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Sony 28mm f/2.0 FE (SEL-28F20)

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Sony 28mm f/2.0 FE
Lens type
fix
Main function
landscape
System
Sony
Mount
Sony E
Focal length
28 mm
Aperture value
f/2.0
Viewing angles
75° / 54° with APS-C sensor /
Min. diaphragm
22
Minimum focus distance
0.29 m
Maximum zoom
0.13
Sensor size
full frame
Autofocus drive
motor
Internal focus
Design (elements/groups)
9 elements in 8 groups
Number of diaphragm blades
9
Dustproof & waterproof
Filter diameter
49 mm
Dimensions (diameter/length)
64x60 mm
Weight
200 g
Added to E-Catalog
March 2015
P/N
SEL-28F20

Juicy and contrasting picture. Small diameter front lens. Support for wide-angle adapters. Compact and lightweight metal case with dust and water protection.
Drops in sharpness at the edges and strong vignetting when shooting at wide apertures. Distortion when shooting in RAW.
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Model overview based on user reviews  
The Sony 28mm f/2.0 FE lens is a compact and versatile prime lens, ideal for landscape, architecture, and street photography. It offers excellent image quality at an open aperture and performs well on both full-frame and APS-C cameras, with faster autofocus on the latter due to phase detection. The lens is praised for its fast autofocus and good sharpness in the center of the frame, making it a great choice for both portrait and street photography. Despite its compact dimensions, it is robust enough to survive heavy rain, although it lacks official weather sealing. Some users note minor inconveniences such as a less convenient focus ring and slight distortion, but these are outweighed by its benefits. The lens's small front lens diameter allows for cost-effective filter use, and its affordable price makes it an excellent starter lens for Sony full-frame cameras.
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Overall, a good starter lens for any FF Sony.
4 November 2019 
I bought A7s. This was the only one available for rent in my city. I took it for a month for projects and used it in tandem with the fe 50f1.8. In the end, I realized that this glass more than suits me in all respects and bought
Compact lens
Excellent image quality at an open aperture. For fullHD on the a7s, it's the perfect lens in terms of sharpness.
It provided accurate, smooth focusing when working with the a7s (even though that's not the camera's strong suit). I used it on both the a7s and APS-C cameras like the a6300/6500. It worked much faster on APS-C, but that's also due to phase detection autofocus.
Survived heavy rain (although no weather sealing is claimed).
Not the most convenient focus ring. I used a wide elastic band from China
Sergey Gaynullinuse Sony 28mm f/2.0 FE few months
great model, love it
25 September 2019 
Purchased a lens for portrait and street photography. A wide-angle converter can be added if the angle is insufficient. Excellent balance between focal length, aperture, and price.
Compact dimensions. Fast autofocus. Good sharpness in the center of the frame
Plastic housing. Small distortion.
use Sony 28mm f/2.0 FE few months
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A compact 28mm prime can replace three wide-angle lenses at once. But only in the case of purchasing special converters released exclusively for it: SEL075UWC (reducing the focal length to 21 mm) and SEL057FEC (“fisheye” by 16 mm).

Kid-robust

The diameter of the lens almost merges with the size of the bayonet mount of Sony mirrorless cameras, and its body length is only 6 cm. At the same time, all external structural elements are made of metal, including a wide manual focus ring. The interior of the lens is protected from dust and moisture by rubber seals, invisible to the eye from the outside.

Versatility

The 28mm focal length is universal for many genres of photography. For example, it is equally well suited for shooting landscapes, architecture and street photography. The interiors of buildings are also given to the lens quite well, especially given its high aperture, which allows you to shoot handheld in low light conditions without excessive bullying of ISO values.

Correction

Wide-angle optics, by their nature, suffer from geometric distortions. When shooting in JPEG, the in-camera distortion correction system successfully handles with them, but in RAW format, lines located close to the edge of the frame begin to noticeably bend. The camera also effectively corrects chromatic aberrations that occur at the edges of high-contrast image transitions when shooting at open apertures. Well, the vignetting effect that occurs in the same case is removed, if necessary, already in the photo editor.

Solid savings

The lens draws a juicy and contrasting picture, and it is also practically not affected by backlight. In addition to converters, filters can be used in conjunction with the Sony FE 28mm f / 2. By the way, the small diameter of the front lens (49 mm) allows you to significantly save on their purchase. And the lens itself will not hit your wallet hard, even if you take it together with one or two adapters — anyway, such a bundle will cost less than buying three separate wide-angle lenses.