Sony FE 14 mm f/1.8 GM review - Distortion

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Sony FE 14 mm f/1.8 GM

20 April 2021

Maciej Latałło

6. Distortion

An angle of view of 114 degrees is always a challenge when it comes to distortion correction. Several 14 mm lenses we've tested so far dealt with that aberration in different way. The Sigma A 1.8/14 fared the best, as it showed a negligible level of -0.24% on the smaller APS-C sensor and a bit higher value, that of -2.38%, on full frame.

The Samyang AF 14 mm f/2.8 FE performed weakly in this category for a change, not only having the worst results but also trying to improve the situation with introduction of moustache distortion.

In this category the Sony FE 14 mm f/1.8 GM is much closer to the good performance of the Sigma than to the weak one of the Samyang. On the smaller APS-C sensor there is slight barrel distortion amounting to -0.82%, and it increases to -2.25% after passing to full frame. Within the margin of error, such a result is virtually the same as that of the Sigma.

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To sum up we are very happy that Sony decided to correct distortion with the help of optics and they managed to do so in a successful way up to a point. What's more, we didn't notice any trace of moustache distortion, and that's another asset.