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Looking for Lens recommendations for Sony E-Mount (lemmy.zip)
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Hi Friends, super mega ultra beginner here, looking for recommendations :)

I’m piss poor but have gotten really into AMATEUR photography over the last year and a half with my tiny Nikon digicam and soooooo…

I semi recently got a used Sony a5000 mirrorless plus sigma 30mm f2.8 for my birthday with which I’m having a lot of fun with just trial and erroring my way through photography :) I had decided on the sigma 30mm as it came widely recommended (by the internet) and it seemed like a good middle ground for everyday things and just getting to know the camera.

However now Christmas is coming up and I’m looking to dip my toes into more specific focal lengths. 

So now I’m looking for recommendations on lenses. Specifically telephoto but maybe also an even wider one. 

I’m most interested yet equally uninformed about Telephoto. I’m interested in shooting portraits, my cat, close ups of makeup and still life and maybe a little mushroom or a bird here and there but wildlife shouldn’t be the focus here because I’m not that outdoorsy. With my limited info I thought an effective focal length of 85-135mm might be good  (or maybe a longer range 200-300 one plus a shorter range 60-85 one? Or a zoom lens?…See I know nothing). Also I’m not sure about aperture on telephoto so feel free to educate me but I figure 2.8 is always good. 

I was also thinking about getting an even wider angle for like cityscapes nature and maybe stars (I’m not looking to become an astrophotographer I just wanna be able to take a photo of the night sky that’s not a black square) but I’m not sure if I need it or how much of a difference it would make comparing to the sigma. 

Sidenote: I would prefer a prime lens as I wish to squeeze all I can out of my camera (unless u can convince me otherwise)

And I would maybe prefer a full frame lens in case I ever wanna buy a new camera in a few years so I can keep using the lenses :)

TLDR: please recommend telephoto and or wide angle or just your favorite lenses for Sony e-mount considering I have the budget of a homeless raccoon (obviously I’m ok with secondhand I’m not completely delusional) 

Also feel free to tell me all kinds of stuff about stuff I’m ready to be educated.

Thank you <3

EDIT: since a lot of people have pointed it out, I am aware of the crop factor when putting a full frame lens on a APS-C sensor, that’s why I stated the effective focal length I was looking for (which was meant to include the crop factor if applicable) 😅 sorry if that wasn’t clear and plus I still appreciate everyone bringing it up in context with specific lenses

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[–] 1 point 1 week ago (1 child)

Second endorsement for the viltrox 50mm f2 air. It's tack sharp, autofocus is really good, it's light, well made, all around a really good lens. Got it since a year and love it.

I'd say it depends on your budget and whether or not you need autofocus. I got a vintage Minolta rokkor lens for 70€, added an adapter for 15 and have a 50mm f1.4 lens for 85 bucks. But! Try and focus by hand on f1.4 and you'll notice that one in 10 images is sharp. On the other hand once I close it down to f2 or more it becomes an excellent lens. So that's a cheap option for premium glas. You can also get 85mm, 100mm 130mm etc, so there's some tele options. Mind though, that they have no oss, you need to focus by hand, set aperture by hand,... So it's lenses that require a lot of concentration and being able to prepare.

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