Sony FE 28-70mm F2 GM
Lens for Sony E-mount · Announced November 2024
Official site on electronics.sony.com (opens the maker's site in a new tab)
- Full frame lens
- Wide
- Standard
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- Zoom range: 28–70mm, Full frame lens
- Max aperture: f/2, Constant through the zoom
- Optical stabilisation: None
- Autofocus motor: XD Linear
- Weight: 918 g
- Weather sealing: Sealed
- Max magnification: 0.23×, Focuses to 0.38 m
FE 28-70mm F2 GM overview
The Sony FE 28-70mm F2 GM is a 28–70mm f/2 zoom for full-frame cameras on Sony E-mount, announced by Sony in November 2024. 39 cameras we track take it without an adapter.
Going by its spec sheet, it suits portraits.
No store we track in Europe lists it today. It is listed in the United States, Australia and Singapore.
Worth comparing it with the Sony FE 24-70mm F2.8 GM II, Sigma 28-45mm F1.8 DG DN | Art and Sigma 28-105mm F2.8 DG DN | Art.
Where to buy the FE 28-70mm F2 GM in Europe
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Things to know
- 28–70mm zoom, f/2 constant through the zoom.
- Full frame lens; it also fits the mount's APS-C bodies.
- Autofocus (XD Linear motor); no optical stabilisation.
- 918 g; 92.9 × 139.8 mm; 86mm filters; extends as it zooms.
- Focuses down to 0.38 m, up to 0.23× magnification.
- Weather sealed.
- No used body-only listings at the stores we track in Europe today: check eBay and the Used filter.
Good for
- Portraits (70–70mm-equivalent reach at f/2)
From the FE 28-70mm F2 GM's published specs, not from a review.
Price history
Price around the world
Cheapest in Australia. Not priced in Europe yet.
Prices are in each market's own currency. Under each: ≈ in EUR at today's exchange rate. Body only; where a market lists only kits, its cheapest kit is shown and marked.
| Market | Lowest new | Lowest used/refurb |
|---|---|---|
| United States | $2,954≈ €2,646 | $2,967.95≈ €2,658 |
| United Kingdom | — | — |
| Europe(you) | — | — |
| AustraliaCheapest | A$4,025.03≈ €2,477 | — |
| Singapore | S$4,069≈ €2,844 | — |
Each price is in its own currency, as the store charges it. The ≈ figures are approximate, at today's exchange rate (ECB reference rates, 2026-11-06), rounded, and leave out shipping, import duty, GST/VAT and card fees. A camera bought abroad may not carry a local warranty: see grey-market cameras before you buy.
Used: what it should be worth
No used FE 28-70mm F2 GM listings at the stores we track yet. A "should be worth" value appears after a week of used prices.
From used and refurbished asking prices at the stores we track, checked every few hours. Confirmed eBay sale prices will be added once eBay grants us access to its sold-listings data.
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FE 28-70mm F2 GM specifications
Optics
- Focal length
- 28–70mm
- 35mm equivalent
- 28–70mm (full frame)
- Maximum aperture
- f/2
- Minimum aperture
- f/22
- Made for
- Full frame
- Elements / groups
- 20 / 14
- Aperture blades
- 11
- Closest focus
- 0.38 m
- Max magnification
- 0.23×
Focus & handling
- Autofocus
- Yes (XD Linear)
- Optical stabilisation
- No
- Weather sealed
- Yes
- Internal zoom
- No
- Aperture ring
- Yes
- Teleconverter compatible
- No
Size & weight
- Weight
- 918 g
- Diameter × length
- 92.9 × 139.8 mm
- Filter thread
- 86 mm
Cameras it fits
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α7 V
Full frame · 33 MP · 2025
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FX2
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- IBIS
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α1 II
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APS-C · 26 MP · 2024
- 4K 60p
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