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Sony E 15mm f/1.4 'G' Review

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The Sony E 15mm f/1.4 'G' lens is a high-quality, wide-angle lens with a very bright aperture, making it ideal for landscape and portrait photography. It is well-built, lightweight, and ideal for video work. The image quality is very good, with sharpness and minimal distortion, making it a great lens for both video and still photography.

The Sony E 15mm f/1.4 'G' lens is a high-quality, wide-angle lens with a very bright aperture, making it ideal for landscape and portrait photography. It's a relatively small and lightweight lens, making it highly portable and well-suited for video work, especially when working with electronic gimbals.

Pros
  • High-quality, wide-angle lens
  • Very bright aperture
  • Well-built and lightweight
  • Excellent image quality with minimal distortion
Cons
  • Plastic exterior
  • Not the sharpest corners at wider apertures
  • Relatively expensive

The lens is predominantly made of plastic but is of good quality, and the mount is made of metal with a weather ceiling gasket. The controls for autofocus, focus hold, and aperture control are conveniently located. The lens is also able to take 55mm filters and comes with a hood that can be reverse fitted.

The Sony E 15mm f/1.4 'G' lens is a high-quality, wide-angle lens with a very bright aperture, making it ideal for landscape and portrait photography. It's a relatively small and lightweight lens, making it highly portable and well-suited for video work, especially when working with electronic gimbals. The lens is predominantly made of plastic but is of good quality, and the mount is made of metal with a weather ceiling gasket. The controls for autofocus, focus hold, and aperture control are conveniently located. The lens is also able to take 55mm filters and comes with a hood that can be reverse fitted. In terms of image quality, the lens performs well, with good sharpness and contrast from f/1.4, although the corners are not as sharp at wider apertures. Overall, it's a very good lens for both video and still photography, with minimal distortion and excellent close-up image quality.

In terms of image quality, the lens performs well, with good sharpness and contrast from f/1.4, although the corners are not as sharp at wider apertures. Overall, it's a very good lens for both video and still photography, with minimal distortion and excellent close-up image quality.

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