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The Sony 24mm f1.4 G Master is the Lightest of the Big Four’s Lens Options

Chris Gampat
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09/20/2018
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We’ve been playing with the new Sony 24mm f1.4 G Master lens for a little while and we’re pleasantly surprised.

Yes, we know that Fro Knows Photo leaked it before; and now we can officially admit that the Sony 24mm f1.4 G Master is real. This lens isn’t just an 24mm though and we can say with certainty that there really is innovation here. It’s got dust and splash resistance on top of being smaller and lighter than the options from Sigma, Canon and Nikon. Traditionally wide angle lenses with fast apertures were always huge. But with Sony’s new design for the Sony 24mm f1.4 G Master, photographers who own a Sony FE camera are bound to more or less glue this lens to their body.

So what are some of the big talking points about the new Sony 24mm f1.4 G Master?

  • 11 aperture blades
  • Two XA (Extreme aspherical) elements
  • 445 grams
  • 10 groups and 13 elements
  • A big emphasis on corner to corner sharpness as well as keeping distortion down to the point where Sony is daring photographers to use it for portraiture
  • Sagittal Flare supression; though personally I’m not sure that I like this due to how charming it can look
  • Three inches in diamter
  • Three and 3/4 inches in length
  • Minimum focusing of 0.79 feet
  • A newly designed motor to power focusing. 3x greater thrust w/ DDSSM (direct drive ssm) I’m personally wondering how this will affect the battery life of the camera that you’re working with.
  • Aperture ring with de-click function
  • Fluorine coatings
  • 67mm filter thread
  • $1,399.99 US / $1,899.99 Canada
  • Available: October 2018

We got a chance to actively use the lens out in San Francisco recently and we were honestly very amazed at what this lens is. Not only is it super small, but it’s fast to focus with only a few issues. It also seems like a fairly decent deal. You’re getting a bit of weather resistance, a small lens that you can tout around anywhere with you, fast autofocusing, good image quality, and 11 aperture blades in a wide angle prime.

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Chris Gampat is the Editor in Chief, Founder, and Publisher of the Phoblographer. He provides oversight to all of the daily tasks, including editorial, administrative, and advertising work. Chris's editorial work includes not only editing and scheduling articles but also writing them himself. He's the author of various product guides, educational pieces, product reviews, and interviews with photographers. He's fascinated by how photographers create, considering the fact that he's legally blind./ HIGHLIGHTS: Chris used to work in Men's lifestyle and tech. He's a veteran technology writer, editor, and reviewer with more than 15 years experience. He's also a Photographer that has had his share of bylines and viral projects like "Secret Order of the Slice." PAST BYLINES: Gear Patrol, PC Mag, Geek.com, Digital Photo Pro, Resource Magazine, Yahoo! News, Yahoo! Finance, IGN, PDN, and others. EXPERIENCE: Chris Gampat began working in tech and art journalism both in 2008. He started at PCMag, Magnum Photos, and Geek.com. He founded the Phoblographer in 2009 after working at places like PDN and Photography Bay. He left his day job as the Social Media Content Developer at B&H Photo in the early 2010s. Since then, he's evolved as a publisher using AI ethically, coming up with ethical ways to bring in affiliate income, and preaching the word of diversity in the photo industry. His background and work has spread to non-profits like American Photographic Arts where he's done work to get photographers various benefits. His skills are in SEO, app development, content planning, ethics management, photography, Wordpress, and other things. EDUCATION: Chris graduated Magna Cum Laude from Adelphi University with a degree in Communications in Journalism in 2009. Since then, he's learned and adapted to various things in the fields of social media, SEO, app development, e-commerce development, HTML, etc. FAVORITE SUBJECT TO PHOTOGRAPH: Chris enjoys creating conceptual work that makes people stare at his photos. But he doesn't get to do much of this because of the high demand of photography content. / BEST PHOTOGRAPHY TIP: Don't do it in post-production when you can do it in-camera.