Sony FE 100mm F2.8 STF GM OSS

Sony FE 100mm F2.8 STF GM OSS Review

The Sony FE 100mm F2.8 STF GM OSS lens features an APD element to smooth out-of-focus highlights, and is certain to appeal to serious portrait photographers. Sony's G Master lens family has a new member in the form of the FE 100mm F2.8 STF GM OSS ($1,499.99). Like other GM lenses, it's designed for the high-resolution image sensors of today and tomorrow, but the 100mm F2.8 STF has a special trick up its sleeve. An integral apodization element cuts incoming light, smoothing out-of-focus highlights for a more pleasant background. Add in a close-focus mode that delivers 1:4 magnification and you get a versatile, albeit expensive, prime lens. It delivers extremely sharp images, but its light-gathering capability is compromised by the apodization element. It's a powerful tool for portraiture, but not the best choice to use in dim light. Design The 100mm F2.8 STF ($1,498.00 at Amazon) measures 4.7 by 3.4 inches (HD), weighs 1.5 pounds, and supports 72mm front filters. It's large compared with other lenses of this focal length, but balances well on full-frame Sony mirrorless bodies. Its barrel is tough polycarbonate, with a matching lens hood...

Sony FE 100mm f/2.8 STF GM OSS Lens Review

Do you like your image backgrounds to be rendered with high quality You should - backgrounds (and foregrounds) typically comprise a significant percentage of an image. Especially in this regard, the Sony FE 100mm f/2.8 STF GM OSS Lens is special.

Nearly perfect. Only downside is effective f5.6.

I like the 100mm/105mm focal length, personally I prefer it to 85mm. This lens is wonderful in every respect except the f/5.6 widest aperture can be limiting. If using natural light and it's cloudy you have to plan ahead a bit and if it's plain dull you have to decide whether to use the lens with...