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Photos Taken with a Sony E 16mm ƒ/2.8 Lens

The Sony E 16mm ƒ/2.8 lens is fast and tiny, making it a very attractive option for travel photography. Here's a collection of travel photos to give a sense of how it performs under real-world conditions.

Sony E 16mm f/2.8 Sample Images

Categories: Lenses, Sample Images
Tags: Sony, Sony 16mm Wide-Angle Lens, Sony a6500 Mirrorless Camera
Last updated about 2 years ago // Originally published about 2 years ago

The Sony E 16mm ƒ/2.8 lens is fast and tiny, making it a very attractive option for travel photography. Its pancake design means that it projects less than an inch from the camera’s body. Mounted on an APS-C format body such as the a6500, the lens’s 16mm focal length becomes the equivalent of what a 24mm lens would be on a full-frame camera. And that happens to be the sweet spot for my personal tastes when it comes to fast primes.

Sony E 16mm f2.8 E-Mount Lens

In the hope that it might be useful to see how it performs and what kind of perspective it gives in real-world shooting, here’s a selection of photos I’ve taken with this lens. They were all taken on a Sony a6500 body. I’ve included a range of apertures, although they’re heavily weighted towards large apertures–after all, if I’m using a fast lens there’s a good chance I want to be using it wide open or close to that much of the time to take advantage of it. Otherwise, I might as well be using a slower (and often less expensive) lens.

These images were all short in RAW and processed in Lightroom. I haven’t applied any of Lightroom’s corrections to them, such as the lens profile corrections for chromatic aberration or vignetting–but I did have the a6500’s automatic lens compensation feature enabled. So I’m not focusing as much on optical flaws as I normally would. So these are designed much less as a clinical lab test than to give a sense of what you can realistically expect to get out of the camera under real-world shooting conditions.

Sample Images Taken with a Sony E 16mm ƒ/2.8

If you’d like a closer look, you can click on each image to open a full-size version.

Sony 16mm f2.8 E-Mount Lens Sample Image

Taken with a Sony 16mm ƒ/2.8 at ƒ / 4.5 on a Sony a6500.

Sony 16mm f2.8 E-Mount Lens Sample Image

Taken with a Sony 16mm ƒ/2.8 at ƒ / 2.8 on a Sony a6500.

Sony 16mm f2.8 E-Mount Lens Sample Image

Taken with a Sony 16mm ƒ/2.8 at ƒ / 2.8 on a Sony a6500.

Sony 16mm f2.8 E-Mount Lens Sample Image

Taken with a Sony 16mm ƒ/2.8 at ƒ / 3.2 on a Sony a6500.

Sony 16mm f2.8 E-Mount Lens Sample Image

Taken with a Sony 16mm ƒ/2.8 at ƒ / 2.8 on a Sony a6500.

Sony 16mm f2.8 E-Mount Lens Sample Image

Taken with a Sony 16mm ƒ/2.8 at ƒ / 2.8 on a Sony a6500.

Sony 16mm f2.8 E-Mount Lens Sample Image

Taken with a Sony 16mm ƒ/2.8 at ƒ / 3.2 on a Sony a6500.

Sony 16mm f2.8 E-Mount Lens Sample Image

Taken with a Sony 16mm ƒ/2.8 at ƒ / 16 on a Sony a6500.

Sony 16mm f2.8 E-Mount Lens Sample Image

Taken with a Sony 16mm ƒ/2.8 at ƒ / 2.8 on a Sony a6500.

Sony 16mm f2.8 E-Mount Lens Sample Image

Taken with a Sony 16mm ƒ/2.8 at ƒ / 3.2 on a Sony a6500.

Sony 16mm f2.8 E-Mount Lens Sample Image

Taken with a Sony 16mm ƒ/2.8 at ƒ / 7.1 on a Sony a6500.

Sony 16mm f2.8 E-Mount Lens Sample Image

Taken with a Sony 16mm ƒ/2.8 at ƒ / 2.8 on a Sony a6500.

Sony 16mm f2.8 E-Mount Lens Sample Image

Taken with a Sony 16mm ƒ/2.8 at ƒ / 2.8 on a Sony a6500.

Sony 16mm f2.8 E-Mount Lens Sample Image

Taken with a Sony 16mm ƒ/2.8 at ƒ / 5.6 on a Sony a6500.

Sony 16mm f2.8 E-Mount Lens Sample Image

Taken with a Sony 16mm ƒ/2.8 at ƒ / 5.6 on a Sony a6500.

Sony 16mm f2.8 E-Mount Lens Sample Image

Taken with a Sony 16mm ƒ/2.8 at ƒ / 3.2 on a Sony a6500. Not taken while diving–it’s in an aquarium.

Sony 16mm f2.8 E-Mount Lens Sample Image

Taken with a Sony 16mm ƒ/2.8 at ƒ / 3.2 on a Sony a6500.

Sony 16mm f2.8 E-Mount Lens Sample Image

Taken with a Sony 16mm ƒ/2.8 at ƒ / 3.2 on a Sony a6500.

Sony 16mm f2.8 E-Mount Lens Sample Image

Taken with a Sony 16mm ƒ/2.8 at ƒ / 3.2 on a Sony a6500.

Sony 16mm f2.8 E-Mount Lens Sample Image

Taken with a Sony 16mm ƒ/2.8 at ƒ / 3.2 on a Sony a6500.

Sony 16mm f2.8 E-Mount Lens Sample Image

Taken with a Sony 16mm ƒ/2.8 at ƒ / 5.6 on a Sony a6500.

Sony 16mm f2.8 E-Mount Lens Sample Image

Taken with a Sony 16mm ƒ/2.8 at ƒ / 4.5 on a Sony a6500.

Sony 16mm f2.8 E-Mount Lens Sample Image

Taken with a Sony 16mm ƒ/2.8 at ƒ / 3.2 on a Sony a6500.

Sony 16mm f2.8 E-Mount Lens Sample Image

Taken with a Sony 16mm ƒ/2.8 at ƒ / 3.2 on a Sony a6500. To be clear, this wasn’t taken underwater with a housing. It was taken of an aquarium.

Sony 16mm f2.8 E-Mount Lens Sample Image

Taken with a Sony 16mm ƒ/2.8 at ƒ / 14 on a Sony a6500.

Sony 16mm f2.8 E-Mount Lens Sample Image

Taken with a Sony 16mm ƒ/2.8 at ƒ / 2.8 on a Sony a6500.

Sony 16mm f2.8 E-Mount Lens Sample Image

Taken with a Sony 16mm ƒ/2.8 at ƒ / 2.8 on a Sony a6500.

Sony 16mm f2.8 E-Mount Lens Sample Image

Taken with a Sony 16mm ƒ/2.8 at ƒ / 2.8 on a Sony a6500.

Sony 16mm f2.8 E-Mount Lens Sample Image

Taken with a Sony 16mm ƒ/2.8 at ƒ / 2.8 on a Sony a6500.

Sony 16mm f2.8 E-Mount Lens Sample Image

Taken with a Sony 16mm ƒ/2.8 at ƒ / 2.8 on a Sony a6500.

Sony 16mm f2.8 E-Mount Lens Sample Image

Taken with a Sony 16mm ƒ/2.8 at ƒ / 2.8 on a Sony a6500.

Sony 16mm f2.8 E-Mount Lens Sample Image

Taken with a Sony 16mm ƒ/2.8 at ƒ / 14 on a Sony a6500.

Sony 16mm f2.8 E-Mount Lens Sample Image

Taken with a Sony 16mm ƒ/2.8 at ƒ / 2.8 on a Sony a6500.

Sony 16mm f2.8 E-Mount Lens Sample Image

Taken with a Sony 16mm ƒ/2.8 at ƒ / 4.0 on a Sony a6500.

Sony 16mm f2.8 E-Mount Lens Sample Image

Taken with a Sony 16mm ƒ/2.8 at ƒ / 2.8 on a Sony a6500.

Sony 16mm f2.8 E-Mount Lens Sample Image

Taken with a Sony 16mm ƒ/2.8 at ƒ / 2.8 on a Sony a6500.

Sony 16mm f2.8 E-Mount Lens Sample Image

Taken with a Sony 16mm ƒ/2.8 at ƒ / 2.8 on a Sony a6500.

Sony 16mm f2.8 E-Mount Lens Sample Image

Taken with a Sony 16mm ƒ/2.8 at ƒ / 2.8 on a Sony a6500.

Sony 16mm f2.8 E-Mount Lens Sample Image

Taken with a Sony 16mm ƒ/2.8 at ƒ / 3.2 on a Sony a6500.

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By David Coleman
Instagram: @havecamerawilltraveldc

Last updated on October 26, 2018

Categories: Lenses, Sample Images
Tags: Sony, Sony 16mm Wide-Angle Lens, Sony a6500 Mirrorless Camera

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News & Deals

With the holidays fast approaching, there’s some great deals on photography gear and services available. I’ve put together a roundup of Black Friday and Cyber Monday 2020 Photography Deals. It’s a running list as new deals are announced, so be sure to check back.

Canon announces new EOS Rebel T8i DSLR. Canon has announced their new T8i DSLR. 24MP APS-C cropped CMOS sensor, 4K24 video, and updated image processing and detection systems. It’s available for preorder from B&H Photo.

New Firmware for the Ricoh GR III. Ricoh has release firmware v1.31 for the GR III. Release notes are: “Corrected — When shooting with the multiple exposure, in rare cases the live view may not display correctly. Improved stability for general performance.” You can download it here.

New Canon 1D X Mark III Pro DSLR Announced. Canon has announced their new flagship model of pro DSLR, the 1D X Mark III. They’re sticking with a 20.1MP CMOS sensor, but it’s a new and improved version and boasts an incredible native ISO range of ISO 100 to ISO 102400 and an extended range that goes up to a jaw-dropping ISO 819200. With revamped autofocus, a new image processor, and all sorts of other bells and whistles, it’s no wonder that Canon is billing it as “The Ultimate EOS.”

New Manfrotto Pro Rugged Memory Cards. Manfrotto, an Italian probably best known for their tripods and studio accessories, has launched a new Pro Rugged range of high-end SD, microSD, and CompactFlash cards. While they don’t have a huge selection of sizes and speeds, the cards are aiming for very fast cards that can put up with rugged demands. For instance, they claim that their V90 rated SD cards can withstand three times the force (20kg / 45 lbs) of a regular SD card. I’ve ordered some to run through my speed tests.

New Sony Alpha a7 firmware released. A firmware update for the Sony a7R IV now lets you control external Sony flashes from the camera’s own menu system. Up to 15 flashes in five groups can be controlled via the camera. It also applies to the a7R III and a7 III.

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