I am not a professional photographer. I found no problem using this lens. Quality is good, size is small. I will try to use it for travel.

Disclaimer: Amazon.com was out of stock so I ended up purchasing the lens from a local retailer which happened to have one left in stock.

From my briefly using this lens I am astonished with the optical quality and size of this lens. First off, the compact size is really a marvel, although the lens is lighter than the competition it still manages to have a fantastic sense of quality and has just enough hefty to feel balanced on my A7Rii body. I have used the Sigma 24 1.4 “Art” and it is definitely quite a bit heftier and physically larger. Focusing is fast and accurate, as with all G Master glass so far. I also have the Nikon 24mm 1.4 and the Sony definitely focuses quieter and faster than the Nikon lens. The Sony lens is noticeably smaller as well. Image quality is impressive and the lens is sharp at f1.4 and manages to have beautiful even Bokeh when focusing on nearby subjects, the images really do have a 3D “Pop” to them. Speaking of close focusing, this lens definitely seems to focus closer than my Nikon 24 f1.4! Overall this lens is a fantastic value and has some of the best ergonomics I’ve ever used on a lens of this size. Especially the focus ring which is fantastic.

There are a only a couple minor detractors to the lens that I have noticed in my brief time with it.

– The aperture ring on my version is quite difficult to turn and requires quite a bit of force to actuate. However, this may be on purpose as to not have misclicks while operating.

– There is fair amount of coma and vignetting when used wide open and toawrds a bright point of light. My Nikon 24 1.4 also has this issue and this may be a limitation with the designs of the internal assemblies of these wide fast aperture prime lenses.

Overall, Another fantastic optic from Sony!