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In a word, this lens is light. And for the money a keeper. It is the perfect mate for the "a" bodies. As a pancake lens it can be less than sharp at the edges but you have to balance the cost and convenience of use with the wide angle of the focal length. Perfectly happy with the lens.
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Great lens! Personally, so far after a really short review period, it’s sharper than my 16-50 kit lens which is what I wanted. It’s lighter and less moving parts which makes it easier to carry. And I never used it as a zoom always kept the lens at 16 which is why I decided to buy this lens. Wide open at 2.8 and in low light is does respectively well and didn’t have any issues with focus which surprises me. Probably should read the sellers description a lot closer. Lens hood had a weird substance on it. The lens is all beat up. Thankfully the glass is just dusty and no scratches. Didn’t come with the uv filter as pictured. I ultimately got this at a good price and it works so I’m gonna keep it. But won’t ever buy from this seller probably
Verified purchase: Yes | Condition: Pre-owned
This is a very fine lens. The best feature about this is the size. And combined with the picture quality it has, it is a good lens for the price. With this lens, the camera is actually possible to carry around in your pocket, provided it has to be a fairly big pocket, but still. The pictures are crisp, though I would like to have seen lower f stops. And Optic SteadyShot, so that you have image stabilisation wich can reduce the amount of blur on some pictures if you dont have the camera mounted on a tripod.
About half as long as the standard 16-50 mm kit lens and only about 1 f-stop faster, there isn't much good about this lens considering its poor performance, which is why it was discontinued. To make your camera "pocketable", I recommend the current 20 mm version which is the same size as the 16 but is a considerable improvement over the kit lens. Every review I could find says the same thing. And you can add the .75X wide adapter to get a 15 mm view with about the same overall size as the kit lens but 1 stop faster and vastly improved quality.
Verified purchase: Yes | Condition: Pre-owned
I need it for more wider angle than my 18-55mm f3.5/5.6 lens, and in low light situation especially in door and tight space or a group of large of people. With F2.8 I can capture better sunset light. Every gain f/stop is more low light and speed. I also can extend it more wider angle with panorama mode. With wider angle lens I don't have to worry where to place the main subject in the picture when I'm in a hurry, but I can always edit it later with photo software, zoom or crop it. Another convenience is with pancake lens now, my Sony Nex-5 would fit better in my side pocket. This is a fixed lens, it serves for my purposes and I am very pleased.
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