Samyang 135mm f/2.0 ED UMC Telephoto Lens for Sony E-Mount Interchangeable Lens Cameras

Sharp and clear, although I did have to do some minor lens surgery to get it to correctly reach infinity focus for Astro photography

I was able to pick one of these up like-new from the Amazon used section for $315. I would have easily paid full price for this lens as it is one of the best In my arsenal under $1000. If you’ve used Sony systems with MF lenses before, you know how easy it is to use focus peaking. This is my go-to lens for wildlife and nature photography. Don’t hesitate to pick this lens up if you want extremely sharp, high quality, good color shots at a great price. You could definitely pay an extra $1000 to have a Canon adapted lens, or spend a weekend fine tuning your MF skills and have a lens that would cost $1500 with a motor inside

perfect image quality great construction I use this lens probably four times a week

Super sharp, great colour and contrast, with a positive feel to the focus ring. There is a yellow cast to all of the images, as if it had an old warming filter on. It's easy enough to correct this in Lightroom, however.

Unreal clarity. It's heavy though so start working out.