A camera enthusiast myself, getting hold and following cameras of different brands excites me a lot, in terms of how each camera brand develops their niche segment, whether DSLRs, M4\/3 or Micro 4\/3. I would read and follow their releases, trying to stay in touch with all the different camera brands and systems currently in the market.<\/p>\n
Sony recently announced their new 20mm Pancake lens, for their Sony Alpha interchangeable lens E-Mount System. The\u00a0E 20mm F2.8\u00a0 \u2018pancake\u2019 wide angle lens is ultra-slim yet tough lens for\u00a0\u00a0E-mount cameras is perfect for everyday shooting. The lens will be available in Asia Pacific from March 2013. At 20mm wide and aperture at f\/2.8, the pancake lens would be highly suitable for street photography, landscape and casual shoot photography!<\/p>\n
I personally feel that the Pancake lens would make a value for \u00a0money investment for each of the respective brand’s systems and it might be the new lens to have it in your photography setup, just like the 50mm f\/1.8 lens. For Sony Alpha E-Mount users, this is definitely worth a consideration!<\/p>\n
Here’s the technical specifications for the Sony E 20mm f\/2.8 Pancake lens<\/p>\n
Lens Specifications<\/td>\n | Product name<\/td>\n | E 20mm F2.8<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n |
Model name<\/td>\n | SEL20F28<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n | |
Format\u00a0*1<\/td>\n | APS-C<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n | |
35mm equivalent focal-length (APS-C) (mm)\u00a0*2<\/td>\n | 30<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n | |
Lens construction (groups-elements)<\/td>\n | 6-6<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n | |
Angle of view (APS-C)\u00a0*2<\/td>\n | 70\u00b0<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n | |
Angle of view (35mm)<\/td>\n | –<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n | |
Maximum aperture (F)<\/td>\n | 2.8<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n | |
Minimum aperture (F)<\/td>\n | 16<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n | |
Number of aperture blade<\/td>\n | 7<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n | |
Circular aperture<\/td>\n | Yes<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n | |
Minimum focus distance (m)<\/td>\n | 0.2<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n | |
Minimum focus distance (ft)<\/td>\n | 0.66<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n | |
Maximum magnification ratio (x)<\/td>\n | 0.12 x<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n | |
Filter diameter (mm)<\/td>\n | 49<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n | |
ADI metering \/ Distance encoder<\/td>\n | –<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n | |
Image stabilization (SteadyShot)<\/td>\n | –<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n | |
Compensation effect<\/td>\n | –<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n | |
Teleconverter compatibility (x1.4)<\/td>\n | –<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n | |
Teleconverter compatibility (x2.0)<\/td>\n | –<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n | |
Hood type<\/td>\n | Cap type<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n | |
Dimensions dia. x length (mm)<\/td>\n | 62.6 x 20.4<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n | |
Dimensions dia. x length (in.)<\/td>\n | 2-1\/2 x 13\/16<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n | |
Weight (approx.) (g)<\/td>\n | 69<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n | |
Weight (approx.) (oz.)<\/td>\n | 2.4<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n | |
Internal motor<\/td>\n | Yes<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n | |
AF for movie record<\/td>\n | Yes<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n | |
Direct Manual Focus<\/td>\n | Yes<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n | |
Exterior finish<\/td>\n | Aluminium alloy<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/tbody>\n<\/table>\n <\/p>\n <\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":" A camera enthusiast myself, getting hold and following cameras of different brands excites me a lot, in terms of how each camera brand develops their niche segment, whether DSLRs, M4\/3 or Micro 4\/3. I would read and follow their releases, trying to stay in touch with all the different camera brands and systems currently in […]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_exactmetrics_skip_tracking":false,"_exactmetrics_sitenote_active":false,"_exactmetrics_sitenote_note":"","_exactmetrics_sitenote_category":0,"jetpack_post_was_ever_published":false,"_jetpack_newsletter_access":"","_jetpack_dont_email_post_to_subs":false,"_jetpack_newsletter_tier_id":0,"_jetpack_memberships_contains_paywalled_content":false,"_jetpack_memberships_contains_paid_content":false,"footnotes":"","jetpack_publicize_message":"","jetpack_publicize_feature_enabled":true,"jetpack_social_post_already_shared":false,"jetpack_social_options":{"image_generator_settings":{"template":"highway","enabled":false}}},"categories":[10,15,24,13,25,7,12,1,274],"tags":[642,1343,421,643,95,1346,37,1352,38,1345,33,1339,94,29,110,175,644],"jetpack_publicize_connections":[],"yoast_head":"\n |