Customer Ratings & Reviews

Great for portraits just the lens that I needed. I also use this lens for streaming

Great lens for portraits and Astrophotography. Amazing clarity.

Originally sent me the wrong mount for my camera, but Best Buy corrected the error and love the lens!

this lens take excellent photos up close not micro but close ,

This is a great lens for sony alpha cameras.......

Solid lense for the price. But it struggles with auto focus without adequate lighting.

It has a very hard (tight) mount to my Sony a6500 camera. I am now sure how to resolve this issue.

Love the lens! It's so great for focusing on certain objects!

Great bang for your buck. My favorite lense for my a6500

This lens is amazing. Good for all types of shots. From landscapes to portraits.

I ORDERED THIS LENS HOPING IT WOULD FIT MY SONY A6000, E MOUNT CAMERA. BUT IT IS FOR A MICRO THIRDS CAMERA. NEEDS to be more detailed description

When I first started photography I bought both this Sigma and the Sony 35mm F/1.8 (APSC). I had both because I couldn't decide as a new photographer and they were the highest rated lens for around this focal length (they still are in terms of primes for Sony E APSC). At first they pretty much looked the same to me. One was slightly wider in terms of focal length, & one was a tad closer and more intimate so I kept both. Fast forward about 8 months later I finally sold the Sony 35mm F/1.8 because I found myself never taking the Sony anymore. At first I only used the Sony because of it's size, with a winter jacket it was pocketable which I loved. Long story short, the more I was shooting pictures and traveling, editing photos wether in Lightroom or Luminar 3 (now 4), I couldn't believe how different these two lenses are. The Sigma just blows the Sony away in terms of everything. Image quality, sharpness, bokeh, colors, subject separation at the same F stop is much better on the Sigma which is surprising because it's a shorter focal length. The Sigma wide open is even sharper than the Sony stopped down to F/2.8! When something is that good I don't even care about the awesome size of the Sony 35mm anymore. Plus, it's not like the Sigma 30mm is huge, it's still compact and light enough (I mean, we're APSC users, not full framers)! The Sigma F/1.4 will help a lot (shooting higher shutter speeds, or even 2/3 to 1 full stop lower ISO!) vs Sony's F/1.8 with OSS btw. I would go with the Sigma even if your camera doesn't have IBIS (In-body Image Stabilization). I think if you're a beginner and you're shooting stills (pictures), then it is hard to kinda tell between the two just like I once did. But for the enthusiast, pro, or intermediate shooter this is a no brainer and go for the Sigma. Also, if you're a beginner you should be buying the cheaper lens anyway. The only reason I can see why anyone would get the Sony f1.8 is if they're only doing casual video and their camera doesn't have IBIS, therefore the OSS would help. However, 35mm on APSC is not wide enough for me for video. If you're doing video pro work, wether it's for a company or recording high school football games every Friday then both OSS and IBIS is very poor for daily/weekly video recording, I would get a gimble instead, and in which case go get the Sigma over the Sony. Back to that Sigma again! lol Yes, I know this is a very old comparison now. Anyway, this is my still-go to travel prime! (going to 6 continents this year! Yes I said continents, not countries!).

it's very noisy when you take a picture and auto-focus vertically.

I have a Sony A5100, the quality of this lens was really bad I return it.

This is a fantastic lens for my a6500, image quality is perfect and sharp