Sony FE 20mm f/1.8 G Lens

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UPC:
027242916142
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MFR:
SEL20F18G
(44 reviews)
$999.99

E-Mount Lens/Full-Frame Format

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Key Features

  • E-Mount Lens/Full-Frame Format
  • Aperture Range: f/1.8 to f/22
  • Two Aspherical Elements
  • Three Extra-Low Dispersion Elements

Overview

Sony FE 20mm f/1.8 G is a sleek and wide-eyed prime lens characterized by its portability, advanced optical design, and intuitive handling. The optical design incorporates a pair of aspherical elements and three extra-low dispersion elements to greatly reduce a variety of aberrations and distortion. A Nano AR Coating has also been applied to further reduce surface reflections and flare for improved contrast when working in bright and backlit conditions. Benefitting the optics, this lens also sports a dual XD Linear Motor system that is quick and quiet, and also lends more responsive control for manual focus operation. The lens also has a dust- and moisture-sealed design, along with a fluorine coating, to support shooting in inclement conditions.

Ultra-wide prime lens is designed for full-frame Sony E-mount mirrorless cameras but can also be used with APS-C models where it provides a 30mm equivalent focal length.
Bright f/1.8 maximum aperture suits working in difficult lighting conditions and helps to maintain a relatively compact form factor.
Two AA (Advanced Aspherical) elements help to greatly reduce distortion and spherical aberrations in order to accurately render scenes with a high degree of sharpness.
Three extra-low dispersion elements reduce color fringing and chromatic aberrations for improved clarity and color accuracy.
A Nano AR Coating has been applied to minimize surface reflections, flare, and ghosting for increased contrast and color rendering in strong lighting conditions.
Dual XD Linear Motor system provides quick, quiet, and precise autofocus performance and also contributes to more natural, intuitive manual focus control. An AF/MF switch is located on the lens barrel for tactile control over this setting.
Customizable focus hold buttons are present on the lens barrel for intuitive tactile control and rapid access to select settings.
Physical aperture ring can be de-clicked for smooth, silent aperture switching to benefit video applications.
Dust- and moisture-sealed design better permits working in inclement conditions and rubberized control rings benefit handling in colder temperatures.
Fluorine-coated front element resists dust, moisture, and fingerprints and is easy to clean.
Rounded nine-blade diaphragm contributes to a pleasing bokeh quality when employing selective focus techniques.
Discontinued
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Product Name
Sony FE 20mm f/1.8 G Lens
MFR #
SEL20F18G
Price
$999.99
Brand
Sony

Customer Reviews

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Fantastic lens
Got this lens only a few days ago, and although the coronavirus lock down means that subjects are very limited, I can tell that this is going to be a fantastic addition to the Sony lens range for the A7 Mk 2
R
sony 20mm f1.8 waste of money
expensive lens, its actually quite bulky on A7R IV with lens hood. Quality is ok for a lens costing 950 pounds. I have seen fantastic quality from other lenses such as Voigtlander, leica. This lens is not in their league.
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Defect?
I just took delivery of this lens and have not used it yet so I cannot verify performance. But I am questioning the construction. When I hold the lens horizontally and gently rock it back and forth, I can feel a weight shift from end to end stopping with a gentle thud on each end. It is hard to tell but the distance of travel could be a cm or so. The construction does not feel tight; all my other Sony lenses over the year (about 8) have all felt rock solid. Is this lens defective? I will test out the optics and focus performance this weekend.
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Who needs a G Master
Have had this lens only a short time but I am very impressed with the clarity and sharpness of this lens. I have not really used wide angled lens in the past as I tend to shoot wildlife but had nothing to shoot wide vistas hence the purchase. This is a stunning lens for the price and am glad that I did not buy the 24mm f1.4 GM as I feel I am getting 95% of that lens and saving several hundred pounds. Unless you are absolute pixel peeper the 20mm F1.8 is a must have for your photos. I should also say that it is ridiculously light and compact so it makes a good travel lens as well.
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Clearly an Amazing Lens - Street, Astro, Landscape
This is a special little lens. I'm sure "little" will be in every review, but it is so strikingly compact, even sitting next to it's FE 24 F/1.4 GM sibling. It's just small! But, it really delivers, with focus speeds, sharp images edge to edge, incredible corners, especially for stars, and just a unique rendering quality. I really like this lens a lot.
O
fantastic for a G-series lens.
I bought this lens about a month and and am so happy I did. It's sharp and has excellent color.
M
incredible resolution and focus
I am delighted with this lens. It is very light, takes super sharp photos even wide open, and has a very fast focusing with my a7III. I love the aperture ring - so easy to use, with a helpful de-clicking switch for smooth and silent video use. It is a little hard to see how this lens wasn't graded as a GM lens - it certainly benefits from lots of GM type features, and it is really brilliant value for its quality
TD
A really great lens
Sony has been building its inventory of lenses for E-Mount cameras. We can now say that Sony has arrived with this lens. So... if you purchase an E-Mount, you should have what you need to shoot great photos.
S
Great lens to use!
I bought this lens few month back and I'm loving it. It's very light and easy to handle.
C
Compact, Lightweight, Sharp!
The lens is sharp, accurate and lightweight. I am happy it came with a lens hood plus a soft lens case. Bought it over the 24mm GM as I prefer the wider perspective. Coming from a brand that makes 11-16 f/2.8 for APS-C. I feel it’s a little “restrictive”. Sometimes it’s too wide, sometimes I wish I could reach just a little bit further. (16-35mm GM should do the trick) The stepless Aperture Ring is a nice touch! I use it as sort of a “Variable ND Filter” to adjust the lighting for video. The close focusing distance of (NUMBER) helps greatly for getting a close up shot of the subject and it greatly increases background blur with a f/1.8 aperture. With the good side being small and compact. The downside is that it feels too cramped to cup your hand around the lens, as both pinky fingers keep bumping into each other from the camera body’s handgrip. (although I have found a way that I can grip it firmly and it works for me) Overall it’s a joy to use, with it being my first FE lens.

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