

He says the video footage was insane and where the lens really comes into play. The change of perspective and depth makes it something special.” See more of his work with the new lens in 16-35mm F4 PZ At Work: How A Power Zoom Can Level Up Your Videos.Ĭreative and Alpha Collective member Stan Moniz has also used the lens, taking it underwater to record oceanic whitetip sharks. A lot of creators love to use digital zoom but nothing replaces true optical zoom.

“This new lens is so incredibly light and compact, I have no issue including it in my day-to-day kit. “Generally I pack a pretty small kit,” he says. Toth says its compactness combined with the change of perspective it provides makes it a must-include lens for video shooters.

If keeping your kit light and small is important to your work, you won’t have an issue with using the Sony 16-35mm f/4 G PZ. Being able to remotely adjust the focal length depending on the scene's composition is so convenient for car mounts and remote rigs where you don’t have access to the camera.” “If I want to zoom while filming I no longer need a lens motor, I can just set the zoom speed in camera to the speed needed and get the effect I’m looking for. “The lens has two XD linear focus motors and four more XD motors to control the zoom,” he says. Alpha Collective member and filmmaker Braedin Toth has put the video features of the new lens to work, shooting various scenes to show its power zoom feature which he says gives him more creative control. The zoom works with your camera to smoothly and silently track fast-moving objects while maintaining focus. What do you get when you combine Sony lens technology with a wide-angle power zoom? The Sony 16-35mm f/4 G PZ, a new lens in Sony’s lineup and a very ideal match for video production and vlogging. Whether you’re creating cinematic films or vlogs on YouTube, or video posts for Instagram and TikTok, here's a slate of zoom & prime lenses to get the job done. Video shooters and vloggers check out the list of lenses below for a closer look at why they each check the boxes for evolved video quality, complete versatility and unmatched mobility. Sony isn’t messing around with these compact masterpieces – they’re built well, they perform well and they won’t overwhelm your kit – especially paired with cameras like the Sony ZV-E10 and Sony Alpha 7C. It can seem difficult to put together a kit filled with lenses that don’t sacrifice at least one of these requirements, but you can have it all in each of these Sony lenses built with video creation in mind. Any video shooter’s wishlist of requirements for their kit of lenses can really be boiled down to three things: they create high-quality footage, they cover the focal range you need, and they don’t weigh you down.
