Sony E 16mm F2.8
$434.47 - $490.00
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12 years ago
Very Poor Quality
This 16mm was the first lens I purchased together with my NEX-5 about 14 months ago and was always a disappointment, a great focal length that fails to deliver on sharpness. The optimum aperture for sharpness turns out to be 6.3 or 7.1 and is still not great, which is a shame because Sony has...
Pros:
- Only sharp in center
Cons:
- Edges blurry
12 years ago
Very Poor Quality
This 16mm was the first lens I purchased together with my NEX-5 about 14 months ago and was always a disappointment, a great focal length that fails to deliver on sharpness. The optimum aperture for sharpness turns out to be 6.3 or 7.1 and is still not great, which is a shame because Sony has...
12 years ago
Great must have wide-angle lens
This lens, in tandem with a Sony NEX camera, has produced excellent portrait and close-up photographs of people and products. With the optional fish-eye attachment, it takes cool group photos, and image quality is superior.
12 years ago
It came with Nex kit.. and it is sharp centrally. It is light weight with full metal build.
Pros:
- Price
- size
- central sharpness
Cons:
- Uniformity of sharpness
12 years ago
A light weight wide lens to suit the NEX cameras
This light weight short focal length lens is a must for the NEX-5 camera and the ultra wide adapter lens VCL-ECU1 as well as the Fish eye converter VCL-ECF1 makes this combination a "must have" to complement the other NEX lenses.
Pros:
- Easy to use
- Compact
- Build quality
11 years ago
Sony E 16mm F2.8 Review (Review Sony SEL16F28 16mm f/2.8 Wide-Angle Lens)
The Sony E 16mm F2.8 was one of Sony's first mirrorless lenses. It's still on sale, but is in dire need of an update for use with modern cameras.
Pros:
- Very small and light., Affordable., Wide angle of view.
Cons:
- Dated optics., Not sharp until f/5.6., Limited to contrast focus.
9 years ago
"Good, low cost prime lens"
"It is not comparable to those $1K+ prime lenses, but it is good enough for overall shooting. If the goal is to go up one full F stop for better low light performance than the 16-50mm F3.5-56 kit lens offers, this is the cheapest way I know, to achieve it.
9 years ago
Just not sharp enough
I bought to use on a Sony a6500 along with a Sony E 35mm F/1.8 Oss lens. This lens is way too soft in the images and video. Compared to the 35mm, it's not even close. The 35mm is razor sharp for pictures & video with very quick focus. The 16mm will most likely be my first B&H return.
9 years ago
Tiny but sucky
Well, there's a reason lenses are expensive and you get what you pay for. The main draw for this lens is the size and weight. Build quality's good, too. Thin aluminium and smooth focus ring. It's incredibly convenient and if you're a casual photographer who's put off by heavy equipment, a good buy.
9 years ago
this a great deal but image quality is average at best
Decent lens for the price. Together with the ultra-wide and fisheye converters, this a great deal but image quality is average at best. Videographers can get away with the quality although there's no hybrid AF (contrast+phase detection) support so AF is a little slow (at least it's smooth).
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