Sony Carl Zeiss 35mm F2.8 ZA FE Sonnar T* E-mount lens review by QuietOC
 QuietOC#44494 date: Apr-8-2020 | |
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| sharpness: 3.5 color: 4 build: 3 distortion: 4 flare control: 4 overall: 3.7 | tested on:
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| ownership: | I have experience with this lens |
| compared to: | Sigma 30 F1.4 DC DN C & EX DC Sigma 30 F2.8 DN Art Sony DT 30 F2.8 Macro SAM Neewer 32 F1.6 Zeiss 32 F1.8 Touit Rokinon 35 F1.2 Neewer 35 F1.2 Sony FE 35 F1.4 Distagon Fotasy 35 F1.6 APS-C & Mini Kaxinda 35 F1.7 Tamron SP 35 F1.8 USD Minolta MD 35 F1.8 Sony E 35 F1.8 OSS Sony DT 35 F1.8 SAM Yongnuo EF 35 F2 7Artisans 35 F2 Minolta AF 35 F2 Tamron 35 F2.8 OSD Rokinon AF 35 F2.8 Minolta MC 35 F2.8 Vivitar 35 F2.8 Minolta 40 F1.7 Konica AR 40 F1.8 Sony FE 40 F2.5 G Canon EF 40 F2.8 STM Pentax-M 40 F2.8 Pentax-DA 40 F2.8 XS |
| price paid: | 300 USD (refurb) |
| positive: | Very little distortion Quiet focusing Lens Compensation "Dust and moisture resistant" |
| negative: | Blue badge Alignment/variation Red shift on edges Softness Chromatic Aberration |
| comment: | I wasn't planning on buying yet another 35mm F2.8, but this deal was posted on SonyAlphaRumors. I have bought refurbished Sony products from this company previously. This lens did have some minor wear. For example the serial number sticker has a corner worn to white. It came with both lens caps and the original hood in excessive plain packaging. "Made in Japan" This copy has a worse alignment issue than my Rokinon. It might not be fair to compare an older Sony/Zeiss lenses to more recent third-party lenses that sell for less money. I am not sure why Zeiss allows their badges on this. I don't see anything to lead me to believe a better aligned copy would be as good optically as the smaller Rokinon. The angle-of-view and distortion are very similar to the Rokinon. The Tamron is much wider. The focus motor is much quieter than the Rokinon or Tamron lenses. |
rating summary
- total reviews: 18
- sharpness: 4.78
- color: 4.83
- build: 4.61
- distortion: 4.83
- flare control: 4.78
- overall: 4.77