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Archive 2020 · Back On Sale: Sony FE 20mm f/1.8 G lens for only $798 ($100 off)

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p.3 #1 · p.3 #1 · Back On Sale: Sony FE 20mm f/1.8 G lens for only $798 ($100 off)

Holger wrote:
Aperture series by Brian Smith:
https://briansmith.com/lens-review-sony-fe-20mm-f1-8-g/
https://briansmith.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/02/Sony-20mm-G-Sony-24mm-GM-1.jpg

The side by side comparison above by Brian Smith looks odd because the new FE 20/1.8 G's aperture closes to f/22!

Feb 25, 2020 at 12:23 PM

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p.3 #2 · p.3 #2 · Back On Sale: Sony FE 20mm f/1.8 G lens for only $798 ($100 off)

bigwonton wrote:
Sorry for wandering off topic a bit - but those in the US may not be able to order from Henry's anymore for the savings. I placed an order a few weeks ago for a Sony lens and it was later cancelled with the following note:

"Thank you for your online order placed with Henry's for the Sony XXX Lens. This is an update to let you know that due to trade agreements with Sony Canada, we are unable to ship the new Sony products to the United States. Our distribution centre has cancelled the shipment of your order and will...Show more →

that's a bummer, i just spoke with another poster that received his 35/1.8 from henry's a few weeks back.

Feb 25, 2020 at 12:25 PM

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p.3 #3 · p.3 #3 · Back On Sale: Sony FE 20mm f/1.8 G lens for only $798 ($100 off)

I agree with the other posters that the 20mm is more versatile than the 24mm.

(At least, more to my liking.

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Feb 25, 2020 at 12:27 PM

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p.3 #4 · p.3 #4 · Back On Sale: Sony FE 20mm f/1.8 G lens for only $798 ($100 off)

Fred Miranda wrote:
https://briansmith.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/02/Sony-20mm-G-Sony-24mm-GM-1.jpg

The side by side comparison above by Brian Smith looks odd because the new FE 20/1.8 G's aperture closes to f/22!

Indeed, looks fake. f22 is clearly depicted on the real lens!

Feb 25, 2020 at 12:27 PM

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p.3 #5 · p.3 #5 · Back On Sale: Sony FE 20mm f/1.8 G lens for only $798 ($100 off)

You are not alone (and I own that lens!).

twentysevenone wrote:
This was the lens I thought the 35/1.8 was going to be.

Feb 25, 2020 at 12:29 PM

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p.3 #6 · p.3 #6 · Back On Sale: Sony FE 20mm f/1.8 G lens for only $798 ($100 off)

twentysevenone wrote:
This was the lens I thought the 35/1.8 was going to be.

Same,

I would have preferred a FE 20/1.8 G + 35/1.8 G set with similar optical characteristics and functionality.
Having that said, I still don't know how the new 20/1.8 G renders. Hoping it will be similar to the 24/1.4 GM's. Also no word on field curvature where the 24/1.4 GM is virtually flat field.

Feb 25, 2020 at 12:31 PM

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p.3 #7 · p.3 #7 · Back On Sale: Sony FE 20mm f/1.8 G lens for only $798 ($100 off)

Glad I've been holding off on purchasing the Batis 18mm. This looks like a better compromise to me, and at a lower price. For me, at least, it pairs very well with the 24-XXX zooms (I have the 24-105mm). The 24mm field of view after applying distortion correction, for example, on the 24-105mm, is significantly narrower than the field of view for the 24mm, probably closer to 26mm than 24mm. . . . Also, with the A7RIV, in ASPC mode, we'll still get a 26 megapixel, 30mm equivalent field of view. And the sunstars look very good in Albert Dros' and the PC Magazine early reviews.

Feb 25, 2020 at 12:36 PM

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p.3 #8 · p.3 #8 · Back On Sale: Sony FE 20mm f/1.8 G lens for only $798 ($100 off)

Fred Miranda wrote:
Same,

I would have preferred a FE 20/1.8 G + 35/1.8 G set with similar optical characteristics and functionality.
Having that said, I still don't know how the new 20/1.8 G renders. Hoping it will be similar to the 24/1.4 GM's. Also no word on field curvature where the 24/1.4 GM is virtually flat field.

Well bokeh doesn't look that bad (A. Dros):
https://static.wixstatic.com/media/846d71_f83f8cf5a692457f9fdc934639b7bfc6~mv2.jpg/v1/fill/w_1260,h_840,al_c,q_85,usm_0.66_1.00_0.01/846d71_f83f8cf5a692457f9fdc934639b7bfc6~mv2.webp

https://static.wixstatic.com/media/846d71_1155af32fe3c458994535fea029f11e2~mv2.jpg/v1/fill/w_1260,h_840,al_c,q_85,usm_0.66_1.00_0.01/846d71_1155af32fe3c458994535fea029f11e2~mv2.webp

https://static.wixstatic.com/media/846d71_2550ab305399425294099724b6abad30~mv2.jpg/v1/fill/w_1260,h_840,al_c,q_85,usm_0.66_1.00_0.01/846d71_2550ab305399425294099724b6abad30~mv2.webp

https://static.wixstatic.com/media/846d71_ca40a303f9b9437ea2a8a65dec9de61e~mv2.jpg/v1/fill/w_1260,h_840,al_c,q_85,usm_0.66_1.00_0.01/846d71_ca40a303f9b9437ea2a8a65dec9de61e~mv2.webp

https://static.wixstatic.com/media/846d71_f3202d29ad4b419ca32f6d07103d6b08~mv2.jpg/v1/fill/w_1260,h_840,al_c,q_85,usm_0.66_1.00_0.01/846d71_f3202d29ad4b419ca32f6d07103d6b08~mv2.webp

Feb 25, 2020 at 12:40 PM

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p.3 #9 · p.3 #9 · Back On Sale: Sony FE 20mm f/1.8 G lens for only $798 ($100 off)

Holger wrote:
Well bokeh doesn't look that bad...

Looks nice!

However, all these samples are at close distance or MFD.
At close distance blur masks the focus transition zone. The real test will be at 2-3m distance.
The reviewer at dpreview wrote that rendering is similar to the FE 35/1.8 for the OOF off-axis area.

"Furthermore, we do see some bright-edged highlights as you approach outer edges of the frame, so we'd expect slightly busier bokeh at extremes of the frame, much like the Sony FE 35/1.8 lens."

Feb 25, 2020 at 12:43 PM

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p.3 #10 · p.3 #10 · Back On Sale: Sony FE 20mm f/1.8 G lens for only $798 ($100 off)

If we get 24 GM color and coma correction and fairly smooth rendering (GM24 is narrower and faster so I expect the G 20 to be worse), I’ll sell my GM 24 and Tamron 17-28.

I really like the GM 24, except the FL.

20/21 + 35 + 75 is my typical kit.

Like others, this should have been Sony’s 35/1.8 approach.

Fingers crossed. And boy does the FE system have a glut of wides. If you step back and look it’s incredible.

Feb 25, 2020 at 12:47 PM

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p.3 #11 · p.3 #11 · Back On Sale: Sony FE 20mm f/1.8 G lens for only $798 ($100 off)

Holger wrote:
Well bokeh doesn't look that bad (A. Dros):
https://static.wixstatic.com/media/846d71_f83f8cf5a692457f9fdc934639b7bfc6~mv2.jpg/v1/fill/w_1260,h_840,al_c,q_85,usm_0.66_1.00_0.01/846d71_f83f8cf5a692457f9fdc934639b7bfc6~mv2.webp

https://static.wixstatic.com/media/846d71_1155af32fe3c458994535fea029f11e2~mv2.jpg/v1/fill/w_1260,h_840,al_c,q_85,usm_0.66_1.00_0.01/846d71_1155af32fe3c458994535fea029f11e2~mv2.webp

https://static.wixstatic.com/media/846d71_2550ab305399425294099724b6abad30~mv2.jpg/v1/fill/w_1260,h_840,al_c,q_85,usm_0.66_1.00_0.01/846d71_2550ab305399425294099724b6abad30~mv2.webp

https://static.wixstatic.com/media/846d71_ca40a303f9b9437ea2a8a65dec9de61e~mv2.jpg/v1/fill/w_1260,h_840,al_c,q_85,usm_0.66_1.00_0.01/846d71_ca40a303f9b9437ea2a8a65dec9de61e~mv2.webp

https://static.wixstatic.com/media/846d71_f3202d29ad4b419ca32f6d07103d6b08~mv2.jpg/v1/fill/w_1260,h_840,al_c,q_85,usm_0.66_1.00_0.01/846d71_f3202d29ad4b419ca32f6d07103d6b08~mv2.webp

I want to see mid distance and transition zone. These photos are easy for Bokeh.

Feb 25, 2020 at 12:49 PM

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p.3 #12 · p.3 #12 · Back On Sale: Sony FE 20mm f/1.8 G lens for only $798 ($100 off)

nehemiahphoto wrote:
If we get 24 GM color and coma correction and fairly smooth rendering (GM24 is narrower and faster so I expect the G 20 to be worse), I’ll sell my GM 24 and Tamron 17-28.

I really like the GM 24, except the FL.

20/21 + 35 + 75 is my typical kit.

Like others, this should have been Sony’s 35/1.8 approach.

Fingers crossed. And boy does the FE system have a glut of wides. If you step back and look it’s incredible.

After the release of the FE 35/1.8, I don't think Sony will design a 35/1.8 G anytime soon. The only hope is for a GM for this focal length...but then, it may not be very compact anymore...

Feb 25, 2020 at 12:55 PM

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p.3 #13 · p.3 #13 · Back On Sale: Sony FE 20mm f/1.8 G lens for only $798 ($100 off)

$1199Cdn....no chance.

Feb 25, 2020 at 12:55 PM

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p.3 #14 · p.3 #14 · Back On Sale: Sony FE 20mm f/1.8 G lens for only $798 ($100 off)

Fred Miranda wrote:
Looks nice!

However, all these samples are at close distance or MFD.
At close distance blur masks the focus transition zone. The real test will be at 2-3m distance.
The reviewer at dpreview wrote that rendering is similar to the FE 35/1.8 for the OOF off-axis area.

"Furthermore, we do see some bright-edged highlights as you approach outer edges of the frame, so we'd expect slightly busier bokeh at extremes of the frame, much like the Sony FE 35/1.8 lens."
True. R. Sanyal is praising it.

"This lens has almost no detectable LoCA or fringing to speak of. This is pretty remarkable. Have a look above, sliding left to view feline hairs at 100%. Typically, backlit hairs will have magenta fringing and green fringing on hairs in front of, and behind, the plane of focus, respectively. But we see nothing of the sort."

https://www.dpreview.com/samples/2736959721/sony-fe-20mm-f1-8-g-initial-impressions-and-sample-gallery

Feb 25, 2020 at 12:55 PM

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p.3 #15 · p.3 #15 · Back On Sale: Sony FE 20mm f/1.8 G lens for only $798 ($100 off)

KarmaKramer wrote:
$1199Cdn....no chance.

I'd pay 1199CAD, it's 950 GBP here equivalent to 1236USD / 1642CAD

Feb 25, 2020 at 01:00 PM

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p.3 #16 · p.3 #16 · Back On Sale: Sony FE 20mm f/1.8 G lens for only $798 ($100 off)

Fred Miranda wrote:
After the release of the FE 35/1.8, I don't think Sony will design a 35/1.8 G anytime soon. The only hope is for a GM for this focal length...but then, it may not be very compact anymore...

I agree, which is why they really missed the boat. And they took forever too...

But the new CV 35/1.2 should be fun, even though it’s a different lens entirely.

Feb 25, 2020 at 01:00 PM

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p.3 #17 · p.3 #17 · Back On Sale: Sony FE 20mm f/1.8 G lens for only $798 ($100 off)

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Feb 25, 2020 at 01:02 PM

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p.3 #18 · p.3 #18 · Back On Sale: Sony FE 20mm f/1.8 G lens for only $798 ($100 off)

Feb 25, 2020 at 01:04 PM

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p.3 #19 · p.3 #19 · Back On Sale: Sony FE 20mm f/1.8 G lens for only $798 ($100 off)

For those complaining about the image posted above, this is from the B&H website:

https://static.bhphoto.com/images/images500x500/1582633011_1549627.jpg

Rich

Feb 25, 2020 at 01:06 PM

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p.3 #20 · p.3 #20 · Back On Sale: Sony FE 20mm f/1.8 G lens for only $798 ($100 off)

jag09 wrote:
Have been going back and forth on whether or not to get the 24 GM to pair with the 85 f1.8. Looking to replace my 28-75 with just primes.

Just sold my 28-75 and now have GM 24, CV 40 f1.2, and Sony 85 f1.8 as my small kit with the GM 135 available if additional reach is needed. This new 20mm f1.8 is tempting (GAS related) but I agree with the others that it might be too close to my GM 24 IMO.

Feb 25, 2020 at 01:13 PM

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