Sony FE 85mm F1.4 GM is an Auto Focus (AF)
Telephoto Prime lens with 35mm FF max sensor coverage and it is designed to be used with Sony E mount cameras.
Lenses in Sony E Mount with Same Focal and Aperture Range
Sony FE 85mm F1.4 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 85mm F1.4 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 85mm F1.4 GM has a fixed focal lenght of 85mm. When it is mounted on an APS-C sensor camera with 1.5x crop, it provides an 35mm (FF) equivalent of 127.5mm.
Weather Sealings
Sony FE 85mm F1.4 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 85mm F1.4 GM with a weather sealed camera body such as Sony A7 IV, Sony A1 and Sony A7c.
Optical Image Stabilization
Sony FE 85mm F1.4 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 100mm F2.8 STF GM OSS in Sony E mount that have similar focal range but features Optical Image Stabilization.
Lenses Similar to Sony FE 85mm F1.4 GM With Optical Image Stabilization
Zoom Lock
Sony FE 85mm F1.4 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 85mm F1.4 GM has a Max Magnification Ratio of 0.12x and has a minimum focusing distance of 0.8m. 0.12x means that the max magnification ratio is very low and not suitable even for modest close-up shots.
Aperture
Sony FE 85mm F1.4 GM has a max aperture of F1.4 and a minimum aperture of F16.0.
Optical Formula
Sony FE 85mm F1.4 GM's optical formula consists of 11 elements in 8 groups . Following special elements are used in this design:
- Extreme Aspherical
- Super ED
- ED elements
- Nano AR coating
Lens Hood
Sony FE 85mm F1.4 GM comes with a removable lens hood which is handy to reduce lens flare and glare in your photos. The model number of the hood is ALC-SH142.
Body Colour
Sony FE 85mm F1.4 GM is available in Black color.
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