Introduction
The Sony FE 24-50mm F2.8 G (SEL2450G) is a compact, light-weight and quick customary zoom lens for Sony Alpha full-frame E-mount mirrorless cameras. It should additionally work with APS-C sensor cameras with an efficient enhance in focal size to 36-75mm as a result of 1.5x crop issue. The optical development options 16 parts in 13 teams together with two ED (extra-low dispersion) parts and 4 customary aspherical parts.It has a near-circular 11-blade diaphragm which creates a gorgeous blur to the out-of-focus areas of the picture, This mud and moisture resistant lens additionally has a fluorine coating on the entrance lens ingredient to assist forestall fingerprints and different contaminants.It provide a minimal focusing distance of 19cm / 0.62ft with a most magnification of 0.33x and incorporates two linear motors for quick and quiet autofocusing.The Sony FE 24-50mm F2.8 G lens might be out there in April 2024 priced at £1150 / €1300 within the UK and Europe, respectively. It’s made in Vietnam.
Ease of Use
Weighing in at simply 440g /15.5 oz. and measuring 9.23cm in size, the hybrid steel and plastic bodied Sony FE 24-50mm F2.8 G may be very mild and compact for the standard zoom lens.
It proved to be a superbly balanced companion for the the Alpha A7 IV digital camera that we examined it with, as proven within the images under.
It is considerably lighter than all of its most important rivals, which embrace amongst others the Sony FE 24-70mm F2.8 GM II (695g), the Sony FE 24-105 f/4 G OSS (663g), and the Sigma 24-70mm F2.8 DG DN Artwork (830g).
The current Sony FE 20-70mm F4 G (488g) is barely barely heavier while providing a bigger focal vary, nevertheless it has a slower most aperture.
Solely the a lot shorter Tamron 20-40mm F/2.8 Di III VXD (365g) and the fairly previous Carl Zeiss Vario Tessar T* FE 24-70mm F4 ZA OSS (426g) weigh much less.
It is essential to notice that his new lens does lengthen by an extra 2cms when zoomed from the utmost 50mm focal size to the 24mm focal size.
The general construct high quality is superb, which is one thing of a aid given the excessive price-tag, with this very fashionable lens using a hybrid steel and plastic development.
This lens has a sealed mud and moisture resistant design utilising silicon seals round all of the buttons and switches and a rubber gasket across the lens mount, which makes it well-suited to life in each the sector and the studio.
There’s additionally a a fluorine coating on the entrance lens ingredient to assist repel water, oil, and some other contaminants, in addition to making it simpler to scrub.
It has a steel lens mount and accepts 67mm filters by way of steel threads.
The Sony FE 24-50mm f/2.8 GM has a spherical Focus Maintain Button which by default retains the lens locked to the present focusing distance, helpful should you’re auto-focusing and don’t need the lens to try to discover focus once more.
Another operate may also be assigned to this button via the digital camera’s customized settings.
There’s a ridged focus ring on the finish of the lens. Handbook focusing is feasible by utilizing the devoted AF/MF change to toggle between AF and MF.
There aren’t any exhausting stops on the ends of the vary, making it tougher to set focus at infinity. Polariser customers needs to be happy that the 67mm filter thread would not rotate on focus.
The lens makes use of two Linear Motors for satisfyingly quick, clean and exact auto-focusing, and it’s totally quiet in operation making it well-suited to taking pictures video.
An inner focusing design ensures that the general lens size stays fixed throughout focusing.
In relation to auto-focusing, this lens is a fast performer, taking round 0.15 second to lock onto the topic when mounted on the Sony Alpha A7 IV that we examined it with.
We did not expertise any “looking” in any respect, both in good or unhealthy mild, with the lens precisely focusing just about all the time.
It is also a really quiet performer, which makes this lens equally well-suited to each video recording and extra candid stills taking pictures.
This lens has a devoted aperture ring with 1/3EV stops starting from F2.8 to F22.
It may be switched between clean and notched rotation utilizing the devoted Click on On/Off change on the underside of the lens barrel.
There’s additionally an A (Auto) setting if you wish to let the digital camera take management of the aperture.
The zoom ring sits in the course of the aperture and focusing rings and rotates via roughly 80 levels. It has 4 totally different focal size markings – 24, 28, 35, and 50 mm.
This lens doesn’t characteristic optical picture stabilisation, so it depends on the digital camera physique’s personal built-in stabilisation, which is okay until you are an proprietor of an early Sony Alpha digital camera.
The Sony FE 24-50mm F2.8 G lens is provided with a plastic petal-shaped lens hood (ALC-SH178) which rotates via 90 levels then snaps into place (there is no lock button as on some extra premium hoods). There isn’t any case included with this lens.
Focal Vary
The 24mm focal size offers an angle of view of 84 levels.
24mm
The 50mm focal size offers an angle of view of 46 levels.
50mm
Chromatic Aberrations
Chromatic aberrations, usually seen as purple or blue fringes alongside contrasty edges, should not an issue for the Sony FE 24-50mm F2.8 G lens, even in areas of very excessive distinction.
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Vignetting
With the lens set to its most aperture of f/2.8, there’s some mild fall-off within the corners, requiring you to cease down by a minimum of 3 f-stops to fully forestall it.
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24mm / RAW
50mm / JPEG
50mm / RAW
Distortion
The Sony FE 24-50mm F2.8 G displays some barrel and pincushion distortion within the JPEG recordsdata, as you may see within the images under, which can it is advisable to appropriate in post-processing.
Be aware that Distortion Compensation is at all times set to Auto in-camera – the menu possibility is completely disabled.
It is a good factor given the massive quantity of distortion that’s current should you open the RAW recordsdata in software program that does not have the proper lens profile, particularly on the broad finish of the zoom vary.
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24mm / RAW
50mm / JPEG
50mm / RAW
Macro
The Sony FE 24-50mm F2.8 G provides excellent close-up efficiency for the standard zoom lens, with an in depth focus level of 19cm / 0.62ft from the sensor aircraft at 24mm and 30cm / 0.98ft at 50mm. It provides a most magnification of 0.30x when auto-focusing and 0.33x when guide focusing.
Bokeh
Bokeh is a phrase used for the out-of-focus areas of {a photograph}, and is normally described in qualitative phrases, akin to clean / creamy / harsh and so forth.
Sony have paid shut consideration to this side of lens use, using an 11-segment diaphragm with rounded blades for extra pleasing bokeh.
In our view, their efforts have been profitable for the standard zoom lens – see the examples under to guage for your self.
Sharpness
To be able to present you ways sharp the Sony FE 24-50mm F2.8 G lens is, we’re offering 100% crops on the next pages.
