Sony FE 12-24mm f/2.8 GM Lens for Sony E with Capture One Pro Camera Bundle Prepaid Subscription (Coupon Code)

2025-03-11T08:00:36

My favourire lens. Great for travel photography, I use mostly for waterfalls pictures.

Katarzyna A.

2024-12-02T19:00:00

Probably THE most expensive lens in my arsenal. I had a off brand crop sensor 11-24mm that I was using for real estate. After slapping this lens on my camera and seeing what I've been losing (with the other lens), the price tag became a lot more digestible. Plus, with the trade-in trade-up, tax free, 36 month free financing, why not?

SkyMer

Originally posted at

2024-04-08T20:00:00

I have been using this lens now for the past few years and love it! I usually grab this lens when I am doing helicopter photo flights with others or just for personal use images for helicopter photo flights. The ability to quickly and smoothly zoom in and out from 12mm "all the way" 24mm with a short twist is great. For those that need / want to use drop in filters they are sold separately and used in the rear of the lens as the front element on this lens is INSANE. It's super bulbous and really sick (in a good way...). I love the constant F2.8 abilities though for the most part I will tend to stop down just a tiny bit for landscape. If you are a landscape photographer in any capacity, this is a killer lens to add to your collection. I personally am not into street photography though this would be a really killer lens to add to your collection if you are into those ultra wide angles or are shooting in really tight spaces. Tack sharp, killer quality, another unreal lens from the GM collection within Sony's growing line up!

InstaMauiMatt H.

Originally posted at

2023-07-23T20:00:00

Wow! This is a fantastic lens and I always have it with me!

KennyM

Originally posted at

2023-07-21T20:00:00

I brought 2 months ago , feel happy and satisfied .

SkTham

Originally posted at

2023-07-14T20:00:00

I am very happy with my purchase. Very good wide angle especially for landscape and fireworks. I will try out for more.

MeiMei

Originally posted at

2023-06-04T20:00:00

I used 16-35 Zeiss before, comparing with my new 12-24 GM , GM got a clear and sharp picture, excellent quality, just only more weight , I've already given 16-35 Zeiss to my nephew.

Thats W.

Originally posted at

2023-02-13T19:00:00

I absolutely adore this lens. It makes it had to look at another wide angle lens the same. 12-24 is perfect before going into the single digits of wide lenses and those get weird. When I go on my photo hikes I love the 12-24 for being able to get everything in the same shot whether it's photo or video. If I had to say one flaw of this is, it's not great for one handed vlogging gets kind of heavy for that.

Hajimeinc

Originally posted at

2022-05-01T20:00:00

I have several GM lenses such as 24mm GM 1.4, 35mm GM 1.4 and 70-200mm GM 2.8 II. I also used to have 24-70mm GM 2.8 but I sold that lens last year to buy the mark II version, which I currently preordered. Once the new 24-70mm GM 2.8 II arrives, it would complete the holy trinity of zoom lenses. I contemplated whether to get the 16-35mm GM 2.8 or 12-24mm GM 2.8 but I decided on the wider one because of 3 reasons. First, 12mm is super wide and I did not want to regret down the road wanting wider lens if I had bought the 16-35mm. Second, although 16-35mm GM 2.8 is significantly cheaper than the 12-24mm GM 2.8, 16-35 is pretty old now and it is ready for a mark II version. New 16-35mm needs to have XD linear motors for faster autofocus like the 12-24mm. At the same time I did not want to wait 1-2 more years for Sony to update the lens. Third, I love the look and the feel of the 12-24mm GM 2.8. Spherical front lens element makes adding filter difficult but I actually love the round look of the front glass. I mostly take portraits of children moving around so fast autofocus is important and this lens does just that. At 12mm, distortions are significant so I find myself trying something new to make the portrait work. I actually welcome this challenge because it forces me to be little more creative and the end result looks very different than my other portraits taken with more standard focal lengths. Since this is a zoom lens, 24mm is still available if you don?t want to deal with distortions that occur at 12mm. I sometimes take landscape and architectural photos with this lens also and I love how this camera is able to capture scenes other lenses cannot. Although this is not the best portrait lens, I often find myself putting 12-24mm on my A1 because the pictures look interesting and different. In general lens performs well and it is very sharp. Sharpness does struggle a bit in a low lighting especially when the subject is constantly moving at 12mm with lowest aperture setting possible. Lastly, once you start shooting 12mm, 16 mm will not seem wide enough. I sometimes wish that the lens was even wider than 12mm because I have become used to it.

PuffySheep

Originally posted at

2022-02-02T19:00:00

The best lens I ever owned. Very sharp even in the corner of the shot. The flare is beautiful. I use it in photography and also filmmaking.

Explore S.

Originally posted at

2022-01-09T07:23:23

Unlike other lenses we have there is no noticeable bending or distortion of the picture with this lens. We were both extremely impressed by that as well as the clarityof picture especially in low light. WOW!

Alyssa K.

2022-01-06T09:51:22

Quality and sharp photos!

PETER S.

2022-01-03T07:56:09

Do you like night landscapes? Get this lens

JAMES F.

2021-11-15T19:00:00

I bought last month.Outcome is good.easy to use.Still learning for more good photos

Chohan

Originally posted at

2021-10-12T20:00:00

The FE 12-24mm f2.8 takes you from wide to extremely wide with a bright constant f2.8 aperture. It?s a lens for those who want the best wide-angle performance I have a range of Sony?s premium lenses and I am very impress with Sony?s optics Extreme wide angle-of-view at 12mm focal length. Extensive weather sealing plus fluorine coating against moist and dust. I purchased thus lens for architectural photography and also use it for landscapes

BobRriach

Originally posted at

2021-09-03T20:00:00

No other better choice for a super wide zoom working at f 2.8 from 12mm to 24mm. It's extremely useful for interior design & architecture shooting. For outdoor and landscape, 16-35 would be a more reasonable option though.

teocw8my

Originally posted at

2021-07-19T08:31:34

Super sharp really fun lens. I also ordered the rota pola for it and it?s great for a lot of situations

Scott M.

2021-06-13T20:00:00

I bought the G Master 12-24mm to supplement my 24-70. I now own 4 G Master lenses and this one is by far the best - and my new favorite! Lines are straight and not curved all the way to the edges and photos are super sharp! Auto focus is awesome. Now if they would just give me a new 70-200 and 100-400 to equal this level of quality.

Fuzzball

Originally posted at

2021-05-24T08:59:16

I went storm chasing with this lens. When I compared my pics to my friends pics I captured the whole cloud structure with little distortion -- their pics weren't even close. Worth the $$$.

DAN C.

2021-05-22T20:00:00

Love the lens. Super sharp. Great color. Super Fast Focus. Cannot believe. Really need to bring out updated 24-70 & 70-200. They just cannot compete. They are like third party lenses compared to this one.

Toolman192

Originally posted at

2021-02-25T07:21:11

Phenomenal sharp ultrawide lens. Expensive, but worth it.

James F.

2021-02-10T07:35:48

Amazing field of view and clear as a bell.

James F.

2021-02-05T07:07:04

Love this lens, it's super sharp and it has the best focal length for real estate photography.

Karen A.

2021-02-01T13:18:34

Great dynamic range and sharpness throughout the wide focal range.

Justin N.

2020-11-18T11:55:43

Perfect for real estate video

MICHAEL M.

2020-09-17T20:00:00

Using this lens has been a joy. I used a 14mm prime before and it was just not wide enough. My real estate clients love the photos. This lens does a fantastic job in handling the flares when taking photos of the exteriors on a sunny day. This lens is super sharp even wide open at f2.8. The only gripes I have are the price ($3k!) and the distortion at 12mm which I expected with this lens and is correctable in post.

jloz

Originally posted at

2020-09-08T20:00:00

Perfect for interior real estate. Also, the best lens for landscape photography.

Ross_S

Originally posted at

2020-09-04T23:41:34

This is the nicest wide angle zoom I’ve ever used. Focus is tack sharp.

MARJI M.

2020-09-04T16:35:53

First I am only a Hobbyist, Second I went Sony in 2014 with the A7S because I did HDR at the time but in 6 mos I discovered the magic of Milky Way Photography. The wider and faster (f/) everyone craves to have. This Lens is the GOLD Standard for Low Light and Astro Milky Way as well as Ultra Wide Photography landscape. I did several Astro star captures and there is no coma (dove stars) everything near and far "AT Night" is Sharp and in focus. YES Expensive. If just starting there are other lenses that give the same performance to work with that cost less FE 1224 f/4 G and the E 1018 f/4 (works in full frame @12mm to 18mm but a 90 deg FOV @12mm) also the FE 1635 f/4 ZA (very sharp stars). After buying and using many NON Sony lenses after reviews that said THEY were great I found they were NOT. I sold those to buy this one. Six years of Star filled skies my Sony lenses were always the best, I have had many wasted nights with other lenses. Sony knows the limits of lenses, just stay Sony!!

Edwin G.

2020-09-04T08:52:12

Best lens I have ever owned. Truly a unicorn of a lens.

Aaron s.