Sony launches 100mm F2.8 STF GM and 85mm F1.8 Prime Lenses

New 100mm F2.8 STF G Master and FE 85mm F1.8 Telephoto Prime Lenses are compatible with Full Frame E mount, is the best choice for you like portraits with many advantages such as beautiful bokeh, low image distortion, compact, lightweight along with with considerably differ prices, Sony offers options for both the premium and newbie segment with a reasonable cost. 

Sony FE 100mm F2.8 STF GM OSS

Newest member in G Master line also features basic support for cameras with high resolution, designed to create a very smooth and beautiful bokeh.

This lens is resistant to dust and water splash can operate in harsh environments. Lenses made from metal with aperture ring and it features a newly designed 11-bladed aperture and a unique optical apodization lens element. Additionally, a Nano AR coating has also been applied to reduce lens flare and ghosting for greater contrast and color fidelity when working in strong lighting conditions. 

Similar to a neutral density filter that increases in density towards the edges, the apodization element creates beautiful transitions of in-focus to out-of-focus areas within an image, making for exceptionally soft, smooth bokeh that adds depth and dimensionality.

This new 100mm f/2.8 features Smooth Trans Focus technology, which uses an apodization filter to realize notably smooth bokeh with rounded out-of-focus highlights in both the foreground and background. A ring-switch permits selecting between two focusing ranges, including a dedicated close-up range for working with subjects as close as 1.9′ away with a 0.25x maximum magnification.

The new Sony FE 100mm f/2.8 STF GM OSS price is $1,498 USD, currently listed on the B&HPhoto store and will start shipping in March 2017.

Sony FE 85mm F1.8 Lens

This is a mid-telephoto prime lens has a compact and lightweight body designed for full-frame E-mount mirrorless cameras. The maximum aperture of f/1.8 benefit its use in low-light conditions and also affords extensive control over depth of field when working with selective focus techniques. 

The new prime lens features a 9-bladed circular aperture mechanism that ensures smooth, natural looking bokeh, and a double linear motor system to allow for fast, precise and quiet focusing. The double linear AF motor itself affords quick, quiet, and smooth focusing performance, and this motor also offers snappy manual focus performance for fine-tuned control. There is a smooth, responsive focus ring and AF/MF switch and the lens is also dust and moisture resistant.

The new Sony FE 85mm F1.8 price is set to $598 USD, which also listed on the B&HPhoto store and will start shipping in March 2017.