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- Take great up-close shots with the Sony E 30 mm f/3.5 Macro Lens designed to work with their range of E mount compact system cameras.Sharp detailUse the 30 mm f/3.5 to take incredible shots with 1:1 lifesized magnification and add a new dimension to your photography.Shooting with this macro lens lets you get closer to your subjects with a minimum distance of just 9.5 cm, making the E 30 mm Macro Lens a great accessory for nature and highly detailed up close photography.Smooth defocusingFeaturing a seven blade diaphragm, the 30 mm Sony Macro Lens gives images a softer, more natural defocus or bokeh, which is particularly suited to macro photography.Gently blur the foreground or background of your compositions to artistically highlight different sections of your photos.Refined opticsComposed of seven elements arranged in six groups, the 30 mm Macro Lens features some impressive optics that help you to take beautiful images and video.With three aspherical elements and one extra low dispersion element, this lens paired with your NEX camera provides superior contrast and colour fidelity in a compact and lightweight body.The 30 mm lens features an internal focussing mechanism within the lens body so you can maintain a constant distance without disturbing your subjects.VersatileAn effective equivalent focal length of 45 mm means that as well as being an efficient and practical macro lens, the 30 mm f/3.5 can also perform just as well for conventional portraiture.The compact and portable dimensions make this lens an ideal all-day lens for street photography with an effective field of view and focal length of a standard prime.Easy to use and lightweight, the Sony E 30 mm f/3.5 Macro Lens is a great choice for versatile photography with your Sony NEX compact system camera.
- Product codes: 4905524796636
- Model number: f/3.5
- Product ID 1: 3418628203
- Product ID 2: 11774991
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SONY E 30 mm f/3.5 Macro Lens is available currently from Currys for just £164, which is a great deal but we’re going to dive a little deeper into the price to explain why it’s such a good deal.
To help understand the average price you should expect to pay for Lenses we analysed the price of every product in that category. The average was £729.24. But perhaps more importantly you’d also want to know what you would expect to pay for a particular brand, so we also analysed the average price you would pay for a product from Sony. The average was £439.83. But that perhaps isn’t the fairest analysis because we know that Sony make more than just Lenses. So we went a step further and analysed the average price of Sony Lenses, this was £424.62. So you can see that SONY E 30 mm f/3.5 Macro Lens is a bargain at £164. Especially when you look at the table below which shows you the average price of products with certain features and specs. For example you’d expect to pay £700.45 for a product meeting the Lens type: Prime spec.
Specification / Price Comparison
Feature | Spec | Comment |
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Lens type | Prime | The average price of Lenses with this Lens type spec is £724.19 |
Lens category | Macro | The average price of Lenses with this Lens category spec is £700.45 |
Compatibility | Sony E mount | The average price of Lenses with this Compatibility spec is £373.12 |
Image stabilisation | No | The average price of Lenses with this Image stabilisation spec is £723.32 |
Focal length | 30 mm | The average price of Lenses with this Focal length spec is £188.00 |
35 mm equivalent | 45 mm | The average price of Lenses with this 35 mm equivalent spec is £188.00 |
Maximum aperture | f/3.5 | The average price of Lenses with this Maximum aperture spec is £234.75 |
Minimum aperture | f/22 | The average price of Lenses with this Minimum aperture spec is £752.81 |
Focusing | Autofocus | The average price of Lenses with this Focusing spec is £309.54 |
Minimum focusing distance | 9.5 cm | The average price of Lenses with this Minimum focusing distance spec is £186.50 |
Elements and grouping | 7 elements in 6 groups | The average price of Lenses with this Elements and grouping spec is £225.20 |
Special elements | – Aspherical x 3 – Extra low dispersion x 1 |
The average price of Lenses with this Special elements spec is £164.00 |
Diaphragm blades | 7 | The average price of Lenses with this Diaphragm blades spec is £483.90 |
Filter diameter | 49 mm | The average price of Lenses with this Filter diameter spec is £288.73 |
Box contents | – Sony E 30 mm f/3.5 Macro Lens – Lens pouch |
The average price of Lenses with this Box contents spec is £164.00 |
Dimensions | 62 x 55.5 mm (D x L) | The average price of Lenses with this Dimensions spec is £164.00 |
Weight | 138 g | The average price of Lenses with this Weight spec is £214.42 |
Manufacturer’s guarantee | 1 year | The average price of Lenses with this Manufacturer’s guarantee spec is £169.50 |
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Reviews of SONY E 30 mm f/3.5 Macro Lens
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