Sony FE 35mm F1.8 Full Frame Lens - Brand New review

What it all boils down to is this lens’ potential to offer name-brand reliability versus its competition, in a portable package. While I was doing initial testing with this lens at Sony’s 2019 Kando Trip event, the thing that stuck out to me the most was indeed not flawless GM-class image quality,...

Sony 35MM F1.8 Prime Lens SEL35F18F review

The Sony FE 35mm F1.8 is one of Sony's most versatile primes, worthy of serious consideration by all Sony full-frame shooters who desire high quality in a small, lightweight package. Autofocus is swift, and it's extremely sharp wide open.

Portrait and low light shooters that need tack sharp images wide open; videographers; and those that require fast autofocus

Portrait photographers shooting in high contrast light where chromatic aberration may be distracting; and astrophotographers

Sony FE 35mm F1.8 Review

The Sony FE 35mm F1.8 is one of Sony's most versatile primes, worthy of serious consideration by all Sony full-frame shooters who desire high quality in a small, lightweight package. Autofocus is swift, and it's extremely sharp wide open. The lens renders out-of-focus areas very smoothly, but purple and green fringing can be an issue in high contrast situations.

Portrait and low light shooters that need tack sharp images wide open, videographers, and those that require fast autofocus;

Portrait photographers shooting in high contrast light where chromatic aberration may be distracting, and astrophotographers;

All I ever really wanted was a Sony 35mm f1.8 FE lens–and I never thought they'd make one. But when I received a call last week about testing a product not yet announced, I was quite shocked. The company has its 35mm f2.8 FE and a 35mm f1.4 FE lenses; both are quite good in their own respects.

Sony FE 35mm f1.8 review

In my tests the Sony FE 35mm f1.8 left a very good impression: It is pretty sharp across the full-frame sensor, has a nice Bokeh, and can be shot confidently under adverse contra-light situations.

Very good resolution at normal distances; Very good contrast under contra-light situations; Good close-up performance; Weather sealing against moist and dust; Fast and reliable AF operation; Focus hold button

Coma not well controlled; Field-curvature makes APS-C-corner soft