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title: "FE 85mm f/1.4 GM Lens"
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# Ultra-wide f/1.4 aperture for stunning bokeh 85mm prime telephoto lens Dust & moisture resistant build FE 85mm f/1.4 GM Lens

**Brand:** sony
**Price:** 402815 kr
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## Summary

> 📸 Elevate your portrait game with Sony’s ultimate 85mm f/1.4 masterpiece!

## Quick Answers

- **What is this?** FE 85mm f/1.4 GM Lens by sony
- **How much does it cost?** 402815 kr with free shipping
- **Is it available?** Yes, in stock and ready to ship
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## Best For

- sony enthusiasts

## Why This Product

- Trusted sony brand quality
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## Key Features

- • **Gorgeous Cinematic Bokeh:** 11-blade circular aperture crafts creamy, soft backgrounds that make your subject pop effortlessly.
- • **Robust Pro-Grade Durability:** Dust and moisture resistant design keeps you shooting confidently in challenging environments.
- • **Unmatched Optical Precision:** XA element with 0.01-micron surface accuracy delivers razor-sharp detail corner-to-corner.
- • **Consistent Low-Light Mastery:** Constant f/1.4 aperture ensures perfect exposure and depth control in any lighting scenario.
- • **Seamless Autofocus Performance:** Linear SSM focus system offers fast, accurate AF with minimal noise—perfect for professional workflows.

## Overview

The Sony FE 85mm f/1.4 GM is a premium full-frame E-mount prime lens engineered for professionals seeking unparalleled sharpness and stunning bokeh. Featuring an extreme aspherical (XA) element with ultra-precise surface accuracy, an 11-blade circular aperture, and a fast linear SSM autofocus system, it delivers exceptional image quality and smooth background defocus. Its dust and moisture resistant construction ensures reliability in demanding conditions, making it a top choice for portrait, wedding, and low-light photography.

## Description

Designed to achieve 50 line pairs/mm resolving powerIt is not easy to achieve spatial frequency of 50 lines pairs per millimeter at a lens's widest aperture, but that is Sony's baseline for G Master design. Unprecedented resolution and other demanding design parameters yield outstanding reproduction of the most detailed subjects and scenes with superior contrast throughout every frame. G Master resolution is simply the highest in its class.Previously unattainable surface precisionBuilt with three aspherical elements including a newly developed and essential ingredient for astonishing resolution – is a new XA (extreme aspherical) lens element with better that 0.01–micron surface precision. The extremely precise XA element reduces aberration and delivers the ultimate resolution throughout the entire zoom range and aperture range, as well as from corner to corner of all image files.Constant F1.4 max aperture maintains exposure and depth of fieldConstant F1.4 max aperture maintains exposure and depth of field regardless of the focal range you choose to zoom to. When changing your aperture to defocus the background, the areas out of the focal plane appear blurred. This ‘bokeh’ effect of the blurred background can be enhanced with circular aperture blades used in this lens.11–blade circular aperture contributes to gorgeous bokehComplementing the performance of the XA element are the first 11–blade circular aperture ever implemented in an a lens, and exacting spherical aberration adjustment for each individual lens. The result is enchantingly soft–edged bokeh that is a hallmark of the Sony G Master series.When changing your aperture to defocus the background, the light sources appear blurred. This ‘bokeh’ effect of the blurred background can be enhanced with circular aperture blades used in this lens.

Review: Best Lens I've Ever Used. - I am appalled by reading the first handful of reviews on this lens -- a product that I labored over pre-ordering having used and loved the Zeiss Batis 85mm. At the end of the day, I've tried every one of Sony's best lenses and found that in aggregate, my favorite images come out of the 90mm G-Macro (that is prior to owning this lens). Even when compared to the Batis, with the trademark Zeiss warmth, micro-contrast and spiraling background bokeh -- the colors, sharpness, detail and overall beauty was better on the 90mm Sony. Understanding the technology that went into this lens and the trust in Sony visual products above all else, I took a chance and I've never been happier with any camera product than with this lens. The bokeh/sharpness juxtaposition is outstanding. With minimal effort, you can get OOC images that are spectacular. Overall, easily better than the Batis. For the first three reviewers on this page, go buy the Zeiss Batis 85mm. It's built to be an autofocus lens. Literally it has fewer features than any of my owned Sony lenses and is really really easy to get great OOC portraits or other shots from. The problem -- it's focal distance is pretty far from the subject and while the autofocus is lightning quick (though IMO not meaningfully quicker than this lens, which adds to the puzzling read of the previous reviews) it's prone to over emphasizing one element because of the speed and focal distance concerns -- meaning you'd have to bump the aperture up to 2.8 or whatever you think you can point-and-shoot if that's your goal. Realistically though, why are you getting a $1200 autofocus Zeiss lens? If you want a camera that takes effortless pictures without you doing anything then why even on a Sony a7rII or sII that would even be able to stand with a lens like this? Sony's products are for perfectionists, they allow for total control, have the best full-frame sensors in the world (Canon and Nikon flagship pro cameras use Sony sensors...) and now their glass is better than anything I've ever seen. If you want total control, thoughtful innovation (click-aperture ring is not only amazing but also dead silent in video post processing...) and products from a company that designs the most important visual elements for the world's most recognizable companies then you are crazy not to be using Sony's a7r/sII and these lenses. If you want something to shoot a soccer game or have some colorful 1080 video without having to think or be artistic about it -- listen to these first three reviews. If you care about your images and are obsessive about quality and detail, you will feel like this lens (and probably the other two G-master's though I haven't used them) was custom made for you. To support, here's a casual shot I took leaving a studio earlier today -- simply holding the camera and liked the backdrop. If you can get image quality like this effortlessly, what else do you need?
Review: Great lens with low level focus noise. It is my keeper. - This is a great lens and I am sure that it will be on my camera more than my other lenses, although this is not a perfect lens. The image quality produced by this lens similar to Rokinon 85mmF1.4 and Nikon 85mF1.4G. May be it is sharper with more contrast at F1.4. However, this lens is still behind my Zeiss 135mmF1.8ZA which creates more "pop" photos due to higher micro contrast, and specialized Zeiss color, IMO. I've been happy with Rokinon 85mmF1.4. This lens does not make me happier or makes me say WOW. It just gives me little more convenience in some cases due to its auto focus capability. +SonyFE85mmF1.4 focuses fast than Ronikon (sure). +It also focuses faster and more accurate than Zeiss 135mmF1.8ZA ( with LAE4). During focusing, it also makes less noise than the Zeiss135mm. +It is not quiet or silent like Nikon85mmF1.4G, and it has about the same focus speed. +The confirmation beep from A7 is louder than the noise this lens makes during focusing. But yes, the focus noise is absolutely present. Only deaf photographer does not hear it and say this is lens is quiet when it focuses. When composing a photo, I pay more attention to the composition, focus point, light direction, etc rather than intentionally listening/detecting the noise coming from the lens. Moreover, the focus noise is not up to the level that really distracts or bothers me. If I take photos at wedding, specially in the church, I can always set the lens to manual focus mode and I will not miss anything. The image quality it produces truly made me keep the lens! The focus noise is not strong enough to convince me to give up this piece of art glass. The marketing department from Sony did not do a good job because the product does not make many of its costumer satisfied due to the focus noise, specially when they paid $1.8K for the lens. I believe if there is another similar version with better motor, quiet focus, with a few more hundred dollars, people will pay for that rather than this noisy product. Sony, please focus on the product quality first. I hope the reputation of this lens is more positive, but seems like it isnt. For those photographers who are interested in 85mmF1.4, I recommend to get this lens, relax and shoot. Forgive the focus noise, you will be happier when looking at the photos this lens produced. Good luck!

## Features

- E-Mount Lens/Full-Frame Format
- Minimum Focus Distance : AF 2.79 ft, MF 2.62 ft, Maximum Magnification ratio (x) - 0.13 x, Focal-Length : 85 mm.Angle of view (APS-C) 19°
- Aperture Range: f/1.4 to f/16 , Filter Diameter (mm) - 67 mm
- One XA Element and Three ED Elements, Nano AR Coating
- Linear SSM Focus System.Weight:820 g.Dust and moisture resistant design.Angle of View (35 mm):29°
- Filter Diameter is 3.03 inches
- ANGLE OF VIEW (APS-C): 19° 2

## Technical Specifications

| Specification | Value |
|---------------|-------|
| ASIN | B01BESR5KO |
| Best Sellers Rank | #954 in SLR Camera Lenses |
| Brand | Sony |
| Built-In Media | Case, Hood (ALC-SH142), Lens front cap (ALC-F77S), Lens rear cap (ALC-R1EM), Sony FE 85mm f/1.4 GM Lens, Warranty |
| Camera Lens | 85 month |
| Compatible Camera Models | Sony A7R IV, Sony A7 III, Sony A6600, etc. |
| Compatible Camera Mount | Sony E |
| Customer Reviews | 4.5 out of 5 stars 209 Reviews |
| Focal Length Description | 85mm |
| Focus Type | Auto/Manual |
| Global Trade Identification Number | 00027242895294 |
| Image stabilization | No image stabilization |
| Item Height | 5.5 inches |
| Item Weight | 820 Grams |
| Lens | Telephoto |
| Lens Coating Description | Includes Manual Focus |
| Lens Design | Zoom |
| Lens Fixed Focal Length | 35 Millimeters |
| Lens Mount | Sony E |
| Manufacturer | Sony |
| Maximum Aperture | 1.4 f |
| Maximum Focal Length | 85 Millimeters |
| Minimum Aperture | 16 |
| Minimum Focal Length | 85 Millimeters |
| Model Name | SEL85F14GM |
| Number of Diaphragm Blades | 11 |
| Real Angle Of View | 29 Degrees |
| UPC | 027242895294 |
| Warranty Description | 1 year coverage for labor, 1 year coverage for parts |
| Zoom Ratio | 1:1 |

## Product Details

- **Brand:** Sony
- **Focal Length Description:** 85mm
- **Lens Type:** Telephoto
- **Compatible Mountings:** Sony E
- **Camera Lens Description:** 85 month

## Images

![FE 85mm f/1.4 GM Lens - Image 1](https://m.media-amazon.com/images/I/810yJIN08CL.jpg)

## Questions & Answers

**Q: Optical quality (bokeh/sharpness) comparisons between this lens and the Sony 85 1.8? Quite a price premium for a lens that's only marginally faster.**
A: The 1.4 and alike many others of this nature provide a specific need for wide open photography. I would buy the 1.8 as it is a fine lens for most occasions and guarantees a higher rate of infocus shots. If money was no object, I would buy both as they would serve me for different uses.

**Q: What’s the difference on this lens and the Sony 35mm 1.8 lens? I’m looking to use for portraits and video. I have 12-24 f4, 24-70 f2.8, 70-300 f4.5**
A: Hello, there are a few great differences to look at, they are very different lenses for different purposes. The focal lenght itself will show greater magnification compared to the 35mm. You will find this great for portraits. It's an extra two-thirds of an f-stop brighter than the 35mm f/1.8, meaning faster shutter speeds in the same lighting conditions and shallower depth of field. And the 85 GM is part of an elite series of lenses designed with professionals in mind, its optical quality is impressive to say the least.

**Q: Can please anybody share video experience with this lens?**
A: Hello, you will find a lot of reviews and tests of this lens directly on YouTube.

**Q: Does this lens work with an a6000?**
A: It is compatible but with the following exceptions:

- The SteadyShot is not supported.
- When Iris ring is switched between auto iris mode and manual iris mode, on-screen display (LCD monitor /Viewfinder) may flicker for a brief second and focus position may be reset.
- When the Iris ring is set to manual iris mode, the Lens Model and Max Aperture Value of the Exif are not recorded correctly.
- When the Exposure step of the camera is set to on 0.5 stop basis while the Iris ring of the lens steps on 0.3 stop basis, the on-screen (LCD monitor /Viewfinder) display and Exif are recorded on 0.5 stop basis, and these may be different from actual aperture value.
- When the Iris ring is set to manual iris mode, the aperture value is set at the value which Iris ring indicates regardless of exposure mode.
- When Iris ring is switched between auto iris mode and manual iris mode during movie recording, the recording will be stopped.
- If you rotate the Iris ring, the time before Power Save is not extended.
- When the Iris ring is set to manual mode, Background Defocus Control in Photo Creativity does not work correctly however the on-screen display is shown as is conventionally done.
- When the Iris ring is set to manual iris mode, aperture value is not registered correctly when you register settings by means of Memory function.
- When the autofocus mode is set to something other than AF-C and the amount of focus movement is large until the focus is achieved, sometimes the exposure is incorrect after focus is achieved. The correct exposure can be obtained by pressing the shutter button halfway again or using AEL again.
- The Exif lens name does not include the letters "GM". If you update the camera system software to Version 3.10 or higher, “GM” will be included at the end of the name.
- On standby in movie mode, and when recording movies, the lens goes into MF mode. If you update the camera system software to Version 3.10 or higher, AF will be enabled.
- In Focus mode, AF-A cannot be selected. Focal plane phase detection AF is not supported. If you update the camera system software to Version 3.10 or higher, you will be able to use AF-A and focal plane phase detection AF.

## Customer Reviews

### ⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐ Best Lens I've Ever Used.
*by M***N on April 19, 2016*

I am appalled by reading the first handful of reviews on this lens -- a product that I labored over pre-ordering having used and loved the Zeiss Batis 85mm. At the end of the day, I've tried every one of Sony's best lenses and found that in aggregate, my favorite images come out of the 90mm G-Macro (that is prior to owning this lens). Even when compared to the Batis, with the trademark Zeiss warmth, micro-contrast and spiraling background bokeh -- the colors, sharpness, detail and overall beauty was better on the 90mm Sony. Understanding the technology that went into this lens and the trust in Sony visual products above all else, I took a chance and I've never been happier with any camera product than with this lens. The bokeh/sharpness juxtaposition is outstanding. With minimal effort, you can get OOC images that are spectacular. Overall, easily better than the Batis. For the first three reviewers on this page, go buy the Zeiss Batis 85mm. It's built to be an autofocus lens. Literally it has fewer features than any of my owned Sony lenses and is really really easy to get great OOC portraits or other shots from. The problem -- it's focal distance is pretty far from the subject and while the autofocus is lightning quick (though IMO not meaningfully quicker than this lens, which adds to the puzzling read of the previous reviews) it's prone to over emphasizing one element because of the speed and focal distance concerns -- meaning you'd have to bump the aperture up to 2.8 or whatever you think you can point-and-shoot if that's your goal. Realistically though, why are you getting a $1200 autofocus Zeiss lens? If you want a camera that takes effortless pictures without you doing anything then why even on a Sony a7rII or sII that would even be able to stand with a lens like this? Sony's products are for perfectionists, they allow for total control, have the best full-frame sensors in the world (Canon and Nikon flagship pro cameras use Sony sensors...) and now their glass is better than anything I've ever seen. If you want total control, thoughtful innovation (click-aperture ring is not only amazing but also dead silent in video post processing...) and products from a company that designs the most important visual elements for the world's most recognizable companies then you are crazy not to be using Sony's a7r/sII and these lenses. If you want something to shoot a soccer game or have some colorful 1080 video without having to think or be artistic about it -- listen to these first three reviews. If you care about your images and are obsessive about quality and detail, you will feel like this lens (and probably the other two G-master's though I haven't used them) was custom made for you. To support, here's a casual shot I took leaving a studio earlier today -- simply holding the camera and liked the backdrop. If you can get image quality like this effortlessly, what else do you need?

### ⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐ Great lens with low level focus noise. It is my keeper.
*by K***G on June 9, 2017*

This is a great lens and I am sure that it will be on my camera more than my other lenses, although this is not a perfect lens. The image quality produced by this lens similar to Rokinon 85mmF1.4 and Nikon 85mF1.4G. May be it is sharper with more contrast at F1.4. However, this lens is still behind my Zeiss 135mmF1.8ZA which creates more "pop" photos due to higher micro contrast, and specialized Zeiss color, IMO. I've been happy with Rokinon 85mmF1.4. This lens does not make me happier or makes me say WOW. It just gives me little more convenience in some cases due to its auto focus capability. +SonyFE85mmF1.4 focuses fast than Ronikon (sure). +It also focuses faster and more accurate than Zeiss 135mmF1.8ZA ( with LAE4). During focusing, it also makes less noise than the Zeiss135mm. +It is not quiet or silent like Nikon85mmF1.4G, and it has about the same focus speed. +The confirmation beep from A7 is louder than the noise this lens makes during focusing. But yes, the focus noise is absolutely present. Only deaf photographer does not hear it and say this is lens is quiet when it focuses. When composing a photo, I pay more attention to the composition, focus point, light direction, etc rather than intentionally listening/detecting the noise coming from the lens. Moreover, the focus noise is not up to the level that really distracts or bothers me. If I take photos at wedding, specially in the church, I can always set the lens to manual focus mode and I will not miss anything. The image quality it produces truly made me keep the lens! The focus noise is not strong enough to convince me to give up this piece of art glass. The marketing department from Sony did not do a good job because the product does not make many of its costumer satisfied due to the focus noise, specially when they paid $1.8K for the lens. I believe if there is another similar version with better motor, quiet focus, with a few more hundred dollars, people will pay for that rather than this noisy product. Sony, please focus on the product quality first. I hope the reputation of this lens is more positive, but seems like it isnt. For those photographers who are interested in 85mmF1.4, I recommend to get this lens, relax and shoot. Forgive the focus noise, you will be happier when looking at the photos this lens produced. Good luck!

### ⭐⭐⭐⭐ Despite the AF noise, this is one of the best lenses I've ever owned
*by L***E on April 22, 2016*

First, let's get the controversial "noise" and "slow autofocus" issues out of the way. Yes, the lens is louder than many other lenses, but for its size and weight and the amount of glass it contains, the noise the motor makes is kind of normal. When shooting videos, the autofocus is a lot quieter than in still image mode, because video autofocus has to be slower as to not be jarring when watching the video. And yes, the autofocus is slower than many other lenses, but again, this is because it has a lot of heavy glass to move, and 85mm lenses with fast apertures and very high quality glass has always been a bit slower to autofocus--that's just the limitations of the technology and physics. With those two issues out the way, I'll say that this is one of the best lenses I've ever owned, and I've owned/own three camera systems (Canon, Micro Four Thirds, and Sony), and have owned/own some of the best and most legendary lenses for each of those systems. The FE 85mm f/1.4 GM is very sharp even wide open at f/1.4, and it nails the autofocus perfectly, no matter what lighting condition. I use the Eye-AF of the A7RII all the time (I mainly shoot people), and this lens nails the focus on the closest eye of the subject almost every time. It's not the kind of lens you should use if you need lightening fast autofocus such as when shooting sports or wild life, but for posed portraits, more relaxed candids, landscape, architecture, still life, products, etc., it's just fine. One of the main selling points of this lens is the bokeh, and yes, it is gorgeous -- creamy, smooth, no "onion rings" or "cat's eye" bokeh balls. There's also flatter mico-contrast in the blurred areas that makes it even smoother than lenses that tend to render blurred areas with stronger mico-contrast (such as the Zeiss Batis 85mm f/1.8). Also, this lens doesn't "swirl" the blurred background like other lenses sometimes do. I used to think my FE 55mm f/1.8 was really sharp wide-open, but this lens is even sharper wide-open! The detail, color rendering, and overall aesthetics are all excellent. The percentage of keepers I get with this lens really impressed me. But keep in mind that if you shoot wide-open, the depth-of-field is very thin, so if you or the subject just moves a little, your focus will be off, so you have to be extra vigilant when using this lens. The size and weight doesn't bother me at all, since my past experience with professional DSLR bodies and professional grade lenses have made me very used to large and heavy lenses, and this lens is nowhere near the heaviest lens I've used. With that said, I am deducting one star because this lens was advertised as being able to shoot videos very well and has a click-less toggle aperture ring design that's aimed at video shooters, yet if you try to shoot videos with this lens, you WILL record the autofocus noise, even if it's fairly faint--it's still audible. The only way you will get rid of the autofocus noise during recording is if you use an external mic, and in my opinion, that should be not a requirement, since there are plenty of other lenses that focus silently during video even when not using an external mic. Some people say that the type of folks who'd buy this lens will be more serious about shooting professional grade video, so they'll be using external mics by default, but that is not a good excuse. I happen to not be shooting mission critical videos -- I'm shooting casual home videos with it (mounted on an a7RII), so I have no need for external mic. But luckily I almost never shoot home videos with a longer lens and always use wide-angle lenses. My go-to lens for shooting video with the a7RII is the FE 28mm f/2, since it's tiny and very light, so it works perfectly with the Pilotfly H1+ 3-axis electronic gimbal stabilizer. a7RII + FE 28mm f/2 + Pilotfly H1+ is a match made in heaven, and the prefect rig for run & gun video shooting. This is a fairly expensive lens, and for me it was worth it, but I'm one of those people who do shoot it wide-open most of the time, so that f/1.4 was the main reason I bought this lens. If you don't really need f/1.4 or the click-less aperture ring, don't need round bokeh balls, and don't mind the ocassional "swirling" blurred background, you might want to save some money and get the Zeiss Batis 85mm f/1.8 instead -- it is also an excellent lens.

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