Hire Sony FE 16-35mm F2.8 GM

Our thoughts

'A firm favourite of Sony Alpha 7-series users and those who’d like to squeeze more of their surroundings in the frame, this professional ultra-wide-angle zoom doesn’t disappoint in the slightest. It excels in every area a fantastic wide-angle lens should and allows anyone who’d like to mount filters or adapters to do so via its 82mm filter thread. It’s not averse to barrel distortion at the 16mm end of the zoom, but makes up for this up in other areas, notably its impressive sharpness, weather resistance, fast focusing and customisable focus hold button. It’s a sensational ultra-wide zoom that compliments Sony’s full-frame mirrorless cameras brilliantly.'  

The details

The new FE 16-35mm F2.8 GM wide-angle zoom joins the acclaimed FE 24-70mm F2.8 GM and FE 70-200mm F2.8 GM OSS to round out Sony’s line-up of F2.8 large aperture zoom lenses.Equipped with a variety of Sony’s most advanced lens technologies, it is the first wide-angle G Master model, making it ideal for an extensive variety of shooting situations - landscapes, architecture, close up portraits, sports, action and much more.It is also exceptionally lightweight and compact, maximising portability and usability.

The new lens features exceptional corner-to-corner sharpness, with an optical design that includes five aspherical elements, two of which are Sony’s original XA (extreme aspherical) elements that reduce aberration and deliver ultimate resolution throughout the entire zoom range and aperture range.

The front XA element on the SEL1635GM is the largest XA element ever produced, ensuring optimum quality. There are also two ED (Extra low-Dispersion) glass elements that keep chromatic aberration to a minimum while maximising resolution, and Sony’s original Nano AR coating that suppresses internal reflections to ensure excellent image contrast and clarity.

The lens features a near circular aperture shape at all settings, and the combination of the aforementioned XA element with its 11 bladed aperture design produces images with sharply focused subjects and beautifully defocused backgrounds or “bokeh”.It also has two DDSSMs (Direct Drive Super Sonic Wave Motors) that compose a floating focusing system and ensure that AF acquisition is speedy and quiet, making it an ideal choice for shooting still images as well as movies.