Sony 16-35mm GM and 12-24mm G officially announced

After several rumors Sony finally announced two new wide lenses, Sony FE 16-35mm f/2.8 GM lens and Sony FE 12-24mm f/4 G lens.

The first one is a fast and flexible wide-angle zoom with constant aperture and e-mount. The optical design incorporates two extra-low dispersion elements to reduce chromatic aberrations along with two XA elements and three aspherical elements, which significantly controls spherical aberrations for a high degree of image sharpness and clarity.

It features rounded 11-blade diaphragm giving smooth bokeh.

A Nano AR Coating has been applied to reduce surface reflections, flare, and ghosting for increased contrast and color rendering in strong lighting conditions.

Two Direct Drive SSM (DDSSM) autofocus groups offer quick, quiet, and precise focusing performance that is ideal for both stills and video applications.

Dust and moisture-sealed design better permits working in inclement conditions and rubberized control rings benefit handling in colder temperatures. Additionally, the front element has a fluorine coating to guard against fingerprints and dust from adhering to it.
82mm filter thread.

Price: $2,200
Ships in August

The second annoucment is an Ultra wide and versatile FE 12-24mm f/4 G Lens.

Designed for full-frame E-mount mirrorless cameras, this lens is also compatible with APS-C models giving an 18-36mm equivalent focal length range and a constat aperture of f/4.

- Four aspherical elements are featured in the optical design to control spherical aberrations. 

- One Super ED and three ED elements are used to suppress chromatic aberrations and color fringing for improved clarity and color accuracy.

- A Nano AR Coating has been applied to reduce surface reflections, flare, and ghosting for increased contrast and color rendering in strong lighting conditions.

- A Direct Drive SSM system and internal focus mechanism provides quick, quiet, and precise autofocus performance and also contributes to more natural, intuitive manual focus control.

- A dust- and moisture-sealed design better permits working in inclement conditions and rubberized control rings benefit handling in colder temperatures.

Price: $1,700
Ships in July

Preorders start 8am Fri May 19 (NYC time)