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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.25 #1 · p.25 #1 · Back On Sale: Sony FE 20mm f/1.8 G lens for only $798 ($100 off)

Update: The new Sony FE 20mm f/1.8 is on sale today for $798 ($100 off)

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Dec 12, 2020 at 02:48 PM

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p.25 #2 · p.25 #2 · Back On Sale: Sony FE 20mm f/1.8 G lens for only $798 ($100 off)

Fred Miranda wrote:
Update: The new Sony FE 20mm f/1.8 is on sale today for $798 (100% off)

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....100% or $100?

Dec 12, 2020 at 03:08 PM

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p.25 #3 · p.25 #3 · Back On Sale: Sony FE 20mm f/1.8 G lens for only $798 ($100 off)

Fred Miranda wrote:
Update: The new Sony FE 20mm f/1.8 is on sale today for $798 (100% off)

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Fred, 100% off

? Ah, you meant $100 off. That makes more sense

Dec 12, 2020 at 03:10 PM

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p.25 #4 · p.25 #4 · Back On Sale: Sony FE 20mm f/1.8 G lens for only $798 ($100 off)

It was 100% off guys. You missed it.

Dec 12, 2020 at 04:24 PM

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p.25 #5 · p.25 #5 · Back On Sale: Sony FE 20mm f/1.8 G lens for only $798 ($100 off)

Fred Miranda wrote:
It was 100% off guys. You missed it.

Fred, you must have bought all of them at 100% off.

Dec 12, 2020 at 04:26 PM

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p.25 #6 · p.25 #6 · Back On Sale: Sony FE 20mm f/1.8 G lens for only $798 ($100 off)

Douglas Liu wrote:
Fred, you must have bought all of them at 100% off.

If I didn't love the Loxia 21 to death I would own this Sony.

Dec 12, 2020 at 07:11 PM

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p.25 #7 · p.25 #7 · Back On Sale: Sony FE 20mm f/1.8 G lens for only $798 ($100 off)

I currently have it. Very nice lens. Some distortion but correctable

Dec 12, 2020 at 07:59 PM

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p.25 #8 · p.25 #8 · Back On Sale: Sony FE 20mm f/1.8 G lens for only $798 ($100 off)

It’s also still $663 on the EDU discount if anyone is eligible for that

Dec 12, 2020 at 09:37 PM

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p.25 #9 · p.25 #9 · Back On Sale: Sony FE 20mm f/1.8 G lens for only $798 ($100 off)

I was able to get it for $618 with the EDU discount and love it so far. I posted my initial thoughts in another thread, but I recently used it for two food shoots and it's been great for that. I'll post those and some from the other thread in case you need convincing:

https://photos.smugmug.com/photos/i-xbqx7bS/0/be4961c2/X4/i-xbqx7bS-X4.jpg

https://photos.smugmug.com/photos/i-Wjd69j8/0/c1d8e5cb/X3/i-Wjd69j8-X3.jpg

https://photos.smugmug.com/photos/i-CpwNHZs/0/6e5dc689/X3/i-CpwNHZs-X3.jpg

https://photos.smugmug.com/photos/i-PKtgKBz/0/8ef2c39c/X4/i-PKtgKBz-X4.jpg

https://photos.smugmug.com/photos/i-ZHMZ8PN/0/1b9e8d2d/X4/i-ZHMZ8PN-X4.jpg

https://photos.smugmug.com/photos/i-NHFB2mS/0/188b4f19/X3/i-NHFB2mS-X3.jpg

Dec 12, 2020 at 11:17 PM

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p.25 #10 · p.25 #10 · Back On Sale: Sony FE 20mm f/1.8 G lens for only $798 ($100 off)

ketang wrote:
I was able to get it for $618 with the EDU discount and love it so far. I posted my initial thoughts in another thread, but I recently used it for two food shoots and it's been great for that. I'll post those and some from the other thread in case you need convincing:

Wonderful images, especially the food stuff! Please let me know if you want to let it go without loosing any money

Dec 13, 2020 at 02:43 PM

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p.25 #11 · p.25 #11 · Back On Sale: Sony FE 20mm f/1.8 G lens for only $798 ($100 off)

AGeoJO wrote:
Wonderful images, especially the food stuff! Please let me know if you want to let it go without loosing any money

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Thank you so much. I'm having too much fun with it now.

Dec 13, 2020 at 09:35 PM

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p.25 #12 · p.25 #12 · Back On Sale: Sony FE 20mm f/1.8 G lens for only $798 ($100 off)

I bought one and LOVE it. I used to own the Sigma 20mm 1.4 it was amazing too but to BIG and HEAVY. This Sony 20mm 1.8 is amazing.

Dec 13, 2020 at 11:31 PM

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p.25 #13 · p.25 #13 · Back On Sale: Sony FE 20mm f/1.8 G lens for only $798 ($100 off)

Just wanna chime in that this is probably the best lens I've ever used—so good in fact, that I've been trying to shoot UWA in situations where I wouldn't normally consider it. I think if we're considering how a lens shoots, what it can shoot, and how the output image looks the only aspect I'd put it behind anything would be color rendition: don't know if the camera just has a harder time properly metering for the field of view or if it's something with the glass, but I normally have to push the color a bit more than I would another lens. And that's it—literally everything else is better than any lens I've put my hands on, though I don't have the means of some on this sub.

Really makes me want a full line of 1.8 Gs, but that won't happen for ~7-12 years probably

Dec 14, 2020 at 01:59 AM

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p.25 #14 · p.25 #14 · Back On Sale: Sony FE 20mm f/1.8 G lens for only $798 ($100 off)

Fred Miranda wrote:
If I didn't love the Loxia 21 to death I would own this Sony.

Nothing beats the Voigtlander 21/1.4 for me.

Dec 14, 2020 at 04:06 AM

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p.25 #15 · p.25 #15 · Back On Sale: Sony FE 20mm f/1.8 G lens for only $798 ($100 off)

Fred Miranda wrote:
Update: The new Sony FE 20mm f/1.8 is on sale today for $798 ($100 off)

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I just received mine yesterday at the sale price. It's a sweet little lens, and at $798 the price is more in line with what it should cost. From my brief testing it will give the 24mm GM a run for its money. I'm glad to see Sony and other lens manufacturers building a suite of smaller, high quality optics at F/1.8. Now all they need is a FE 16mm/1.8 lens.

Dec 14, 2020 at 12:30 PM

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p.25 #16 · p.25 #16 · Back On Sale: Sony FE 20mm f/1.8 G lens for only $798 ($100 off)

I got this lens when I first switched to Sony from Nikon. I opted for 20 over 24 because it was lighter, paired better with my mid-range zoom, Tamron/28-75, and cheaper (win, win, win scenario). Since then I completely changed my plan (who doesn't on this forum) and now I am mainly sticking with smaller and lighter primes. My one physical rule for any lens is that it must be under 1 lb. Sony 24 GM is the only GM lens that fits my criteria. With recent "rendering, aka wallet danger zone" threads on this forum, I was really tempted to swap 20 with 24, but I wasn't just feeling it, so I took the lens out this weekend and started shooting... Wow! What a fantastic little gem this lens is. Almost no distortion, sharp, lightweight, and beautiful rendering. I love the exaggerated perspective this lens provides while still keeping things normal-ish. If you are having second thoughts about this lens, you are not getting close enough to your subject.

It immediately killed my urge to acquire the 24 GM. Not saying I won't get 24 GM at some point (I need more self control), but 20 G is certainly one of the best, if not the best, lenses in my kit. I highly recommend it.

Dec 14, 2020 at 09:58 PM

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p.25 #17 · p.25 #17 · Back On Sale: Sony FE 20mm f/1.8 G lens for only $798 ($100 off)

I had the 24mm GM but sold it once I got the 20mm 1.8. The GM was great but I like using 20mm vs 24mm. For the money the 20mm is fantastic in my opinion.

Dec 18, 2020 at 07:15 AM

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p.25 #18 · p.25 #18 · Back On Sale: Sony FE 20mm f/1.8 G lens for only $798 ($100 off)

Very cool, but I think I will stick with the 16-35 f2.8....

Jan 28, 2021 at 06:36 PM

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p.25 #19 · p.25 #19 · Back On Sale: Sony FE 20mm f/1.8 G lens for only $798 ($100 off)

Got mine for ~750$ (with cashback subtracted), great value indeed!
Don't know about other copies, but while mine isn't very sharp at F1.8 at the edges (only from F2.8 it is sharp), it is basically apochromatic. I haven't seen any traces of CA in all my test shots, even in challenging conditions such as snowy landscapes.

My short review: https://blog.keepcoding.ch/?p=6201

Jan 29, 2021 at 11:26 AM

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p.25 #20 · p.25 #20 · Back On Sale: Sony FE 20mm f/1.8 G lens for only $798 ($100 off)

The new Sony FE 20mm f/1.8 is back on sale today for $798 ($100 off)

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