E 11mm F1.8

Released June 2022

An APS-C E-mount ultra-wide prime with two linear autofocus motors, close manual focusing and a focus-hold button.

Mount: Sony E
Focal length: 11 mm
Max aperture: f/1.8
Stabilisation: No
Weight: 181 g

Prime

What reviewers say

Both praise compact handling, quick quiet autofocus, useful close focusing and sharp images, while noting the lack of optical stabilisation. Photography Blog finds strong raw barrel distortion and substantial wide-open corner darkening; Amateur Photographer finds distortion and vignetting less troublesome in its practical images. Both find attractive background blur and some high-contrast colour fringing.

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Specifications

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Optics

Lens type: Prime
Focal length: 11 mm
Maximum aperture: f/1.8
Minimum aperture: f/16
Optical construction: Twelve elements in eleven groups
Special elements: Three aspherical elements and three ED glass elements
Diaphragm: Seven rounded blades
Angle of view: 104° APS-C

Mount and compatibility

Mounts: Sony E
Image circle: APS-C
Image circle detail: APS-C coverage; 16.5 mm equivalent field of view
Teleconverter support: Not compatible with SEL14TC or SEL20TC

Focus and stabilisation

Autofocus: Yes
Minimum focus distance: 0.12 m (manual focus)
Maximum magnification: 0.2× (manual focus)
Optical stabilisation: No
Autofocus detail: Two linear motors and internal focusing; maker does not designate these motors XD
Focus distance detail: Minimum focus 0.15 m in AF or 0.12 m in MF; Linear Response MF
Magnification detail: Maximum magnification 0.13× in AF or 0.20× in MF
Stabilisation detail: No optical stabilisation; compatible bodies provide stabilisation
Video features: Reduced focus breathing; breathing compensation requires a compatible camera, changes field of view and image quality slightly, and may not fully compensate breathing

Design

Dust and moisture resistant: Yes
Filter diameter: 55 mm
Maximum diameter: 66 mm
Length: 57.5 mm
Weight: 181 g
Controls: AF/MF switch, manual-focus ring and one customisable focus-hold button; no aperture ring
Weather resistance: Dust- and moisture-resistant design; not guaranteed completely dust- or moisture-proof
Dimensions detail: 66 mm maximum diameter × 57.5 mm length; internal focusing
Weight detail: Approximately 181 g lens; separate hood and caps excluded
Lens hood: ALC-SH170 petal bayonet hood
In the box: ALC-SH170 hood, ALC-F55S front cap and ALC-R1EM rear cap; no case listed
Release detail: Sony Hong Kong specified mid-June 2022 availability, earlier than the July release described in Amateur Photographer. Both independently authored full reviews used ZV-E10: Photography Blog Mark Goldstein and Amateur Photographer Amy Davies. Raw distortion and practical corrected-image impressions are distinguished. Maker diameter 66 mm and length 57.5 mm supersede their reversed order in Amateur Photographer. Unconfirmed fluorine coating in Photography Blog is omitted