Find a minolta 20mm and use the LAe3 or 4 adaptor. It's better than the sal 16-35 @ 20mm. It's not as far as I know been compared to the Sel 16-35 but I'd be surprised if the e mount lens was better than the A mount version.I am about ready to upgrade my trusty RX10 to an A6000 or A7. With the A7 price falling, at the moment £899 on Amazon, but Amazon pricing can be something of a moving target, I am very tempted to get the R7. Thing is, I really only shoot landscapes, and so I need a wide angle, preferably ultra wide angle capability. I was waiting for the new 16-35mm Zeiss lens to hit the streets, but its near £1300 which is a little out of my price range, so wondering if there is a good viable alternative that you would recommend? If there isnt then it will need to be the A6000 + SEL1018 combo at about £1100. Many thanks.
the sal50 covers full frame and is light and cheap, bit meh focus wise
it might be fine with lea3, but I don't know
Back when I had a Sony DSLR the Minolta full frame glass was what to buy, the Minolta 50 F1.7 was a really nice lens.
the sal50 covers full frame and is light and cheap, bit meh focus wise
it might be fine with lea3, but I don't know
It's not perfect, but this type of shot has been impossible with any other camera I have owned. Although the shot looks very bright, it was taken just before sunset.
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Can anyone comment on how good the 28-70 "kit lens" is? I was so so close to buying an A7 with the lens in Heathrow yesterday as it was slightly cheaper than the offers that were floating around elsewhere but didn't.
However I'm still considering it as it seems a fairly cheap way to give one of these a go alongside my D800 and see which I prefer!
As kit lenses go, it's at least as good as any I used with Nikon. It's good but not amazing, but then no kit lens is. Good focus, comparatively lightweight, reasonable performance from wide to long, with no issues to speak of. The only problem you'll have with it is if you do pick up that 35mm, or the 55mm. It's not that the kit lens is bad, it's just that those two lenses are so incredibly good.
Also be careful pairing it up with your D800 - a month after doing the same thing myself, the D800 found itself homeless and looking for a new owner on eBay.
I don't think you'd be a fool to upgrade to 5 axis ibis or the numerous other benefits but I'd wait until the price drop Said!
Anyone interested?
I've been looking forward to this coming out but I'm hard to please...
1. The rumour was it'd have IBIS, it hasn't got it.
2. It's not exactly pretty is it? To me it looks like someone glued it together in a garden shed.
3. The EVF's in the middle.
4. No swivel screen.
5. No built in flash.
...So, sadly I'll probably pass on this.
I keep coming back to this thread to see if there is any mention on the A7 mk2.....is there a separate thread somewhere ?