Scenes Seen: Sony A7c + FE 40mm f/2.5 G.

Preface/Lens Review Summary:

Humble spec, small size, solid build, and great results.

This lens falls nicely into my, “If I were a sensible man…”, narrative. It would be my everyday lens without issue. This post proves it. At f/2.5 things like low light and background blur do not come to mind at first. But this post proves that this lens punches well above its spec.

As previously stated, combine this lens with the A7C for a wonderful combination that is capable of wonderful results made even better, as mentioned in an earlier post, with an aesthetically appropriate metal square hood and cap and thumbs up, both by Haoge.

As I stated earlier I am no longer going to compare this combination to anything else, including the Leica Q. The Q is phenomenal. Without question. But the Sony A7C/40mm f/2.5 combination is different enough and good enough to be considered on its own. It is its own thing. It is also the digital combination I reach for first when not shooting film. And there is no higher praise for a digital solution in my little universe. I am sure the new version II and R variants are even better, but I am good. Here are some images captured over the last couple of weeks while going about my day.

Put this camera together with aesthetic and functional accessories and a lens with (Cut and paste conclusion ahead.) qualities like build quality, on lens controls, aesthetics, compact size, great low light performance, and a fairly reasonable price and you have yourself one fine lens. So much so that it won me over even though I usually go for a slightly brighter aperture. It is a near perfect merging of all of my favorite lens attributes in a very small package.