IlyaSnopchenko wrote: snegron7 wrote:
Thanks! I'm seriously contemplating selling off all my Sony gear mainly because of the lack of compact-sized UWA lenses. In terms of weight/size ratio, I feel I'm better off using my R6 with either three small primes or an RF 14-35mm instead of my Sony A7c with larger/heavier lenses.
Of course, with my luck, the moment I sell off my A7c, I'm
sure that Sony, Tamron, Sigma, Viltrox and several other manufacturers will announce some new affordable, compact lens series for FE mount.
The new Sony 16-35/4 is reported to be compact and good (as in, better than the previous Zeiss 16-35/4, and smaller too). But heavily auto-corrected (like most lenses are today, for better or worse).
During my sesrch for UWA's, I did some reading on the PZ 16-35mm f4. While the focal length is exactly what I'm looking for, three things kept me from buying it; 1. The heavy corrections. 2. The PZ zoom function. 3. The fact that it is f4 and not f2.8.
What's confusing/frustrating for me is why haven't Sony released an FE 16mm f2.8G? They have 3 compact primes that seem to have been made with A7c in mind; FE 24mm f2.8G, FE 40mm f2.5G and FE 50mm f2.5G. I have the 40mm, and it works very well. It seems like the roadmap for lens designs for Sony full frame is mostly focusing on longer, telephoto lensedms. Canon still has the leading edge in the UWA market.
Feb 13, 2023 at 07:10 AM
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