E 15mm F1.4 G

Released June 2022

An APS-C E-mount wide-angle prime with an F1.4 aperture, two linear autofocus motors and a switchable-click aperture ring.

Mount: Sony E
Focal length: 15 mm
Max aperture: f/1.4
Stabilisation: No
Weight: 219 g

Prime

What reviewers say

Both praise compact construction, quick quiet autofocus and the aperture controls, while criticising strong uncorrected barrel distortion and the price. Digital Camera World finds excellent sharpness across the frame at F1.4; Photography Blog finds softer wide-open centres and edges that benefit from stopping down. Both find little colour fringing and useful close focusing.

From photographyblog.com, photographyblog.com, photographyblog.com and digitalcameraworld.com

Specifications

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Optics

Lens type: Prime
Focal length: 15 mm
Maximum aperture: f/1.4
Minimum aperture: f/16
Optical construction: Thirteen elements in twelve groups
Special elements: Three aspherical elements, one ED glass element and one Super ED glass element
Diaphragm: Seven rounded blades
Angle of view: 87° APS-C

Mount and compatibility

Mounts: Sony E
Image circle: APS-C
Image circle detail: APS-C coverage; 22.5 mm equivalent field of view
Teleconverter support: Not compatible with SEL14TC or SEL20TC

Focus and stabilisation

Autofocus: Yes
Minimum focus distance: 0.17 m (manual focus)
Maximum magnification: 0.15× (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 0.20 m in AF or 0.17 m in MF; Linear Response MF
Magnification detail: Maximum magnification 0.12× in AF or 0.15× 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: 66.6 mm
Length: 69.5 mm
Weight: 219 g
Controls: Aperture ring with click on/off switch, AF/MF switch, manual-focus ring and one customisable focus-hold button; no aperture-ring lock
Weather resistance: Dust- and moisture-resistant design; not guaranteed completely dust- or moisture-proof
Dimensions detail: 66.6 mm maximum diameter × 69.5 mm length; internal focusing
Weight detail: Approximately 219 g lens; separate hood and caps excluded
Lens hood: ALC-SH171 petal bayonet hood
In the box: ALC-SH171 hood, ALC-F55S front cap and ALC-R1EM rear cap; no case listed
Release detail: Sony Hong Kong specified mid-June 2022 availability. Independent full reviews were authored by Photography Blog Mark Goldstein, testing ZV-E10, and Digital Camera World Matthew Richards, whose sample images identify Alpha 7R III. Their wide-open sharpness results differ. Sony specifies one ED plus one Super ED element, superseding Photography Blog’s two ED claim. This is a G lens, not the G Master designation used in parts of that review; its unconfirmed fluorine coating is omitted