The new Sony FE 1.4/50 mm GM has a higher contrast than the Zeiss Planar T FE 1.4/50 mm ZA. This is most evident at open aperture and there also with the edge fall-off. The Sony GM weighs only 516 grams instead of 778 grams like the Zeiss optics and is one centimetre shorter. So the Zeiss Planar remains a very good lens, but has to give way to the new, even better Sony GM in terms of image quality...

Sony sets the standard in resolution and image reproduction with the new 50-millimetre fixed focal length. The linear motor-based autofocus system fully exploits the extensive capabilities of Sony's advanced full-frame E cameras.

If you combine the haptic impression, the experiences in the practical test and the results of the laboratory test, you come to the conclusion that Sony has succeeded in a sensible further development with the 50mm F1.4 GM. In the practical test, it was not only the resolution quality and the speed of the autofocus that caught our eye, but also the compactness of the lens...