Digital Camera World - UK (2020-04)

K i t Z o n e

Features

Build & handling

Performance

Value

Overall

126 DIGITAL CAMERA^ APRIL 2020 http://www.digitalcameraworld.com

ony has served up some

scintillating full-frame

mirrorless cameras over the

last few years, but the 28-70mm

kit lens fails to get the most out of them.

By contrast, the 24-70mm G Master lens

delivers superb sharpness, along with

particularly beautiful bokeh for a standard

zoom. The flipside is that the G Master

is very pricey. (Now launching in

Sony E-mount fit, the Sigma 24-70mm f/2.8

DG DN Art promises to be a real money-

saver at around half the price.)

The kit lenses from Fujifilm and Olympus

both feature a retractable design with a

motorised zoom mechanism. They also

both deliver decent performance but the

more upmarket Fujifilm XF16-55mm f/2.8

and Olympus 12-40mm f/2.8 Pro represent

significant upgrades in handling and

image quality, as well as a desirable

constant f/2.8 aperture rating. The same

goes for the Panasonic 12-60mm f/2.8-4

OIS over the 12-32mm kit lens: you get

upgraded to a massive zoom range

complete with the retention of optical

stabilisation and superb image quality.

In a nutshell, the upgrade

lenses are well worth

the extra outlay.

S

Group Test Standard zooms

Sony is the

master of all

The quality of its FE 24-70mm

f/2.8 G Master gives it top billing

Fujinon

XC15-45mm

f/3.5-5.6 OIS PZ

Fujinon

XF16-55mm

f/2.8 R LM WR

M.Zuiko Digital

ED 14-42mm

f/3.5-5.6 EZ

M.Zuiko Digital

ED 12-40mm

f/2.8 Pro

Panasonic

12-32mm

f/3.5-5.6 Asph

Mega OIS

Panasonic Leica

G 12-60mm

f/2.8-4 Asph

Power OIS

Sony FE

28-70mm

f/3.5-5.6 OSS

Sony FE

24-70mm f/2.8

G Master

Contact http://www.fujifilm.

co.uk

http://www.fujifilm.

co.uk

http://www.olympus.

co.uk

http://www.olympus.

co.uk

http://www.panasonic.

com/uk

http://www.panasonic.

com/uk

http://www.sony.co.uk http://www.sony.co.uk

Street price (UK, USA) £229/$299 £949/$1,199 £255/$224 £699/$849 £259/$317 £799/$898 £395/$398 £1,799/$2,198

Full-frame compatible No No No No No No Yes Yes

Equivalent focal length 22.5-67.5mm 24-82.5mm 28-84mm 24-80mm 24-64mm 24-120mm 42-105mm 36-105mm

Elements/groups 10 / 9 17 / 12 8 / 7 14 / 9 8 / 7 14 / 12 9 / 8 18 / 13

Diaphragm 7 blades 9 blades 5 blades 7 blades 7 blades 9 blades 7 blades 9 blades

Optical stabiliser 3-stop None None None 3-stop 3-stop 3-stop None

Zoom type Powered Manual Powered Manual Manual Manual Manual Manual

Autofocus type Stepping motor Stepping motor Stepping motor Stepping motor Stepping motor Stepping motor Stepping motor Stepping motor

Focus ring coupling Electronic Electronic Electronic Electronic None (AF only) Electronic Electronic Electronic

Min focus distance 0.13-0.35m 0.3-0.4m 0.2m 0.2m 0.2-0.3m 0.2-0.24m 0.3-0.45m 0.38m

Max reproduction ratio 0.24x 0.16x 0.23x 0.3x 0.13x 0.3x 0.19x 0.24x

Focus distance scale No No No No No No No No

Retractable YesNoYesNoYesNoNoNo

Filter size 52mm 77mm 37mm 62mm 37mm 62mm 55mm 82mm

Supplied accessories None Hood, wrap None Hood, pouch None Hood, pouch Hood Hood, pouch

Dimensions (dia x

length)

63 x 44mm 84 x 106mm 61 x 23mm 70 x 84mm 56 x 24mm 68 x 86mm 73 x 83mm 88 x 136mm

Weight 135g 655g 93g 382g 70g 320g 295g 886g

How the

lenses

compare

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