Sony FE 14mm f/1.8 GM Lens

Combining an ultra-wide focal length with a notably bright aperture, the Sony FE 14mm f/1.8 GM is a swift and versatile lens designed for landscapes, nature, architecture, and astrophotography. Its expansive wide-angle view, paired with an f/1.8 maximum aperture, ensures outstanding low-light capability, while its compact size offers portability and flexibility for everything from casual everyday shooting to carefully composed architectural work.

Fast Design and Refined Optics

As a G Master lens, the Sony FE 14mm f/1.8 prioritizes exceptional optical performance, balancing sharpness and bokeh quality for flexibility across various subject distances and apertures. Its design incorporates two extreme aspherical (XA) elements and one standard aspherical element, delivering high resolution even at the wide-open f/1.8 aperture. These elements offer precise surface accuracy to effectively control astigmatism, field curvature, coma, distortion, and other aberrations, ensuring accurate rendering with minimal distortion. The integration of aspherical elements and advanced focusing motors results in a compact, lightweight build uncommon for ultra-wide lenses. The lens also features one Super ED and two extra-low dispersion elements to minimize chromatic aberrations and color fringing, enhancing clarity and color fidelity. Additionally, Nano AR Coating II reduces reflections, flare, and ghosting, improving contrast and color reproduction in challenging lighting, especially on larger curved elements, by effectively limiting internal reflections.

Excels in Low-Light Conditions

Unusually large for an ultra-wide lens, the f/1.8 maximum aperture enhances low-light shooting, making it ideal for astrophotography and timelapses that demand faster shutter speeds. The optical design is optimized for wide-open use, with high-curvature XA elements that reduce sagittal flare, delivering cleaner and more precise reproduction of night skies and point light sources.

Fast and Precise Focusing

The XD Linear Motor system employs two distinct motors to deliver fast, silent, and accurate autofocus and tracking. This setup also enhances manual focus precision with natural Linear Response control, and an AF/MF switch on the lens barrel allows quick switching between focus modes. The internal focusing mechanism ensures rapid focus adjustments while keeping the lens length constant during use. With a minimum focusing distance of 25cm, this lens excels at dynamic close-up shots. Despite its ultra-wide angle, the combination of a close focusing range and a bright maximum aperture enables shallow depth-of-field effects, isolating subjects against a smoothly blurred background.

Reliable Construction

In addition to exceptional optics, G Master lenses are recognized for their robust and reliable construction, featuring extensive weather sealing and user-friendly designs. The Sony FE 14mm f/1.8 stands out with its exceptionally compact and lightweight build, measuring 83 x 99.8mm and weighing about 460g Its physical aperture ring can be de-clicked for smooth, silent adjustments, ideal for video work, and includes a locking “A” setting for automated exposure control. A focus hold button on the barrel offers quick tactile access to customizable functions. The integrated petal-shaped lens hood minimizes stray light to reduce flare while providing added protection for the front element.

The lens features a rear filter holder integrated into the lens mount, compatible with cut gel filters, and includes a filter cutting template for convenience. Its dust- and moisture-sealed construction enables reliable use in challenging weather, while rubberized control rings improve grip in cold conditions. Both front and rear elements are coated with a fluorine layer that repels dust, moisture, and fingerprints, making cleaning effortless.