Thanks for the video, I have been struggled between these two for weeks. And finally I bought the 28mm yesterday. I do agree that the sharpness is a bit less than the 35mm but in my opinion the focal length of the 28mm is more versatile. And it is a little easier to hold, too.

Great video! Been wanting a comparison of these two lens' for a while. I'm pleasantly surprised that the 35 is a nicer lens. Keep up the good work.

Although the results of the 35mm is mostly better, 28mm looks like a better focal length for street & landscape photography. Thanks for the useful review.

I can only vouch for the awesome quality of the 28mm F2, I constantly have it on my Sony A7Rii when I'm exploring

The best comparison i ever seen on youtube only in this channel, thank a lot.

I see many comments on sharpness and that its mostly because the one is APS-C and the otherone full frame, but seeing some of the darker shots I've noticed that the diffrence was secnificant bigger and so I wonder if the OSS in the 35 was turned on versus the lack of having one in the 28mm?

Thanks for the info...very helpful.

Could you please do a Sony 24mm F1.8 ZA vs 28mm F2 comparison? Thanks!

hi TechnologyMafia, Could you share your consideration on using this 28mm F2 lens on A7R3? Does it fulfill the 4200 mpixel on A7R3. Someone told me it doesn't

Hi.... I just wanna ask. Could you make a review about Tamron 18-200mm F/3.5-6.3 Di III VC for Sony e-mount a6000?

I have the Mike 35mm manual lens and I believe you have one as well? I would love to see how it compares to the auto lens. Only because I don't have the Sony 35.

Always great reviews A,) happy new year. J.A

Any plans to buy the A7RIII? Would love to see some full frame content from you.

@TechnologyMafia What autofocus settings did you use? AF-S / AF-C / AF-A ? I found AF-A in my a5100 to be best in almost all the situations? Looking forward to your recommendations. Also would you mind sharing the main camera settings that you use? For me thats the hardest part even much harder than selecting right lens :(

Your videos are my favorite. Thanks

Hi buddy.. Which camera you used to make the final video samples ? the ones when your wife was walking toward you. Thanks!

Love your reviews. Very to the point...I still can't decide for traveling what lens to get. The 35 looks very sharp but sometimes you have no room to back up...Im looking for a prime lens with fast glass, and small...

wonder which one has better auto focus in video when using a6300/6500. because as for gimbal, 35mm is kind too tight. as you can also notice from your walking clip, the 28mm give some good distance to subject.

I own the 35mm and I can say that its one of the must have Sony lenses. At low light its pretty satisfying, the bokeh, clarity, size, picture quality is up there when you consider the price. If anyone is wondering to choose the Kit lens or the 35mm, i suggest you spend extra dollars on 35mm, you won't be disappointed.

Another great review/comparison.

Hi There,,can you do a test of vintage lenses on the a6000. Most vintage lenses are inexpensive and the can be used on mirrorless cameras..why pay more??

Thanks for a very timely review for me. I am currently evaluating these lenses for the a6500. Upgrading to full-frame next year. Great comparison.

@koerner3

6 жыл бұрын

MrBassrazz check out DXOmark or DPReview’s samples, studio tool, etc for MASSIVELY less rampantly subjective reviews.

What lens would you recommend for landscape, astrophotography for full frame under 500$?

Do they have the 35mm in full frame (FE) variant?

Thank You! 👍. Appart from the evening lake shot, the sharpness is pretty much the same, and the colours are better on the 28mm imo. I'll go with that one so I can also use it on both my A5100 and future A7iii or Siii.

Maybe a VS this 35 against the 35 2.8 rokinon?

Hi, I have an a6400, and K am actually deciding on which of those two lenses to get. I see that the 35mm is a more sharper lense, but the wider option makes me unsure if to get the 28mm, but also that OSS of the 35mm wins me all over again... I can´t manage to decide, what would you recomend? I already have the 50mm 1.8. Thanks so much for your videos!! :)

Can you do a review of Sony 85mm F 1.8?? I would love to see that. You make great videos. Best regards from Sweden

@Thunderbird1337

6 жыл бұрын

Oh yeah, that lens is also no. 1 on my wishlist.

I love these reviews. Very helpful. Thank you!

Sony 35mm or Sigma 30mm 1.4 on a A6300? I can't decide..

I bought SEL28F20 two years ago until now for my Sony a6000, for me its everyday lens, I love that lens :) No OSS, No problem for me

really helpful!

Am i wrong... May be you should've move your camera to the object 1 meter more with 28mm lens to have the same focal length with the 35mm?

...I have both the Sony 35 f1.8 and Meike 35 f1.7...I'm loving them both...auto and manual focus...

Finally my A73 is on its way. Thinking now that the 18-105 G lens may not be good enough in dark conditions. I was seriously thinking of getting either the sony 35mm f1.8 or the sony 28mm f2. Since I can crank up the ISO on Sony a73, would the F2 be fast enough in very dark conditions over the F1.8?

@ArthurR

6 жыл бұрын

Yes, the difference is almost non-existent.

Sorry. I'm a little confused. Isn't the 35 a apsc while the 28 if full frame? And doesn't that mean when you are using a nonnative setting you actually get different focal lengths?

@ArthurR

6 жыл бұрын

Multiply the focal length by 1.5 to calculate the effective focal length on a crop sensor. The full frame vs apsc lens difference doesnt matter unless you are using an apsc lens on a full frame - youll get vignetting.

go with this 28 Or should i go with a 16 AND a 35?

Hi! Would you say the lack of OSS would be a consideration even with the a6500? I'm debating between these 2 lenses for my a6500.

@ArthurR

6 жыл бұрын

Yes, it was, but more importantly the sharpness of the 35mm is what won me over.

@amandeepkhurana5424

6 жыл бұрын

Thanks. Did you try the Zeiss 24mm or Touit 32mm as well?

Where do you find the music for your video? Thanks!

@ArthurR

5 жыл бұрын

All on youtube mostly.

I love my 35 but the focal length of the 28 looks absolutely perfect for cinematic video. Dont know if I can justify owning both though. :/

Hello Mafia. Rockinon Released a copy of the full frame 35mm Zeiss on; Rockinon heh heh. Could you put that against the Sony F2 you covered?

So, Im a newbie, but from what I understand, because the 28mm is a full frame on an aspc sensor shouldnt the crop factor be at 50%- or look like a 42mm? In this video it was still wider than the 35mm. What am I missing?

@koerner3

6 жыл бұрын

kentao4 you aren’t missing anything. You’re just smarter than the reviewer.

@ArthurR

6 жыл бұрын

Joshua Koerner Really? That’s pretty ironic.

@ArthurR

6 жыл бұрын

kentao4 You are misunderstanding how lens sizing works. A 30mm full frame and a 30mm crop lens will give you the exact same image on an APSC sensor. The focal length doesn’t change from a “crop lens” to a “full frame lens”. The multiplier is the same. The only difference is the opening on the back of the lens is larger, allowing the full frame sensor to see the full image.

@kentao4

6 жыл бұрын

TechnologyMafia Yep! I finally got it. All this time is was thinking it was affecting the focal length rather than just simply the size of the image. Thanks. Also, great videos. You have helped me navigate through all of the weeds. Love my a6500 with 50mm lens and 18-105. All selected based on your reviews. Sony owes you big!

Hello. Thanks for sharing your helpful knowledges. I am curious about samyang 35mm f2.8 lens. Do you have any idea about that lens. If you had to choose (Sony 35mm f1.8 - samyang 35mm f2.8) one of them which one would you like to choose? And if you have chance to compare this two lenses please share with us there is no anywhere that comparison.

@ArthurR

6 жыл бұрын

I haven't compared them, but the Samyang has loud, less accurate autofocus, no built in stabilization, and is significantly slower at F/2.8 versus the Sony. I personally love the Sony 35mm, and nothing I've tried in that range has beaten it.

@zorrogs

6 жыл бұрын

TechnologyMafia thanks for answer. I was undecided. Your answer helped me much. Good luck

Good review, but a better comparison would be the Sony 28 mm vs the Sigma 30 mm F1.4 or 2.8. I think don't it's a fair comparison between these 2 lenses. I don't take much portrait so I don't really care for bokah. I like the wider focal of the 28mm.

@stevowyeth

6 жыл бұрын

Danny Dam He has already reviewed the Sigma 1.4 and it was proven to be the optically better lens. Despite this the reviewer held a preference for Sony 35mm overall. I don’t agree with this but it’s his review and his opinion which is fair enough. I don’t shoot video either so the OSS wasn’t important to me. If you want test stats the DxOmark results are there for both lenses with the Sigma producing better results everywhere.

@koerner3

6 жыл бұрын

Steve Wyeth you’re water in the desert. I have substantial distaste for how much credit his copy of the 35 gets when there are objective tests that discredit his statements and how wonderful the 35 is.

Why the 28 is wider on apsc? It should be 28 x 1.5...or It's wrong?

@pizzablender

6 жыл бұрын

And the 35 is like 35 x 1.5... which is more.

I think I just heard you say that the 35 is not a good choice for a Full Frame Camera like the A7 RIII. True?

@ArthurR

6 жыл бұрын

It is an APSC lens, so correct.

maybe crop lens is just better fit than full frame lens on crop body?

i have sony full frame the A7 and A6000, i want both can use same lenses, do you think it;s worth if i buy sony fe 28 only so both can share the same lens? thanks btw for the great review

@ArthurR

6 жыл бұрын

In your case, yes, I would pick up the 28mm and try it on both.

@gokilx7440

6 жыл бұрын

thank you very much for the quick response..... appreciate it.

Will you compare sel2418z vs your favorite lens sel35f18? Looking forward to it !

@daryl9550

6 жыл бұрын

Ronald Kiu yes great suggestion but also put the sigma 30mm 1.4 in there. I'm looking for a run and gun lens for street and indoors. 24mm would be great but its expensive. Is it worth it, planning trip to Japan Kyoto/Tokyo! Make it happen!

@miteshprema1955

6 жыл бұрын

I had the SEl24F18Z lens and I found the sharpness was lacking. Maybe it was the lack of OIS, but I couldn't get the same level of detail and sharpness that i could get with my SEL35F18. I recently sold the Zeiss lens and bought a SEL28F20. If I can get the level of sharpness he is getting in this video then I will be glad for the switch.

@daryl9550

6 жыл бұрын

Mitesh Prema thats weird, the 24mm should be way sharper than the 35mm. You sure about the results? OSS should only really matter with slower shutter speeds mainly in poor light conditions. Or with video ofc.

I just got my a6000 for 6 months ago and 35mm f1.8 is my first prime lens. Totally no regrets to have this lens. Especially one day I wanted to take some portraits in a small restaurant. My shots will be killed if I only have the 50mm. So lesson learned as a portrait shooter, 35mm and below for indoor, 50mm above for outdoor.

Do you recomend 28mm for vlogging? Since it gives a wide angle.

@koerner3

6 жыл бұрын

Kenix Merino if using FF, otherwise it’s a 42mm equivalent on APS-C, which is not preferable

Thanks for the review. When you are using a FE lens on a crop sensor you are using less than half of the lens area that normally would be used on a full-frame sensor. (44%). With that in mind one should expect the 35 to be sharper. If the 28 are as sharp on a crop camera as the 35, it actually means that it can deliver more than twice the resolution - which would be amazingly good. That is why buying FE lenses on a crop sensor might be a waste of money and weight if you are not planning to upgrade to FF. On top of that you have OS on the 35. The 35 is on my wishlist.. (but so is the a7ii - dilemma..)

@iyzyz

6 жыл бұрын

Einar Hals it's not a waste if you plan to upgrade.

@einarhals4583

6 жыл бұрын

I know. That is why it is a dilemma....

@koerner3

6 жыл бұрын

Einar Hals it can actually resolve something like 30-odd mp on FF. The 28, that is. The 35 does something like 11 on crop. Sooooo

@kentao4

6 жыл бұрын

Einar Hals wouldn't the 35 in fact be wider than the 28 (44 with crop factor) since it is on an asp-c sensor? How was the 28 still wider?

@iyzyz

6 жыл бұрын

kentao4 because manufacturers specify the actual focal length and not the crop equivalent even on a crop sensor lens. So the the 35 is equivalent to a 52mm focal length (35*1.5), and the 28 is equivalent to a 44mm focal length (28*1.5).

You CAN indeed use full frame lenses on APS-C cameras. However, bear in mind that the crop factor with not only affect your focal length, but it will also affect the APERTURE. I think the latter is a key point that many people don't pay attention to.....

@pematamang9268

6 жыл бұрын

Rizwan Haq... It doesn't impact on aperture and it only change on focal length

@ali_haq20

6 жыл бұрын

That's what I thought initially as well..... I wish that were the case but apparently it's not. The crop factor does affect the aperture too.... Check out the "Tony & Chelsea" channel..... They've explained it in detaillll

@SheikhAhmadShah

6 жыл бұрын

Tony is wrong in that issue. Read the comments there. A e mount 35 mm lens f 1.8 and fe mount 35 mm lens f 1.8 has same aperture, but different depth of field. The depth of field achieved by APS-c camera using f2 aperture can be achieved using f3.5 aperture on a full frame camera.

@steven2809

6 жыл бұрын

Sorry but you are INCORRECT.

@steven2809

6 жыл бұрын

Sheikh Ahmad Shah Depth of field only changes if you alter your distance to the Subject!

A Full Frame 28mm on a 1.5 crop sensor should give a 28*1.5=42mm "zoom" effect (the lens creates a 36mm wide image at the sensor, but the sensor is only 24mm wide). Shouldn't the images on the left to be more zoomed in, more portrait-like (because 42mm>35mm)?

@kyletaggart

6 жыл бұрын

maereanm yeah I’m confused here as well

@naughtyskweet6

6 жыл бұрын

35mm would be also a 1.5 factor for focal length on a crop sensor. So it would be 42mm vs 52.5mm.

@maereanm

6 жыл бұрын

Sony 35mm is an APS-C lens which means it creates a 24mm wide image at the sensor. Sony FE 28mm is a Full Frame lens which means it creates a 36mm wide image at the sensor. Only this lens' focal distance needs to be multiplied with the crop factor.

@MuhammadTaufiqiThoyyibi

6 жыл бұрын

No, 35mm lens still counted as in fullframe cameras, although made for apsc, then there is still a 1.5 factor

@ArthurR

6 жыл бұрын

All lenses (full frame or crop) are measured in the same mm. Both lenses need to be multiplied by a 1.5 factor when used on an APSC sensor. A "full frame" 35mm and a crop sensor 35mm will be the same focal length on an APSC body.

I wish he had also taken shots with the tripod moved to make the framing equivalent so we were comparing apples to apples.

Can you do a vid on your current phone cams and compare to the Sonys. Thx.

@ArthurR

6 жыл бұрын

Like iphone vs sony a6000?

@a55tech

6 жыл бұрын

Yup. Phone tech improves rapidly, especially with the dual-cam setups now. I was surprised my friends' Android flagships keeping pace with and sometimes surpassing an albeit older NEX even in museum (lower light) settings. The Android built-in HDR mode is a killer feature w/o having to take multiple pics. They had a much easier trip logistically while having similar or better pics. The A6000's are also better than earlier NEX's but the improvement hasn't been as drastic as on phone tech. Dual cam phones can also give prime lenses a run for the money on shallow DOF shots.

@ArthurR

6 жыл бұрын

You are right about technology improving. Most photographers and videographers find value in interchangeable lens systems, the larger image sensor, better low light, etc. Then you look at the price and resale value.... $1000 phone that will be worth $300 in two years versus $500 camera that will be worth $400 in a 2 years.

I have both the 35 f1.8 and the 28 f2. The 35 was my favorite lens until I go the 28. It hasn't left my camera since I got it.

@scottiebumich

6 жыл бұрын

I have the 35mm and recently tried the 28. I found it to be incredibly soft. You don't notice this? It may have just been my model though. I find the Sigma 30 1.4 actually has a "real" focal length closer to 32, which isn't wide enough for me.

@scottiebumich

6 жыл бұрын

I bought another 28mm ( my first was a bad copy ). Although the FE 28 is great I'm still leaning towards the 30mm sigma...it's amazing!

I love my black cat sel 18-55 its very sharp and does the job.

How much of an Issue is the lack of OSS in the 28mm for hand-held Photography?

@ArthurR

6 жыл бұрын

The OSS helps, but the 28mm is wide enough that its not too bad.

@steven2809

6 жыл бұрын

Hold the camera against your face, tuck your arms in against your chest and breathe out.......OSS for free! 😊

DXOmark says that the Sony 28mm is sharper, even on APS-C. I just checked it and set the camera to "Sony a5000". Maybe it just doesn't autofocus that well? It looks like the 28mm does poorly only when focused to infinity.

@scottiebumich

6 жыл бұрын

I found the FE 28 to be horrible vs the sony 35mm. Could I just have gotten a shit lens? Maybe I'll order another one on amazon and compare that one?

Lens nào OK hơn ?

what about sigma 30mm 2.8 vs sony 28mm 2.0? Or better 30mm 2.8 vs sony 35mm 1.8

@ArthurR

6 жыл бұрын

Why do people always go back to the Sigma 30mm 2.8? Is it the price? The Sigma 30mm 1.4 is a better lens, but neither one is as good as a native sony for focus accuracy. If you want sharp, get the Sigma 30mm 1.4. If you want accurate, fast focus with OSS, get the Sony 35mm.

@geopapa80

6 жыл бұрын

2.8 is half the size of 1.4, a lot more affordable than both and some say even sharper at 2.8 than the Sony. So, it has its strengths too ;)

@koerner3

6 жыл бұрын

George Papamichail the Sigma 1.4 is pretty perfect for af performance too-never thought it was slow or missed except when I messed up the AF settings. And you can keep focusing in lower light because of the faster aperture.

Bought a neweer 35 for my a6000 manual focus is a pain for self shots good otherwise.... Trying to decide between Sony 35 and the Sigma 18-35 🤔

@BrahhdaCliffJones

6 жыл бұрын

get the prime!

@bthdimension

6 жыл бұрын

I personally bought the Sony for size, weight and autofocus performance (in video mode). You lose all these advantages with the Sigma. That would really be the last lens I'd buy for the Sony.

I can't help to think, but they are probably identical if you had moved in to capture the same composition. By moving in with the 28, the bokeh will be "creamier" as well. I suppose if you do a lot of indoor photography where you might not have enough room, you definitely should get the 28 mm and crop, whereas the 35 would mostly work great in open areas like the outdoors. Thanks for the great review!

@ArthurR

6 жыл бұрын

Yes, I would agree with that. Thanks for the comment!

You're right, but when you think about changing to full frame, it's better to go with 28 and 50 Sony. I'm selling the 35 soon and I'm going to buy the 28 for my used A7 III. The only thing I need is an 85 Sony f 1.8 :) at least for my style

Aww man, should have included Sigma 30mm 1.4 in this video, then it would have covered everything! i’m not saying I think that lens is better, I just wish someone would compare all the options at once. Thanks for your great videos

@daryl9550

6 жыл бұрын

Jeremy Galloway exactly!

.Let’s to be clear. Sony 28mm f2 is full frame lens. So on Sony a6000 it is 42mm when Sony 35mm 1.8 is made for crop sensor. So now I’m absolutely confused. In your video on the left was 28mm [42mm] and on the right hand side was 35mm f1.8. So again 42mm on the right and 35mm on the left. I hope you know what I mean? So why visual 42mm is wider than 35mm. Could you explain me this or I missing something? I have Sony a6000 but never tried with my 28mm f2 because I use it on my a7 mark ll.

@taylorbrawner2052

6 жыл бұрын

Nikon Fx you multiply the lens by 1.5 if you are on a crop sensor camera. The type of lens doesn’t matter. The full frame lens just means it will mount and provide an image to cover a full frame sensor. If you put the 35mm lens on a full frame camera you’ll see really dark corners.

@sunnydoran

6 жыл бұрын

Taylor Brawner one more time specially for you. Sony 28mm lens is full frame lens and on cameras like Sony A7 or a9 it will be 28mm but on Sony A6000 it will be 42mm. If you think that I’m not right read another comments. So your test is absolutely wrong because you tested 42mm and 35 mm lenses.

@taylorbrawner2052

6 жыл бұрын

Nikon Fx the full frame reference for the 28mm lens refers to the fact that the lens will cover a full frame sensor (a7, a7s, a7r). The crop sensor lens (in this case the 35mm) will technically fit the full frame camera but show heavy vignetting because it covers part of the sensor. In either case, if you are looking at either lens on a crop sensor body (a6000, a6300, a5100) then you need to apply the crop factor. But that is because of the sensor...not the lens.

@steven2809

6 жыл бұрын

Because the 35mm becomes 52.5 mm on crop sensor camera!

ony FE 85mm F1.8 review & comparison please! It looks like a very good lense on 600$ Dont you agree?

@gokilx7440

6 жыл бұрын

i have that lens..and it;s amazing... so i strongly suggest to have it if you have a full frame sony a7 series

The 28mm has wide angle and fisheye converters. That is a great advantage.

Bought 35mm because of u hahah

35 support fullframe?

@ArthurR

6 жыл бұрын

No, it does not.

Thanks a lot for that comparison. I did wonder if I should have bought the FE28mm instead of the 35mm F/1.8, especially indoors when I'm backing up to the wall, and it's still too tight sometimes. But it has been a stellar lens for me. Many others claim it is unacceptably soft wide open, but that has not been my experience; I find that the lens loves people and renders portraits beautifully. Your tests disprove the softness claims. Add the OSS and you have an underrated gem, imo. Your videos have been very informative. Cheers.

@ArthurR

6 жыл бұрын

Indeed! It is a little sharper at F2 and F2.2, but certainly still adequately sharp wide open.

Can I use the 35 mm with my Sony a5000?

@Htbaa

6 жыл бұрын

Yes

@Thunderbird1337

6 жыл бұрын

Of course you can

@TheLadyOfIntegrity

6 жыл бұрын

Thank you!

@Mindartcreativity

6 жыл бұрын

I bought the 35mm for my Sony a5000 about a month ago. It cost me $399 but it was well spent money. It's a HUGE and I mean really HUGE difference to the kit 16-50mm lens.

@0ib6ub9

6 жыл бұрын

What are the differences you've noticed? Im considering the a5100 seems the best for what I want but considering only purchasing the body and getting the 35mm lens. Ill be travelling so I want it for photos that I can then have turned into posters/large photos as well as a bit of videoing :o)

35mm F1.8 OSS vs 35mm F1 8 FE?

the more I keep seeing & hearing about the Sony 35 ,the more I want it... hahaha ..Im sticking with my sigma 30mm 1.4 hoping Sony might also bring out a similar F1.4 lens very soon

@koerner3

6 жыл бұрын

GilbertTV look at any objective measures of its performance and you’ll see that the lens you have now is sharper and that this guy is pushing his preference as objectively better using his subjective opinion, without access to studio tools etc that DPReview offers or actual numbers like DXOMark offers.

@GilbertTV

6 жыл бұрын

If you use the Sigma 30mm F1.4 you find it doesnt nail focus 100% ..so for me that is an issue ..so a native Sony 30 or 35mm F1.4 would be most preferable ... appreciate your thoughts Joshua

@X99Zero

6 жыл бұрын

Not an expert here but no regrets on getting Sony 35mm F1.4 + a6500. Evening low light scenes paired with gimbal equal to great results. Also I'm glad I did not get the 55mm, it would be unusable indoor for example when hanging out with friends at restaurant and in constrained spaces.

@LancerFIN

6 жыл бұрын

Sigma 30mm f1.4 is sharper than the Sony but lacks OSS and autofocus isn't as good.

@Balooba11

6 жыл бұрын

I've had the Sigma but sold it. Sure it was super great WHEN you got the auto focus to work properly. But the amount of pictures I had to throw away didn't justify it being sharper. I'll pick the Sony 35mm next time.

28mm F2 sharp on A7rii :)

@koerner3

6 жыл бұрын

Supakorn Srisuwan it’s one of the sharpest lenses for the money that exist in production right now.

I see a dutch comment, do you understand it? If so, from where are you?

@technologymafia the 28 is the better lens because it is more versatile. On top of that it is more future proof if one decides to go full frame the 28 also has 2 converters to make it wider. The 28 is weather resistant too

@ArthurR

6 жыл бұрын

William Mejia I slightly agree with you. The weatherproofing is nice, but the $200+ converters aren’t selling points to me because the image quality suffers. As far as future proofing, if you get a full frame camera, you will be selling off all of your APSC gear anyway. Buying a full frame lens because “one day I’ll buy a full frame camera” makes no sense to me. Buy what you need now, and then buy what you need later, later.

why dont Sony do a 35mm F1.8 for full frame.... ?

Interesting 28mm for FE and E.

I think 35mm F/1.8 is the overall winner. Now i can only afford Meike 35mm F/1.7, hope next year i can buy this good lens.

Ahhh, its crop video. :/

Also, isn’t it unfair that you’re comparing sharpness without moving the camera closer for the 28mm? I would assume you want to capture the same field of view and then compare. Otherwise the details will be further away and obviously fuzzier than the 35mm which is optically a more zoomed in focal length

@ArthurR

6 жыл бұрын

Jeremy Galloway Did you see the picture of the lake? Moving the 28 up a few feet on the shoreline wouldn’t have made up for the huge difference in sharpness. I hear what you are saying, but I know a large group of people would think “moving the camera closer is unfair.”

@JeremyGalloway

6 жыл бұрын

TechnologyMafia, hmm that is a good point! Thanks

Honestly, I do not like the sharpness of both of these lenses. More like kit lens sharpness. Sadly I could not find yet a good small lens (size of 28mm f/1.8) for my A7C, so I can use it on Crane M2 gimbal. Gonna take a look at Tamron offerings. Unfortunately, Tamron is all f/2.8 though.

Nice comparison. Doesn't look like that 28mm is that useful if you already have the 35mm.

You cannot compare the sharpness of two lenses with different focal length that way. It they are equally sharp the 35 mm will always have an advantage by showing more details of the subject.

Of course, the 35mm is smaller because its a APS-C lens... The 35mm 1.8 for fullframe were a better choice for comparison i think 🤔

give me ur sel35f18 when you change it. :)

Now review both lenses on a FF camera.

So I want a 35 now

@grubbyhubster

6 жыл бұрын

The 35 is great! I started with the 50mm and when I bought the 35mm I have not gone back.

You didnt mention focal lenght

I like the wider 28mm lens. The compression on the 35mm feels claustrophobic while the wide lens is like a breath of fresh air.

You are zooming in more on the 28mm to get the same size as the 35mm which will slightly degrade the 28mm

@ArthurR

6 жыл бұрын

Im not zooming, I'm moving the lens closer to the subject, which could theoretically give an advantage.

@steven2809

6 жыл бұрын

TechnologyMafia ....but will reduce depth of field...especially wide open.

Thanks for your excellent and scientific reviews of Sony e-mount lenses, using aps-c. I'm considering switching from Lumix and really appreciate the deep dive into the ecosystem. I also really love your sensitive portraiture of your beautiful wife. One can feel your love for her through your lenses and you make us love her too. I'm a recent subscriber and find your videos way better than many of the others on the topic of e-mount lenses for the alpha 6k series of bodies, but this one was weaker and I wanted to tell you why I thought so. It's a technical objection I have with your methodology on this review: that of not correcting for focal length differences in your head to head analysis of sharpness and resolution. You do a great job of showing us that different focal lengths give different views of the same scene (and it's really useful that you establish that with your first example). It's amazing and far from intuitive how big a difference in field of view there is between 28mm and 35mm. But then you go on to analyze sharpness and resolution without equalizing these focal length differences. The 35 fares far better than the 28 on your zoomed in views simply because your subject is using fewer pixels on the 28mm and you have to zoom in farther. I founhd myself regretting you didn't take a step closer with the 28, like you would have if you were simply using the lens. To really understand the differences in sharpness between the two lenses the subject should use as many pixels in sample photos from each lens. Only then can we tell which lens is sharper. "At a given distance" makes sense for birding or sports shots where you cannot adjust your distance to the subject. But that never seems to be the issue with wide angle lenses in my experience. My most pressing questions about these two lenses were how the differences in focal length and f-stop between these two lenses made them different artistic tools (if they, in fact, did). I also wanted to know about color saturation, sharpness, bokeh, and the aforementioned quesion of how it performs as an artistic tool *when you have a given subject comparably framed*. I understand that your scientific method requires the absolute considency of the two lenses on the same tripod done at the same time, to minimize the variable. It works really well when your have equal or very close focal lengths. Somehow it didn't work here because the focal lengths were a bit too different.

@sony wtf sponsor this guy already....whole reason why people buy A6500 line instead of other cameras is because of this guy! Im not sponsored by this guy, Im just pointing out the facts here! damn! great review tho thanks for sharing !@

@chosenideahandle

6 жыл бұрын

Sam X, he does actually slam Sony in reviews just by the comparison results alone, that he's very transparent with (especially lens tests against the Sigmas). I'm saying you're full of garbage on this.

35 mm is wide angle lens not portret lens. You heard something but you didnt understand what that means.

For the portrait shots where you in AF-C drive mode and where you using single point focus on the front eye when shooting wide open? If not, then your test was pretty useless as the depth of field is pretty narrow and your subject's normal swaying will result in inaccurate focus. As for landscape shots, the wider the focal length, the more you need to stop down the lens to get sharp backgrounds at distance. The fact that you were shooting wide open at infinity is the reason why the 35mm appeared to have better background resolution. If you had done the same comparison with the 35mm and the 50mm, then the 50mm would have likely had better resolution at those distances. You won't experience that to the same degree when shooting at closer distances. Next time, stop down the lenses to increase the depth of field sufficiently to take that variable out of the equation when comparing those shots.

28 has much more micro contrast which is random

I am not first nor am I second, but I am here and that is about all I have to say. Great video!!

@ArthurR

6 жыл бұрын

Thanks for being here!

Aby test był rzetelny, trzeba identycznie skadrować modelkę, a nie udowadniać pozornie lepszą ostrość dla sony 35 mm podczas zbliżenia. Po drugie wynik byłby wiarygodny dla testu na pełnej klatce, a nie dla trybu APSC . Bardzo lubię twoje vlogi, o mały włos nie kupił bym sigma 30 mm F1,4 ale mam aparat sony a 7 II ... więc pozostanę przy FF :-)