Sony - 16mm f/2.8 E-Mount Wide-Angle Lens - Silver

Sony - 16mm f/2.8 E-Mount Wide-Angle Lens - Silver
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Sony - 16mm f/2.8 E-Mount Wide-Angle Lens - Silver

Model: SEL16F28

Brand: Sony

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16mm f/2.8 E-Mount Wide-Angle Lens

Detailed product description

Compatible with most mirrorless systems with a Sony E mount; LD glass; XLD glass; moisture-resistant; Direct Manual Focus (DMF); zoom; 67mm filter size; 7.5" minimum focus distance; up to 6x magnification

This lens features an 83° field of view for enhanced low-light performance and quiet autofocus operation to help capture the perfect shot with Sony Alpha NEX E-mount cameras. Learn about different types of lenses ›

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About this item features

▪ Lens not Zoomable. Footnotes:"35 mm equivalent focal length (APS-C)" and "Angle of View (APS-C)" are with interchangeable lens digital camera incorporating APS-C type image sensors.

▪ Minimum Focus Distance : 0.8 ft (0.24 m)

▪ Maximum Magnification ratio : 0.078x

▪ Focal Length : 16 mm. Angle of View (APS-C)- 83°. 35 mm equivalent focal length (APS-C)- 24 mm

▪ Compatible with optional VCL-ECU1 ultra-wide converter and VCL-ECF1 fisheye converter

Product specifications

Technical details

Manufacturer Sony
Brand Sony
Item model number SEL16F28
Color Silver
Weight 0.1477 pounds
Height 2.83 inches
Depth 3.58 inches

Additional product information

Product Id 680
User Reviews and Ratings 4.4 (171 ratings) 4.4 out of 5 stars
UPC 027242785540

Description

Landscapes, architecture, snapshots ? this 24 mm equivalent (35mm full frame format) E-mount prime lens can cover them all. Compact and extremely lightweight, this lens will always be ready for action without being a burden to carry. While a refined aluminum alloy exterior gives the lens a sophisticated feel, a motor on the inside delivers smooth, quiet autofocus and aperture operation that contributes to high-quality movies as well as stills.

Exceptionally portable and versatile for everyday use Simple, compact 5-group 5-element lens High-quality aluminum alloy construction for maximum durability Internal stepping motor and Rear-focusing design for video capture Smooth Manual Focusing w/ DMF Circular Aperture for beautiful defocusing of backgrounds


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Top User Reviews and Ratings

Love This Lens
(5)
Reviewed in the USA on 2012-03-15T17:00:00

I love my new NEX7 camera - it is the best I have ever had. I like the zoom lens that comes with the camera but it is big and often I just don't need the zoom. So I got this smaller lens and really like it. I think it takes great pictures. I also love the fact that the camera has a viewfinder and that it automatically switches around to macro, regular, backlit, etc., etc. - my other latest Sony camera has such features but you have to manually switch them around. So far I have not had any distortion that others have mentioned with this smaller lens.

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Great travel lens
(5)
Reviewed in the USA on 2012-11-26T16:00:00

Overall a bargain and my default lens while traveling. Fine for exterior architecture, and good for interiors when paired with the Ultra Wide Converter (VCL-ECU1). This is the lens I used the most during a three week tour in England this summer.

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Excellent Purchase SEL16f28
(5)
Reviewed in the USA on 2012-10-20T17:00:00

I use this lens on my FS100 Super 35mm. It is very sharp, with no CA and no noticeable distortion. The auto-focus is super quick, and low-light performance is excellent. I have also used this lens with macro diopter converter lenses with excellent results using manual focus. Works absolutely brillinantly with the VCL-ECU1 wide angle conversion lens as well.

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Awesome lens
(5)
Reviewed in the USA on 2010-07-21T17:00:00

Very happy with the images i captured with this lens attached to my Nex 5 .Tack sharp images Beautiful colours Highly recommended

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Great compliment to NEX camera
(4)
Reviewed in the USA on 2010-07-19T17:00:00

The best things about this lens are that it's small and light. The NEX cameras basically feel the same whether this lens is on the camera or there's no lens on the camera - which is great, because it's no secret that size and weight are pretty important with a system like this. That being said, this lens has some (noticeable) distortion that is unlike other wide angle lenses. It seems that this is in the RAW format as well, so it might be that some software correction is being applied in the camera, or the lens construction is a bit different than other wide-angle lenses. However, given the size and price, you really can't expect top shelf quality. The center is acceptably sharp - corners are not terribly sharp. Once I figured out the limitations of the lens, I found that I could get great results when working within its constraints. Overall, I'd recommend this lens, but I'm hoping that a comparably sized fast (f/2 or better) lens in the 24mm to 32mm range (36 to 48mm eq) comes out soon.

pulseHEAD . Review provider: walmart.com
Good lens for the price
(4)
Reviewed in the USA on 2011-01-04T16:00:00

This is a good lens for scenery and landscape, and for the price, its a good bargain, but as for macro, its a no go obviously because its a wide angle.

YaHoO87 . Review provider: walmart.com
Great pancake lens.
(4)
Reviewed in the USA on 2010-07-20T17:00:00

Great wide fast lens. I attach this to my NEX-5 and slide it in my pants pocket and go. I can always have it with me. The focus ring is by far the smoothest I have ever felt, I wish all my lenses had it. Sony has done a fantastic job with the A mount lenses. It's a very wide lens and ALL lenses have some distortion and fringing, the wider the more apparent it is, it is not a problem on this lens unless you are some nerdy pixel peeper. 99.999% of photographers will have no problem with this lens, the 0.001% who have a problem with this lens just have problems in general.

S10V8 . Review provider: walmart.com
Good for landscapes
(3)
Reviewed in the USA on 2011-12-02T16:00:00

This is a decent and inexpensive lens for landscapes and other wide-angle photos, but it's not a particularly good compact lens for everyday use. I'd really appreciate a quality compact lens for my 5N, but this is not a good general purpose lens. I hope Sony comes out with a lens similar to the "pancake" Panasonic Lumix G 20mm F1.7. My decision about which camera to purchase was a close call between a micro four thirds camera and the NEX, but I opted for the 5N because it offers better image quality, but the other offered more lenses and choice. If / when Sony comes out with a good general purpose, compact lens it will have a very respectable lens selection.

BillWill . Review provider: walmart.com
Can it be sharper?
(3)
Reviewed in the USA on 2011-10-07T17:00:00

I excitedly moved to the NEX from micro four thirds and ordered the 5N with this pancake lens. I thought this lens would be like the Lumix pancake lens but it does not compare well in sharpness and color definition. Sony, please make this a better lens!

Photospeaker . Review provider: walmart.com
Very Poor Quality
(1)
Reviewed in the USA on 2013-07-13T17:00:00

This 16mm was the first lens I purchased together with my NEX-5 about 14 months ago and was always a disappointment, a great focal length that fails to deliver on sharpness. The optimum aperture for sharpness turns out to be 6.3 or 7.1 and is still not great, which is a shame because Sony has created a great camera and an outstanding sensor in the NEX series. Otherwise settle for sharpness in the center but blurry or soft detail at the edge of the frame. And even at those apertures it's barely acceptable. Lots of chromatic aberration and color fringing that, yes, can be cleaned up in Lightroom or Adobe Camera Raw. I wound up getting the 18-55mm which I've used for about 9 months and turns in a much better performance at f8, both at center and edge of the frame. If you are into wide-angle lenses you may want to look into the Sony E 10-18mm.

Roc889 . Review provider: walmart.com

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