Sony FE 20-70 mm F4 G | G Full-frame Standard Zoom Lens (SEL2070G) Black

The perfect walk around lens for travel and landscape photography. The 20mm wide end is very useful for landscapes and 70mm giving enough tele too. Optically it is perfect (enough) even on my a7RV.Given the features, compact size and light weight, it’s a great lens. It won’t replace a bag of primes, but a bag of primes won’t replace this either.

By buying a week before so-called 'Black Friday' I got Amazon's voucher to match Sony's cashback (instant no waiting a month and more for a refund) and a better price than their Black Friday discount. Paid under £1000 including VAT which I can reclaim (no grey imports for me thanks). Had already tested this lens for my Cameracraft magazine, and knew it's a superb bit of versatile glass. Not the smallest with 72mm filters etc but performance wise pays off. Compared to 17-50mm f/4 Tamron, and found it has much better flare resistance and the close-up function at 70mm is much cleaner. Used with A7RIV and A7IV.

Lovely lens. This is the ideal focal length zoom for me: 20mm to 70mm for a full frame Sony a7C 11 camera.I have used Canon cameras and L series lenses for years and this feels nearly as good as a Canon L. Probably is as good, I’m just familiar with Canon.Very pleased with this Sony lens

The lenses arrived as a used condition and were missing accessories.

With most mobile phones having great wide angle lens a normal 24mm to 70mm isn't going to compete. This lens covers most wide angle shots while giving a reasonable telehoto for most situations. Of range normally comes at the price of quality but not in this case. Stunning results.

I acknowledge that a 20-70mm lens must be a challenge to get right, even at f4. And there are plenty of good reviews of this lens. But my copy was pretty awful. Yes, it was very sharp in and near the centre at all focal lengths. But anywhere near the right hand edge, it was simply awful from 28mm to 60mm, eg most of the focal range. I don't mean a little less sharp than it could have been, I mean awful. And awful even at f8! Unfortunately Amazon don't seem to give you an option to send it back and get sent a replacement at the same price.So if you buy one of these, test it at all focal lengths and check it across the image. Hopefully you'll be luckier than me.Update: got a second copy from another retailer, but had very similar issues around the same focal lengths, except the problem was on the other side! But the problem was much less noticeable, so from my limited sample of two, there is obviously a bit of sample variation going on. It does look like the lens may have been designed to be at its best at both ends of the focal length, and less good in the middle.

Sul mio canale ho fatto un video di questa lente con la Sony Zve1 se vi interessa. Cercate lbprojekt su YouTube e lo trovate.Detto questo penso che raramente si possa usare il termine per una lente ma cosa volete che vi dica...non ha difetti. Usata nel mondo reale e lasciando stare i stupidi test da laboratorio che vanno a cercare il pelo nell'uovo questa è semplicemente una lente perfetta. È nitidissima e in video si vede. Fa una bella stella già a f4. Ha un ottima capacità macro sia a 20mm che a 70mm. Fa un bel bokeh grazie alle 9 lamelle. Non fa flare. Pesa relativamente poco. Si, manca la stabilizzazione ma ho fatto diverse prove e fino a 35mm tiene. Dopo anche quelle stabilizzate cedono...non crediate che il 24-105 regga la stabilizzazione mentre si cammina a 105mm... purtroppo no. Quindi è una lente divertente da usare. Questo tipo di focale è esattamente quella più usata se dovete andare a fare viaggi in altri posti e con solo questa lente credetemi che siete apposto. Si merita 5 stelle perché se uno pensa di dover tirare tutti sti soldi almeno sa che avrà un prodotto in mano fatto con tutti i crismi

Un objetivo muy polivalente, tener esos 20mm en un zoom que llega hasta 70mm es un puntazo, que encima. 70mm es una lente casi macro.. otro puntazo. Muy ligero y compacto, muy agradable de manejar. Ahora hacer un zoom de estas características tiene sus contras, si tiras en raw la distorsión en 20mm es monstruosa, en jpg la cámara lo corrige bastante y aún así algo se nota. La nitidez a F4 es excelente en el centro hasta 50mm, a 70mm F4 la nitidez baja muchísimo, a F4,5 ya es mucho más nítido, pero es cerrar a f5,6 y ahí alcanza una nitidez espectacular. Es un objetivo ideal para viajes con el pero que para retrato se queda muy justo, disparar a 70mm f4,5 para tener buena nitidez el desenfoque que da no es ideal, Para todo lo demás cumple sobradamente.

Ich nutze das Objektiv an meinen beiden Sony Vollformatkameras (A7R V und A7C). Das Objektiv wird in diversen Tests hochgelobt für seine exzellenten Abbildungsleistungen, was ich absolut bestätigen kann. Bereits mit Offenblende werden extrem gute Schärfeleistungen erreicht, auch in den äußeren Randbereichen. Probleme mit CA's konnte ich bislang nicht feststellen. Im direkten Vergleich mit dem ebenfalls sehr guten Sony 24-105 mm f4 G (SEL24105G) hat das 20-70 mm klare Vorteile hinsichtlich Schärfeleistung in den weitwinkligen Brennweiten, obwohl auch das SEL24105G hier nicht schlecht war. In den Telebrennweiten ist das SEL24105G etwas besser, aber die Unterschiede sind hier marginal und zu vernachlässigen.Unterm Strich ein tolles Objektiv, welches eindrucksvoll zeigt, was heutzutage möglich ist, auch an einer hochauflösenden 61 Megapixelkamera. Die Abbildungsleistungen bewegen sich auf dem Niveau guter Festbrennweiten. Dazu ist es kompakter und rund 200 g leichter als das SEL24105G. Ein tolles Immerdrauf. Da die A7R V einen APS-C Modus mit immer noch 24 Megapixeln bietet, kommt man auf effektiv 105 mm Brennweite, insofern vermisse ich nichts und werde wahrscheinlich das SEL24105G verkaufen.Hinsichtlich Design, Haptik und Verarbeitung gibt es übrigens keinerlei Unterschiede zu den G-Master Objektiven. Leider ist das Filtergewinde aus Kunststoff - wie bei fast allen neueren Sony Objektiven.

Super objectif très compact et légerLa distance minimal de mise au point au 70mm est vraiment un régal pour faire des plan qui change

First Sony G lens i have bought. no regrets perfect lens for me on the sony a7 iv. Its a full frame lens works great as well on the Sony 6700.