Customer Ratings & Reviews

This is a great 1st purchase lens to compliment your Sony A6000/A6300/A6500's kit lens (you'll eventually get rid of that lens though). Everyone should own fast prime lens for low light photography, portraits, product photography, and a good lens to learn on.

One main reason why I bought this lens is because of the OSS feature and this lens its stabalized!

This lens has brought my photography skills to another level, I completely love it

I love this lense. It definitely put me at a different level. I haven’t used my kit lenses since then!

Haven't fiddled with this lens too much yet, but the little I have, I'm impressed, and already planning more photo-outings with it. Attached to my NEX-6, this provides a package that is just fun to use, especially with the camera set to A (aperture priority). The f/1.8 is fast, and means that this lens can take great images when light is low, and no flash is possible/allowed/desired. It also means great bokeh, and with the 35/f18 lens, it is beautifully blurred in the background, while your subject is incredibly focused, meaning the subject is what you look at - not so much the background. With its fixed focal length, you (the photographer) is the zoom. Move closer or further away to get the perspective you're looking for. Some have said (elsewhere) that the lens isn't the sharpest at f/1.8, but my limited experience with it so far hasn't revealed any issues. I've attached a couple of my first images I took with the lens; nothing artistic, but they do let you see bokeh (DoF or depth-of-field) and low-light capabilities. As I mentioned, I'm just looking forward to more time with this lens - and the NEX-6 as well...

I can’t believe Best Buy sent me a lens covered in weed dust with no plastic wrap or a rear lens cap. This is supposed to be open box excellent? Now i gotta take time out if my day to drive to the store to return this thing?

I wanted another lens to carry around for travel, and looked at the Sony 18-105, read a lot of reviews and watched videos, and many of them mentioned the 40mm, as a fast, small, sharp lens. I finally decided that was the way to go. I took it on a 10 day trip, along with a zoom and a 12mm. The zoom never left the hotel, the 40mm did all but a few landscapes. It is great in many situations, much like the old 50mm that was on 35mm. You just reframe to get what you want out of it. The depth of field is fantastic stopped down or wide open. And the bokeh is quite nice. All in all very happy with the lens. Well balanced on the camera, and super sharp.

Upon mounting onto my SONY A7SMii, I noticed a hefty vignette around the edges of my frame when shooting video in 4K. This was for a impromptu shoot and I needed something fast. I ended up just shooting with the vignette and cropping in post. What I didn't know is that you can go into your settings and just adjust the optical zoom and crank out that vignette while still shooting in 4K. Might be worth it if you're on a budget and don't want to hit the $799 Sony 35mm (which is full-frame ready). Overal, small compact lens. Light-weight. Sharper image than my old canon 35mm. Excellent in low light. Not a bad idea for photography.

Forget about zoom lens. That is going to be my only lens for travel, party shots, family shots. 35mm is convenient for portrait and group shots. Sharpness is excellent at any stop. Bokeh is very good (test shot was about 6 ft away). I wish I had this lens earlier. It is way better in sharpness, colors, contrast vs to zoom lens 18-105. I exchange 18-105 for this lens and very happy about it. Although colors are a little cooler.

It works great with my Sony a6500. The photos are so crisp and clear. I love the bokeh in the background as well...produces such a soft beautiful look. Best purchase ever.

Wow! This thing takes GREAT shots. I use it with my Sony a6000, and it almost never comes off! I would argue that the Sony 35mm f/1.8 is the must have lens for taking shots of people with the a6000. for someone just starting out, if you can afford it, get just the camera body and this lens. the kit lens isn't that great at all unfortunately :/ this thing is fast! also, the focusing works brilliantly on this thing. it's a little soft wide open but the colors are vibrant with little chromatic aberration. honestly, unless you're willing to spend $1k+, this is the lens I would recommend for your daily go to, pull out the camera and shoot lens.

After reading rave reviews here and on B&H, I made the financial investment in purchasing this lens. It's sharp, small (no pancake), and all in all, a wonderful all-around lens. Fantastic for portraits and street photography.

I used to shoot weddings with large dual Nikon DSLR’s and an array of lenses. After i stopped shooting weddings I waaay simplified my setup to an a6000 and this lens. I’ve done landscapes, street photography, portraits, product photos, even some semi-macro from cropping which is allowable because of how sharp this lens is.

For the price, I really wish it had more manual focus support and features, but the lens is a killer. So light and easy to use, giving you a beautiful image with silent+fast AF and great stabilization. It’s kind of a need in the Sony APS-C world. F/1.8 is more than enough and produces really beautiful bokeh. Great for photos and video!

Sharp. Light weight. Super compact. Auto focus hunts a little. Still fast autofocus.

I've had my A6000 for almost two years now and I was ready to get a new lens. I've primarily used the kit lens and hardly ever used the 55-210mm that came with my bundle. It was between this 35mm and the 50mm 1.8. This one was pricier but it fit my needs better than the 50mm at this time. I like to do portraits, especially of my kids. And my space is limited in my living room where most of the pics are taken. So obviously a wider lens was going to suit me better than the 50mm. Eventually there will come a time when I will need that lens but right now, the 35mm is perfect. It's crisp. It's 1.8 so it takes in so much more light than the kit lens and the bokeh is so nice. It took a bit to get used to not being able to zoom in or out but you just learn to move back or forward to frame your next shot. I'm not a professional, far from it, but people have said the pics taken with it look professional lol. I'll take it! All in all, this was the best Christmas present (from my husband) and it stays on my camera full-time. Eventually I would like to upgrade my camera but a new lens is sufficient for now :)

I purchased at Best Buy along with an a6000 with the 16-50 kit lens. I found the 35 an essential walking around lens, as 35 and or 50 primes are the most recommended for first time lens upgraders. This lens in compact and light but finely not insubstantial, as it is designed for the APS-C sensors a6000, a6300 cameras - and not for the fine full frame SONY a7 series. I knew what i wanted based on another DSLR system and various lenses for it. If you are skilled at selecting focus modes and points, you can use it opened up fairly wide and get a sharp shot, or stopped down somewhat and get nice bokeh - which is contrary to what is commonly first though of as what fast lens does, but that is what good glass can do.

This was the 1st prime lens I bought, you can immediately notice the difference inequality compared to the kit lens. Obviously you cannot zoom as it is a prime, but I think that this is a good lens for indoor portraits. -Amazing quality -good bokeh -lightweight

Great lens. Nothing to complain about, as it does its job perfectly. My only nitpick is the manual focus is reeeeeeally slow and takes several full turns of the knob to get the focus where you want it, so stick to auto focus. Otherwise, this is the lens you want if you are taking pictures indoors and don't really have ideal lighting conditions, as the F1.8 lets in as much of the available light as possible, and the 35mm is great if you are less than 10 feet from your subject (I would use the 50mm if you are 10-20 feet from your subject). I use this for birthday parties with my family, which are usually at night and indoors.

A lens that I should have bought a long time ago. It creates amazing photos and detail videos. If your are artistic, this is a must have. The aperture of 1.8 along with the OSS is a beautiful combination. You will miss out if you don’t have this lens. The Value is unbeatable. Not for vlogging though. If you vlog, get a wide angle.