Hey! im looking for a compact wide angle lens for my A7, something around 24mm. Any good affordable options?
Used the Olympus OM Zuiko 24/2.8 a lot before I got the FE 16-35mm; test shots here. The Minolta MD 24mm lenses aren't great when you're looking for corner-to-corner sharpness.
Thanks, its really a shame that the adapter is so long for that lens. But it's defiently a contender if i don't find any smaller.
http://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/Olympus-G...-JAPAN-2243-/201417111773?hash=item2ee56538dd Is this lens worth getting?
Depends on what you're looking for. It probably won't cover the whole image frame of the A7 because it's been designed for the half-frame Pen format of 18x24mm. It's difficult to find an affordable and good 20/21mm lens for the A7, I've tried and failed and ended up buying the FE 16-35mm. Some people think highly of the Canon FD 20mm 1:2.8, don't have personal experience with that lens.
:/ That sucks, might have to go with the oly 24mm then. Edit: I just saw that sony makes a 16mm 2.8 for the Apsc E mount, is the image area any bigger than apsc? Anyone have one that could test it?
In my experience, even the best of the APS-C lenses, and even with their baffles removed, will be mediocre to awful in the corners on an A7. They're just not designed to cover that much area, and while they may work well in the center, they suffer from considerable smearing at the edges. Finding a good "compact" wide angle is difficult because the front lens element usually has to be fairly large to capture a wide field of view. That said, I thought fairly highly of my old Canon FD 24mm f/2.8 (right up until it tested it against the SEL2470).
Much wider than 24mm, but there is the SEL 10-18 f/4 zoom. It's an APS-C lens but works full frame between 12-16mm.
If you don't mind manual lenses, I'd take a look at Samyang's 14mm, 24mm and 35mm lenses. I have all three in EF mount and use them on A7 bodies with a manual adapter. They're fast lenses and as a result not particularly small (or light). There are also some great ol' Canon FD lenses in this range that work quite with Sony A7 bodies. bwa
Then either an FD lens or an Olympus OM of the 24mm or 28mm variety. The problem is that prices start going up when get wider than 35mm. Once you've hit the $300 or $350 mark, you might as well consider native options (the new FE 28mm f/2 often goes for $390 used).
390 is way to much for me, the olympus om seems really apealing. Any thoughts on the nikkor 24mm f2.8 ai, have seen some around for about 150
I see you use a couple of Nikkors. Have you considered the AIS or AI 20mm f/3.5. You should find one for $150, I think.
