Sony announces FE 16-25mm F2.8 G lens
Sony has announced the FE 16-25mm F2.8 G, a fast, compact wide-angle zoom lens.
The lens is marketed as a twin to Sony's recently announced 24-50mm 2.8G lens, and the 16-25mm is roughly the same dimensions as that lens as well.
The design is made up of 16 elements in 13 groups, including three extra-low dispersion elements to help manage chromatic aberration, and there's four aspherical elements to keep the lens compact. Sony says optically the performance is somewhere between the original 16-35mm GM, and the newer GM II.
Inside, twin linear motors drive the lens' autofocus, and it's also fully compatible with the A9 III's 120fps modes.
The 16-25mm can focus as close as 0.17m at the 16mm end, or 0.22m at the 25mm end in manual focus mode, and you'll get marginally less in af mode.
Like the 24-50mm, the new glass has a de-clickable aperture ring, an MF/AF switch and a customisable focus hold button on the side.
The lens is also compatible with the company's 'Dynamic' IS feature that relies on extensive communication of gyro data between the lens and camera.
The Sony FE 16-25mm F2.8 G will be available from April 2024. It'll set you back $2,199.