Sony FE 85mm f/1.4 GM II Lens

Sony FE 85mm f/1.4 GM II Overview

Sony has upgraded its most popular portrait prime with the FE 85mm f/1.4 GM II Lens, featuring faster autofocus, smoother bokeh, and video-friendly functionality. The lens' pleasing image quality is well-suited for stills and videos in portrait, event, and other shallow depth of field applications, delivering top-of-the-line G Master sharpness and bokeh quality.

Improved Optics with Smoother Bokeh

• Fast f/1.4 maximum aperture benefits working in difficult lighting conditions and offers a wealth of control over focus position when using shallow depth of field techniques.
• A Nano AR II Coating has been applied to reduce surface reflections, flare, and ghosting for increased contrast and color rendering in strong lighting conditions.

• Rounded 11-blade diaphragm enhances a pleasing bokeh quality when employing selective focus techniques.

• Two extra-low dispersion elements are featured in the lens design and help to reduce chromatic aberrations and color fringing for improved clarity and color neutrality.

Faster and More Accurate Autofocus

The FE 85mm F1.4 GM II’s AF is agile, maximizing the speed advantage of advanced camera bodies. For stills, it is up to 3 times faster compared to the previous model, tracking moving subjects with high precision. It keeps up flawlessly with the Alpha 9 III’s 120fps continuous shooting, and subject tracking performance is improved by as much as 7 times.

• The autofocus is controlled by an XD (extreme dynamic) linear motor that contributes to greatly improved focusing performance, compared to the DDSSM system of the predecessor, including faster, quieter, and more precise AF that's ideal for both video and stills.
• Faster AF means improved focusing when working with fast-moving subjects; support is available for shooting at up to 120 fps when used with the Sony a9 III mirrorless camera.
• Internal focusing design promotes snappier, more responsive focusing performance.

Improved Control and Video Capabilities

• Focus tracking is precise and smooth even at frame rates up to 120p.
• Focus breathing is further minimized, with added support for the Breathing Compensation function in select cine-line and Alpha cameras.
• Linear Response MF provides natural, intuitive manual focus control.
• The physical aperture ring can be de-clicked for smooth, silent aperture switching to benefit video applications.

Effective Cinematic Creation Features

For excellent movie creation at F1.4, the FE 85mm F1.4 GM II has an XD linear motor. Focus breathing is minimal, and in-body focus breathing compensation is supported. It has two customizable focus hold buttons and an AF/MF switch offers flexible operability, while an independent aperture ring and Linear Response MF focus control provide the kind of intuitive control that creative shooting demands.

Product Model Code: SEL85F14GM2