Sony FE 35mm f/1.4 GM Lens
Key Features
- E-Mount Lens/Full-Frame Format
- Aperture Range: f/1.4 to f/16
- Two XA Elements, One ED Element
- Nano AR II and Fluorine Coatings
- Dual XD Linear AF Motors, Internal Focus
- Focus Hold Button, AF/MF Switch
- Physical Aperture Ring; De-Click Switch
- Dust and Moisture-Resistant Construction
- Rounded 11-Blade Diaphragm
Sony FE 35mm f/1.4 GM Lens Overview
The Sony FE 35mm f/1.4 GM Lens is a professional-grade prime lens designed for full-frame Sony E-mount cameras, delivering exceptional image clarity, stunning bokeh, and remarkable low-light performance. With its bright f/1.4 aperture, it excels in capturing sharp images with excellent subject isolation, making it ideal for street photography, portraits, and landscapes. The lens features advanced optical elements, including XA (extreme aspherical) elements and Nano AR coating, which minimize chromatic aberrations, distortion, and flare, ensuring high-quality images even in challenging lighting conditions. The 35mm focal length offers versatility, allowing for wide-angle shots while maintaining a natural perspective. Autofocus is powered by Sony's XD Linear Motors, providing fast, silent, and accurate focus for both stills and video applications. The lens also boasts a durable, weather-sealed design, ensuring reliability in various environmental conditions. Whether you're a professional or an enthusiast, the Sony FE 35mm f/1.4 GM Lens is an excellent choice for creative and versatile photography.
Impressively Bright, Surprisingly Compact
G Master Optical Design
As part of Sony's esteemed G Master series, this lens is designed to achieve a balance of impressive resolution and sharpness along with distinctive and pleasing bokeh.
- Two XA (extreme aspherical) elements effectively control astigmatism, field curvature, coma, distortion, and other spherical aberrations for a high degree of sharpness and accurate rendering.
- One extra-low dispersion element reduces chromatic aberrations and color fringing for improved clarity and color neutrality.
- Nano AR Coating II has been applied to reduce surface reflections, flare, and ghosting for increased contrast and color rendering in strong lighting conditions. This updated coating is better suited for larger, curved elements and is especially adept at minimizing internal reflections.
Wide-angle versatility and f/1.4 Speed
- The 35mm focal length is inherently versatile; perfectly suited for street, landscape, and reportage subjects, it also excels as a creative choice for other applications like fashion and portraiture.
- Fast f/1.4 maximum aperture benefits working in low-light conditions and also helps to control depth of field and produce selective focus effects.
- The rounded 11-blade diaphragm contributes to a pleasing bokeh quality when employing selective focus techniques.
Fast and Precise Focusing
Two XD Linear Motors provide quick, quiet, and precise autofocus and subject-tracking performance. This design also contributes to more natural, intuitive Linear Response manual focus control, and an AF/MF switch is located on the lens barrel for tactile control over this setting.
- The internal focusing design offers more responsive focusing performance and maintains a consistent overall lens length during operation.
- A minimum focusing distance of 9.8" suits making dynamic close-up images.
- Despite its wide-angle field of view, the close minimum focusing distance and bright maximum aperture enable the creation of shallow depth of field imagery characterized by a strong close-up subject and a soft background.
Durable and Reliable Design
- Unique among fast wide-angle primes, the 35mm f/1.4 GM is distinguished by its sleek and lightweight form factor, measuring 3 x 3.9" and weighing 1.1 lb.
- Dust- and moisture-sealed design better permits working in inclement conditions and rubberized control rings benefit handling in colder temperatures.
- Fluorine-coated front element resists dust, moisture, and fingerprints and is easy to clean.
- A focus hold button is featured on the lens barrel for intuitive tactile control and rapid access to select settings.
- Physical aperture rings can be de-clicked for smooth, silent aperture switching to benefit video applications.