Sony DT 35mm F1.8 SAM Lenses

[james_f6]

<p>I was surfing the web last night and thought "I need a new lens" Apart from my Minolta 50mm lens, I don't have any other fixed focal length lenses, I have some quality zooms.<br>

The Sony DT 35mm F1.8 SAM Lens was just over $200 AU, so I ordered it online. I read a review from <a href="http://www.kurtmunger.com/sony_dt_35mm_f_1_8_reviewid235.html">http://www.kurtmunger.com/sony_dt_35mm_f_1_8_reviewid235.html</a> and I like the comment at the end <br>

"For APS-C only users; Do yourselves a favor; save about $1200 by purchasing this lens instead of the <a title="Sony 35mm F/1.4 G lens review" href="http://www.kurtmunger.com/sony_35mm_f_1_4_gid271.html">Sony 35mm F/1.4 G lens</a>. There is a slight advantage in light gathering power with the "G" lens, but the DT 35/1.8 is better at ghosting control, and coma wide open."<br>

It is a cheap lens but I hear good image reviews, money is tight for me at the moment, so I am hoping I got a nice performing lens.<br>

Does anyone have it and maybe have some opinions or examples?</p>

 

[gregory_king1]

<p>I have both. The 35 1.8 is a great lens for the price, and possibly better in ways than the 1.4. There's really no reason to buy the 1.4 for an APS-C camera.</p>

<p>Its only negative is some chromatic aberration at wide apertures, but most lenses do this. I actually tested it against an 80mm lens on medium format digital (which has the same field of view) and it performed quite well for resolution. That CA shows up at high contrast edges, but it's manageable in Lightroom.</p>

<p>You have nothing at all to worry about.</p>

[frank_skomial]

<p>"<em>There is a slight advantage in light gathering power with the "G" lens</em>,"</p>

<p>- there was a discussion of 1.4 versus 1.8 lenses differences in Nikon forum. Someone computed there, that this slight advantage in light gathering is about 67% more light for the 1.4 lens over the 1.8, if that matters to anyone.</p>

[james_f6]

<p>I don't think my images will require such a large aperture of 1.4, and the extra $1200 certainly rules that out.</p>

[starvy]

<p>I have often thought about this lens and if I see one second hand I might well buy it. I have the old Minolta 28mm f2.8 so can't really justify buying a new DT f1.8 lens.</p>

[james_f6]

<p>Got the lens today, I must admit I am very impressed, forget the lower quality build, the results are very impressive.<br>

I will be heading out and might have some images up for Sony Sunday.</p>