Neewer 35mm F/1.7 Large Aperture Manual Prime Fixed Lens APS-C for Sony E-Mount Digital Mirrorless Cameras A7III,A9,NEX 3,3N,5,NEX 5T,NEX 5R,NEX 6,7,A5000,A5100,A6000,A6100,A6300,A6500

Im very new to photography. I recently purchased a Sony a6000 and was looking for a prime lens I could take some good portrait shots with. Keep in mind this is a manual lens without auto focus so Im still learning how to focus subjects accurately. Before purchasing this lens I took a look at some of the lenses sold by Sony and other manufacturers. There was quite a bit of sticker shock! Many of these were in the $250-$350 range. So compared to those lenses, this one is a steal. As a comparison, I took a portrait shot of my friend using the kit lens that came with the Sony a6000 (a 16-50 mm / f3.5-5.6 lens) and this lens. Overall, I like the photo this lens produced better. So Im happy with my purchase.

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I like this lens a lot. Look handsome, feels well made, and works smoothly. I also appreciate the small size (its a bit smaller than the kit lens). With typical legacy lenses the required adapter causes the lens to seem larger on my A6000, not the case here. I was using a 30mm cctv lens before this, and now Im getting not only higher quality pictures but getting good pictures more often. It sucks to take a great snap only to see later upon review that the focus wasnt spot on, this lens makes life easier. Also I love the lens cap, I was a bit hesitant about the idea of a cap that just slides off, but it works perfectly and is pretty neat. Im sad that Im late to this party. When I first received my camera (wedding gift) there were few affordable options. So when I saw this for $99 I knew it was a steal. Dont hesitate to pounce on this. Unless youre made of money, in that case you can consider other lenses that I wrote off which start at around $250 and onward. If youre afraid of using a manual lens for the first time dont be, its so much more fun using manual. I actually prefer manual now. I bought the AF 50mm Sony prime lens during a sale and find myself reaching for my Canon 50mm FD or my Helios 55 mm primes lately.

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This lens is awesome, I have a sony a6300 and have been looking to buy a lens to unlock its beauty. Dont get me wrong stock lens is great but this lens allow you to live the camera. It has an amazingly low aperture at 1.7 The only thing I would say is it takes getting used to since it is completely manual lens, NO AUTOFOCUS. But as soon as you get the hang of it you will be taking pro pictures in no time. I would consider myself an amateur photographer and I would say the pictures I took with this look very very professional, thats my opinion. At $83 this is a complete steal since Sony lens goes between $200-400 for something of this caliber. I attached some pictures I took with it. Also, fantastic prime lens for portrait pics! PS This is MY review I did NOT receive this product at a discounted rate, even though I really wish I did.

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Hands down best bang-for-your-buck prime lens for your Sony mirrorless! Build quality is surprisingly solid and the rings for focus and aperture feel smooth. Heavier than the kit lens so it makes the camera more front heavy if you’re using the a6000 like me. Minor details. It’s manual focus only as there are no electrical connections in the lens at all. That seems to scare some people but shooting manual is not scary at all in my opinion. Focus peaking and focus magnification on the Sony Alpha cameras make shooting manual a walk in the park. As for image quality, it’s overall great. Its nicely sharp in the center and throughout most of the picture. It starts to taper off towards the edges and there is some noticeable vignetting when you’re wide open at 1.7. Totally manageable in post but I sort of like it so it doesn’t matter to me. It’s not as sharp as the 35mm equivalent Sony prime and the Sony has AF but at the cost of FOUR TIMES THIS LENS. All in all this thing cost $80 which makes me feel like I’m ripping somebody off somewhere. It’s a steal. Buy this lens.

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This is a great budget lens for Sony E-mount cameras. For the longest time, I only had the 18-55mm f/3.5-5.6 kit lens on my NEX-5R, and while its a solid performer, it just cant give the shallow DOF I crave. Sonys comparable offering, the 35mm f/1.8 prime lens, was too pricey to justify as an amateur photographer, so when I found this lens I had to have it. This Neewer lens is fully manual and has no electronic control, so the camera body cant read or control the aperture or focus setting-- this is to be expected for an $85 lens though. If you dont usually shoot with manual focus, focus peaking makes it easy to dial the focus in, and youll get the hang of it in no time. The metal construction feels solid and the focus ring is smooth as advertised. If youre not looking to spend much, you definitely cant go wrong with this lens.

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Excellent

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So, I’m not exactly a DPReview type pixel peeper, so, I’m that regard, all I will say is that at 100%+ crop, there still seems to be plenty of detail and sharpness in the parts of the images that I draw attention to with focus. The bokeh is great, the lens works well in any light because it’s manual focus/aperture only. It has a friction fit lens cap, so if that bothers you, now you know ahead of time. I got what I consider to be perfectly acceptable and useable images out of everything across the aperture range of the lens. I shot the lens side by side with the A6400 kit lens, 18-135, and on the 35mm equivalent zoom on the kit lens, the pictures from the neewer seem better and have far better background defocus and the neewer is obviously potentially a much “brighter” lens overall. Again, for pixel peeping, sure, there’s some soft corners and the sharpness across the image isn’t what you’d get from a $1000 native prime equivalent. Which is good because this is a $75 (seventy five) SEVENTY-DAMN-FIVE dollar lens. It works great for what it is and the pictures it produces are far more than you’d expect for its cost. This lens is definitely worth trying out.

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I have a Sony a6000. Great camera, but the lens that comes with it, a power zoom 16-50mm died, and guess what?....no one wants to fix it, and Sony has ZERO customer service. After researching and talking to camera repair guys, this seems to be a very common problem with the Sony lens. The problem is the camera WILL NOT WORK when the Sony lens dies. I wanted a basic, inexpensive NON-SONY lens, and this baby works great. Im still afraid to buy a Sony electronic lens, so Im hoping the Neewar folks can come up with some telephoto lenses with an E mount. Please???

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Its not super sharp, or clear but it is dirt cheap. Cant really go wrong for a cheap 50mm equivalent prime lens for a Sony Alpha camera. You will get chromatic aberrations and other artifacts. I dont think it is as sharp as the kit lens either, but its nice to have a prime lens that is completely manual so when you turn on your camera all you need to do is set your shutter and iso, dead simple.

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I learned photography on the 35mm manual cameras of the 60s and 70s. Using this lens brings back memories of that era with the added feature of much easier focusing with the Sony A6000. I am satisfied with the clarity of this lens and the f1.7 speed is good. I do shoot mostly in f2 to f4. I believe this lens is an incredible value for an amateur like me.

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