First of all, do not listen to people or reviews who say this lens isn’t sharp. They’re wrong. All you have to do is look at sample images on Flickr. If your concern with this lens is sharpness don’t worry about it. Not only is this lens sharp the micro contrast is surprisingly good for a cheap Sony lens. The 28mm full frame equivalent is my favorite focal length. This lens is 20mm which on an APS-C camera is 30mm. That extra 2 mm of telephoto is absolutely wonderful. The difference is minor but it’s still so so versatile. The perfect in between lens. For everyday use this lens doesn’t leave my A6000. I only take it off when I want to do portraits. My primary application of this lens is street photography. IMO it is the best 28mm’ish lens for the Sony APS-C system for street photography.
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It is exactly as advertised: small, light, efficient with AF... Not the sharpest lens on the market but for its value it holds up as expected. I'm very satisfied with it as it is a very versatile focal length and I do use the Clear Image Zoom on my a6500. I have been using the 20mm for travel and dance photography/videography. I upgraded to this lens from the Sony 16mm f2.8 and am much more confident now with the image quality (less distortion, chromatic aberration, blurry edges...), would recommend the 20mm for those of you deciding between the two!
Verified purchase: Yes | Condition: Pre-owned
I bought this lens for travel photography...because it is so small and light. The sharpness is very good and the speed (f/2.8) is an improvement over the kit zoom lens. The focal length (30mm equivalent) is perfect for a travel lens.
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I had the Minolta's FF 20/2.8 and Sony 16/2.8 and this little pancake runs circles around both - in every respect. It produces very sharp and contrasty images The auto-focus is quite and instant. The effective 30mm focal length is perfect for general plinking. It can even be used on the full frame cameras, and with APS formatting turned off it produces compelling panoramic images. Mounted on a6xxx camera makes the system almost pocketable.
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i use it on A7RII with aps-c mode turned off. This way i get approximately 22-24mm equivalent field of view , after cropping the dark corners or using "Clear image zoom" set to 1.2. i can get an equivalent of 1:2 landscape panorama using full frame 20mm view.(cropping top and bottom). Versatility of clear image zoom on a7rII is incredible if i set it to max = 2.0 ration i get a standard / wide 40mm view with this lens with NO noticeable loss of sharpness, excellent for 16x20 print!! super light weight for backpacking and travel. Hood NOT needed, virtually no flare or ghosts without hood. OEM hood makes no difference,, thus can be avoided to maximize portability.
Verified purchase: Yes | Condition: Pre-owned
I'm no expert, but this lens is sharp enough for its size. It's very very compact, making my a6000 literally pocketable. Focus speed is also good to my eyes.
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Sony E 20mm F/2.8 is a crop sense for APSC camera, but when you put it on a full frame A7C2 it became 30mm, and perfect combination for street photography and very compact for travel. It deserves to raise a thumb up. This copy is the cheapest one I can find. The seller throws in a soft case and that is a bonus.
Verified purchase: Yes | Condition: Pre-owned
I've only used it once so far but I love it! Used the lens at dusk/late evening.;The photos are fabulous. It captured so much light. The photos are vibrant and clear. Great photo quality. It's light weight, compact.
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Great LITTLE lens, excellent value. If you like primes in this focal length (30mm equivalent) you'll love this one.
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I had the 16mm pancake lens and have now added the 20mm pancake. I like the width of the 16mm but the optics of the 20mm are superior. Sharper for sure in my opinion. Super small makes the a5100 or a6000 series a pocket camera. The lens comes with an interesting lens hood that is removable, however it almost adds no bulk to the lens. Mine was used but well cared for. You can use 49mm filters, thin rim filters might be better for this lens. No stabilization on this lens but it is ok as it only acts as a 30m in full frame. Stabilization is always a good thing but then the lens would not be so small and convenient. Or as cheap!
Verified purchase: Yes | Condition: Pre-owned
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