Sony FE 24-70mm F2.8 GM is an Auto Focus (AF)
Standard Zoom lens with 35mm FF max sensor coverage and it is designed to be used with Sony E mount cameras.Sony FE 24-70mm F2.8 GM was replaced with Sony FE 24-70mm F2.8 GM II. Follow the link to read our comparison of these lenses:
Compare Sony FE 24-70mm F2.8 GM vs Sony FE 24-70mm F2.8 GM II
Lenses in Sony E Mount with Same Focal and Aperture Range
Sony FE 24-70mm F2.8 GM is a member of Sony's GM series of lenses. GM stands for G Master and represents the top of the line lenses on the Sony E mount line-up. Below you can see the latest lenses in this series.
GM Series Lenses in Sony E Mount
Lens Mount
Sony FE 24-70mm F2.8 GM 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 A7 IV, Sony ZV-E10 and Sony A1.
Focal Range
Sony FE 24-70mm F2.8 GM has a focal range of 24-70mm and 2.9X zoom ratio. When it is mounted on an APS-C sensor camera with 1.5x crop, it provides an 35mm (FF) equivalent of 36 - 105mm.
Weather Sealings
Sony FE 24-70mm F2.8 GM is a weather sealed lens which provides an extra protection to prevent water and dust get inside the lens and camera body under light rain, snow and wind. In order to have an effective protection, you have to pair the Sony FE 24-70mm F2.8 GM with a weather sealed camera body such as Sony A7 IV, Sony A1 and Sony A7c.
Optical Image Stabilization
Sony FE 24-70mm F2.8 GM 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).
Alternatively, you can check the Sony FE 24-70mm F4 ZA OSS CZ in Sony E mount that have similar focal range but features Optical Image Stabilization.
Lenses Similar to Sony FE 24-70mm F2.8 GM With Optical Image Stabilization
Sony FE 24-70mm F2.8 GM MTF Charts
Below you can find the MTF chart of Sony FE 24-70mm F2.8 GM which would give an idea of the its contrast and resolution from the center to its edges.
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MTF Chart of the Sony FE 24-70mm F2.8 GM
Zoom Method
Sony FE 24-70mm F2.8 GM features Rotary (extending) zoom method where the length of the lens changes as you zoom in or out. This makes it possible to design the lens with a smaller minimum length ( generally when it is zoomed out) compared to internal zoom lenses. The disadvantages of this design are being harder to seal against dust and moisture, weight balance shifting while zooming and zoom creep in certain lenses.
Zoom Lock
Sony FE 24-70mm F2.8 GM has a Zoom lock feature which eliminates Zoom creep where focal length of the lens changes with gravity when it's held downwards or upwards.
Maximum Magnification Ratio
Sony FE 24-70mm F2.8 GM has a Max Magnification Ratio of 0.24x and has a minimum focusing distance of 0.38m.
Aperture
Sony FE 24-70mm F2.8 GM is a fixed aperture lens with a constant max aperture of f2.8 from 24mm all the way to the 70mm .
Optical Formula
Sony FE 24-70mm F2.8 GM's optical formula consists of 18 elements in 13 groups . Following special elements are used in this design:
- One extreme aspherical
- one super ED
- one ED element
- Nano AR coating
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Optical Construction of the Sony FE 24-70mm F2.8 GM
Lens Hood
Sony FE 24-70mm F2.8 GM comes with a removable petal shaped lens hood which is handy to reduce lens flare and glare in your photos. The model number of the hood is ALC-SH141.
Body Colour
Sony FE 24-70mm F2.8 GM is available in Black color.
Popular Comparisons of Sony FE 24-70mm F2.8 GM
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