Three aspherical elements and one ED glass element
Diaphragm
Seven rounded blades
Angle of view
75°–34° full frame; 54°–23° APS-C
Mount and compatibility
Mounts
Sony E
Image circle
Full frame
Image circle detail
Full-frame coverage; 42–105 mm equivalent field of view on APS-C
Teleconverter support
Not compatible with SEL14TC or SEL20TC
Focus and stabilisation
Autofocus
Yes
Minimum focus distance
0.3 m
Maximum magnification
0.19×
Optical stabilisation
Yes
Autofocus detail
Linear motor; AF during zooming and up to 120 fps AF/AE tracking with compatible cameras. Sony internal measurements; continuous speed depends on conditions and is slower in AF-C
Focus distance detail
Minimum focus 0.3 m at wide angle and 0.45 m at telephoto
Stabilisation detail
Optical SteadyShot; coordinated body/lens stabilisation and Active mode support depend on camera compatibility. No lens-only stop rating published
Video features
Breathing compensation supported on compatible cameras; enabling it slightly changes field of view and image quality and may not completely compensate breathing
Design
Dust and moisture resistant
Yes
Filter diameter
55 mm
Maximum diameter
72.5 mm
Length
83 mm
Weight
293 g
Controls
Zoom and manual-focus rings; focus mode and stabilisation selected on the camera; no aperture ring, switches or buttons
Zoom design
Manual zoom with small changes in overall length
Filter detail
55 mm front filter thread
Weather resistance
Dust- and moisture-resistant design; not guaranteed completely dust- or moisture-proof
Weight detail
Approximately 293 g lens; separate hood and caps excluded
Lens hood
ALC-SH132 petal bayonet hood
In the box
ALC-SH132 hood, ALC-F55S front cap and ALC-R1EM rear cap; no case listed
Release detail
Sony Australia specified mid-January 2026, ahead of Europe and North America February 2026; main date uses January month precision. One qualifying full exact review read: Bryan Carnathan, The Digital Picture, retail-sourced lens, April 2026. Sony Alpha Blog explicitly reuses original-version optical testing and Ken Rockwell redirects performance to original-version testing, so neither is counted as a second independent exact-model test; review summary omitted. Unverified fluorine coating and switch-gasket assertions in The Digital Picture omitted because absent from the read exact Sony specification/feature pages
