Sony FE 100-400mm f/4.5-5.6 GM OSS Lens

Sony's new lens is an ultra-wide zoom for full frame E mount cameras, although it can also be used on the APS-C format bodies, where it becomes an equivalent 18-36mm. In either case, this is a powerful and useful range.

A built-in lens hood effectively blocks incident light that might cause flare and ghosting, maintaining optimum clarity and contrast even at the lens's widest angles. The supplied lens cap slips right over the built-in hood.

If you’re a Sony full-frame mirrorless user and know you can make good use of its immense field of view, the Sony FE 12-24mm F4 G will do you proud.

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  Extremely compact for such a wide zoom, Excellent image quality, Fast, silent and accurate autofocus

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  Considerable vignetting at 12mm, Doesn’t accept filters

The Sony FE 12-24mm F4 G is a very good, if pricey, ultra-wide-angle zoom lens for Sony A9/A7/A7R II/A7S full-frame cameras. It delivers excellent sharpness in the centre of the frame almost throughout the full aperture and zoom range and also performs very well at the edges of the frame too,...

I put it on my A7RM2 and is AWESOME handheld or on tripod. No softness at sides or vignetting even in dim to dark light like a sunset or city night shot. I have been using the SEL1018 in full frame mode for two years (great lens but some corrections in post are needed) and this lens is a great buy...

I was looking for a wide angle zoom that didn't break the bank. I hesitated with this lens as it was a f/4 and I worried that it would come up short in low light. It performed wonderfully.

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  Great value. Versatile.

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  Lighter construction. Shorter f/stop range.

The FE 12-24mm f/4 G replaced my beloved EF 14mm f/2.8L II. I started my move from Canon to Sony in August 2017. Even though my 14mm functioned very well on my Sony bodies, the adapter that I used didn't allow eye-detection and a few other focus modes that the G and GM Sony lenses can provide.

For its size, weight and sharpness, it is an amazing value. However it doesn't handle flare all that well. But if you want a compact, ultra-wide zoom in an E Mount, this is the one. It is very sharp corner to corner. Distortion is well corrected in Adobe lens profiles for Lightroom.

Let me first get out of the way my only complaint: light flares.... Closer to my 10-18 Sony than my Zeiss Loxia 21. If this lens handled light flares like my Loxia, it would be a 5+ star lens.That aside this lens is in every way a huge upgrade over my Sony 10-18 f4.

I really liked my 16-35, but I felt like I just needed to get a little more wide. I always edit in LR so I was able to fix some of the distortion but I shoot a lot of first-person stuff and this basically turns my A7RII into the worlds best gopro.

Not only is the lens great B&Hs service is prompt and excellent ..