Posted
Mar 22, 2022
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Sony has announced their latest addition to the E-mount lens line-up, the FE PZ 16-35MM F4 G. This new lens design makes it the worlds lightest full-frame wide-angle power zoom lens with a constant F4 aperture. The compact lens offers refined image quality, expressive capability, and control that will appeal to today’s demanding content creators.
For the first time in an Alpha lens, the FE PZ 16-35MM F4 G uses six of Sony’s original XD (extreme dynamic) Linear Motors for both focus and zoom drive to give fast response and smooth, quiet operation. With Sony’s flagship Alpha 1 body it is possible to maintain accurate focus while shooting stills continuously at up to 30 frames per second.
It features the latest lens technology to reduce focus breathing as well as focus and axial shift when zooming to ensure the highest quality images are easily captured. Focus, zoom, and aperture operation are also extremely quiet, greatly reducing noise and vibration that can interfere with movie recording.
Furthermore, Linear Response MF ensures that the focus ring responds directly and linearly to subtle control when focusing manually and an aperture ring makes manual aperture control fast, direct, and easy.
As the world’s lightest F4 wide-angle power-zoom lens, the FE PZ 16-35MM F4 G weighs just 353 grams and is just 80.5 mm x 88.1mm in size with a filter diameter of φ72mm. The overall length of the lens remains constant while focusing and zooming.
The FE PZ 16-35MM F4 G also includes an Iris Lock Switch that can be engaged to prevent the aperture ring from being accidentally moved between the [A] and F4 – F22 settings and the customisable focus hold button for convenient control.
Pricing and Availability
The new FE PZ 16-35MM F4 G will be available in May 2022 (TBC) with an estimated retail price of £1,300.
For the first time in an Alpha lens, the FE PZ 16-35MM F4 G uses six of Sony’s original XD (extreme dynamic) Linear Motors for both focus and zoom drive to give fast response and smooth, quiet operation. With Sony’s flagship Alpha 1 body it is possible to maintain accurate focus while shooting stills continuously at up to 30 frames per second.
It features the latest lens technology to reduce focus breathing as well as focus and axial shift when zooming to ensure the highest quality images are easily captured. Focus, zoom, and aperture operation are also extremely quiet, greatly reducing noise and vibration that can interfere with movie recording.
Furthermore, Linear Response MF ensures that the focus ring responds directly and linearly to subtle control when focusing manually and an aperture ring makes manual aperture control fast, direct, and easy.
As the world’s lightest F4 wide-angle power-zoom lens, the FE PZ 16-35MM F4 G weighs just 353 grams and is just 80.5 mm x 88.1mm in size with a filter diameter of φ72mm. The overall length of the lens remains constant while focusing and zooming.
The FE PZ 16-35MM F4 G also includes an Iris Lock Switch that can be engaged to prevent the aperture ring from being accidentally moved between the [A] and F4 – F22 settings and the customisable focus hold button for convenient control.
Pricing and Availability
The new FE PZ 16-35MM F4 G will be available in May 2022 (TBC) with an estimated retail price of £1,300.
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