{"id":8697,"date":"2017-06-04T14:41:51","date_gmt":"2017-06-04T14:41:51","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.alinpopescu.eu\/blog\/?p=8697"},"modified":"2017-06-04T14:42:02","modified_gmt":"2017-06-04T14:42:02","slug":"sony-16-35-f2-8-g-master-sony-12-24-f4-g-lens-review","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.alinpopescu.eu\/blog\/sony-16-35-f2-8-g-master-sony-12-24-f4-g-lens-review\/","title":{"rendered":"The Sony 16-35 f\/2.8 G Master and Sony 12-24 f\/4 G lens review"},"content":{"rendered":"

I’ve been invited last week to the European press event to see and test the newly announced Sony 16-35 f\/2.8 G Master<\/strong> and Sony 12-24 f\/4 G<\/strong>.\u00a0\u00a0It’s difficult to review a lens after a day’s usage. Not to mention two of them :). So let’s not call this a real review, but a hands-on experience. A marvellous experience on the coast of Grand Lake (Lago Maggiore) as seen from Stresa, Italy.<\/p>\n

So let’s take them one by one:<\/p>\n

Sony 16-35 f\/2.8 G Master<\/h1>\n

This new wide angle lens comes as the last one to full-fill the “holly” trinity of 2.8, all G Master lenses for the A7 and A9 series. There are now\u00a0a\u00a0total 44 E-mount lenses on the market (adapters included) so the system is developing extremely well. Of course there is always a need for more, especially now with the launch of the Sony A9 (check my review here<\/a>) people are expecting the long focals to become available, but it takes some time so we’ll better be patient because by the looks of things Sony is not sleeping.<\/p>\n

One of my favourite lenses since I’ve switched to full mirrorless was the Sony 16-35 F\/4 lens and I used it on a day-to-day basis. It’s one of the most sharp 16-35 I’ve ever laid hands on. So, of course I was very curious about the new\u00a016-35 f\/2.8 which now is not made anymore in collaboration with Zeiss, but it’s a full Sony developed G Master series lens. Check this article<\/a> for a better overview of G Master<\/strong> concept.<\/p>\n

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Sometimes the sunset is more beautiful away from the sun – ISO 640 | 1\/640s | F8 | 28mm | Sony 16-35 f\/2.8 G Master<\/p><\/div>\n

It’s bigger and heavier than the previous one, but being a 2.8 constant aperture it’s something you would expect. It is 162 grams heavier than the F4. Unfortunately there is no OSS in this new lens which for me is a bummer :(.<\/p>\n\n\t\t