termed as non-necessary cookies. I’m on my second copy, thinking I’d got a dud, but the second one seems the same. I really don’t like what I’ve experienced from the 28mm F2, sorry I had 4 copies till now and none of them was centered. Based on your response there’s not a whole lot to distinguish the two lenses (except for focal length). And apparently there is a new kid in town, Zeiss, Batis, 25f2.0…, took the image and forgot about posting it, I will post it later in the day . I sure hope you can convince Zeiss to let you borrow the Batis 25/2, as I would be very interested to read a review of that lens from you in the future. I’ll try it on the A7 II this weekend, but I am not expecting things to improve. I wonder though: How much of a difference is there at f/8 where I would use it for demanding landscapes? Eine fortschrittliche Optik sorgt … Which one would you pick beetwen this lens and Nikon AFS 20mm F/1.8? There are two converters for the SEL28f20, the $248 SEL075UWC (affiliate link) turns it into a 2.8/21 super wide-angle lens and the $299 SEL057FEC  (affiliate link) turns it into a 3.5/16 fisheye-lens. Just a small correction, the wide-open sample’s EXIF says it was shot at f/2.8, not at f/2.0. I keep coming back and finding new additions. Bonjour Philip, I don’t know much about the Canon but I think it suffers – as many other FD lenses – with not very durable friction bearings, so I wouldn’t buy one. There is a solid Canon EF 2.8/28 and a huge Sigma 1.4/28 and there is the hassle of adapting. I keep step-up rings on all my lenses and find it ridiculous that I can’t shoot at f/2 with them on. The kind of blur in the corners when shot wider open looks quite nasty (some kind of “directional/radial” blur) and “cheap” to my eyes and is going to be visible without pixel peeping. Hope this helps. Excellent review and pictures, as I have come to expect from you Phillip . The fisheye-converter weights more than 400g so together with the 2/28 it would be bigger and heavier than the Sony 4/16-35 ZA OSS and that is already a big lens. Seems to be a great lens, though i’m missing optical image stabilization. Cat eyes are pretty obvious at f/2 and at f/2.8 the shape of oof-highlights is still not very even. The focusing ring feels very smooth but it offers enough resistance and it has zero play. Proof that wide-angle prime lenses are never out of style, the Sony FE 28mm f/2 is a classic with a bright f/2.0 maximum aperture, beautiful bokeh from its circular 9-blade aperture and overall excellent optical performance. I definitely need auto-focus the way I shoot and the conditions under which I sometimes shoot. Du coup quelle focale me conseillez-vous d’acheter sans tenir compte du poids, ni du prix. See this link: http://lightgrab.com/ricoh-gr-vs-sony-a7r-with-fe-28-f2-lens/, I just received a Sony A7Sii (first Sony I’ve owned, previous Canon 5D owner). f/11: A little softer because of diffraction. I do not have the highest standards but I am pretty happy with it for that purpose. i am a7ii user I also have the Ricoh GR for when portability is a priority and it is also wonderful option as well. The half a stop slower, twice as heavy and three times as expensive Loxia is of course the technically better lens. You should give the Nikon a try (with a proper adapter) to see what a high quality 28mm optic can deliver on the A7RII. Thanks a lot in advance! My lens is from recent batches. The FE 2/28s bokeh is smooth for a wide-angle lens. You are correct to point out the different frequencies plotted but I considered that in my analysis. on the a6000 I would go for the 10-18 without hesitation, even if you plan to upgrade to FF in the future, Thank you Philip for a very good completion of the test. When I attach my step-up ring and xume adapter on it, the camera fails to allow me to shoot wider open than f/2.8. Speaking of wide angles, now have the 15mm Heliar III (after having the original Heliar) and I must say what a dramatic improvement. Out of these, the cookies that are categorized as necessary are stored on your browser as they are essential for the working of basic functionalities of the website. I also noticed that focusing on the right midframe will lead to an unsharp left midframe, while focusing on the left midframe will lead to an overall very sharp image (might be even a little sharper than when focused on the center) – except for the corners, of course. AF worked well and precise, it is one of the faster FE lenses. Thanks. As focal lengths get longer, lenses built with conventional optical glass have difficulties with chromatic aberration, and as a result images suffer from lower contrast, lower color quality, and lower resolution. This ‘bokeh’ effect of the blurred background can be enhanced with circular aperture blades used in this lens. It’s been my first AF lens on Sony (a6500). I love idea of the 28mm being so small and light weight but I’m just not sure about the image quality it give on my A7rii. Thanks! Portrait Of A Lens: Sony 28mm f/2. When changing your aperture to defocus the background, the light sources appear blurred. The Sony is a very good compromise, not the world’s best 28mm. To be honest, in the first weeks of testing it drove me from total excitement to almost absolute disappointment and back. A comparison with aperture blade pictures was published on SAR couple months back. We also use third-party cookies that help us analyze and understand how you use this website. Must contain at least 8 characters, an uppercase character, a lowercase character, a number and a symbol. I would be surprised if it had as nice bokeh. If I felt I needed a fisheye lens I would get a manual Minolta 2.8/16, it is a very good and solid lens and it will probably cost less than the converter alone. This design looks quite nice but the softer aluminium easily attracts scratches of which my copy now has quite a few. Of course it’s slightly wider and a stop slower but they share purpose of compact and light carry around lens. Between this and Voigtlander 28mm F2 Ultron, which one would you pick for landscape? I do not expect much from the linear UWA adapter in the corners. I love the 28mm point of view. Samyang 24mm f2.8 came out and it would be interesting alternative. do you have the chance to compare the FE28/2 against the SEL24F18 on an APS-C camera? Vous faites l’impasse sur les vieux Nikkor AI AIS, il y a t il une raison à cela ? The Nikon wide open (f/1.8) is also at least a half of stop faster than the Sony (f/2) in use. You’ll need a tripod, some steel wool, a way to light it, and an environment that isn’t flammable. Jun 28, 2018 Sony FE 400mm F2.8 GM OSS sample gallery: 60 images Jun 27, 2018 Leica SL 16-35mm F3.5-4.5 ASPH sample gallery: 32 images Jun 26, 2018 Kamlan 28mm F1.4 for APS-C sample gallery: 53 images You got lucky, Phillip didn’t. Being used to shooting DSLR, I can’t imagining being happy with focus-by-wire. f/2: Contrast is high from f/2. In general, I agree with your review. The centers are similar, but the edges (and midzones) of the Nikon at f/2, are better than the Sony at f/4! The lens is very small for a fast 28mm lens, above you see it besides a much bigger and heavier Minolta MC 2/28 and a still bigger Minolta 2.8/28. You can find them here: 4/16-35 , 2/28. What I really like about the lens are contrast & colors, flare resistance, sunstars (in most situations) and Bokeh. Of course it doesn’t zoom. Hab ihn noch nicht ausprobiert und was ich an Beispielen gesehen habe fand ich nicht gut genug, um ihn selber einmal auszuprobieren. As a general purpose lens the Sony is more attractive. The size and weight of the 28mm f/2 is the other major selling point. E-mount Full Frame Cameras. I feel that people wonder if is worth the upgrade…, I sold mine a long time ago so I don#t have one available. I just purchased the FE 2/28mm and am very pleased. Due to popular demand I have released the LUTs that I used to grade these videos! Also cheap/old FD glass (28/35/50/85) is much better than the 2870. Your review is the final piece of information I need to decide. Specially shaped “aspherical” elements near the diaphragm restore alignment of light rays at the image plane, maintaining high sharpness and contrast even at maximum aperture and can also be used at other points in the optical path to reduce distortion. Makes almost hurts to see the picture .-). But even like that, it may be much better than may current UWA (the Minolta MD17mm f4). Prime lens resolution and contrast. I have two hobbies: Photography and photographic gear. Can it convince in the field as well as on paper? At f/2 the Batis and the Sony are pretty close as long as you subject is in the center of the image. When I go landscaping without serious weight restriction I usually take the zoom because of its versatility. Thank you for offering this perspective–it is all the more credible for being based on long-term use. I have not used either converter myself, but because I was asked, here is my take on them: All the sample images I have seen from the 0.75 converter showed pretty soft corners so I am not really inclined to spend 250€ on it to examine it a bit more carefully. This is caused by differences in refraction at different points on conventional spherical lenses which degrade image quality in large-aperture lenses. Heute gibts das SEL 28mmF2 für 340EUR, abzüglich 40EUR Cashback von Sony sehr attraktiv. Universe is here for the makers, the doers, the people who dream in colors. Enable browser notifications to stay up to date with all the Alpha Universe Updates! it would be great to see the amount of degradation in the corners? α lenses overcome this problem through a unique design that keeps the aperture almost perfectly circular from its wide-open setting to when it is closed by 2 stops. My Sigma 56mm/1.4 behaves the same by the way… So are both lenses decentered or could there be something wrong with my camera? The rendering lacks the 3D pop and creaminess of the 35 F2.8 or 55 F1.8 when used with this camera.

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