Sony releases new G Master full-frame prime lens: FE 50mm F1.4 GM
Sony has officially released the G Master series full-frame prime lens: FE 50mm F1.4 GM (model name: SEL50F14GM). This lens is Sony’s 72nd E-mount lens and 17th G Master lens, which enriches the 50mm focal length options and combines high image quality with lightweight design. With a wide F1.4 aperture, this lens provides excellent image quality, displaying G Master’s outstanding resolution performance and beautiful background blur effect. When paired with Sony full-frame mirrorless cameras, the FE 50mm F1.4 GM is perfect for portraits, landscapes, weddings, and travel photography and videography.
FE 50mm F1.4 GM: Advanced optical design and features
The FE 50mm F1.4 GM features an advanced optical design, including 11 aperture blades to achieve a circular aperture, optimized spherical aberration design for soft and deep defocusing effect, and exceptional resolution at maximum aperture, delivering excellent image quality like other G Master lenses. The F1.4 aperture creates a dreamy and beautiful background blur effect, making the subject stand out from the surroundings and suitable for various shooting styles.
Built-in XA and ED glass elements
With two XA (extreme aspherical) glass elements to correct distortion and aberrations and one ED (extra-low dispersion) glass element to suppress chromatic aberrations, the FE 50mm F1.4 GM achieves outstanding resolution throughout the entire image area. Sony’s original Nano AR Coating II effectively reduces flare and ghosting when shooting against strong light.
Close focusing distance and lightweight design
The FE 50mm F1.4 GM has a close focusing distance of only about 0.41 meters and a maximum magnification of approximately 0.16×1 during autofocus, delivering excellent close-up performance for both photography and videography.
In addition to the above features, the FE 50mm F1.4 GM adopts Sony’s advanced optical design technology, such as high-precision XA glass elements, high-thrust XD linear motors, and a new compact circular aperture, which achieves lightweight design while maintaining a large aperture and excellent resolution. This lens weighs only about 516g and measures about 80.6mm (diameter) x 96.0mm (length), which is 33% lighter and 15% smaller than previous lenses of the same specification.
Fast and Accurate Autofocus Performance of the FE 50mm F1.4 GM Lens
The FE 50mm F1.4 GM lens boasts quick and precise autofocus, allowing users to focus on their content creation with confidence. Compared to its predecessor with the same specifications, the autofocus speed is about 1.9 times faster. The lens’s focusing group is driven by a high-thrust XD linear motor and advanced control algorithms, achieving smooth, sensitive focusing. When paired with a Sony mirrorless camera, this lens can quickly and reliably track and focus on the subject while shooting shallow depth-of-field images with an F1.4 aperture.
Professional Handling Design Improves Shooting Efficiency
The FE 50mm F1.4 GM lens has a linear response manual focus function, enabling fast, sensitive, accurate, and repeatable linear response during fine manual focusing. As a new product in the G Master lens series, the FE 50mm F1.4 GM also features an aperture lock switch, which is the first time appearing in Sony fixed lenses. In addition, the lens has a 67mm filter diameter, making it compatible with the same size filters as the FE 24mm F1.4 GM and FE 35mm F1.4 GM lenses.
More Shooting Convenience for Users
The lens’s focus hold button and AF/MF switch lever provide more shooting convenience for users. The two lens body focus hold buttons can be customized for other functions in the camera menu, while the AF/MF switch lever can quickly switch between automatic and manual focus to adapt to changing shooting conditions.
Reliable Design for Complex Shooting Environments
The front element of the FE 50mm F1.4 GM lens has a fluorine coating that reduces dust, oil, and other pollutants from adhering to the lens surface, making it easier to wipe off fingerprints. The dust and moisture-resistant design provides higher reliability for outdoor and other complex shooting environments. These added features allow users to confidently use the lens in different environments for their shooting needs.
