Sony Zeiss Sonnar T* FE 55mm F1.8 ZA Review and Sample Images

Sony SEL55F18Z full frame mirrorless lens announced with the Sony’s A7 and A7r full frame mirrorless cameras. First reviews and sample images now available for the Carl Zeiss Sonnar T* FE 55mm f/1.8 ZA prime lens.

PhotographyBlog has posted a full review for the Sonnar T* FE 55mm F1.8 ZA lens. They highly recommend the lens if you are going to be in the 35mm full-frame E-mount system. See their conclusion below.

SLRClub the Korean site also posted several sample images for the Sony Carl Zeiss Sonnar T* FE 55mm f/1.8 ZA lens. See here for details.

Sony Zeiss Sonnar T* FE 55mm F1.8 ZA Review and Sample Images

The Sony Carl Zeiss Sonnar T* FE 55mm f/1.8 ZA lens is a prime, normal focal length lens featuring a very fast and bright f/1.8 maximum aperture to support working in dimly-lit conditions and for greater control over focus for shallow depth of field imagery.

From the PhotographyBlog conclusion :

Offering fast and reliable auto-focusing, intuitive manual focusing and the usual Carl Zeiss levels of build quality that’s weather-tight too, this prime lens is a perfect partner to the flagship A7R camera, helping to extract bags of detail from its 36 megapixel full-frame sensor. Highly recommended if you’re about to invest in the fledgling 35mm full-frame E-mount system.

Sony Zeiss Sonnar T* FE 55mm f/1.8 ZA lens is currently priced for $998 and available for pre-order. The lens will be shipping on December 22.