Sony E 16mm f/2.8 Lens

Sony E 16mm f/2.8 Lens
Ultra-Compact Wide-Angle Pancake – 24mm Equivalent Reach, Bright f/2.8 Aperture & Lightweight Travel-Ready Build
The Sony E 16mm f/2.8 is an exceptionally compact, lightweight “pancake” prime lens designed natively for Sony’s crop-sensor APS-C E-mount mirrorless cameras. Protruding less than an inch from the camera mount, this ultra-portable lens offers a highly versatile 24mm full-frame equivalent wide-angle perspective. It serves as an ideal, unobtrusive companion for travel photography, street shooting, expansive landscapes, and fast-paced vlogging where keeping your camera rig as small and pocketable as possible is paramount.

Combining a bright f/2.8 maximum aperture with a simplified optical layout, this prime lens delivers solid low-light capability and creative depth-of-field control. Whether you are navigating cramped indoor spaces or capturing vast outdoor scenes, the E 16mm f/2.8 provides a sleek, hassle-free shooting experience. Furthermore, its unique compatibility with optional optical wide-angle and fisheye conversion lenses allows creators to expand their field of view even further without needing to swap out the base optic.

Key Features & Optical Performance
Ultra-Compact Pancake Profile: Extends a mere 0.9 inches from the lens mount, creating a highly streamlined, pocket-friendly camera setup that is easy to carry all day.

Versatile 24mm Equivalent Perspective: Delivers a classic wide-angle field of view on APS-C sensors, perfect for capturing expansive natural landscapes, architecture, and environmental street scenes.

Bright f/2.8 Maximum Aperture: Suits working in available ambient lighting while contributing to the lens’s remarkably slim size and lightweight footprint.

Aspherical Element Integration: Incorporates one aspherical element within the optical path to systematically reduce astigmatism, field curvature, coma, and other monochromatic aberrations for cleaner image rendering.

Rapid Internal Focusing (IF) System: Driven by an internal focusing design that moves only the inner glass groups. This contributes to faster, more responsive autofocus performance and ensures the physical length of the lens remains constant.

9.4-Inch Minimum Focusing Distance: Allows you to get close to your subjects (up to 9.4 inches / 24 cm) to capture unique, exaggerated wide-angle close-up perspectives.

Conversion Lens Compatibility: Pairs natively with optional Sony ultra-wide and fisheye conversion lenses, which instantly expand the field of view to an ultra-wide 18mm or a dramatic 15mm equivalent perspective, respectively.

Rounded 7-Blade Diaphragm: Utilizes a seven-blade circular aperture array to produce a smooth, pleasing out-of-focus background bokeh quality when employing selective focus techniques.

Technical Specifications
Lens Classification: Ultra-Compact Wide-Angle Pancake Prime

Lens Mount Type: Sony E-Mount Native (APS-C Format Only)

Focal Length: 16mm (35mm Full-Frame Equivalent: 24mm)

Maximum Aperture: f/2.8

Minimum Aperture: f/22

Optical Formula Construction: 5 Elements in 5 Groups (1 Aspherical Element)

Diaphragm Design: 7-Blade Rounded Iris Matrix

Minimum Focus Distance: 9.4 inches / 24.0 cm

Filter Thread Interface: 49 mm

Dimensions (Diameter x Length): Approx. 2.44 x 0.89 inches / 62.0 x 22.5 mm

Weight: Approx. 2.4 oz / 67 g