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Sony FE 28-70mm f/3.5-5.6 OSS Lens

Name: Sony FE 28-70mm f/3.5-5.6 OSS Lens
Brand: Sony
SKU: 4905524956948
Price: 395.0 GBP
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Sony FE 28-70mm f/3.5-5.6 OSS Lens

Overview

The Sony FE 28-70mm f/3.5-5.6 OSS Lens is a versatile, full-frame E-mount zoom lens designed for everyday photography. Ideal for users seeking a compact and lightweight all-around zoom lens, this model offers a broad focal length range from wide-angle to portrait lengths. Its practical design and image quality make it a great choice for a variety of subjects and shooting situations.

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Key Features

Optical Design

One ED Element: Helps reduce chromatic aberrations and colour fringing for improved clarity and colour neutrality.
Three Aspherical Elements: Work to correct astigmatism, field curvature, coma, and other monochromatic aberrations, ensuring sharp, distortion-free images.
Rounded 7-Blade Diaphragm: Produces pleasing bokeh for selective focus techniques, enhancing the aesthetic quality of out-of-focus areas.

Autofocus and Stabilisation

Linear Autofocus Motor: Provides fast, responsive autofocus for both stills and video applications.
Internal Focus Mechanism: Maintains a consistent lens length during focusing, aiding in faster and more accurate autofocus.
Optical SteadyShot Image Stabilisation: Minimises camera shake, making it easier to capture sharp images at slower shutter speeds. This stabilisation can also be combined with select camera bodies' sensor-shift image stabilisation for enhanced control of camera blur.

Build and Handling

Dust and Moisture-Resistant Construction: Designed to withstand challenging environmental conditions, allowing reliable performance in various weather situations.
Rubberised Control Rings: Improve handling, especially in colder temperatures.

Specifications

Model Name: FE 28-70mm f/3.5-5.6 OSS
Mount Type: E-Mount/Full-Frame Format
Aperture Range: f/3.5-5.6 to f/22-36
Lens Elements: One ED element, Three Aspherical elements
Coatings: Standard coatings for reduced flare and ghosting
Autofocus System: Linear Motor
Focus Mechanism: Internal Focus
Image Stabilisation: Optical SteadyShot
Diaphragm Blades: 7 (Rounded)
Construction: Dust and Moisture-Resistant
Physical Dimensions: Compact and portable
Weight: Lightweight for easy handling

Additional Features

Versatile Focal Length: Covers a range from 28mm wide-angle to 70mm portrait lengths, suitable for various photographic needs.
Compact Design: Ideal for everyday use and travel, offering a balance of performance and portability.

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Understanding: Aperture

Aperture is the opening in a camera lens that controls how much light enters the camera. It's measured in f-stops like f/2.8 or f/8. Lower f-stop numbers mean wider openings, letting in more light and creating a shallow depth of field (blurry background). Higher f-stop numbers mean smaller openings, letting in less light and creating a larger depth of field (more of the scene in focus). Aperture also affects the quality of out-of-focus areas in the image (bokeh).

Understanding: Lens Types

Different lenses have different purposes to achieve different styles of images, some popular ones include:
Prime Lens: Fixed focal length, sharp images, great for portraits and dark settings.
Zoom Lens: Variable focal length, versatile for different shots and everyday use..
Wide-Angle Lens: Captures wide scenes like landscapes.
Telephoto Lens: Magnifies distant subjects, ideal for sports & wildlife.
Macro Lens: Perfect for close-up photography of small subjects.
Fisheye Lens: Ultra-wide perspective, creates unique images.

Understanding: Lens Mounts

Different camera brands use different lens mounts, which are like connectors that attach lenses to camera bodies. Each mount is specific to a particular brand and camera series. For example, Canon uses the EF and RF mounts, Nikon uses the F mount, Sony uses the E mount for its mirrorless cameras. These mounts dictate which lenses are compatible with which cameras. Some brands offer adapters to use lenses from other systems, but it's essential to ensure compatibility for proper functionality and autofocus performance.

Understanding: Manual and Autofocus

Manual focus and autofocus are two ways to adjust the sharpness of a camera lens. With manual focus, you turn a ring on the lens to bring the subject into focus yourself, giving you full control over what appears sharp in the image. Autofocus, on the other hand, relies on the camera's built-in technology to automatically adjust the focus for you, usually by detecting contrast or phase differences in the scene. Autofocus can be convenient, especially for fast-moving subjects or when you need to capture a quick shot, whereas manual focus allows for precise adjustments and creative control over the final image.