Do you guys put screen protector on your camera's LCD screen? What brand and who to buy it? Or you are using the same as smartphone and go to Pasar malam to stick it?

the SEL1018 F4 is a VERY sharp lens. (was very surprised with the result i tested on A6000)

16F2.8 is average sharp lens, like a kitlens sharpness

16F2.8 UWA adapter... terrible iq (no idea why)

16F2.8 FE adapter.... nice and sharp and fun to play with.

surely the price for the 16F2.8(2nd hand) with UWA adapter(new) can easily get for less then 1k compare to the 1018 cost nearly 3k for new. but the 1018 will worth every cent you spend. spending 3k will give u 3k value of sharpness.

Anyone used this Sony Semi-Hard LCD Screen Protector for A7 series camera? How's your experience of it? Thanks!

Time to feel hungry


Grilled Pork Belly Ramen with Fried Quail Egg by Ray Ng Photography, on Flickr

This post has been edited by d4rkholeang3l: Aug 13 2014, 11:39 AM

Nice & sharp.

Ya i simply buy from camrra shop and stick to it. Rm10.

Any cropping involve? Mine sharing yr cam setup & lens used for this shot?

got mine 'free'. just cut the screen protector that comes with your phone casing for free. works also

I have both.. started with sel16 with both adapters. In the end find it quite a pain to keep on swapping.. Also the Adapters front element cannot be protected by any filters from getting finger marks. scratch or bumps. Quite a pain if you are in a hurry to change lens.

Got the 1018 in the end and it solve all my problem. Image quality is also a lot better. You will also get a stright horizon but to be fair, the Fish eye adapter is a bit wider coverage. Some people like the curve effect.

I started early on the NEX so 1018 did not exist then and my NEX 5N came with it as 2nd lens.

The only advantage you will have is the sel16 is extremely compact and lite even with adapter.. Not an issue to me but to some it is!


aDSC00173 by chin_w_y, on Flickr

SEL16 with Fish Eye.. this type of effect you cannot get on the 1018 but also note the soft edges.

aDSC04271bx by chin_w_y, on Flickr

SEL1018 note the straight horizon and much sharper picture esp at the edges.

nice shot bos..

the corner softness really horrible

for the fish eye it is quite bad - very soft. Sharpening helps a bit.. I have not tested it on the A6000 yet.. gave the lens away.. will borrow it again and test out.. one day..

For the ultra wide it is excellent and no issues. Seems to work well together.

this one is taken with the UW filter add on.. It allow me to get real close for street shooting without having to worry too much about framing and people getting too highly distorted at the edge..

aDSC07863b by chin_w_y, on Flickr

and this one the same combination too.

aDSC07587b by chin_w_y, on Flickr

EXIF is attached on the Flickr page.

aiyak.. forgot ady,, tx boss..

NEX 3 (the original grand daddy of NEX) with fisheye...


22Jul2014_0888 copy by william leong, on Flickr

Sony NEX-3
E 16mm F2.8
ƒ/10.0 16.0 mm 1/30 200


22Jul2014_0846 copy by william leong, on Flickr

Sony NEX-3
E 16mm F2.8
ƒ/10.0 16.0 mm 1/100 200


22Jul2014_0832 copy by william leong, on Flickr


Sony NEX-3
E 16mm F2.8
ƒ/5.0 16.0 mm 1/30 1250

This post has been edited by lwliam: Aug 14 2014, 12:01 PM

Also see how it exaggerates the foreground subjects, and if used cleverly, there will be no curved horizon.


20120115_0115 by william leong, on Flickr

Sony NEX-3
E 16mm F2.8
ƒ/10.0 16.0 mm 1/40 200

This post has been edited by lwliam: Aug 14 2014, 12:10 PM

Waaaaa~ Just when I'm about to sell my SEL16F28 everyone racun with the fisheye adapter pulak..!

Wanna ask a bit.

SEL35F18 vs SEL50F18.
Which one is better in terms of IQ?
Main concern is overall sharpness and purple fringing.

My first thought, 35mm is better for me as it's more compact and shorter focal length.
Yes it is a bit pricey compare to the 50mm, but the gap is not that big.

But if the 50mm's IQ is better overall, I'll go for the 50.

Your helps much appreciated.
Thank you.

I'd advice you to choose base on the focal length instead of sharpness. See which focal length you would prefer first, it plays a more important role.

I read more good reviews on the 50 than the 35.
I also agree sharpness is not the most important consideration. But the IQ also highly depending on color rendering, contrast etc. That's what they called "Zeiss look" or "Leica look", the "pop up color" they called it.

Why not consider buying SEL50F18 (RM799, Sony promo) and Sigma E-Mount Art series 30mm f/2.8 DN (around RM550) instead?
Tapao both still cheaper than buying SEL35F18 (RM 1499) alone.

I have SEL50F18 and Sigma 30mm f2.8 EX DN (not art series), both is really good.

1. SEL50F18

Kentaro by gsuraki, on Flickr

2. Sigma 30mm f2.8 EX DN

Super GT 2013 Race Queens by gsuraki, on Flickr