{"id":126139,"date":"2021-03-17T08:48:40","date_gmt":"2021-03-17T08:48:40","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.techweekmag.com\/?p=126139"},"modified":"2024-02-28T08:32:30","modified_gmt":"2024-02-28T08:32:30","slug":"sony-introduces-fe-50mm-f1-2-gm","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.stereoindex.com\/tech\/photo\/sony-introduces-fe-50mm-f1-2-gm\/","title":{"rendered":"Sony introduces FE 50mm f1.2 GM"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><span>Despite the fact that rumors about the upcoming release of a new 50-ruble lens from\u00a0<\/span><strong><span>Sony<\/span><\/strong><span>\u00a0have\u00a0persistently appeared on the network\u00a0, we decided to wait for the official release, and then take a closer look at the new product. So here we go: the\u00a0<\/span><strong><span>Sony FE 50mm f \/ 1.2 GM is\u00a0<\/span><\/strong><span>officially<\/span><span>\u00a0unveiled.\u00a0This is a Sony E-mount G-Master lens, specially designed for full frame mirrorless models and featuring the widest f \/ 1.2 aperture in the entire Sony lens range.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span>In 2021, the\u00a0Sony FE 35mm F \/ 1.4 GM high-aperture fixture\u00a0was\u00a0<\/span><span>announced<\/span><span>\u00a0during the virtual CES exhibition, today it&#8217;s time for the classics.\u00a0The fifty is usually in every photographer&#8217;s backpack, and the FE 50mm f \/ 1.2 GM closes the gap in the G-Master series, which now looks fuller.\u00a0By the way, about the backpack &#8211; the novelty weighs 778 g, has a diameter of 87 mm and a length of 108 mm, so it won&#8217;t take up much space in a backpack.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><iframe loading=\"lazy\" title=\"XD Linear Motor | FE 50mm F1.2 GM | Sony | Lens\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/D4kLPs5S4oE?feature=oembed\" width=\"920\" height=\"518\" frameborder=\"0\" allowfullscreen=\"allowfullscreen\"><\/iframe><\/p>\n<p>The new Sony 50mm f \/ 1.2 G-Master looks like this:<\/p>\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><\/figure>\n<p>This lens is quite compact.<\/p>\n<p>\u201c\u00a0<em>We are delighted to present our 60th E-mount lens: the Sony FE 50mm F \/ 1.2 GM, which brings a new level of expression and usability to photography and video.\u00a0The Sony FE 50mm F \/ 1.2 GM, our first F1.2 lens for the \u03b1 (Alpha) brand, was designed without compromise to meet the changing needs of today&#8217;s content creators<\/em>\u00a0, \u201dsaid Vice President, Products &amp; Imaging Solutions, Americas Sony Electronics Neil Manowitz.<\/p>\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"wp-image-193226 td-animation-stack-type0-2\" src=\"https:\/\/www.stereoindex.com\/tech\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/03\/D180D180.jpg\" \/><\/figure>\n<p>The lens also has an 11 blade circular aperture.\u00a0The minimum focusing distance is 40 centimeters.\u00a0The maximum magnification is 0.17x.<\/p>\n<p>The manufacturer reports that the Sony 50mm f \/ 1.2 G-Master keeps subjects in focus without error, even at shallow depth of field.\u00a0This is possible thanks to four linear autofocus (XD) drives.\u00a0Autofocus works when shooting 4K video with human eye tracking.<\/p>\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><\/figure>\n<p>The Sony 50mm F \/ 1.2 G-Master weighs 778 grams.\u00a0Length &#8211; 108 mm.\u00a0Filter diameter &#8211; 72 mm.\u00a0The optics housing is protected from water and dust.\u00a0It is made of magnesium alloy.<\/p>\n<p>The price of the new lens is $ 1999. It should appear on sale in the month of May 2021.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Despite the fact that rumors about the upcoming release of a new 50-ruble lens from\u00a0Sony\u00a0have\u00a0persistently appeared on the network\u00a0, we decided to wait for the official release, and then take a closer look at the new product. So here we go: the\u00a0Sony FE 50mm f \/ 1.2 GM is\u00a0officially\u00a0unveiled.\u00a0This is a Sony E-mount G-Master lens, [&hellip;] <a class=\"g1-link g1-link-more\" href=\"https:\/\/www.stereoindex.com\/tech\/photo\/sony-introduces-fe-50mm-f1-2-gm\/\">More<\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":10404,"featured_media":126140,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[651],"tags":[779],"class_list":{"0":"post-126139","1":"post","2":"type-post","3":"status-publish","4":"format-standard","5":"has-post-thumbnail","7":"category-photo","8":"tag-news"},"acf":[],"aioseo_notices":[],"amp_enabled":true,"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.stereoindex.com\/tech\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/126139","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.stereoindex.com\/tech\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.stereoindex.com\/tech\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.stereoindex.com\/tech\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/10404"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.stereoindex.com\/tech\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=126139"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.stereoindex.com\/tech\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/126139\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.stereoindex.com\/tech\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/126140"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.stereoindex.com\/tech\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=126139"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.stereoindex.com\/tech\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=126139"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.stereoindex.com\/tech\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=126139"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}