In this article I will be showing off the lab test photos from the NEW Sony FE 24-50mm f/2.8 G Lens w/ 100% Crops for your pixel peeping pleasure… I used the Sony A7C2 and I was shooting in RAW quality and Auto White Balance….
Please be sure to click on the photos for the larger view…
Distortion @ 20mm With and Without Lens Correction Applied
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Sharpness Pixel Peeping Testing…
Just so you know I had the lens correction applied for all the sharpness lab test photos below…
24mm Lab Scene w/ 100% Crops
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28mm Lab Scene w/ 100% Crops
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35mm Lab Scene w/ 100% Crops
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50mm Lab Scene w/ 100% Crops
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Minimum Focus Distance Test @ 50mm = 30cm or 11.8in
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Minimum Focus Distance Test @ 24mm = 19cm or 7.2in
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Closing Remarks
So in closing I will say the corner sharpness @ 50mm was a little bit soft at on the top left of the circuit board at f/2.8 in particular, but overall this lens is very sharp corner to corner at all focal lengths. In addition lens flaws like fringing are non existent which is nothing short of remarkable…
More to come in my full review and I appreciate you checking out this article! If you have any comments or questions, by all means ask away….
All the best, Jay
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