The Sony FE 20-70mm F4 G offers a versatile focal range ideal for landscape, outdoor and travel photographers. It’s a great ‘everyday’ lens option for enthusiasts looking for a lens that covers the majority of situations they find themselves in.

Versatile and useful focal range, Compact and lightweight, Weather resistant

Expensive for an f/4 G lens, Strong optical distortions, AF motors aren’t silent

I am very pleased by the fact that the progress of photographic optics hasn't stopped. From time to time you see such unique lenses being launched as the Sony FE 20-70 mm f/4 G, tested here.

lightweight, handy barrel for these parameters,, excellent image quality in the frame centre,, good image quality on the edge of the APS-C sensor,, acceptable image quality on the edge of full frame,, very good correction of longitudinal chromatic aberration,, slight lateral chromatic aberration,,...

monstrous distortion on RAW files,, very high vignetting on full frame.

The FE 20-70mm f4G is a compelling general-purpose lens for Sony owners who value extra-wide coverage. It takes the classic 24-70 range of models like the previous Zeiss f4, but widens it at the short-end making it not just ideal for capturing larger views, but also more suitable for the needs of...

Sony FE 20-70mm F4 G is a Fixed aperture Auto Focus (AF) Standard Zoom lens with 35mm FF max sensor coverage, and it is designed to be used with E Mount cameras. What type of photography is the Sony FE 20-70mm F4 G lens good for?

Weather-sealed, Autofocus, AF/MF Switch on Lens, Aperture Ring, Iris Lock, Breathing Correction with Supported Cameras, De-click Switch, Hood supplied, Fast Aperture at Tele end, Constant f4 aperture throughout the range, Covers Full-Frame Sensor, 9 Diaphragm Blades for Smooth Bokeh, Minimum focus...

Weather-sealed, Autofocus, AF/MF Switch on Lens, Aperture Ring, Iris Lock, Breathing Correction with Supported Cameras, De-click Switch, Hood supplied, Fast Aperture at Tele end, Constant f4 aperture throughout the range, Covers Full-Frame Sensor, 9 Diaphragm Blades for Smooth Bokeh, Minimum focus...

For decades, full-format standard zoom lenses have been confined to the 24-XX or 28-XXmm range. This only changed very recently in 2020 when Panasonic released their Lumix S 20-60mm f/3.5-5.6 lens.

The Apple iPhone 14 isn’t a huge upgrade on the iPhone 13, yet it still is a great phone with a top camera, good battery life and all the iOS benefits.

Clever safety features, Very good battery life, Reliable camera, Fun colours, You’ve got an ageing iPhone: If you’re on an iPhone 11 or older, then the changes here will make a notable difference.

Stuck on a 60Hz display, Minimal differences to the iPhone 13, You’ve got an iPhone 13: The changes from Apple’s previous phone aren’t enough to warrant an upgrade this year.

While it's a shame that picture and sound quality haven't been upgraded, the iPhone 13 was great in these regards and the iPhone 14 is, too Excellent display Admirable headphone performance Solid build quality No upgrades to picture or sound Familiar design Notch is still present

The Apple iPhone 14 is no match for the just-released iPhone 14 Pro, but if you ignore that, it’s one of the most effective phones around.

Great cameras, front and back, Fast performance, Good battery life, Innovative safety features

Design too familiar, Some average features

Apple's latest non-Pro iPhone is superb - it's just that it's strikingly similar to last year's effort.

Still an incredible smartphone, Brilliant battery life gets a bit better, Excellent camera system gets a bit better

Last year’s Pro hardware, Wireless charging slow by modern standards, No USB-C; it’s now well overdue

More like an iPhone 13S. The generational upgrades for the iPhone 14 are limited to a few subtle changes. At the same time, however, the base price climbs to 800 USD, while the only true innovation happens inside the iPhone 14 Pro series.

excellent OLED display, dust- and waterproof, fast Wi-Fi, wide range of supported frequencies, great camera, very fast performance, good battery life

display limited to 60 Hz, charging rate limited to 20 watts, no macro lens, wide notch