Get superb value from the SAL-28F28 wide-angle lens for interiors, group photos and landscapes. Enjoy high-contrast, panoramic or inclusive urban shots with great detail.

Superb value in a wide-angle lens for interiors, group photos and landscapes. With its precision optics, compact size and wide 75° angle of view, the SAL-28F28 lens is an excellent choice for sharp, high-contrast shots when you’re working indoors, with people in groups, or in landscapes and urban scenes when you want a panoramic or inclusive shot with lots of detail. Mounted on your α DSLR-A100 camera, this lightweight wide-angle lens provides a near-standard 42mm focal length (35mm equivalent).

Excellent Depth Perspective
With wide-angle optics and deep depth of field, this lens creates sharp, high-contrast photos that capture more detail in both foreground and background.

Convenient Built-in Hood
A built-in sliding lens hood protects your optics and makes it faster to switch lenses.

Lightweight Design
With compact size and light weight, it’s an easy lens to carry when traveling or for long shooting sessions.

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Reviews

Sony 28mm f2.8 Lens Review by alphamountworld.com

For its use, the Sony 28mm f2.8 shines. The best traits heavily outweigh its worst for most circumstances. I warn however not to expect the “moon” from a $249.00 dollar prime lens. Some will scoff the 28mm 2.8′s downsides of “only” having a 2.8 bright aperture, and softer images to f4.5, while others will appreciate them. To me, I find the softer larger apertures a versatile quality, if I want sharp I simply stop down a bit. Its advantages outweigh its disadvantages about 3 to 1 overall so it is really hard to fault this lens. If you want a sharper lens and want to pay another $100.00 more retail, the 50mm 1.4 is available, but it doesn’t go nearly as wide which doesn’t make it as versatile as the Sony 28mm 2.8. Even more expensive is the 20mm prime at $559.00, which doesn’t serve too well as a portrait lens in general. To me it is a lens that any photographer should have in their bag, simply when you cannot decide which prime to use, you just slap on your 28mm and go.

I was surprised to find that this lens grew on me. I have seen a bit of talk on the net talking this lens down, but that is usually isolated in ultimate sharpness comparison to much more expensive lenses. To me that isn’t a fair comparison. After you buy this lens and use it, you might find that doing so is much more enlightening than impressions given on the net (assuming your photography has a need for this kind of lens). If its price tag and weight don’t win you over, maybe the extremely fast auto focus (and good low light auto focus) and lack of discernible distortion will. Overall the lens has no big glaring faults, and it is hard to fault a lens with such qualities.

This lens gets a 9 out of 10.00 in the cost for performance category and an overall rating of 8.5 out of 10.00. A great lens (and safe) to add to your Alpha Kit.