There's a new lens joining the Sony Alpha Universe.
Say hello to the new 35 millimeter f 1.4 g master lens.
Welcome everyone my name is Miguel Quiles I'm a Sony Artisan of Imagery
And today I'm excited to introduce you to the 59th lens in the Sony lineup it's one that many people have been waiting for.
The new 35 gm sports a slim and trim size weighing in at just over one pound
and pretty close to the size of another favorite in the Sony lineup the 24 millimeter f 1.4 gm
Touring the outside of the lens you'll notice it features an aperture ring and an aperture click switch
A customizable focus hold button and a focus mode switch to go between manual and autofocus.
The 35 millimeter focal length is popular for shooting street photography, landscapes
astrophotography, weddings, and portraits so it's likely to confront the elements at some point in its lifetime
With that in mind the 35 gm is dust and moisture resistant which is an important
feature for the type of work that this lens will likely see.
The front lens element has a fluorine coating that helps prevent fingerprints, dust, water, oil, and other contaminants.
Shifting gears a bit let's talk about what you don't see and that's what's on the inside that makes this lens so exceptional.
The 35 gm has 14 elements in 10 groups.
It features 2xa or extremispherical and 1ed or extra-low dispersion elements.
This helps to produce beautiful bokeh when shooting wide open
as well as minimizing chromatic aberration that is common in wide angle wide aperture primes
moving all of these lens elements on the inside are two xd linear motors if you've ever used the 24 gm
or 400 gm lenses and been amazed at how fast, accurate, and quiet the autofocus tracking is
You'll be happy to see its inclusion in the 35 gm
I personally think it's one of the great advancements in lens design and
perhaps I'll make a dedicated video going more in depth on this in the future
Another feature of the 35 gm is the Nano AR coating 2 that has been applied to the various lens elements.
This is important when you have a lens with this many elements that have
extreme curvature as it helps to minimize internal reflections that cause flare and ghosting in
your images even when you're shooting in strong sunlight or backlit situations.
Using this lens for a variety of different shoots I was really surprised at how close I could get to objects
and still actually get them in focus.
The 35 gm has a 10.6 inch minimum focus distance and a 0.23 x magnification which is slightly ahead of other
35 millimeter f 1.4 lenses that are out there.
Shooting close up and wide open on this lens gives you that beautiful foreground and background bokeh
while keeping your subject nice and sharp.
All of these features come together to make the new 35 gm lens
not only a great lens for shooting stills but also for video.
The compact size makes it easy to use this on a smaller gimbal.
As a matter of fact many of my own videos that I've shot over the last four years were filmed at or near 35 millimeters.
It's such a versatile focal length that really makes this a no-brainer for hybrid shooters who use their cameras for both stills and for video
The 35 gm will be available in February and priced just under 1400 dollars.
I'll be doing some more shooting with this lens over the next few weeks.
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