Sony FE 24-70mm f/2.8 GM II Lens

• Significant improvements over previous model arriving as the smallest and lightest G Master f/2.8 zoom ever created
• Ultra fast, precise and quiet focusing with four XD linear motors, ideal for up to 30fps burst photos and video recording
• A new optical design delivers ultra-high resolution and edge to edge sharpness which rivals the best prime lenses
• 11-bladed aperture design renders beautiful bokeh and smooth out of focus areas without onion rings
• Excellent video lens showing minimal focus breathing and significantly improved focus tracking while zooming

Key Features

• The world’s smallest and lightest G Master f/2.8 standard zoom lens
• 191g lighter and around 18% more compact than previous model
• Ultra fast, precise and quiet AF with four XD (Extreme Dynamic) linear focus motors
• Significantly improved focus tracking while zooming
• Ultra-high resolution from a new G Master optical formula rivalling prime lenses
• Nano AR Coating II provides even better flare and ghosting control
• Ideal for video with reduced focus breathing and linear response MF
• 11-bladed round aperture design renders beautiful bokeh with controlled onion rings
• Minimum focus distance of 0.21m – 0.3m with 0.32x magnification
• Reliable dust and moisture sealing, Fluorine coating and new lens hood

Sony FE 24-70mm f/2.8 GM II Lens Summary

The second generation Sony FE 24-70mm f/2.8 GM II Lens arrives hot on the heels of the , as the second G Master zoom to be updated. Not only is it significantly smaller and lighter than its 2016 predecessor, but packs four XD linear focus motors for tenacious AF performance when shooting both stills and video. High resolution, edge to edge sharpness rivals even the best prime  while an 11-bladed aperture renders gorgeous rounded bokeh with smooth out of focus areas.

As one of the most versatile professional zoom lenses for full-frame  this is a workhorse suited to everything from portraits and landscape photography to weddings, wildlife and moviemaking. It’s these subjects which inspired the mark II design, resulting in a new standard zoom, which is 191g lighter with around 18% less mass than the previous generation. The XD linear motors are extremely effective with fast and quiet autofocus and tenacious tracking for video and stills at up to 30fps burst rates, which the flagship  delivers.

Sample 1: Mounted on the  focal length 24mm. Camera settings: 1/200sec. f/4. ISO 500.