how good is this len in low light and fast focus?
766699
The speed and focus depends on the camera you mount it on but this is a high quality lens. The image quality is fantastic. To get 1 stop better in speed isn't worth the extra money in my humble opinion. If you have a body with high ISO ability you will be quite pleased with this lens. It is designed for full frame FX cameras.
766700
This lens is exceptional in low light because of the wide angle and vr. The vr allows hand held down to a 15th of a second with sharp results. If you have a steady hand down to an 8th of a second! I also got great results from a Cessna airplane flying at 120mph it froze all the shots sharp. This lens is an amazing lens all the shots I have got from it are selling and look super sharp even blown up large (I am a pro).
766701
Any lens is good at low light provided you can obtain focus and leave the shutter open long enough. Focusing speed depends more on the camera body in my opinion and if you have any high contrast areas to focus on. In my experience, this lens focuses more snappily than my large-aperture prime lenses. I don't know if you're shooting FX or DX, but if you're DX, also consider the 10-24 DX 3.5-4.5 or the 12-24 f/4 DX. I have the 10-24 for my DX body and it's an excellent lens for a lot less than the FX 16-35 f/4
766702
I am presently using this lens for astrophotography and I am very pleased with its results.
766703
Decent, but not as good as the 14-24mm f/2.8 Having one stop better means the difference between ISO 6400 or ISO 12800. It could mean the difference between 1/15th of a second and 1/30th of a second. I think the purpose of this lens is more of landscape than a low light performer.
446212
A bit short for my taste, but plenty fast especially if use at night with high ISO. Yes the manual focus may be a nuance for bursts.
2125472
It is a great lens and takes sharp shots. The only thing i done like about it is the aperture. only opens to f/8, not great for low light conditions
2007686
It is a great, light, inexpensive and versatile lens. It will AF on 3100 but may be bit slow if the limiter switch is not used. Performance is outstanding fot its used price.
361235
It shoots video just fine, it's a matter of being able to focus quickly which takes a while to get used to. If you know what you're doing, this lens is perfectly fine to use in low light situations
970969
I am using this lens with my Cannon 6D which works very well in low light anyway. I use this lens with a tripod for landscape 90 % of the time and I love it !! It is an F4 so it is not as fast as a 2.8 or less. But For the price difference and a little speed loss maybe, the quality is excellent. If you plan to take allot of low light pictures without a tripod you may want to spend the extra money and go for a 2.8 or less. I just love the quality of the photos with this lens. It is fast enough, light weight and takes great pictures.
264234
It's a 50 mm fixed lens. I am able to get fairly close to subject and focus, but not macro
2198943
I have this combo. Auto focus is very very quick at 150mm-350mm. Slows down little post 350mm. Focus from ~ to minimum distance is OK at mm, but from minimum to infinity speed at mm is very poor.
358312
I love it with my canon...image quality is great, wide focus ring is very easy to use for manual focus which I love to do. Short distance focus is fun to use along with the wide angle. Low light is very good...loved using it at dusk in Africa. Husband is a Nikon person and is jealous of the pictures. Take care.
1882801
I have the same Sony Nex5 and this len works as a charm. Just to make sure, this is a prime len, so there is not zoom on it, how ever the F value is pretty better than the stock (at least in my case) 18-55mm len
2193892
Do you mean fast as in how quick it grabs autofocus? If thats your question, i dont know about the 35 but this is pretty quick. If you were asking about the max aperture, well, this is a f/4 glass so its not as near as fast, but they re two totally different lenses for two different purposes.
2120239
It will do well for portraits and close-up macro photography with enough light. I do like this lens for what it delivers for its price. It does hunt in low-light though, but if you know its application it is fine.
442574
If the optical quality was better, I would use it often. The size is very compact, and having to manually focus is no bother because the depth of field is very large. Unfortunately the image quality matches the price.
95454
Fast shutter speed at least 200 or more. High ISO for light so about 400 and open F stop 3.5 or so
1891731
This is an excellent portrait lens. It has wonderful 'bokeh' and with the f/2.8 allows for a very narrow DOF if desired. The macro is good as it allows you to get very close without making any changes to the lens. I find the focussing to be quite smooth and quick, especially compared to my 18 - 300mm lens.
19800
It has performed very well for me in low light situations. I have been startled a few times by the brightness of the recorded image. I usually use a Pentax 18-250mm lens.
859394
If this isn't the best it's very close to it, the bokeh is great, very fast aperture, very fast and acurate focus, dependable will last for years and and if you order soon You get $50 rebate on what is already a great price. If you search the net you can find some great samples taken with this lens.