Sony 16mm f2.8 E Mount lens.

David G. Smith said:
So anybody have any experience with the Sony 16mm E Mount f2.8 lens?

http://www.sonystyle.com/webapp/wcs/stores/servlet/ProductDisplay?catalogId=10551&storeId=10151&langId=-1&productId=8198552921666192755#compatability

It is almost too cheap not to pick up, but I was wondering if anyone has used it and if it was worth even it's low price?
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You may have already seen this thread, but you may not have noticed that they're flying the FS100 with a 16mm ($188 used from Amazon Warehouse):
http://www.dvxuser.com/V6/showthread.php?251418-FS100-flight-on-a-Hexakopter

My guess is that the price on this lens will start to creep upwards soon.
 
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It's actually not a bad little lens. A bit soft wide open, but at 5.6-8 it's sharp sharp. Worth the money for sure
 
I bought this lens used and really like it. So much so that i bought the VCL-ECU1 wide adapter attachment for it, they make a fisheye attachment too, thinking the add on to the lens would soften the image but I'm surprised by its sharpness and you get all the electronic capabilities. f 2.8 and Ultra light weight and small are other pluses.
 
mico said:
I bought this lens used and really like it. So much so that i bought the VCL-ECU1 wide adapter attachment for it, they make a fisheye attachment too, thinking the add on to the lens would soften the image but I'm surprised by its sharpness and you get all the electronic capabilities. f 2.8 and Ultra light weight and small are other pluses.
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How wide does the VCL-ECU1 make it?
 
Rick Burnett said:
How wide does the VCL-ECU1 make it?
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I was looking at those conversion lenses also. From the Sony specs sheets, it shows the VCL-ECU1 with a 0.75 magnification, which would make the lens a 12mm. There is also the Fisheye adaptor, VCL-ECF1, with a 0.62 magnification spec, which would put it at a 9.92mm. I may just have to pick up on of the 16mm Lenses and those adaptors.

http://www.sonystyle.com/webapp/wcs/stores/servlet/ProductDisplay?catalogId=10551&storeId=10151&langId=-1&productId=8198552921666245697

http://www.sonystyle.com/webapp/wcs/stores/servlet/ProductDisplay?catalogId=10551&storeId=10151&langId=-1&productId=8198552921666192656
 
The other plus is the lens has a 49mm thread too which means you can add nd with step up ring to your fader or whatever with a screw on hood or you can use a mattebox , both without vingetting. The wide adapter has a non removable hood which makes nd'ing problematic using it in bright sun.
 
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