Sony Prime Lenses
Sep 11, 2021 10:02:32 #
zug55
Loc: Naivasha, Kenya, and Austin, Texas
billnikon wrote:
Astro photography requires a wider angle lens, I would recommend the Sony 20 mm 1.8 lens. It has an excellent reputation and is extremely sharp.
https://www.adorama.com/iso2018g.html
The Sony 24 mm would also be an excellent lens.
https://www.adorama.com/iso2414.html
https://www.adorama.com/iso2018g.html
The Sony 24 mm would also be an excellent lens.
https://www.adorama.com/iso2414.html
These two lenses (Sony 20mm and 24mm) are outstanding lenses and are frequently used for astrophotography with full-frame cameras. With the crop factor, they would be at 30 and 36 mm, respectively, which means they are probably a little wide for this purpose. Others have suggested wider lenses that may work better for this purpose.
One limitation with the Sony APS-C system is that there are not many outstanding ultra-wide lenses. There are some good ones by third-party providers, as others have pointed out. There are a number of good ultra-wide lenses in the full-frame segment, but when used on a APS-C body they aren't quite ultra-wide anymore because of the crop factor.
Sep 11, 2021 10:04:32 #
billnikon
Loc: Pennsylvania/Ohio/Florida/Maui/Oregon/Vermont
MDI Mainer wrote:
Who hand holds astro photography???????
Sep 11, 2021 10:13:11 #
zug55
Loc: Naivasha, Kenya, and Austin, Texas
MDI Mainer wrote:
Who hand holds astro photography???????
Certainly. I was just was responding to someone's incorrect claim that the a6300 was stabilized and therefore any lens would be stabilized.
Sep 11, 2021 10:16:53 #
Waltman wrote:
I’m looking to buy a prime lens for my Sony A6300 for astro photography. Low aperture and around 35mm. Any suggestions. Should I stick with Sony or sigma and does sigma support lens stabilization? Thanks, Walt.
35mm is not nearly wide enough for a crop sensor. It’s really not even wide enough for full frame.
Sep 11, 2021 10:52:48 #
I want the lens for both Astro with tripod and hand held street photography.
Thanks for your help.
Thanks for your help.
Sep 11, 2021 11:24:09 #
R.G. wrote:
Lens stabilisation should be turned off when using a tripod.
Although I don't shoot astro photography my Sony lens stabilization is never off. Feel free to look up my images and judge for yourselves.
Sep 11, 2021 11:25:36 #
Sep 11, 2021 11:26:48 #
I do know that the Samyang 12mm lenses pair really well with the MSM star tracker, for a reasonably priced, easily carried astro kit.
https://www.moveshootmove.com/collections/sifo-rotator/products/sifo-rotator-for-star-tracking-time-lapse-panorama-photography?aff=13
https://www.moveshootmove.com/collections/sifo-rotator/products/sifo-rotator-for-star-tracking-time-lapse-panorama-photography?aff=13
Sep 11, 2021 11:26:57 #
Sep 11, 2021 11:29:31 #
zug55
Loc: Naivasha, Kenya, and Austin, Texas
Waltman wrote:
I want the lens for both Astro with tripod and hand held street photography.
Thanks for your help.
Thanks for your help.
I think that this poses a bit of a dilemma. Most astrophotography is done on 12 to 24mm lenses on full-frame bodies or 8 to 16mm on APS-C bodies. Street photography generally is done in the range of 28 to 50 mm (19 to 33 mm on APS-C bodies). So you are going to have a hard time finding one prime lens that does both. Perhaps your compromise would be a 16mm lens for your APS-C body. A lens like the Sigma 16mm f/1.4 DC DN Contemporary might be a good fit.
Sep 11, 2021 11:36:33 #
zug55 wrote:
I think that this poses a bit of a dilemma. Most astrophotography is done on 12 to 24mm lenses on full-frame bodies or 8 to 16mm on APS-C bodies. Street photography generally is done in the range of 28 to 50 mm (19 to 33 mm on APS-C bodies). So you are going to have a hard time finding one prime lens that does both. Perhaps your compromise would be a 16mm lens for your APS-C body. A lens like the Sigma 16mm f/1.4 DC DN Contemporary might be a good fit.
Good point. So if it were me, I'd buy two lenses. Save on the astro lens, and splurge on a landscape lens with stabilization, which the OP would like and the 16mm Sigma doesn't have.
A good candidate would be the Tamron 17-70mm F2.8 Di III A-VC RXD
https://www.dpreview.com/reviews/tamron-17-70-f2-8-di-iii-a-vc-rxd-field-review
https://www.adorama.com/tm1770soe.html?gclid=CjwKCAjwp_GJBhBmEiwALWBQk7jJWUqZXiYGM2SnEqPJOGGu9U-Hk8Gl7F7dbAmHZDhmzROaQpoQrhoCEHIQAvD_BwE&gclsrc=aw.ds&utm_source=nmpi-google-dsa
Sep 11, 2021 11:55:38 #
Sep 11, 2021 13:52:42 #
Well, if the Sony A6600 is an a mount camera you could always look at the Minolta lenses that would would great for this camera and they would be cheap enough for you.
Sep 11, 2021 13:54:59 #
Go with a E/A mount lens and look for Minolta lens for that camera. Though the Minolta lens are old they are great lens and will work great on a Sony camera.
Sep 11, 2021 13:59:44 #
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