Exudes quality, performs flawlessly. The expense of G-Master is definitely worth it.

Used this lens for bird and nature photography, as well as some action shots using both stabalization modes with great sharp results...

Had this lens for more than a year now and it replaced the Canon 11-24mm f4 Canon. I just lost 1 mm in the wide angle side but gained in reduced size and weight. Surprised about the quality for night photography at 12 mm, f 4, 30 seconds and ISO 4000 with tripod.

The lens is great for interior architecture shots or landscape use. It's a G lens but it's mostly constructed of plastic so it's fairly light and easy to carry around. AF speed is super fast and it uses a silent motor so no noisy AF focusing sound.

Sony's new lens is an ultra-wide zoom for full frame E mount cameras, although it can also be used on the APS-C format bodies, where it becomes an equivalent 18-36mm. In either case, this is a powerful and useful range.

This compact 12–24 mm ultra-wide-angle zoom lens features the shortest focal lengths available in any full-frame E-mount lens, with stunning corner-to-corner G Lens resolution at all apertures. It is an excellent choice for dynamic landscape and architecture photography.

Sorry for the delay in this review – I was having a little too much fun using the lens. And, reviewing thousands of images takes time. But, those images and the in-the-field use have given me strong insight into what this lens is capable of.

The Sony FE system is quite blessed by many lens options these days. While the third-party gang hasn't really started supporting the system, both Sony and its close ally Zeiss have been very busy beefing up the system lately.