Sony Vario-Tessar T* FE 16-35mm f/4.0 ZA OSS

Specifications:

Focal Length 16-35 mm
Min. Aperture f/4.0  
Max. Aperture f/22  
Blades: 7  
Elements: 12  
Groups: 10  
Min. Foc. Dist. 0.28 m
AF: yes  
Stabilization: yes  
Class: Full Frame  
Mount: E  
Filter: 72 mm
Length: 98.5 mm
Diameter: 78.1 mm
Weight: 518 g
Launch: 2014  

Results:

Resolving Power: 731 σ = 0.0
Contrast: 684 σ = 0.0
Color: 770 σ = 0.0
Bokeh: 739 σ = 0.0
Star: 796 σ = 0.0
Distortion: 509 σ = 0.0
Falloff: 731 σ = 0.0
Flare: 719 σ = 0.0
LaCA: 489 σ = 0.0
LoCA: 528 σ = 0.0
LenScore™ 661 σ = 0.0

Number of lenses measured: 1
 

Comment:

Sony's first wide-angle zoom lens for full frame E-mount cameras is not quite on par with its Canon and Nikon counterparts when it comes to optical performance, but build quality is very good, and it is smaller and lighter than any other constant aperture 16-35mm lens in the database. However, as with some other recently released or updated Sony lenses, the price seems high considering the solid but unspectacular optical performance. Since there currently are no other native ultra wide-angle zoom lenses available for the A7 line of cameras, discerning landscape and architecture photographers might consider shooting third-party lenses using adapters, but none of these setups will offer the convenience of good autofocus, optical stabilization and compactness this lens can provide.

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