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Sony FE E-mount full frame lenses
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introduction
- all Sony FE lenses to date are weather-sealed
- Sony G master series of lenses are premium pro quality lenses with resolution to a 50 lines per mm standard instead of 30mm or less and optimised bokeh, in addition, have dust and moisture resistance, and also dedicated control buttons like AF/MF and Focus Hold
AF lenses
- Sony FE 12-24mm f/4 G
- announced May 2017
- 'Direct Drive Supersonic Wave Motor' AF motor; no filter thread;
- internal focus; fluorine coating on the front element of the large extreme aspherical element; 7 blades;
- 565g
- $US1700
- Sony Vario-Tessar 16-35mm f/4 Carl Zeiss ZA OSS
- 72mm filter; close focus 0.28m
- $AU1600
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- Sharpness is good across the field even at maximum aperture but there’s some field curvature/astigmatism that’s more noticeable at the long focal lengths causing some image degradation, similar sharpness to the Canon equivalent but not as sharp as the Nikon f/4
- Distortion is little higher than expected, not so much at the shorter focal lengths but at the longer-end, where the lens has noticeable pincushion distortion from around 24mm onwards
- CA is most noticeable at 16mm, not only in the corners but as a donut-shaped ring in the center of the field, much more than the Canon and Nikon equivalent lenses
- Sony FE 16-35mm f/2.8 GM
- announced May 2017
- fluorine coating on the front element of the large extreme aspherical element
- 11 blades; 82mm filter
- two DDSSMs (Direct Drive SSM) AF motors
- partial weathersealing “Not guaranteed to be 100% dust and moisture proof”
- 680g
- $US2200
- the highest DxO Mark score for any wide angle zoom lens as of 2017
- smaller with much less vignetting, coma and star distortion than the Canon EF 16-35 f/2.8L III but lack's the Canon's mechanical MF ring with its infinity marking, making it a nice option for astrophotographic landscapes of the Milky Way 1)
- when used with a slide in filter holder, there will be vignetting at 16mm but should settle by 17mm; while sharp at f/2.8 edge to edge, optically is best at f/8-11, while sunstars are best at f/16 - perhaps one of the best lenses for sunstars, helped by the excellent flare control 2)
- Zeiss Batis 18mm f/2.8:
- announced April 2016
- 11 elements in 10 groups, and four of those elements are aspheric on both sides
- close focus 0.25m
- 330g, 77mm filter
- $US1499
- Sony PZ 18-110mm f/4 G OSS
- $AU5300
- Sony FE 24mm f/1.4 GM
- 11 blades; weathersealed; 13 elements, 2 XA (extreme aspherical), 3 ED, Nano AR coating
- 67mm filter;
- 455g; 92mm long;
- $US1399
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- minimal coma even in corners, awesome lens, great for astrophotographic landscapes of the Milky Way
- much better than the Sigma 24mm f/1.4
- perhaps the best 24mm prime ever made?
- Sony FE 24-70mm f/2.8 GM
- announced Feb 2016
- Direct Drive Supersonic AF motor (SSM) for incredibly fast, accurate, and silent AF
- $AU3300
- 24-70mm F4 Carl Zeiss OSS
- close focus 0.4m; 67mm filter;
- 94.5mm x 73mm; 426g
- $US1199
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- very soft away from centre at all focal lengths even on stopping down
- minimal CA; 1.5EV vignetting; complex distortion pattern with both pincushion and barrel distortion being present within the frame at the same time
- Sony FE 24-105mm f/4 G OSS
- announced Oct 2017
- 77mm filter; flourine coated;
- 23.4oz; 660g;
- $US1299
- Sony FE 24-240mm f/3.5-6.5 OSS
- $AU1350
- 25mm f/2 Zeiss Batis
- $US1299
- Sony FE 28mm f/2
- $AU640
- 28-70mm F3.5-5.6 OSS
- kit lens for the A7
- $AU329
- Tamron 28-75mm F2.8 FE
- available May 2018 $US800
- Eye AF test on Youtube - as good as a native Sony FE lens
- Sony FE PZ 28-135mm F/4 G OSS power zoom lens:
- late 2015
- $A3399
- ‘Smooth Motion Optics’ design for video work
- smooth and silent drive with Super Sonic wave Motor (SSM) for zooming and “double linear motor” for focusing
- optical image stabiliser
- weathersealed
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- $AU2250
- Samyang 35mm f/1.4 FE
- announced Oct 2017
- 11 elements in 9 groups, 2 aspherical lenses, 2 high-refractive lenses, and ‘Ultra Multi’ Coating
- Linear Supersonic AF motor, close focus 0.3m
- 9 circular blades, 67mm filter; 645g w/o lens cap/hood; 115mm long
- $US790
- 35mm F2.8 Carl Zeiss
- close focus 0.35m;
- 61.5×36.5mm; 120g; 49mm filter;
- $AU750
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- 0.7% moustache style pincushion; 1.4EV vignetting; 0.5px CA; significant long. CA wide open; slightly nervous bokeh;
- soft corners; sharpest overall at f/5.6
- Samyang 35mm f/2.8
- announced June 2017
- close focus 0.35m; 49mm filter; only 86g w/o lens hood and 33mm long!
- 7 elements in 6 groups, contains 2 aspherical elements and one “High Refractive” element
- 7 aperture blades; UMC coating; not weathersealed;
- $US299!
- Zeiss Batis 40mm f/2 CF close focus
- announced Sept 2018
- 67mm filter
- close focus to 9.45 inches (24cm) with a maximum reproduction ratio of 1:3.3
- focus limiter switch
- $US1299
- Samyang 45mm f/1.8 compact
- announced may 2019
- 9 blades; close focus 0.45m; 49mm filter; 56x62mm; 162g;
- $US399
- Sony Planar T* FE 50mm f/1.4 ZA Carl Zeiss
- $AU2300
- Samyang AF 50mm f/1.4 FE
- 9 blades; 67mm filter; close focus 0.45m; 98mm long; 585g; $AU860;
- Sony FE 50mm f/2.8 macro
- $AU800
- 55mm F1.8 Carl Zeiss
- 9 rounded blades; close focus 0.5m; 49mm filter;
- 70.5mm x 64.4mm; 281g;
- $AU1150
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- extremely sharp across the full frame wide open with minimal CA or distortion
- impressively sharp, outperforming the 50mm F1.8s and 1.4s for Canon and Nikon SLRs by a substantial margin but much more expensive
- 1.6EV vignetting in corners; ~1% barrel distortion
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- a little soft wide open away from the centre, much better at f/2.8 and best at f/5.6-8
- Sony FE 70-200mm f/2.8 G OSS
- announced Feb 2016
- 11 aperture blades; 77mm filter; bayonet lens hood;
- close focus 0.96m giving 0.25x macro; 3m to infinity focus range limiter;
- dual AF system: two focus groups at either end of the lens are driven by different actuators. A ring drive SSM drives the front AF group while dual linear motors drive a floating rear group. The result is fast continuous autofocus and silent AF for video, as well as in impressive minimum focus distance of <1m
- 1480g 200mm long;
- $AU3599
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- sharpest at f/4 but excellent wide open
- Sony 70-200mm F4 G OSS
- close focus: 1-1.5m (AF), 1-1.35m (MF)
- 72mm filter;
- 80mm x 175mm; 840g;
- $US1500
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- reasonably sharp centre wide open but softer at 200mm; sharpest at f/8
- soft corners even stopped down
- 0.8% pincushion at 200mm
- Sony FE 85mm f/1.4 G
- announced Feb 2016
- 11 aperture blades
- ring drive AF
- $A2799
- Samyang AF 85mm f/1.4 FE
- announced Mar 2019
- DLSM (Dual Linear Sonic Motor)
- weathersealed; 9 rounded blades
- close focus 0.9m
- 77mm filter
- 99.5mm long
- 568g; $US799
- 85mm f/1.8 Zeiss Batis
- $A1999
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- lacks micro contrast?
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- close focus could be better as 80cm is a touch far
- Viltrox 85mm f/1.8 STM
- close focus 0.8m; 72mm filter; 636g; $US379;
- Sony FE 90mm f/2.8 macro G OSS:
- coming late 2015 and was voted lens of the year 2015-2016 at EISA
- $A1300
- 1:1 macro; internal focus
- Nano AR coating
- close focus 11“
- Direct Drive Super Sonic Wave AF motor
- 9 circular aperture blades
- focus hold button
- 3 range focus limiter: Full, infinity to 19.7” and 11“ to 19.7”
- focus ring slides back to activate MF only
- optical image stabiliser
- weathersealed
- Sony FE 100mm F2.8 STF
- special portrait lens with unique circular peripheral ND filter built in which acts as an apodization element which smooths out blur of out of focus highlights to improve bokeh, but which also reduced light transmission by 2 stops so at f/2.8 it is really f/5.6.
- 11 rounded blades
- Sony FE 100-400mm f/4.5-5.6 GM OSS lens
- announced April 2017
- close focus 0.98m giving 0.35x macro
- Two Floating AF groups for Fast AF - both a Direct Drive SSM and a double-linear motor
- 5EV OSS with panning mode switch
- 3 Focus Hold Buttons
- focus limiter 3m - infinity
- 77mm filter
- zoom ring smooth/tight adjustment BUT zoom creeps and there’s no way to lock it down;
- removable tripod foot;
- compact, 1395g (3.08 lb), 205mm (8.07”) in length (not extended)
- compatible with Sony FE 1.4x and 2.0x Teleconverters
- $US2498
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- edges become much softer at 400mm (need f/11 for sharpest edges), and CA at edges also becomes highest at 400mm
- pincushion distortion: +0.34% at 100mm, +1.43% at 200mm, +1.47% at 300mm and +1.51% at 400mm
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- sharper than any of its current full frame 400mm zoom peers including the Canon EF 100-400mm 4.5-5.6L IS II
- Sony FE 135mm f/1.8 G
- announced Feb 2019
- focus range limiter 0.7-2m and 1.5m to infinity, gives 0.25x macro
- two customizable focus hold buttons
- 4 XD linear AF motors and dual-autofocus groups in a floating focus arrangement
- 952g
- $US1900
- Zeiss Batis 135mm f/2.8 APO Sonnar
- announced April 2017;
- OIS, CDAF optimised linear autofocus motor, dust- and weather-sealed
- close focus 0.87m
- 67mm filter; 81x120mm; 614g;
- $US2000
- Sony FE 400mm f/2.8 OSS GM
- mid 2018
- 11 circular diaphragm blades
- 23 elements in 17 groups, including 1 ED and 3 Fluorite elements; Fluorine coating
- close focus 2.7m / 8.9ft
- 40.5mm drop in filters
- Dimensions: 359 x 158.1mm (14.13 x 6.22″)
- Weight: 2895g (6.38 lbs) (almost 1kg lighter than the Canon and Nikon versions)
- $US12,000
manual focus E-mount full frame lenses
Carl Zeiss Loxia lenses
- these premium lenses are designed primarily for Cine shooters
- they are COMPACT, weathersealed, all have same filter thread size and position of aperture and focus rings
- focus rings have a long throw for more precision work
- aperture ring can easily be de-clicked by turning a screw on the mount using their de-click key set
- can be a bit hard to remove from camera as sealing gasket makes it tight and there are few places to grab on the lens which doesn't turn
- they can be bought as a kit for $US6000
- Zeiss Loxia 21mm f/2.8
- Zeiss Loxia 25mm f/2.4
- Zeiss Loxia 35mm f/2
- Zeiss Loxia 50mm f/2
- Zeiss Loxia 85mm f/2.4
Other MF lenses
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- reviews:
- some distortion of stars
- much smaller and lighter, and cheaper than the Sigma ART 14mm f/1.8
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- +/- 6mm shift for APS-C cameras
- 110deg FOV; manual aperture ring; 14 aperture blades; 12 elements in 9 groups; 77mm filter; 410g; $US499
- Voigtländer Nokton 21mm f/1.4 Aspherical lens
- announced May 2019
- close focus 25cm
- 12 blades; 62mm filter; 560g
- $US1099
- Voigtländer Color-Skopar 21mm f/3.5 Asph
- announced Feb 2018
- compact
- Mitakon 50mm f/0.95
- $799
- Voigtländer 65mm f/2 macro APO-Lanthar
- Voigtländer's “best ever lens”, announced July 2017
- 1:1 macro
- EUR 999
- Voigtlander Macro APO Lanthar 110mm f/2.5
- announced Feb 2018
- 10 blades; 1:1 macro;
photo/sonynex_fe.txt · Last modified: 2019/05/24 01:22 by gary1
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