Sony NEX E 20mm f/2.8 Pancake Lens Review

Sony E 20mm F2.8 Pancake Sample Photos

Sharpness is excellent across the frame when stopped down | 1/250 sec | f/6.3 | 20.0 mm | ISO 100

Sharpness is excellent across the frame when stopped down | 1/250 sec | f/6.3 | 20.0 mm | ISO 100
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Flare isn't much of an issue with this lens | 1/250 sec | f/2.8 | 20.0 mm | ISO 100

Flare isn't much of an issue with this lens | 1/250 sec | f/2.8 | 20.0 mm | ISO 100
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Closest focus is 20cm | 1/160 sec | f/4.0 | 20.0 mm | ISO 100

Closest focus is 20cm | 1/160 sec | f/4.0 | 20.0 mm | ISO 100
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The lens provides an angle of view equivalent to a 30mm lens used on a 35mm camera | 1/60 sec | f/8.0 | 20.0 mm | ISO 125

The lens provides an angle of view equivalent to a 30mm lens used on a 35mm camera | 1/60 sec | f/8.0 | 20.0 mm | ISO 125
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1/60 sec | f/5.6 | 20.0 mm | ISO 160

1/60 sec | f/5.6 | 20.0 mm | ISO 160
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1/80 sec | f/5.6 | 20.0 mm | ISO 100

1/80 sec | f/5.6 | 20.0 mm | ISO 100
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1/100 sec | f/3.5 | 20.0 mm | ISO 100

1/100 sec | f/3.5 | 20.0 mm | ISO 100
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1/80 sec | f/6.3 | 20.0 mm | ISO 100

1/80 sec | f/6.3 | 20.0 mm | ISO 100
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Value for money

The price tag of £310 may seem a little expensive; especially as Sigma's 19mm f/2.8 costs only £100. Both lenses sport silent internal focusing and a maximum aperture of f/2.8.

The Sigma lens may be a little more bulky, as it isn't a pancake-type lens, but then it is a third of the price, so you could probably put some of the price difference towards a jacket with larger pockets.

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