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Sony FE 35mm F1.8

With a five-year head start over Canon and Nikon in building its full-frame mirrorless system, it's no surprise that Sony has a significantly larger lens range than its two biggest competitors. But there's one lens type that both its rivals managed to bring out earlier – a 35mm f/1.8. Both introduced such a lens on day one of their systems, whereas Sony started out with a compact 35mm f/2.8 in 2013, then added a huge, premium 35mm f/1.4 in 2015, before revealing its f/1.8 optic in July.

Interestingly, the three firms have come up with somewhat different takes on the idea. Canon's RF 35mm F1.8 IS STM Macro is an optically stabilised lens that uses

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