I love fast, small, prime lenses, and I finally assembled my dream holy trinity! Here they are:

  • Samyang/Rokinon 18mm F2.8
  • Sony 35mm F1.8
  • Sony 85mm F1.8

This combo allows me to do anything from landscape and cityscape photography to street and portrait photography. Coupled with high megapixel Sony A7RII (at 42 MP) that allows me to get usable crop photos, I get a range of 18-130mm!

Sony 35mm and 85mm lenses are of the highest optical and mechanical qualities. Samyang 18mm is so lightweight that the A7RII feels back-heavy, and stopped down to F4.0, it becomes as sharp as the Sony 16-35mm F4.0 lens.

I carry this combo in a Peak Design Everyday Sling 5L that is plenty large, and it allows for optimal access while walking around. I specifically like how you can tighten it, and carry it on the small of your back.

I’m also thinking that depending on the type of trip, and whether I need the 1.8 on the 35mm lens, I can swap it with a Samyang 35mm F2.8 lens that is 200 gr lighter than the sony lens (at a mere 80 gr!). I just wish that Samyang/Rokinon comes up with a feather-weight 70~90mm F2.8 prime lens. That would be fantastic!