Just a quick look at this very nice lens, mounted on the Sony Nex with a Kipon adapter. It handles great on the Nex, though the smaller Summarit-M 35/2.5 is handier, but then it’s not a 24mm. Eventually I really hope for a nice, small and fast 24mm from Sony or even Zeiss for the E-mount.

I bet many people are looking for a 35mm equivalent on the Sony Nex. Unfortunately the fast choices are very limited. You could get yourself a Leica Summilux 24/1.4 Asph. for 5.000 Euros, but for the most of us it may be way too expensive. Even the Elmarit-M 24/2.8 Asph. is not really a “cheapo”, but I had the chance to try it, so I did. This is just a quick look at some samples I was able to get during my busy job-time recently. I didn’t have the time to do a more comprehensive review, nor would I do it, since f2.8 isn’t really fast enough for my taste. On the other hand I might compare this combo with the Leica X1…, well…, maybe I will do some more testing.

From what I see, the lens looks really sharp overall. I didn’t see any distortion or CA.
But for now, here are some sample images – I know they are not great, nor very informative. All shot at f2.8, except the two with the church – those were shot at f8 (click to enlarge). Stay tuned for more!