Sony E 11mm f/1.8 Lens

Sony E 11mm f/1.8 Lens
Ultra-Wide, High-Speed APS-C Prime for Vloggers and Landscape Photographers
The Sony E 11mm f/1.8 is an exceptionally sleek, lightweight ultra-wide-angle prime lens tailored specifically for Sony’s APS-C format E-mount mirrorless cameras. Delivering an expansive 16.5mm equivalent field of view alongside an ultra-bright f/1.8 maximum aperture, this lens stands out as one of the widest and fastest options in its class.

Perfectly optimized for selfie-style vlogging, architectural interiors, astrophotography, and vast landscapes, its remarkably featherlight profile makes it an essential, travel-ready companion for handheld walkaround recording, gimbal setups, and drone applications.

Sweeping Wide-Angle Optics & Bright f/1.8 Aperture
16.5mm Equivalent Ultra-Wide Perspective: Captures an expansive field of view that easily fits group selfies, sprawling horizons, and towering architecture into the frame, even when shooting at arm’s length.

Bright f/1.8 Maximum Aperture: Ideal for creating a beautifully shallow depth of field, allowing you to separate your subject from the background with true optical blur. The wide light intake also excels in low-light environments, keeping images clean during indoor vlogging or nighttime street walks.

High-Clarity Optical Design: Engineered to deliver impressive edge-to-edge sharpness across the digital sensor while significantly reducing color fringing, coma, and geometric distortions.

Rounded Seven-Blade Diaphragm: Outfitted with a 7-blade circular aperture array that produces a smooth, pleasing background blur (bokeh) for professional-looking out-of-focus highlights.

Dual Linear Motors & Refined Video Focus Performance
Dual-Motor Linear Autofocus Drive: Utilizes two independent linear motors to deliver exceptionally fast, quiet, and precise autofocus tracking. This whisper-quiet drive ensures that microphone audio feeds remain clear of mechanical focusing noise.

Linear Response Manual Focus Control: Features a natural, intuitive manual focus ring setup that responds predictably to physical rotation speeds, mimicking the tactile feedback of mechanical cine lenses.

Smooth Motion Optics (SMO) & Focus Breathing Suppression: Specifically addresses the needs of cinematographers by physically minimizing focus breathing. The composition holds its frame size accurately during dramatic rack-focus transitions, and the lens fully integrates with the digital Breathing Compensation firmware built into select Sony Alpha camera bodies.

Responsive Internal Focusing Structure: Moves only the internal lens groups during focus tracking, keeping the physical length of the lens entirely consistent during use while providing quick, agile response times.

Impressive Close-Up Focusing Capabilities: Get close to fine details, textures, or products with ease:

Manual Focus Mode: Focuses as close as 4.7 inches from the sensor with a half life-size 0.2x maximum magnification.

Autofocus Mode: Focuses down to 5.9 inches with a 0.13x maximum magnification ratio.

Compact, Travel-Ready Ergonomics & Intuitive Handling
Ultra-Lightweight & Pocketable Frame: Measures a mere 2.3 inches in length and weighs an astonishingly light 6.4 ounces, matching the streamlined proportions of compact APS-C mirrorless camera bodies perfectly without making them front-heavy.

Customizable Physical Focus Hold Button: Features a physical button built directly into the lens barrel for rapid, tactile menu access. It defaults to locking focus but can be custom-reassigned through the camera menu to trigger functions like Eye AF or shot marks.

Instant AF/MF Toggle Switch: Includes a dedicated physical toggle on the side of the lens barrel, enabling operators to swap focus modes instantly without diving into digital camera menus.

Vlogging Optimization with Active Stabilization: When paired with Sony bodies featuring Active Mode electronic stabilization, the extra-wide field of view compensates perfectly for the stabilizer’s crop factor, maintaining a natural balance between you and your background while walking and talking.

Weather-Resistant Environmental Build: Built with a dust- and moisture-resistant structural design, including protective gasketing around the mount, giving you the confidence to shoot outdoors in inclement weather or misty environments.

Technical Specifications
Lens System Classification: Ultra-Wide High-Speed Prime Lens

Lens Mount Type: Sony E-Mount

Sensor Format Compatibility: APS-C (Not full-frame compatible)

Focal Length Profile: 11mm Prime (16.5mm equivalent on APS-C format sensors)

Maximum Aperture Value: f/1.8

Minimum Operational Aperture: f/16

Filter Thread Diameter Size: 55mm

Lens Optical Layout: 12 Elements configured in 11 Groups

Autofocus Motorization: Dual-Motor Linear AF Drive System

Focusing Infrastructure System: Internal Focusing (IF) Technology

Minimum Focus Proximity (AF): 5.9 inches / 15.0 cm (0.13x magnification)

Minimum Focus Proximity (MF): 4.7 inches / 12.0 cm (0.20x magnification)

Aperture Blade Count: 7-Blade Diaphragm (Rounded Layout)

Environmental Weather Sealing: Dust- and Moisture-Resistant Casing Gaskets

Dimensions (Diameter x Length): Approx. 2.6 x 2.3 inches / 66.0 x 57.5 mm

Weight: Approx. 6.4 oz / 181 grams