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Sony SEL30M35 30mm f/3.5 e-mount Macro Fixed Lens

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Condition
New
Model
SEL30M35
Weight
138 g
Color
Black
Lens Type
Macro
Compatible Mountings
Sony E
Maximum Focal Length
30 mm
Warranty
Manufacturer supplied Full USA Warranty
Works with
Sony Camcorders, Sony Cameras, Sony Digital SLRs

Features 7

  • Lens not Zoomable
  • Filter diameter (mm): 49 mm
  • Exceptionally portable and versatile for everyday use
  • Minimum working distance of only 2.4cm with 1:1 magnification

Description

Items have not yet been released. So information is still TBD. Sending NIS to create Asin's to go live at mfg's annoucment.

Specs 38

Brand Sony
Focal Length Description 30mm
Lens Type Macro
Compatible Mountings Sony E
Camera Lens Description Compact System Camera Lens
Lens Macro
Compatible Camera Mount Sony E
Maximum Focal Length 30 Millimeters

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Great lens for up close images!
Great lens. This is my first macro. Up close is significantly better than my kit lens 16-55 mm Sony lens and my 16 mm sigma f1.4 lens. I was able to get up to an inch away with amazing focus. Looks nice on my Sony zve10 first generation camera. Lightweight. Fast focus. Great for video and photography. ... show more
Reviewed in the United States on January 26, 2026 by Macario J.
My favorite lens in the Sony SEL lens series.
I have owned at one time or another pretty much every SEL-series lens between 16mm and 210mm, and this is the only one I refuse to let out of my sight. My two main walking around lenses are the Sigma 19 and 30, and I prefer to do portraits with a Carl Zeiss 1.4/50 for Contax/Yashica that I got about 50% under market. But for macro work? Only the SEL30M35. I have had a ton of fun with this lens, and it always earns me lots of praise. I use it with a NEEWER® Macro Ring LED Light - Works with Canon/Sony/Nikon/Sigma lenses which also acts as a stand when shooting flat items like currency, etc. Hint: go to the dollar store and grab a couple glass photo frames, use them to flatten the specime and just let the camera stand on top of the ring light. I have done this with the NEX-C3, NEX-7 and ILCE-6000, neither of these three bodies plus the SEL30M35 are too heavy so sit on top of the Neewer, and it will make sure that the focal plane is perfectly parallel. And due to the way in which the ring light is designed, even if the light is flush with the sample, it will light towards the center of the image. I have also used the SEL30M35 to do focus stacking, just shot a few frames, dumped them into PS Elements and used a couple of actions I downloaded. Instant focus stacked. The tutorial I used is at : http://www.elementsvillage.com/forums/showthread.php?t=77567 (it includes the PS Elements actions needed to align the layers and blend them into the stack). Pros: fantastic lens, simple to use and very affordable. Cons: none. I used to be annoyed at it being f/3.5, so I stopped walking around with it, but that's a matter of education and experience. Now I wouldn't hesitate to take it with me if I need something even sharper than my two Sigmas. Sadly there's no way to caption the images: 1. Bee: this is focus stacked as I described above. 2. Pen: handheld, the pen is held by SE MZ101B Helping Hand Magnifier 3. NEX-7, SEL30M35, Neewer Macro Ring Light sitting on top of a $1 photo frame, which was used to take photos 5 and 6 bellow. 4. US Quarter, focus staked. 5, 6. US Dollar note. Update: somehow Amazon deleted the images from my review, and there's no way can see to re-insert them so here are the URLs: 1. https://lh5.googleusercontent.com/-rmZ3v4zzD_U/Ul72_j3-8eI/AAAAAAAD59g/xn4F3KE15pI/w1428-h952-no/bee.jpg 2. https://lh6.googleusercontent.com/-X6vghUee4IY/UOUS6AEinpI/AAAAAAABxdo/pVGLIZH1t2k/w1428-h952-no/DSC02234_Snapseed.jpg 3. http://2.bp.blogspot.com/-4zIKtJ1prAI/UPGWD1ZVmVI/AAAAAAABybU/DNNZsEJFDpI/s1600/DSC04005_DxO.jpg 4. https://lh3.googleusercontent.com/-89KTrkAs6oc/UN551_RNdfI/AAAAAAABvOk/HsW4EpawzHA/w1428-h952-no/DSC01714_Snapseed.jpg 5. https://lh3.googleusercontent.com/-JlNzQmroepw/UN554HVStuI/AAAAAAABvPU/M4nbz3fdQzo/w1428-h952-no/DSC01728_Snapseed.jpg 6. https://lh6.googleusercontent.com/-D7yVm8U_98k/UN553eIKsFI/AAAAAAABvPE/v4GQ-q9jYbw/w1428-h952-no/DSC01727_Snapseed.jpg ... show more
Reviewed in the United States on December 17, 2014 by Pedro Vera
The best "bang for the buck" in the current Sony E-mount repertoire.
In my opinion, this is the best way to spend your hard-earned money on an NEX system lens. Sure the Sony Zeiss 24mm f1.8 is optically superior making this only the 2nd best lens in the current E-mount lineup (as of December 2011), but the Zeiss is $1000 and this is a steal at $250, AND it can do macro at 1:1 magnification with minimum focus distance of only about an inch. While not ideal focusing distance for many macro shooters, it's still a very nice capability to have and quite fun to play with on my NEX-5N. It's labeled and marketed as a macro lens but like the heavier and more expensive Zeiss 24mm 1.8, it's actually a very versatile "do-it-all" lens as well. You'll be able to take nice portraits (though defocus bokeh will be limited by the 3.5 maximum aperture opening) as well as landscapes, "street" photography, and of course macro. The focal length is a very useable 45mm equivalent taking into account the NEX sensors' 1.5x crop factor. This is an impressively sharp lens, and is only bested by the Zeiss 24mm in the current E- mount lineup. I have yet to try the 50mm 1.8 OSS though, so I can't compare it to that. I've also been spoiled by the best Leica and Nikon optics which is why I'm even more amazed by what Sony has brought to the table and made very affordable in this fine piece. Although some have commented that it feels cheap because it's light, I don't necessarily think being light means that it's poorly built. In order to sell it at this low price point, plastics had to be used in lieu of metal (unlike the all-metal Zeiss) but at least Sony has given it a metallic-like finish to look the business. The focus ring turns smoothly and quietly, and after several weeks of heavy use, removals, and remounting on the camera body, I'm so far convinced that it's a well-built product. A quality piece given the low price. If you already have the Zeiss 24mm 1.8 (or planning to buy one) then there's no need to get this lens unless you actually need the 1:1 macro capability. The focal length is similar enough that they fill the same void in most people's everyday shooting needs. If you don't own the Zeiss (or don't think you'd ever spend that much on a prime lens) then by all means buy this 30mm 3.5 macro lens! It is the 2nd best lens in the current E-mount lineup. And considering how well cameras like the NEX-5N and NEX-7 can shoot at high ISO, the maximum aperture opening of f/3.5 is actually good enough for most low-light situations. Perhaps built-in optical image stabilization would've been nice to have, but I guess that's asking too much for a $250 lens. It's still by far the best bang for the buck you can get for your NEX camera. If you could only have one lens to have for your NEX, it's either this or the Zeiss. In my opinion, they are the only two E-mount lenses that do the new Sony sensors' justice. UPDATE 2/25/13: with the addition of a few very good new lenses in the NEX line-up, like the 35 f/1.8 and the 10-18 f/4, and since this review, the 50 f/1.8 from last year, this lens has been bumped all the way down to be only the 5th best Sony lens in the NEX line-up. It's still one of the best values in NEX lenses, not counting the Sigma E-mount lenses, but at least in my camera bag, it's been relegated to the shelf at home. I seldom use it anymore as the trio of the 24mm Zeiss, the 35 f/1.8, and the 50 f/1.8 have become my do-it-all kit of primes. Thus I have reduced my star rating to 4 as NEX shooters can now benefit from a greater selection of excellent E-mount lenses. ... show more
Reviewed in the United States on January 1, 2012 by Lars Milano
USED: EXCELLENT CONDITON. USED: EXCELLENT CONDITON.
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Bought this one used in “excellent condition”. Only Paid a couple hundred for it. Works perfectly. Pretty amazing at how close you can get to things and still have such a crisp picture. There is minor scratches that looks like somebody lightly put an x on it. Other than that mint condition.
Reviewed in the United States on July 10, 2025 Reviewed in the United States on July 10, 2025 by C-Fen
Great macro lens!
I love macro photography, but I'm definitely a hobbyist, not a professional. As such, I'd been playing with macro extension tubes, lens reversal rings, and diopters. I was a bit leery of spending ~$300 on a specialty-purpose lens. I'm so glad I did. This lens is clear, sharp, and super easy to use, both handheld and on a tripod. It takes stunning macro photos, and it works well as a 35mm portrait lens, too. The autofocus probably isn't a necessity for macro shooting, but it is convenient. The image stabilization certainly helps, and is well worth the modest price difference between this lens and a comparable all-manual lens. ... show more
Reviewed in the United States on December 12, 2019 by Dave B.
Excellent, nice-handling, normal focal length macro lens
First, this is a terrific lens in it's class: normal focal length macro lens, for the crop-sensor E-mount Sony cameras (e.g. A6000 and cousins). Exc image quality. The focusing is internal, meaning the outside of the lens doesn't move, a great convenience. Design is clean. Light weight. Will serve well as a general purpose normal lens, too. Normal focus length macro lens is perfect for objects a few inches or larger in size, say a flower or even a wrist watch or a large coin. You'll be shooting with the lens a few inches from the subject. Trying to fill the image with a US Postage stamp or any object around 1" in size is a different story. To fill the image, you'll be up very close to the subject, hard to get even light on the subject. Shoot from further away and crop, or use a longer focal length, for 1" objects. ... show more
Reviewed in the United States on November 28, 2018 by Vox clamantis in deserto
Weird little lens Weird little lens
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It's a fun little lens to use, but the 30mm focal length can make it very challenging. In order to get 1:1 magnification you need to be about 2cm from your subject Wich makes it challenging to light and very difficult to photograph live subjects. However once you do figure it out it produces some very nice images and is very sharp in the center. ... show more
Reviewed in the United States on August 30, 2023 Reviewed in the United States on August 30, 2023 by Daniel
Great compliment to my prized new Sony Nex C3
Like all items, judging whether this lens meets your needs depends on what your needs are. As for me, it met mine with flying colors. Great compliment to my prized new micro four-thirds Sony Nex. Ok so, here's the story. I'm a newbie in the better-than-point-and-shoot world, so I believe this review may be of help to others who are just learning, like me. Veterans will surely find this old hat. I'm delighted with my Sony Alpha Nex C3, so I thought I'd take the next step and find a macro lens. I'm happy I bought the SEL30M35 Macro and use it with pleasure often, even for other than macro shooting. My thought process went like this: being new, I didn't think it was right to spend a bundle on a top of the line lens, at least not yet. I then considered an older lens, such as an old Canon FD macro using an FD-to-E-Mount adapter, as some reviews have suggested. Was very tempted by the comments on a good, old lens' superior optics, but ultimately had enough to learn without plunging into the many manual settings this apparently requires. So I took a shot and bought this, the best-reviewed, but less-expensive Sony E-mount lens that fit my needs. With a 1:1 magnification it seemed to offer excellent specs, and I understand that 30mm becomes a much more macro-like 45mm, when you account for the camera's crop factor. Now, even 45mm is not, as I understand it, considered ideal for macro shooting because it does position you very close to your subject. For example, the camera's own shadow may in this case reduce the light on your subject, and if you are interested in little insect critters, they won't be happy with you intruding on their space so rudely. That said, for my needs, the lens has worked out terrifically. I don't photograph insects and I make sure my room is well lit with ambient light. Still, to be objective, I removed one star for this reason. Pros - - Inexpensive, but excellent performer - Macro photos far better than produced by the kit lens - An e-mount lens, allowing use of all the Nex C3's high quality and fun features. (e.g. setting peak color to a yellow for macro shooting is a dream). - Looks sleek and beautiful, matches camera's style Cons - Optics certainly (if subjectively) not at the sharpness and richness of upscale macro lenses. (of course, these can be five times the price) - Photographer might need to move rather close to subject in macro scenario Overall, I am proud of having a great starter macro lens in my bag. Great product. ... show more
Reviewed in the United States on May 4, 2012 by Placeholder
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