Sony is adding to its full-frame lens line-up with the introduction of the FE 12-24mm F2.8 GM (model SEL1224GM) Large-aperture Ultra-wide Zoom lens as part of Sony’s flagship G Master series lenses. This compact and versatile lens is ideal for shooting landscapes, starry skies and architecture while providing extra mobility for active sports shooters who want to use ultra-wide angles. Users can be completely confident that it delivers outstanding image quality up to an ultra-wide 12mm angle of view with F2.8 constant aperture, combined with beautiful bokeh effects.
The FE 12-24mm F2.8 GM will be available in selected countries in Asia Pacific from July 2020. Price and availability locally will be available soon.
FE 12-24mm F2.8 GM features:
- It has three extremely precise XA (extreme aspherical) elements including the largest XA element ever made for an ? (Alpha) lens.
- Three ED (Extra-low Dispersion) glass elements plus two Super ED glass elements, powerfully quell chromatic aberration and combine to deliver corner-to-corner clarity whilst minimizing color fringing.
- Floating focus mechanism divides the lens’s focus group into two independently controllable groups.
- It also helps realize a constant 0.28-metre minimum focusing distance throughout the zoom.
- It employs four original high-speed, high-thrust XD (extreme dynamic) Linear Motors to ensure that it is compatible with the speed performance of both current and future camera bodies. With two for each of the lens’s focus groups, autofocus is fast and precise and new control algorithms maximize the response of the XD Linear Motor system while achieving flawless synchronization between the two focus groups. A further benefit is that operation is extremely quiet with minimal vibration.
- Brand-new Nano AR Coating II that can be evenly applied to large lens elements as it suppresses internal reflections, minimizes flare and ghosting for clear, and crisp. Plus, it maintains high clarity and contrast throughout the entire image, even in difficult light.
Moviemaking
The constant F2.8 maximum aperture at all focal lengths ensures that exposure is stable when zooming. In turn, this means that shutter speed and ISO sensitivity can remain consistent whilst shooting movies. The creative opportunities afforded by shooting movies at a 12mm angle of view with F2.8 constant aperture in full-frame are boundless, however, when used on an APS-C camera or with a Super 35 angle of view, the wide end of the zoom range becomes equivalent to 18mm, providing a very useful zoom range for moviemaking.
For full product details, please visit: https://www.sony-asia.com/electronics/camera-lenses/sel1224gm.
