The ultra-wide angle zoom has long been a staple in the landscape photographer’s kit. Though not perfect, this Sony/Zeiss collaboration delivers great optical performance, hitting many of the right notes with only a few minor issues. It’s a keeper.
The first Sony-Zeiss take on the standard zoom lens for the Full Frame E-mount system may not set any performance records, but its versatile focal range and constant f/4 maximum aperture give α7-series shooters a very capable tool to get the job done in a compact, sleek package.
Standard primes around the 50mm focal are some of the most popular lenses around, and manufacturers have had decades to learn how to make them efficiently. In designing their first standard prime lens for the Full Frame E-mount system, however, Sony took advantage of all that knowledge, then flipped it on its head to create one of the most remarkable pieces of glass we’ve seen in years.
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