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 sony sonnar t* fe 55mm f/1.8 za for walk around lens? | |
isohw wrote:
cosign wrote:
wow, thanks for the replies guys! Well, in full disclosure I bought a hardly used one from a local camera shop (yes, there are still a few around) for $450. It is returnable though; I guess I'm having a bit of buyers remorse. I didn't realize this lens was so old.
It does sound from your responses that it still is a good walk around lens. Maybe I should have started with a 35, but it was right there at a competitive price.....?
A lot of good pieces of advice I agree with
my 2 cents, considering it's the only lens you will use/carry with your body :
- 55mm FL could be too tight most of the time for a 1 lens solution, I would rather pick a 40-45mm (35 too wide IMO)
- even if old 55 ZA is still a very sharp lens with fast AF (don't worry about age)
- sigma 45 rendering is way better (subjective) so I don't use my 55 anymore
- don't choose your FL based on price, especially for a 1-lens solution
- if you do not know what FL to pick start with a zoom (might be the small Sony 28-60, sigma 28-70) or a not-too-tight prime as you can crop and figure out what FL you want (28 / 35 / 40ish)
Thanks for the reply; this lens is hopefully the first of a few - I was considering a 35, and then an 85ish prime (Sigma 90/2.8 or Samyang 75/1.8).
After that perhaps a zoom, like the Tamron 28-200. I wouldn't take all 4 at once, maybe two of the primes at a time....?
thanks
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