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Sony 16mm

Discussion in 'Sony Alpha E-Mount Lenses' started by bow, Sep 10, 2011.

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  1. bow

    bow New to TalkEmount

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    Sep 8, 2011
    Bowling Green, OH
    Thought I might buy the 5n with the kit zoom and 16mm from Sony.com. Now I'm hearing (other websites) the 16mm is not a very good lens. Does anyone have any direct experience they are willing to share?

    bow
     
    bow, Sep 10, 2011
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  2. heatherthevet

    heatherthevet TalkEmount Regular

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    Aug 13, 2011
    I've never had any bother with it, it doesn't see things quite the way I do but that's a preference thing.
     
    heatherthevet, Sep 10, 2011
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  3. JJJPhoto

    JJJPhoto TalkEmount Regular

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    Aug 8, 2011
    I have two copies of the 16mm lens (one to use by itself and one to use with a wide angle converter). The 16mm is soft wide open but it sharpens up pretty well in Photoshop. For me the biggest complaint is inconsistent autofocus on my NEX-3 (I hope the NEX-7 is better).

    If you stop down the lens to f/4 or f/5.6 then it is reasonably sharp. I just wish the 16mm was as sharp wide open as my m4/3 lenses on my m4/3 cameras.
     
    JJJPhoto, Sep 10, 2011
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