LensTip.com

Lens review

Sony Carl Zeiss Vario Sonnar 24-70 mm f/2.8 T* SSM

Sony Carl Zeiss Vario Sonnar 24-70 mm f/2.8 T* SSM
14 September 2010
Arkadiusz Olech

1. Introduction

Originally posted 2008-02-06 on Optyczne.pl

Right before the PMA fairs, which took place from 31 January to 2 February 2008, the Sony company announced a launch of two new lenses. One of them was the Carl Zeiss Vario Sonnar 24-70 mm f/2.8 T* SSM. The launch of that lens was a clear sign that Sony decided to enter the full frame reflex cameras market and wants to fight for the interest of professional photographers. A fully professional lens with the field of view ranging from 84 to 34 degrees, excellent f/2.8 fastness, a housing made of high quality materials and an ultrasonic autofocus motor – these are features indispensable for any universal journalistic device.

The price of the lens, its weight, dimensions and, of course, the Zeiss brand name, promise a lot and raise standards very high. How the lens will fare in reality, though? As the Sony Poland company lent us the lens for testing purposes in fact more a dozen or so hours after its world-wide launch, we are able to answer this question very quickly. Happy reading!


Please Support Us

If you enjoy our reviews and articles, and you want us to continue our work please, support our website by donating through PayPal. The funds are going to be used for paying our editorial team, renting servers, and equipping our testing studio; only that way we will be able to continue providing you interesting content for free.

- - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - advertisement - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - -

- - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - -

You are also invited to get acquainted with our test procedure, described in the article "How do we test lenses?" If you feel it’s still not enough, please go to our FAQ section where you can find some further explanation.

Sony Carl Zeiss Vario Sonnar 24-70 mm f/2.8 T* SSM - Introduction