There are now but this constant and in my opinion little justified Star deductions for allegedly excessively high price of Sony 1.8 / 35mm. This raises the question of the added value of more than one stop, a highly effective OSS Image Stabilizer, an excellent processing and ultimately the "original brand"! A view over the (system) bigger picture shows that comparable fixed focal lengths in MFT, Samsung NX or Fuji X just all are all similarly priced, but unregulated. If I really need the high light intensity, not for cropping, but because of low light, the stability is to really priceless! Similar price discussions I find when evaluating the excellent Sony Zeiss 16-70mm whose quality never really, but the price is constantly put in question.
Now the objective itself: free processing and feel are excellent, the price range according to quality. The missing material bag supplied has even bothered me in the first reflex, but I must admit that I have this never used with other lenses ... For the lens hood is that pay to manufacturers such as Olympus with mid double-digit euro amounts in addition leave.
The AF is lightning fast on the A6000, the manual intervention via the focus ring very precise, eternal "geschraube" is not necessary here. The imaging performance made me initially disappointed because when 1.8 is not the maximum resolution is achieved. Depending on the subject and light to reach the panel at 2.8-4. Then I have the pictures sometimes not in the 100% view (from 24 megapixels!), And found that this really is a luxury problem! Aperture 1.8 generated a great exemption and more than ordinary images, already a slight stopping down to 2.0 increases the sharpness in 2.8 I am already in the maximum resolution and after a sufficient reserve below. Thanks to stabilization shots to 1/10 sec can be realized easily, 1/5 sec still produce usable images. Then of course kept with the eye on the viewfinder and ambidextrous.
Along with the typical Sony NEX / Alpha high-ISO performance can I expect to make 1.8 / 35mm night shots, one of which I could previously only dream of. With 1.8, the A6000 is almost for night vision ...
Normally I would have only given 4 stars for the lens and its optical performance, 5 stars should really be reserved for truly outstanding products. But here in the rating environment I have just so cheap and really only as bright premium standard prime lens with OSS (stability), this lens is indeed somehow outstanding from his environment.
