Sony 40mm f2.5 G: BETTER than a 50? Full review
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- Опубликовано: 22 мар 2021
- Find out why 40mm is the ideal general-purpose lens!
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Find out why 40mm is the ideal general-purpose lens!
I agreed with you initially with the lens hood design until I used the Sony 40mm in rain. As long as the wind didn’t blow directly towards me it kept the rain off of the front element. Now that’s actually a first for me. I’ve battled with several designs but this Sony lens cap is the best street photography hood I’ve ever used in rainy conditions. Sometimes it’s the little things
A very underrated focal length. Really nice as a do all prime along with a zoom for a day out shooting.
I have the older Sony-Zeiss 35mm f2.8, so I don't really need the 40mm f2.5, but I think it'd be nice to have a lens that's closer to the Full Frame diagonal of 43mm and also includes an aperture ring, AF/MF switch, etc. Like you, I'm thrilled to see Sony making compact FF lenses! Big lenses are nice at times, but these compacts on the a7c are fantastic everyday, hiking, and walk around lenses. 24, 40 & 50 do a fantastic job of covering Normal and Wide. I wish they would include a compact short telephoto like a 75mm or 85mm. I would prefer such a lens not be slower than 2.8, but if it had to have a slightly larger form-factor, I could live with that. Since there is no compact Sony 85mm f2.8, I picked up the innovative Samyang 75mm f1.8 with the programmable custom switch that changes its one ring from manual focus to aperture setting. Thank you for everything, Gordon!
It makes me excited that you're reviewing all of these! Thanks!
Thank you Gordon for your thorough review. Nice to see it's very sharp across the frame. It looks like a great landscape lens and great general use lens.
Excellent gem of a review. Extremely articulate, efficient, helpful.
This is an amazing, very detailed review. Thank you!
Great review. And while it is older, could you do a review of the 24-105 Sony Full Frame lens. People like me wanting to go full frame would surely benefit from it. Keep up the great work.
I love my Minolta 45mm and Konica 40mm specially pairing it with my anamorphic. I'm stoked theres a new 40mm on the block with all the modern feats and sharpness. Can't wait to get my hands on it.
Thanks for this review, I was in doubt, but now I will buy it! Thanks
The Batis 40 mm vs this Sony 40 mm would make a good comparison
Nice!
Just a note, but the Sigma 45mm gets very sharp at F4 (especially up close) and is deliberately designed for beautiful OOF rendering by under correcting for SA. It's the closest you can get to an STF lens that's under 50mm. One could argue they are both worth acquiring if your a fan of this focal range.
Lovely review and lenses.
Great review. I do wish you had tested the breathing compensation on the Sony to see how it performs with the Sony lens but still really helpful. Thanks!
Hi Gordon, could it function like a manual lens when adapted onto other camera bodies via adapter that doesn’t support lens communication since it has aperture and focus ring built in? I want to use it on L mount bodies as well if possible.
I've been looking at 40mm legacies lately and then thought I might treat myself to an AF as well. This was really useful, Gordon. Thank you 👍
Please does anybody knows if the recent Sony FE 40mm f/2.5 G lens has better optical quality than the similar in size much older Sony Zeiss FE 35mm f/2.8 ZA lens?
40 mm is my preferred go to focal length for general every day walk photography. Tempting.