Cheaper than Amazon! Free delivery. ($249 @JB Hifi)
May be useful for anyone buying this Sony A6000 camera…..
https://www.ozbargain.com.au/node/161201#comment-2244820
Also for anyone interested in the 55 to 210 Zoom, I purchased this for $199 (RRP $499)at JB Hi Fi (no link for JB)
https://www.videopro.com.au/p-6919-sony-sel55210b-55-210mm-z…
Good info about Digidirect if you have a store near you, otherwise postage is $9.90.
Either deal is pretty good.
Interestingly Digidirect was a lot more expensive for the 55-210 lens.
I found this for $199 at JB Hi Fi.
VideoPro has it for $249.
Digidirect has it for $369
http://www.digidirect.com.au/camera_lenses/sony/e_series_len…
Is it worthwhile getting for the A7? Unfortunately Sony don't have a cheap full frame 50mm portrait lens like Canon and Nikon. This is as close as it gets but made for APS-C sensors.
I believe you have issue at the corners if used on a full frame, but not sure how bad. Would be worth a google.
I've tried it. If you are happy to use the crop mode (10mp) it is fine. But in 24mp full frame mode it doesn't come close to covering the image area. I wish there were some inexpensive options but you have to adapt lenses for that. If you have the LAEA4 then I can tell you that the SAL30M28 works really well and then you can hunt summer old Minolta AF lenses.
Saw it yesterday. It's a shame Ebay store does not have this lens.
I bought this for $165 on there ebay store before when 20% off. Very happy with it.
With the dollar going below 90 cents today, i am not sure how long Australia will have prices cheaper than the US.
Waiting for the 35mm 1.8 emount (effectively approx. 50mm on full frame) to get to $199.
Hi, I have a alpha 77 and wonder what is a good value portrait lens and macro lens. I have a .sal 18250 lens but am not super impressed. I is a good all rounder but not great at anything. I would welcome your suggestions on good value lens options. Will this lens fit?
If you want to get both portrait + macro then I would be suggesting the Tamron 90mm f/2.8 Macro. The lens in this deal is for the E-mount cameras (NEX) and will not fit on you A77.
I would also suggest
-SAL8528 85mm f/2.8 SAM - inexpensive portrait lens
-SAL5018 DT50mm f/1.8 SAM - the A-mount equivalent of this lens, not a portrait lens in my opinion but many people use it this way
-SAL100M28 100mm f/2.8 Macro - Sony's equivalent to the Tamron 90mm, expensive unless you find it on sale, but the Tamron is much better value and many would argue better quality
-SAL50M28 50mm f/2.8 Macro - a good general purpose lens, will do proper macro and some people will argue it is also a portrait lens (I don't believe so)
Got this lens for $199 at Camera House. They do negotiate on price.
If you can get into store it is cheaper at digidirect
http://www.digidirect.com.au/camera_lenses/sony/e_series_len…
Good lens as well, sharp and fast focusing on my A7 but you get a dark frame if you try to use the full sensor. Would be great on the a6000/a5000 or any NEX