Sony FE 14mm F/1.8 GM lens

Phil Rudin · Issue 122, Sep/Oct 2021 · pp. 27–31

Products mentioned: Sony FE 14mm F/1.8 GM lens, Sigma 14mm F/1.8 DG HSM Art lens, Sony FE 12-24mm F/2.8 GM lens, Sony E 10-18mm F/4 OSS lens, Zen Underwater DP-230 dome port, Nauticam N100-N120 35.5mm port adapter II, Nauticam N-120 30mm extension ring, Nauticam NA-A1 housing, Sony A1 camera, Inon Z-330 flash, UW Technics TTL flash trigger, Megadap Nikon Z autofocus mount adapter, NiSi filter holder

Sony has a new compact ultra wide-angle very bright 14mm F/1.8 GM lens with stunning corner-to- corner resolution at all apertures. This ultra-wide rectilinear lens is designed for the Sony series full- frame sensor cameras and can be used with sensor stabilized cameras or without stabilization on Sony E-mount cameras. The 14mm F/1.8 has a 114° fixed angle of view on full frame Alpha series cameras making it an excellent ultra wide angle lens for underwater photography. Using the 14mm F/1.8 with the E-mount APS-C mirrorless cameras the equivalent focal length is 21mm. While this is a useful focal length the Sony-E series 10mm to 18mm F/4 OSS zoom lens would be more appropriate for underwater use with APS-C cameras using a smaller dome size. With a minimum focus distance of just 25cm (9.8 inches) the 14mm lens will focus all the way to the Zen Underwater DP-230 dome glass with a maximum r…