![]() It is an update of the G-range to provide lenses for Sony’s latest mirrorless E-mount cameras. GM – Gold (G) master (M) is Sony’s new highest-quality range of lenses. ![]() G – Gold (G) is Sony’s old highest-quality range of lenses. Fluoride is also lighter than regular glass. This is not glass, but transparent calcium fluoride, giving the lens a lower dispersion and less chromatic aberration. This means that you can easily wipe away water or oil-based grime from the lens.įE – Full (F) E-mount (E) lenses cover Sony’s full frame digital sensors.įL – Lenses that have a fluorite (FL) element in them. This type of lens features a glass element designed to reduce chromatic aberrations.į – Fluorine (F) coating provides a defence that reduces the lens’ ‘wettability’ and repels contaminants. Instead, lenses are designed to resolve different image sizes using Sony’s new ‘one mount’ system.ĮD – Extra-low (E) dispersion (D) glass. There is no physical difference between the full frame E-mount and APS-C-sized sensors. There is a crop mode setting that turns a full frame sensor into a cropped-sensor camera.Į – E-lenses are on Sony’s mirrorless cameras. Digital technology lenses can also be used on Sony’s full frame cameras. The motor is designed to quickly move heavy and large lens elements for faster autofocusing.ĭT – Digital (D) technology (T) can be found on lenses made for APS-C sensors. You won’t find this acronym on the side of a lens, but all G and GM lenses feature this coating.ĭDSSM – Direct (D) drive (D) supersonic (SS) wave motor (M) talks to the focusing motor. This reduces inter-element reflection and helps light transmission. This allows for smoother defocusing because of its optical characteristic.ĪR – The lens features Sony’s own ‘Anti-Reflective’ (AR) technology. This means you get a significant improvement in the lens rendering.ĪPD – An apodisation (APD) optical element collects less light at the edges. Sony has decided to discontinue the A-mount this year.ĪA – Advanced (A) Aspherical (A) lenses feature an extremely high thickness ratio between the center and the outer edges. Minolta had used the design of this mount since the 1980s. ![]() The A-mount lenses first appeared when Sony bought Minolta in 2006. It has a simple arrangement of the internal elements, a fast aperture, and will produce great contrast with little flare.Ī – A-mount lenses are designed to be used on Sony’s ‘Single Lens Translucent Cameras’ (SLTs). This name speaks to a specific construction of the lens. Sonnar – Sonnar lenses are the most common of these three options. This allows the lens to make wider apertures with sharpness all around the frame and little chromatic aberration. Planar lenses are known for their symmetrical layout where the aperture is in the middle, between the other elements. Planar – Almost every modern 50mm prime lens incorporates the Planar formula. There are only two Sony Zeiss Distagon lenses-the Sony Zeiss Distagon T* FE 35mm F1.4 ZA and the Sony α Carl Zeiss Distagon T* 24mm f/2 ZA SSM. These lenses can be heavy, as they are pretty complex. Or, Sony has its lens designs approved by Zeiss.ĭistagon – Distagon is Zeiss’ name for a formula to produce wide-angle lenses. Sony manufactures the lenses now, but the design still comes from Zeiss. Sony Zeiss Termsįirst of all, I will clear up any Sony Zeiss terms you may encounter. But we will not touch on Zeiss branded lenses in this list. ![]() Some of these acronyms are the same on Zeiss products. We will look at all the abbreviations provided by Sony in this list. From this information, I can tell that it is part of Sony’s highest-quality lens range (G) and that this lens has particular optical image stabilization (OSS). This information is surrounded by acronyms that tell us more about the lens’ properties. The most important information is the focal range and the aperture. Knowing the abbreviations will help considerably, especially with the compatibility and understanding of the Sony photographic range. You can usually find lens abbreviations in the product name, but you can also find them printed on the barrel of your lens. This is great for the customer, as it makes for quick and easy browsing through products. Lens abbreviations are an excellent way for companies to show off the features of their products in their names. Sony Lenses Explained: What are Lens Abbreviations?
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