Sony's 14mm F1.8 G Master Lens Is Tack-Sharp and Fast | No Film School

The Sony E-mount series has a new option today with the addition of the Sony FE 14mm F1.8 G Master, a lens that from the initial images is sure to impress videographers and still shooters alike. The FE 14mm F1.8 touts all the optical design features we've grown to like about the G Master series, including its extremely reliable autofocus powered by linear actuators for fast and quiet operation.

Optically, Sony has added two XA, one aspherical, two, ED, and 1 super ED element for edge-to-edge sharpness. There's a rear filter holder which can be paired with third-party filters or ones you create on your own. Sony includes a template for easy cut-out.

The lens barrel features an AF/MF switch, a de-click aperture option best for video shooting, and a focus hold button. It also features Sony's linear response ring for better manual focus. As you'd expect from a G Master lens there's a fluorine coating on the front element to keep things clean, and the lens is dust- and moisture-resistant.

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During the press event, Sony put the FE 14mm F1.8 G Master up against the Sigma 14mm F1.8 DG HSM Art, and while the Sigma is tuned to SLR cameras, the Sony lens blew it out of the water in every way possible: distortion, sharpness, autofocus, chromatic aberration, resolution, contrast, and overall size. Obviously, it's a presentation from Sony and not an independent one, but it was impressive not even considering the Sigma 14mm F1.8 as an option if you're serious about image quality.

The G Master series does come at a premium, and the FE 14mm F1.8 is no different. It's priced at $1,598 and will start shipping on April 21, 2021.

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What's the Hype With 'Interstellar' Revisiting Cinemas After a Decade in 70mm IMAX?

Here's Why You Need to Revisit 'Interstellar' in 70mm IMAX

Celebrate the love and hope at the center of Nolan's space epic in the format it was meant to be seen.

If we know anything about Christopher Nolan, he likes to go big. Nolan started with smaller-scale stories (as many of us do) with early noir adjacent works like Following, Memento, and Insomnia, then started going and staying big with his illusionist drama The Prestige. Since then, the scale has been various degrees of massive, with the biggest scope in his time-and-space sprawling epic, Interstellar.

While Interstellarmight not be everyone's favorite Nolan outing, there's no denying it's an impressive feat of filmmaking and his most emotional—if watching Matthew McConaughey's Cooper desperately try to reach his family through quantum space-time doesn't make you cry at least a little bit, what's going on, dude?

With Interstellar'sIMAX release, it's a great time to shed some tears in a public setting in one of the most prestigious film formats around. As we mentioned in our film gauge piece, Nolan loves shooting on film and utilizes 65mm intentionally to provoke a tone of massive scale. In that regard, Interstellar was made for 70mm IMAX. That goes without saying, dawg. That being said, other factors make Interstellar a perfect movie to revisit in theaters while you can.

Let's break down the release further below.

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