Capture crisp images with your NEX camera and this versatile 16mm f/2.8 wide-angle lens.

For even wider-angle photography, add the Sony NEX VCL-ECU1 Wide Angle Converter Lens or the Sony VCL-ECF1 Fisheye Conversion Lens

Circular Aperture

When changing your aperture to defocus the background, the light sources appear blurred. This ‘bokeh’ effect of the blurred background can be enhanced with circular aperture blades used in this lens. Conventional aperture blades have flat sides creating unappealing polygonal shaped defocussed points of light. lenses overcome this problem through a unique design that keeps the aperture almost perfectly circular from its wide-open setting to when it is closed by 2 stops. Smoother, more natural defocusing can be obtained as a result.

Aspherical lens elements

Aspherical lens design dramatically reduces spherical aberration while also reducing lens size and