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Sony E 20mm f/2.8

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6 editorial reviews
The E 20mm F2.8 is the ideal wide-angle pancake lens for your Sony mirrorless camera.Read more
Sony's 20mm f2.8 pancake lens is the one lens in the system that you'll never want to take off your camera.Read more
Full review of the Sony NEX 20mm F/2.8 lens. Tests include light fall-off, distortion, center, mid and corner sharpness, close focus performance and more.Read more
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Pros

  • good lighting it does its best job
  • The sharpness is excellent at full aperture
  • wonderfully light

Cons

  • all a single piece essentially with no external moving elements
  • There are no controls on the lens
  • Borrow Lenses sticker on the side of the lens

Key specs

  • Fixed
  • 6
  • yes
  • APS-C (crop)
  • , 20 mm
  • no
  • Normal, Wide angle

Sony E 20mm f/2.8 - Pros & Cons

Sony E 20mm f/2.8

Pros

  • good lighting it does its best job
  • The sharpness is excellent at full aperture
  • wonderfully light
  • affordable
  • good and can also focus very close
  • very good
  • optical performance is good and will also satisfy demanding users
  • Fortunately everything else is very positive
  • fewer flaws
  • more flexibility
  • and is still quite compact

Cons

  • all a single piece essentially with no external moving elements
  • There are no controls on the lens
  • Borrow Lenses sticker on the side of the lens
  • the noise starts becoming apparent if you need to crop
  • the grass and the chain from the swing do look pretty terrible
  • its performance is terrible
  • Anything reflective would have a bit of a fuzzy/halo look to
  • barrel distortion is also evident too and lens shading
  • can never use size as a excuse for not bringing a camera
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  • very short shooting distances is very small

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Sony E 20mm f/2.8 - Full Specifications

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General
Lens type
  • Normal
  • Wide angle
Lens mountSony E
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Aperture
Aperture max2.8
Aperture min22
Number of diaphragm blades7
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Optics
ConstructionFixed
Elements6
Groups6
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Dimensions
Weight2.43 oz
Diameter2.46 in
Length0.8 in
Filter size1.93 in
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Image properties
Max Format size
APS-C
Focal length< 20
Focal Length 35mm Equivalent< 30
Maximum magnification0.12 x
Image stabilisationno
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Focus
Autofocusyes
Autofocus motor type
STP
Closest focusing distance0.2
Distance scaleno
Depth of field (DoF) scaleno
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Design
Colour of productBlack
Tripod collarno
Hood suppliedyes
Filter threadyes

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Sony E 20mm f/2.8 Sony - Editorial Reviews (6)

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Sony E 20mm f/2.8 Sony E 20mm F2.8 Review
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PCMAG
Published: 31.07.2019
Sony E 20mm F2.8 Review
4.0

The E 20mm F2.8 is the ideal wide-angle pancake lens for your Sony mirrorless camera.

Sony E 20mm f/2.8 Review: Sony 20mm f2.8 (APS-C E Mount) - The Phoblographer
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The Phoblographer
Published: 15.03.2014
Review: Sony 20mm f2.8 (APS-C E Mount) - The Phoblographer

Sony's 20mm f2.8 pancake lens is the one lens in the system that you'll never want to take off your camera.

Sony E 20mm f/2.8 Sony NEX 20mm F/2.8 review
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kurtmunger.com
Sony NEX 20mm F/2.8 review

Full review of the Sony NEX 20mm F/2.8 lens. Tests include light fall-off, distortion, center, mid and corner sharpness, close focus performance and more.

Sony E 20mm f/2.8 Sony E 20mm f/2.8 SEL20F28 Review
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Imaging Resource
Published: 23.01.2013
Sony E 20mm f/2.8 SEL20F28 Review

Find out if the Sony 20mm lens is right for you.

Sony E 20mm f/2.8 Sony E 20mm f/2.8 review: A ‘fast’ pancake prime lens for the Sony NEX system
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DXOMARK
Published: 24.05.2013
Sony E 20mm f/2.8 review: A ‘fast’ pancake prime lens for the Sony NEX system

The $348 Sony E 20mm f/2.8 is a wide-angle prime for the Sony NEX range of hybrid still cameras and Interchangeable Lens camcorders. Its equivalent 30mm wide-angle focal length is ideal for interiors, landscapes or street photography, and a f/2.8 aperture is great in low-light. Just 20.4mm deep and weighing 69g it’s compact for travelling light, but how will it perform?

Sony E 20mm f/2.8 Tamron 20mm F2.8 OSD M1:2 (F050) Review - DustinAbbott.net
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DustinAbbott.net
Published: 12.02.2020
Tamron 20mm F2.8 OSD M1:2 (F050) Review - DustinAbbott.net

Tamron 20mm F2.8 OSD M1:2 (F050) Review | Photographer Dustin Abbott shares a thorough review of the little Tamron wide angle prime with macro - the F050

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