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Sony FE 40mm f2.5 G Lens

Name: Sony FE 40mm f2.5 G Lens
Brand: Sony
SKU: 4548736130616
Price: 629.0 GBP
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Sony FE 40mm f/2.5 G Lens

Overview

The Sony FE 40mm f/2.5 G Lens is a compact, high-performance lens designed for full-frame E-mount cameras. This lens offers a versatile focal length that is ideal for a range of photographic and video applications, from street photography to portraits and close-ups. Its design prioritises portability and intuitive handling, making it a valuable addition to any photographer’s kit.

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Key Features

Compact and Lightweight

Small and Portable: Measuring just 1.8 inches in length and weighing 6.1 oz, this lens is compact and lightweight. It pairs well with both full-frame and APS-C bodies, making it a practical choice for everyday use and travel.

Superior Optical Performance

Three Aspherical Elements: The lens includes three aspherical elements that help to reduce spherical aberrations and distortions, ensuring sharp, uniform image quality across the frame.
Rounded 7-Blade Diaphragm: This feature contributes to a pleasing bokeh effect, enhancing the quality of out-of-focus areas for a more aesthetically pleasing image.

Fast and Accurate Autofocus

Dual Linear AF Motors: Equipped with two linear motors, the lens offers quick, accurate, and quiet autofocus performance. This system excels in tracking fast-moving subjects and is well-suited for video applications due to its minimal noise.
Internal Focus: The internal focusing design helps maintain the lens’s compact size and contributes to faster, more responsive focusing.

User-Friendly Controls

Customisable Focus Hold Button: Located on the lens barrel, this button can be customised for quick access to various functions, such as focus locking or setting adjustments.
AF/MF Switch: Easily switch between autofocus and manual focus modes with a dedicated switch on the lens barrel for seamless handling.
Physical Aperture Ring: A manual aperture ring with a de-click switch allows for smooth, silent aperture adjustments, beneficial for video work.

Impressive Close-Up Capability

Close-Up Performance: The lens has a minimum focusing distance of 9.8 inches (11 inches with autofocus) and offers a maximum magnification of 0.23x, making it suitable for detailed close-up shots.

Durable Design

Dust and Moisture Resistant: Built to withstand challenging conditions, the lens features a dust- and moisture-sealed design that ensures reliable performance in various environments.
Fluorine-Coated Front Element: The front element is coated with fluorine to resist dust, moisture, and fingerprints, and is easy to clean.

Matched Set of Compact Primes

The FE 40mm f/2.5 G Lens is part of a trio of compact prime lenses, including the FE 24mm f/2.8 and FE 50mm f/2.5 G lenses. Together, these lenses offer:

Cohesive Design: All three lenses feature a matching aluminium finish, similar styling, and a 49mm filter ring diameter.
Intuitive Handling: Each lens includes a manual aperture ring and other tactile controls for an enhanced shooting experience.
Stylish Finish: The lenses are designed with stylish focal length and aperture engravings, and come with matching metal lens hoods.

Specifications

Model Name: FE 40mm f/2.5 G
Mount Type: E-Mount/Full-Frame Format
Aperture Range: f/2.5 to f/22
Lens Elements: Three aspherical elements
Aperture Blades: 7 (Rounded)
Minimum Focusing Distance: 9.8 inches (11 inches with AF)
Maximum Magnification: 0.23x
Dimensions: 1.8 inches
Weight: 6.1 oz
Dust and Moisture Resistance: Yes

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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.