[75°] When I bought my A7RII, I was deciding what lenses I wanted to begin with. Since I formerly had an APS-C type Nikon dSLR, I had to part with my former fleet of lenses. I began with the Zeiss FE 55mm F1.8 lens. It's truly astounding, but it comes at a high cost. So I thought perhaps the next lens should be a little less strain on the wallet. The Sony FE 28mm F2 lens. This little lens is fairly lightweight, and also has exceptional build quality. Not being a Zeiss, I wasn't sure what I should expect from Sony. But they once again impressed me with their engineering. This is a solid lens, good build quality, and does not feel cheap at all. I have used it on several occasions now, and it has consistently provided stunning results when paired with the formidable capabilities of the a7.

[4.36 lb] I love the detail on this lens and taking some long exposure with an 8x ND filter the pictures came out great. My zeiss 35mm 1.4 is great but its huge. It's not great walking around with it. I found the color sharp and loads of detail using a full size sensor. Also for food shots, you can get a lot of the scene into the image and then just crop if needed. I think the 28mm is a fun focal length for everyday shooting. I will carry my zeiss 55 for anything more up close. Overall I couldnt be happier.

[f/13] I think everyone should have a Fixed Lens with a Wide Focal Range in their and this is a great starter lens for a reason price. I am not a pro by any means, but I feel like one when I see the results of the images when I use this lens.

[15 x 7.9 x 4.1"] Fast aperture, fast autofocus and sharp images for 200 grams or so. It looks bigger on the pictures, but performs really well. I use it for video on my Sony A7S II and I call this the Low Light Combo Monster :) F2 is really good for shooting at night and I haven't had issues with autofocus speed even with the A7S II's CDAF. I was used to Nikon DX format so it was a little wider than I expected but in a good way (so much so that I'm planning to use it for vlogging). Anyway, awesome lens for video from my experience.

[4.36 lb] I bought this to have as a nice walk around lens for my a6500. �It performs very well in that regard and is not too big. �The sharpness is also very good, no complaints. �I like that you can make it wider with the optional Sony attachments (expensive though), but I won't do that unless I also have a FF body someday.

[Sony E] I work with the A7RII but I bought it more for my A6300 as a 42mm walk around lens. In the A6300 works great. Fast autofocus, sharp and accurate it was a great decision as a 50mm for my a6300, But i also test it in my A7RII and compare it with my FE 24-70 F4 zeiss. The 28mm is faster (f2.0) so you can have more blurred backgrounds, the sharpness is outstanding even in f/2.0, and great until F/11. Does have a noticeable barrel distortion but that is not so bad for me, because I shoot just in RAW and it is a one button fix. I think that for being cheap to keep sharpness they had to avoid the barrel distortion and some chromatic aberrations fixes. But in the end. A great great lens for the price. As we know the zeiss colors are more rich, but this little gem gets great results too, so if you are a RAW shooter you don't gonna have problems and gonna love this lens. But if you just use it to shoot JPG and not make any post in software maybe the barrel distortion and some chromatic aberrations (less than my Zeiss 85mm F/1.4 or 50mm F/1.4 or even the zeiss A mount 24-70 F/2.8) can be a negative point for you. For me it is jut Perfect!!!, remember that the Sony Zeiss distagon 35mm F/1.4 is big, bulky and heavy, and costs more than three times the 28mm, so depends of your final use, this can be your all around street lens for your APS-C or your full frame lightweight Prime wide angle lens. Great quality Sony cheap prime option!!

[f/13] Best bang for the buck full frame e-mount lens available right now. Retains sharpness throughout the center and edges and AF works well on it. Can be converted to a ultra wide or fish eye lens with the Sony converter attachments.

[15 x 7.9 x 4.1"] Works very well for getting into tight spaces. The lens is fairly sharp - not the sharpest, but offers good value in terms of probe lenses.


F40 requires a ton of light. You'll also want a motorized rig of sorts for any movement as the macro lens is very sensitive to small bumps.


All in all - good value compared to the Laowa. Only down side is it an APS-C lens, so you'll get some crop when on a full frame lens.

[Manual Focus] I bought this lens to use with my Sony Alpha a9. I needed something wide, prime, sharp, and light/compact for travels + run & gun shooting. I shoot fashion, beauty, and artistic portraits and this lens has been AWESOME for that. What I love about this lens is that it's fairly tiny, keeps the weight down. I pack this with my Sony FE Carl Zeiss Sonnar T* 55mm F1.8 ZA & Sony FE 85mm F1.8 lenses. Not exactly a replacement for the true 35mm, but if you're looking for something with a wider aperture than the Sony FE Carl Zeiss Sonnar T* 35mm F2.8 ZA lens, this would it. It's very sharp even at f/2, and you can close it down to 2.8 to make it even sharper. The focus is quick and accurate as well, even in low-light from my experiences. The only challenge may be strong backlighting (like shooting the model in front of white sheers or with sun gleaming in the back around sunrise/sunset). The only thing I would note for your awareness about this is that it is has some distortion to it, so I recommend shooting in RAW when using this (though ideally you should always be shooting in RAW), so that you can use profile correction in Lightroom to fix it. It'll look great after you do that! For the price, quality, and performance, this is a must-have in your kit. =

[Manual Focus] My prefect lens for my a7sii and crane after 2 years it's my never fail baby