Sony FE 16-35mm f/2.8 GM II Lens (Sony E)

Wide-Angle Flexibility for Photos and Videos
Sony completes its lineup of G Master zoom lenses with the FE 16-35mm f/2.8 GM II Lens, offering exceptional performance in a remarkably compact and lightweight form factor. This lens caters to both still and video photographers, incorporating a range of enhancements in optics, focusing, and handling.

Unmatched G Master Image Quality
Engineered to rival prime lenses, the optics of this zoom have undergone substantial improvements, delivering heightened resolution, clarity, and bokeh quality.
With a constant f/2.8 aperture, users can capture images in low-light conditions and achieve a shallow depth of field for artistic effects.
Featuring one Super ED (extra-low dispersion) and two ED elements, chromatic aberrations and color fringing are effectively suppressed, resulting in superior clarity and color accuracy.
The inclusion of five aspherical elements, including three extreme aspherical elements (XA), minimizes spherical aberrations, distortion, and the unwanted ‘onion ring’ bokeh effect.

Enhanced AF Speed and Floating Focus Mechanism
The redesigned focusing system brings forth faster and more precise focusing performance, improved close-up shooting capabilities, and enhanced control.
Four XD (extreme dynamic) linear motors significantly enhance focusing compared to the previous DDSSM system. This results in faster, quieter, and more accurate autofocus suitable for both stills and videos.
The improved AF speed ensures better focus tracking with fast-moving subjects, even when shooting at up to 30 fps or when changing the zoom position.
A floating focusing mechanism preserves image quality across the entire focus range, critical for maintaining the lens’s impressive close-up capabilities – a minimum focusing distance of 8.6″ and a maximum magnification of 0.32x throughout the zoom range.
The internal focusing design contributes to quicker, more responsive focusing while maintaining a consistent center of gravity during lens extension and retraction.

Enhanced Control and Video Features
In line with modern camera designs catering to both photographers and videographers, this lens has been updated with features specifically aimed at video needs.
Minimized focus breathing, focus shift, and axial shift during zooming ensure stability and accuracy in composition while recording.
Supports the Breathing Compensation function in select cine-line and Alpha cameras to counteract focus breathing during video capture.
Linear Response MF offers intuitive manual focus control.
The manual aperture ring can be de-clicked for silent operation, and zoom smoothness is adjustable to match desired torque.
Compact, Lightweight, and Durable Design
Despite being the lightest and smallest f/2.8 wide-angle zoom in its category, this lens maintains its professional build, being weather-sealed and rugged enough for demanding shooting environments.
Approximately 20% lighter and 10% smaller than its predecessor, it provides excellent portability and versatility across various shooting scenarios.
The addition of a manual aperture ring enhances tactile exposure control, which can be de-clicked for seamless and noiseless adjustments, or locked at ‘A’ for camera-controlled aperture changes.
Intuitive focus control is facilitated by two programmable focus hold buttons and a focus mode switch.
A hybrid construction utilizing both metal and plastic components ensures a balance between durability and lightweight design.
Dust- and moisture-resistant construction, with rubber gaskets at seams and a rubber ring sealing the lens mount, allows for use in adverse weather conditions.
The front lens element benefits from a fluorine coating that repels water, oil, and contaminants, simplifying the cleaning process.
The redesigned lens hood complements the lens’s sleek design, featuring reduced diameter and length.