35mm walk around lens for Sony a6000 apsc cam?

Neil Grant

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..I'm currently thinking of two options: Sony 35mm f 1.8 oss or Zeiss 35mm f 2.8. (the latter probably used). What do you people think?
 

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I forgot that Sony made a 30 1/4 in a cropped sensor, just don't know if it was offered in Sony E mount.
 
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thanks Paul - a 35mm f/1.2 sounds interesting, but I don't see a crop version in the Sigma catalog - only a full frame one, which would be too large for a Sony a 6000. Can you send a Link? THanks,
 

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Your right, must have been a hurry and misread, thought it was DC. But there is the new 35mm F2 is a C level lens in E mount, about 1/2 the price.

SIGMA 35mm F2 DG DN | Contemporary

SIGMA I series lens exclusively for mirrorless. All-metal barrel and lens hood. Includes magnetic lens cap.
www.sigmaphoto.com
 
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..in the end I went full frame: Sony a7c2 for a relatively stealthy camera.
 

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Neil Grant said:
..in the end I went full frame: Sony a7c2 for a relatively stealthy camera.
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But did you ever make a lens decision? When I purchased my SEL35F28Z, the SEL35F18 didn't yet exist, so the decision was an easy one. Roger Cicala tested the latter:
https://www.lensrentals.com/blog/20...m-f1-4-gm-sony-35mm-f1-8-tamron-35mm-f1-4-sp/

What I like about the older lens is that it's tiny, doesn't weigh a lot, and the optics are pretty good.

For 50 mm coverage with a FF camera, I purchased a Voigtländer 50/2 Apo-Lanthar almost a year ago. Manual focus, but with electronics for good stuff, like EXIF data and automatically bringing up a magnified view when you focus. I'm still in awe of it.
 
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