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Sony has officially launched 3 lenses: PZ 10-20mm f/4, 15mm f/1.4 G, and 11mm f/1.8 G designed for both photography and videography purposes.
Sony targets content creators who produce content regularly in both photography and videography fields, especially with their APS-C sensor cameras like ZV-E10.
They aim to bring premium features in both photography and videography to APS-C cameras. Mentioned features include Linear motor for faster and more accurate focusing, minimal breathing (learn what lens breathing is), powerful tracking focus...
Sony E PZ 10-20mm f4 PZ G
Sony states this as the smallest and lightest ultrawide lens for APS-C sensor cameras, featuring electronic zoom and high optical quality.
Power zoom is a feature that Sony takes great pride in mentioning. Compared to current lens offerings in the market from Fujifilm, Nikon, and Canon, lenses with similar functionality are rare.
In filmmaking, PZ is extremely effective, offering smooth zoom without heavily impacting the lens. The zoom is entirely internal, only altering a small portion of the internal lenses, minimizing changes to the center of gravity for focal length adjustments on gimbals without requiring recalibration.
Especially noteworthy is the electronic zoom capability compatible with various camera bodies and camcorders, controllable on bodies with zoom in and out buttons, or external remotes, helping videographers achieve smooth and effortless push-in or pull-out shots, which mechanical zoom lenses cannot achieve.
The lens consists of 11 elements in 8 groups, including 2 ED elements, 1 aspherical ED element, eliminating unwanted aberrations and distortions. It exhibits minimal breathing and features 2 linear motors that Sony claims offer ultra-fast and highly accurate focus capabilities.Sony E 15mm f/1.4 G
Sony E 15mm f/1.4 G can be seen as a premium lens in a compact body designed for APS-C cameras. It boasts the image quality of the G series and has a very wide aperture of f/1.4 priced at just $740.
The lens comprises 13 elements in 12 groups, including 3 aspherical elements, providing astonishing image resolution and consistent sharpness from center to edge.
With 7 aperture blades, a minimum focusing distance of 0.2m, and weighing 46% lighter and 25% shorter than comparable lenses in its class.
Sony E 15mm f/1.4 G will retail for $740 and will be available on the market in July.Sony E 11mm f/1.8
Sony E 11mm f/1.8 presents a different case, not belonging to the G lens series, nor featuring an f/1.4 aperture. However, it compensates with a customizable fn button on the lens barrel and an attractive price tag of just $550 for a wide-angle configuration and f/1.8 aperture.
The lens still comes equipped with 3 premium aspherical elements similar to the E 15mm f/1.4 G, delivering even higher image resolution and consistent sharpness from center to edge.
Sony E 11mm f/1.8 will hit the market in July with a price tag of $550.
