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by James W. Milligan on Fri May 22, 2015 8:22 am

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I would like to add a wide angle lens for use with my Sony a7R. The 24-70 is my widest lens and I find that I am missing my 17-40. I do have a Metabones adapter ,so i am open to adding a Canon lens, if necessary.

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by Mike in O on Fri May 22, 2015 10:01 am

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There is the Sony 16/35 f4 and the Samyang (?) 14 2.8 to name a couple. I shoot the 14 on my A mount and my copy is pretty good.

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by Rocky Sharwell on Fri May 22, 2015 4:33 pm

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I have been happy with my Canon 16-35 and the Metabones IV adapter. You may want to try before you buy--I have rented stuff from lensrental.com before buying...

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by E.J. Peiker on Fri May 22, 2015 4:52 pm

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The Sony Zeiss 16-35 f/4 is a very good lens! I think it's pointless, if you are going to buy a lens anyway, to get something that requires an adapter when an excellent native mount lens is available.

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by James W. Milligan on Fri May 22, 2015 9:11 pm

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Thanks for the recommendations,the Zeiss 16-35 would be perfect.

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by Rocky Sharwell on Sat May 23, 2015 4:28 pm

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I have been shocked at how well things have gone with the Metabones IV--but I do agree with EJ that the Sony Zeiss makes more sense..

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