The lens I received was decentered i.e. the left side of the photos (especially on large apertures) is much softer than the right side. Make sure you test yours.

Great for landscapes and street photography. Makes you want to up your game and be worthy of the lens

Brilliant optical quality; Durable; Great Picture Quality

Not cheap

Very satisfied,not being an expert or a pixel piper the images are very sharp,and the delivery was fast,good job AMZ

Aside from its asking price, there's not much to gripe about with the Sony Carl Zeiss Sonnar T* E 24mm F1.8 ZA. It's an extremely sharp lens, even at the edges of the frame at f/1.8, and it focuses quite close.

Strong edge-to-edge sharpness; Minimal distortion; Wide aperture; Wide-angle field of view

Omits optical stabilization and weather sealing; Corners dim at widest apertures; Pricey

Get a Carl Zeiss Sonnar optical lens for rich imagery that will let you relive memorable moments with the clarity they deserve. The large f/1.8 aperture provides for excellent low-light sensitivity and depth-of-field, while a smooth and quiet AF is great for creating movies.

The Sony Carl Zeiss Sonnar T* E 24mm f/1.8 ZA is a premium wide-angle prime lens for Sony NEX compact system cameras. It offers the equivalent angle of view as a 36mm lens on a 35mm camera and features a near-circular 7 blade diaphragm which creates an attractive blur to the out of focus areas of...

"I have been using this on the NEX-7 for about 1 month. All I can say is the results are jaw-dropping. I always store my camera with this attached. It is my ""go-to"" lens for indoors and my favorite lens overall. Pros:The only NEX lens that does the 24mp NEX-7 justice.

Love is an understatement. Yes, you can take great shots with more the much more affordable 50mm f/1.8. Sure. And I did for about a year. But it kept haunting me. The 24mm (35mm equivalent on APS/C) was just so much more of a walk around lens, but with Sonnar T? Coating, Zeiss sharpness and...