The Sony FE 12-24mm GM is the world's new widest F2.8 zoom lens

[Redaktion]

Sony asserts it has broken new ground with its latest FE G Master lens. Its zoom does indeed go down to 12 millimeters (mm) while maintaining a 2.8 aperture. This means it can summon an impressive field of view while retaining its level of brightness at all times. The OEM claims it can thus outdo the human eye in wide-angle perception.

https://www.notebookcheck.net/The-Sony-FE-12-24mm-GM-is-the-world-s-new-widest-F2-8-zoom-lens.480561.0.html

[TruthIsThere]

Only the Asians (Sony, Samsung, Huawei, LG, Oppo, Lenevo, and especially generic Xiaomi and Visionox) could still price thing$ today from a pandemic like we still have a roaring global economy with the worst unemployment numbers around the world in our history.

Many of these companies will face serious financial reductions very soon.

[S.Yu]

Only the Asians (Sony, Samsung, Huawei, LG, Oppo, Lenevo, and especially generic Xiaomi and Visionox) could still price thing$ today from a pandemic like we still have a roaring global economy with the worst unemployment numbers around the world in our history.

Many of these companies will face serious financial reductions very soon.

It's not like Microsoft's pricing their hardware any more reasonably than before, nor do I expect a downward adjustment of the next iPhone's price.

[kornenator]

Is it the widest? Looks to me the same as the Fujifilm 8-16mm, if we take the equivalent focal lengths and that has been around for a while. As far as physical construction goes, the Fuji is wider, since it starts at 8mm.

[S.Yu]

Is it the widest? Looks to me the same as the Fujifilm 8-16mm, if we take the equivalent focal lengths and that has been around for a while. As far as physical construction goes, the Fuji is wider, since it starts at 8mm.

It's the widest and if you take the equivalent focal lengths you must take the equivalent apertures, in which case the Fuji is a stop slower.
And FL means nothing in the absence of the image circle, or else smartphone lenses are far "wider", in terms of FoV the two are the same.