Finally! A usable wide angle zoom for the α7 (pdf)

10. November 2014 13 Kommentare von J. Haag Fototechnik

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J. Haag

Ich bin 1967 geboren und am Rande der Eifel in Oberelvenich und in der Natur aufgewachsen. Seit 1988 beschäftige ich mich mit der Fotografie.

Fotografie bedeutet für mich Entspannung und Abenteuer zu gleichen Teilen. Seit den ersten analogen Bildern begleiten mich Kameras und Objektive von Minolta und nach der Übernahme durch Sony bin ich dem System treu geblieben.

Heute nutze ich neben spiegellosen Systemkameras mit Kleinbildsensor auch wieder analoge Kameras im Kleinbild- und Mittelformat sowie Sony Cybershot-Kameras mit 1"-Sensor für meine fotografischen Arbeiten, wobei ich den elektronischen Sucher der Sony-Kameras besonders schätze.

13 Kommentare

Matt Payne

Matt Payne 23. April 2015 um 00:16 Antwort

I saw you mentioned no vignetting with a step-up ring and a 77mm filter? Can you say which step-up ring you use? Thanks!
- J. Haag
  
  J. Haag 23. April 2015 um 06:09 Antwort
  
  Hi Matt,
  I am using a no-name 72->77mm step-up for my 77mm ND and polarizer. I think any 72->77mm step-up would do.
Johne377

Johne377 12. April 2015 um 00:15 Antwort

Definitely, what a fantastic website and informative posts, I definitely will bookmark your blog.All the Best! fcbkbcedfded
Rainer

Rainer 3. Februar 2015 um 20:31 Antwort

I was surprised how good an APS-C lens performs on my A7! I’ve tried an 60mm 2.8 SIGMA! The SONY 10-18mm is also on my wish list!
Luke Holley

Luke Holley 13. November 2014 um 19:49 Antwort

thanks for the review, now I’ve got to buy one.
Joe

Joe 13. November 2014 um 19:44 Antwort

Hi, also from Cologne 🙂 did you sharpen the JPGs – really nice quality of pictures
- J. Haag
  
  J. Haag 13. November 2014 um 19:48 Antwort
  
  No, the images are RAW and unprocessed out of Lightroom.
don

don 13. November 2014 um 18:53 Antwort

thks for great review. you use 10-18mm on a7s in crop mode, correct? this mean the resolution less? for taking video, do these two lens yield big difference in IQ? may be something you can address in the coming review…. thks again!
- J. Haag
  
  J. Haag 13. November 2014 um 19:03 Antwort
  
  Don, I use my 10-18 in full-frame mode on a a7. This picture is made at approx. 12mm: https://joerghaag.files.wordpress.com/2014/06/dsc03203.jpg?w=580&h=870&crop=1
  The 10-18 is covering the entire sensor.
  Video in crop-mode is not a good idea – look at this article: https://joerghaag.com/2014/06/25/sony-alpha-7-video-in-crop-mode-e/
Juan

Juan 13. November 2014 um 17:29 Antwort

Great write-up! Any chance you could do a Sel10-18 comparison against the Sel 16-35FE? Say both at 16mm?
- J. Haag
  
  J. Haag 13. November 2014 um 17:34 Antwort
  
  Juan,
  I wanted to keep it secret, but since you asked: I am actually preparing a comparison with 16-35@16mm on a7 and 10-18@10mm on a6000.
  J.
Rob Sims

Rob Sims 13. November 2014 um 16:31 Antwort

Is there any reason to keep the SEL1018 now that you have the FE 16-35? Just curious.

(I’m also using the SEL1018 on an A7 and with a custom lens profile in LR it works well enough for non professional work where smudged corners are not a problem!)
- J. Haag
  
  J. Haag 13. November 2014 um 16:37 Antwort
  
  Hi Rob,
  difficult question. I am using an alpha 6000 for travel and that is where I will use my SEL1018 in the future (like in the past). If you like e.g. architecture and the full-frame ILCE is the only camera you have, if you are not planning on using the 10-18 for professional work and you don’t need a wide-angle for professional tasks on top, I would not go for the 16-35. If you can spend the money for fun or need it for professional work the 16-35 is what I recommend. I was happy with the 10-18 on the alpha 7 up to last Saturday ;-).