“First Lok” on the new Sony 12-24mm and 16-35mm lenses

Lok had the chance to play with the two new Sony wide angle lenses. New image samples have been posted by CameraJabber (12-24mm), CameraJabber (16-35mm) Photographyblog, Photoscala, Photolari and by DSLRmagazine.

Chad Wadsworth tested the Sony FE 16-35mm f/2.8 G Master: “My eyes and my gut tell me that this is a lens that will be deservedly well regarded by Sony shooters.”

The new Sony FE lenses preorders:
16-35mm GM at Bhphoto, Adorama, BestBuy, Focus and Amazon. In EU at Calumet DE, WexUK, Jessops.
12-24mm G at Bhphoto, Adorama, BestBuy, Focus and Amazon. In EU at Calumet DE, WexUK, Jessops.
Sony 100-400mm GM at BHphoto, Amazon, Adorama, BestBuy. Calumet.de. Park UK. Wex UK. Jessops.

New Samyang 35mm f/2.8 FE autofocus lens pictures

Here are a few more product images and image samples and reviews of the new Samyang 35mm FE lens you can preorder at BHphoto, Adorama.

Nic Taylor tested the lens:

Looking at the test images that I’ve shot below it’s easy to see that this lens performs well to lock on focus with good colour reproduction. The lens does suffer a little from barrel distortion which is evident in the picture of the stone columns taken at St George’s Hall in Liverpool. However, this may well be down to the optics in the pre-production lens that I was given to test but is nevertheless easily corrected in Lightroom or Photoshop. The sharpness and overall image quality of this lens is pretty good but not on par with the other Samyang AF lens that I’ve tested (50mm f1.4). However, the AF 50mm f1.4 is very much a more substantial lens in terms of size and with that the construction contains more optical components therefore the images differ in quality. There is very much a gap in the market right now for a more affordable line of full-frame, autofocus lenses for the Sony A7/A9 series FE mount cameras. Samyang has spotted this and are taking full advantage while producing great value lenses that perform well whereas other third party lens manufacturers are left falling by the wayside.

ePhotozine reviewed the lens:

Some lenses are a real pleasure to use, and the Samyang AF 35mm f/2.8 FE falls into this category. The technical quality is excellent, the AF is fast and accurate and the results look punchy with superb colour rendition.
In terms of value, it’s hard to argue with such a modestly priced lens when it performs so well. Weather resistance would be nice, as would full-time manual focus in AF mode, but apart from that the lens pretty much hits the spot. It is certainly an excellent match for the Sony mirrorless range for which it has been designed.

Gippsland posted new image samples.

Product images:

Image samples:

 

Image by Ryad Guelmaoui

Lensrentals about the new Sony 12-24mm: “one of the more impressive Sony offerings that have come out”

Lensrentals tested the MTF performance of the new Sony 12-24mm lens and concludes:

The MTF results tell you if the lens should be a sharp lens, and the results here indicate that it should. That makes it worth further investigation for those of you interested in this focal length. It’s one of the more impressive Sony offerings that have come out; reasonable price, excellent MTF, reasonable sample variation.
There is something that is more interesting to me in the bigger picture, though. Sony has made this lens smaller than the others in this range, which will be nice sitting on an FE camera. And they’ve done that without the customary ‘Sony surcharge’, which is nice on your wallet. At this point, I can’t help but be very impressed.

The new lens is in Stock in Europe! Just check the links below:

The new Sony FE lenses preorders:

16-35mm GM:
In USA at Bhphoto, Adorama, BestBuy, Focus and Amazon.
in Europe at Amazon DE, Calumet DE, Amazon UK. WexUK, Jessops. Amazon IT.
12-24mm G:
in USA at Bhphoto, Adorama, BestBuy, Focus and Amazon.
In EU at Amazon DE, Calumet DE, Ringfoto Dockhorn. Amazon UK. WexUK, Jessops. Amazon IT.
Sony 100-400mm GM:
In USA at BHphoto, Amazon, Adorama, BestBuy.
In EU at Amazon DE, Calumet.de. Amazon UK. Park UK. Wex UK. Jessops.