Was running my JB Price Scraper and noticed this one on sale.
Sony Sonnar T* FE 35mm F/2.8 ZA Wide Angle Lens
- Wide angle lens
- Carl Zeiss quality
- Perfect match for a7 series
Sony Sonnar T* FE 35mm F/2.8 ZA Wide Angle Lens (Was $1299) $599 + Delivery (N/A for C&C /In-Store) @ JB Hi-Fi
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Wow and I thought the $1299 was an exaggeration…
This is a great value at this price. Don’t judge it by the specs, the image quality is great right from f2.8. Plus it’s so small I tend to use this most just because it’s easy to carry everywhere. Great match for Sony full frame cameras.
You can get a 35 sigma 1.4 for 800….
Went to checkout, Sold out. No C&C or delivery
This is my 'go to' lens on my A7RII. Superb compact quality, and at this price it's a steal.
Would this have fit a Sony A6500?
would recommend a sigma 30mm f1.4 for your a6500
Yes, but it would be a 52.5mm equivalent, meaning you will have a narrower field of view compared to full frame.
Yes, but the focal length would be increased by ~1.6 (35mm => 52.5mm). Can't go wrong and it's weather-sealed as well
Ted's camera is doing the same price as well
Just got confirmation of price match with Ted's from Sony, less an extra $10. Could combine with Amex offer Spend $500 or more, get $50 back for a total of $539. Tempted..
Hi @kookykersbrook, can I ask how you went about getting this price match, please? I can't even find the lens on their website. Thanks.
https://store.sony.com.au/lenses-zeiss/SEL35F28Z.html
You need to create an account first and make sure you have added it to your cart then scroll down the product page and request a price match with ted's https://www.teds.com.au/sony-e-mount-zeiss-35mm-f2-8
They responded within 10mins so must been keen to sell!
How did you get the less $10
Sony just offer it as part of the pricematch.
They just offered it
"I'm happy to confirm that your price match request has been accepted, and as a thank you for shopping with us, we will take a further $10 off on this."@stickymoo: They responded via email after I put in a pricematch request on the product page.
Ended up buying it for $589, and Amex offer came through straight away so $539 all up. Quite a bit better than their insane asking price of $1499!@kookykersbrook: Just did the same thing. I didn't have a Sony account so they called me to create one and was done in less than 10 mins with the extra discount. Pretty happy as I was looking at buying this lens in Feb at around $800 and was going to use TRS before Covid ruined that plan.
2.8 isn't terribly bright for a prime, and 35mm isn't terribly wide angle, to keep things straight.
on the other hand, this is a very good performer of a lens with amazing contrast and sharpness, I would totally recommend it if 35mm is your thing. It's great for all sorts of things.
bonus points to OP for the JB scraper!
Is this good for video
Amazon also selling at this price
probably because of 1.8 is out so 2.8 is going for cheaper price
whats going on with the price hike wtf?
What does it normally sell for
Well i sold mine last year for 450, now secondhands going around for 700+
So a new one for 550 isn't too bad
I bought this lens second hand for about $500. Sold it 2 years ago for about the same price. I think $600 was the RRP back then?
It used to be a choice between this or the very similar Samyang 35mm 2.8. $600 is a good deal, I suppose, for anyone looking. No one should be paying that ridiculous >$1000 RRP (the 35mm 1.8 or Loxia 35 are much better choices at that price).
Buy now think later
LOL… since when this lens went up above $1K?
I have a samyang 35mm f1.4 . Should I buy this
Uhhh do you need to buy another lens with the same focal length? 1.4 to 2.8. I don't get it.
Weight.
And the f2.8 is much more discreet.
This deal is back on.
It never went away. It's just that it doesn't seem to be available anywhere, either in-store, for Click & Collect, or delivered.
Where is it available?
ah sorry didn't realise it says out of stock when you try to pay.
could i ask what you use to scrape? :)
The deal is back on. Only for delivery, though.
can you run your scraper again? last run on 26 of Aug
Yeah sure, I'll run it now. Give it ~10 mins.
EDIT: My Wifi Driver died :( Give me a sec to fix.
no worries, mate, much appreciated! so it's not an automated application, you have to run it manually?
I did setup Github actions to automate it everyday, but for some reason it was super flakey. Not sure what's in the default container. Need to setup a custom docker container to ensure reliability.
P.S - Wifi Driver corrected. Just running it now. Should be done in ~5 mins.
Hi OP,
This price scraper is phenomenal! Can you please explain a bit about how it works and what it was programmed in?
thank you! 😊
I built it with Puppeteer and NodeJS.
Cheers - I've been thinking i should learn how to program for ages but without really having a goal or something, it's quite hard to get motivated!
Just build something aligned with your hobby or something that you're interested in. You will learn a lot faster. Good luck! :)
wow…
https://store.sony.com.au/lenses-zeiss/SEL35F28Z.html
Is Sony out of their mind?