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Sony E 16mm F2.8 Pancake Review

Sony E 16mm F2.8 Pancake

Main Features

  • 16mm Focal Range
  • F2.8 Max Aperture
  • Filter Thread: 49mm
  • Max Format: APS-C / DX
  • Sony E Mount
  • Weight: 74g.
  • Diameter: 62mm
  • Length: 23mm
  • Min Focus Distance:0.24m
  • Max Magnification:0.073x
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Sony E 16mm F2.8 Pancake Overview

Sony E 16mm F2.8 Pancake is an Auto Focus (AF) Wideangle Prime lens with APS-C / DX max sensor coverage and it is designed to be used with Sony E mount cameras.

Lens Mount

Sony E 16mm F2.8 Pancake is compatible with cameras that have Sony E lens mount. Some of the latest released cameras that are compatible with the Sony E lenses are Sony ZV-E10, Sony A6600 and Sony A6100.

Focal Range

Sony E 16mm F2.8 Pancake has a fixed focal lenght of 16mm which has a 35mm equivalent focal range of 24mm when used on a APS-C / DX format camera.

Optical Image Stabilization

Sony E 16mm F2.8 Pancake doesn't have an optical image stabilization system so the only option to stabilize the image taken with this lens is to mount on a camera body with IBIS (sensor based In-body image stabilization).

Maximum Magnification Ratio

Sony E 16mm F2.8 Pancake has a Max Magnification Ratio of 0.073x and has a minimum focusing distance of 0.24m. 0.073x means that the max magnification ratio is very low and not suitable even for modest close-up shots.

Aperture

Sony E 16mm F2.8 Pancake has a max aperture of F2.8 and a minimum aperture of F22.0.

Optical Formula

Sony E 16mm F2.8 Pancake's optical formula consists of 5 elements in 5 groups . Special elements used in this design is 1 Aspherical element.

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Body Colour

Sony E 16mm F2.8 Pancake is available in Silver color.

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Pros and Cons of Sony E 16mm F2.8 Pancake


PROs
Built-in Autofocus
Full-time Manual Focusing

CONs
Hood is not supplied
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Sony E 16mm F2.8 Pancake Detailed Specifications


General
Brand Sony
Lens Type Prime
Lens Type Wideangle Prime
Lens Mount Sony E
Max Format APS-C / DX
Focal Range 16mm
Image Stabilization No
Colour Silver
Zoom Method No Zoom
Power Zoom No Zoom
Zoom Lock No Zoom
Zoom Ratio 1.0X
APERTURE
Max Aperture F2.8
Min Aperture F22.0
Aperture Ring No
Diaphragm Blades 7
Optics
Optical Elements 5
Optical Groups 5
Special Elements 1 Aspherical element

FOCUSING
Min Focus Distance 0.24m
Max Magnification 0.073X
Autofocus Yes
AF Motor Type Micromotor
Full Time Manual Yes
Focus Method Internal
Distance Scale No
DoF Scale No
PHYSICAL SPECS
Weight 74g
Diameter 62mm
Length 23mm
Materials steel mount, aluminium alloy barrel
Weather Sealing Unknown
Filter Thread 49mm
Filter Notes does not rotate on focusing
Hood Supplied No
Tripod Collar No
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