Travel lenses sony ff
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Do you like primes or zooms?
Small Sony primes... 24mm f2.8 G, 35mm f2.8, 40mm f2.5 G, 50mm f2.5 G. Slightly bigger... 28mm f2, a bit bigger again... 20mm f1.8, 35mm f1.8, 50mm f1.8, 55mm f1.8. I have all of those except the 50mm G and 50mm f1.8 and would happily recommend them all.
There are also third party primes from Sigma, Samyang and others.
Zoom wise there's the collapsible Sony 28-60mm which is very small when collapsed.
Small Sony primes... 24mm f2.8 G, 35mm f2.8, 40mm f2.5 G, 50mm f2.5 G. Slightly bigger... 28mm f2, a bit bigger again... 20mm f1.8, 35mm f1.8, 50mm f1.8, 55mm f1.8. I have all of those except the 50mm G and 50mm f1.8 and would happily recommend them all.
There are also third party primes from Sigma, Samyang and others.
Zoom wise there's the collapsible Sony 28-60mm which is very small when collapsed.
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I can highly recommend the Tamron 28-75 f2.8 G2. Lightweight, not too big and great image quality.
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Depends on how you shoot. And where you are going.....
Common sense says something like the Tamron 28-75mm or 28?-200mm or Sony 24-50G etc
For me it would probably be 35GM for sure and FE85 or Tamron 70-180mm if UK.
Common sense says something like the Tamron 28-75mm or 28?-200mm or Sony 24-50G etc
For me it would probably be 35GM for sure and FE85 or Tamron 70-180mm if UK.
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That new Viltrox 28mm?
Viltrox AF 28mm f4.5 Lens for Sony E | Wex Photo Video
www.wexphotovideo.com
Personally I would want one of those as there's no way to MF if you need to.
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Neil, just in case you haven't come across this before... You can pick cameras, mount lenses and compare the sizes.
Have fun.
Compact Camera Meter
Compare unlimited number of cameras with lenses, see how compact or bulky a camera is and sort by height, width, depth and weight.
camerasize.com
Have fun.
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That new Viltrox 28mm?
Viltrox AF 28mm f4.5 Lens for Sony E | Wex Photo Video
www.wexphotovideo.com
Personally I would want one of those as there's no way to MF if you need to.
Not that one, IIRC there's a Sony lens.
ETA...
Had a look back and it was a vicious rumour rather than a real lens on the way!
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A lot depends on what you want from a travel lens - compactness and low weight seem to be comparatively unusual for Sony FF kit.
I've used the Samyang 35 f2.8 which is light and tiny, great for being discreet. The only compact travel zoom is the 28-60 already mentioned, but it's barely enough range to justify itself. The Tamron 28-75 is light but not small, ditto the 28-200 (which would be my pick for travel if I were buying again now). I use the 24-105, but that's a heavy beast of a lens, though the image quality is decent.
I've used the Samyang 35 f2.8 which is light and tiny, great for being discreet. The only compact travel zoom is the 28-60 already mentioned, but it's barely enough range to justify itself. The Tamron 28-75 is light but not small, ditto the 28-200 (which would be my pick for travel if I were buying again now). I use the 24-105, but that's a heavy beast of a lens, though the image quality is decent.