Sony Vario-Sonnar T 16-35mm f/2.8 lens
TheSony Vario-Sonnar T 16-35mm f/2.8lens features T-star lens coating that Sony says virtually eliminates lens flare and improves light transmission, has a circular aperture for more pleasing bokeh, aspherical lens design to reduce aspherical aberration, ED (Extra-low dispersion glass) to reduce chromatic aberration, internal focusing, dust and moisture seals, and a rugged design. The new lens has many of the same great featuresas itspredecessor,(Sony Vario-Tessar T* FE 16-35mm F4 ZA OSS E-mount NEX Camera Lensfrom Adorama for $1,348), with some fantastic improvements.
Key features:
– Sony A-Mount
– 35mm full-frame
– 13 lens groups, 17 elements
– Angle of view (35mm) 107-63 degrees
– 9-blade rounded aperture
– Minimum focus distance 0.92 ft.
– Filter size 77mm
– 3 3/8×4 1/2 inches
– 30.8 oz
– Petal-shaped lenshood included
New features include:
SSM (Supersonic wave motor), a piezeoelectric motor that provides smooth, quiet operation and greater autofocus precision.
Focus hold button: This lets you keep the lens locked once you’ve adjusted focus, to avoid focus slip. You can also assign the camera’s image preview function to this button as a custom setting.
Distance Encoder: A lens component that detects the position of the focus mechanism and sends a signal to the camera’s CPU to more accurately measure the amount of flash output needed at that distance. The advantage here is that flash metering is not affected by the reflectance of subjects or background, effectively working like an incidence flash meter.
ADI Flash Metering: Further improving flash quality is Advance Distance Integration, which provides automatic metering that is unaffected by reflectance. Sony says this is a more reliable way to determine flash output than conventional TTL metering, which can be thrown off by overly reflective or overly dark subjects and backgrounds.
Sony Vario-Sonnar T* 24-70mm f/2.8 ZA SSM II
The Sony Vario-Sonnar T* 24-70mm f/2.8 ZA SSM II replaces the original Sony 24-70mm f/2.8 Vario-Sonnar ZA T* Carl Zeiss, which is still available from Adorama for $1,998. It offers T-coating that virtually eliminates lens flare and improves light transmission, has a circular 9-blade aperture, a constant f/2.8 maximum aperture, internal focusing, a SSM Supersonic Wave Motor for quiet operation, and 17 elements in 13 groups optical layout.
Key features:
– Sony A-Mount
– 35mm full-frame
– Minimum focus 1.12 ft.
– Filter size 77mm
– 3 3/8 x 4 3/8 inches
– 34.4 oz
New features include dust and moisture-proofing, a focus hold button to lock in focus, a distance encoder (described above), ADI Flash Metering (also described above), and an internal focusing system that Sony says is 4 times faster than this model’s predecessor.
The Sony Vario Sonnar T* 16-35mm f/2.8 ZA SSM II lenssell for $2,248. The Sony Vario Sonnar T* 24-70mm f/2.8 ZA SM II willcost $2,098. Both models will be available from Adorama for in mid-June, but can be pre-ordered now. Orders will be shipped on a first-come, first-served basis. Credit cards will not be charged until orders are shipped.
