- Lens type
- Prime
- Focal length
- 35mm
- Image circle
- Full Frame
- Maximum aperture
- f/1.4
- Filter thread
- 67 mm
Manufacturer advisories1
Official notices affecting this product. These are the most authoritative records in the archive, and each links to the manufacturer's own page.
Sony FE 35mm F1.4 GM: ornament plate may come off
Sony offered free inspection and repair after finding that the ornament plate on some FE 35mm F1.4 GM lenses could detach. Sony states optical performance is unaffected.
- Programme ended
- March 31, 2024
Source: Sony support
Reliability
Derived from approved ownership reports. Rates describe what owners told this archive, not manufacturer failure statistics.
What “Low confidence” means here
Based on a small number of reports, or on reports covering short ownership periods. Treat as indicative only.
Problems and repairs
What owners said went wrong, how severe it was, and whether it ever got fixed.
Any problem reported
7.1%
Share of owners reporting at least one issue
Adjusted for sample size
7.9%
Shrunk toward the category baseline so a handful of reports can't swing it
Stopped it working
0.0%
Major or critical severity
Never resolved
0%
Of reported problems, left with no fix
Average repair cost
—
Across problems that needed a paid repair
Typically starts
2 yr
Median ownership length before the first reported problem
Covered under warranty
100%
Of problems where an owner said whether warranty applied
Recurred after repair
0%
Of repaired problems, the share that came back
Owner experience
How owners felt about living with it day to day, independent of whether anything broke.
Owner satisfaction
4.4/5
Average self-rating, 1 to 5
Would buy it again
100%
Owners who said yes when asked
Typical ownership so far
1.8 yr
Average length reporting owners have held it
Problems reported by year of ownership
Share of owners who had reported a problem by the end of each year. Each point counts only owners who have owned the product at least that long.
Where problems occur
- Build and housing7.1%
Share of owners whose reported problem involved each subsystem. A single owner can appear in more than one row if they reported faults in different parts of the equipment.
Known issues1
Recurring problems reported by owners and published sources, each with its own record.
Specifications
Recorded from manufacturer documentation. Fields with no recorded value are omitted rather than guessed.
Optics
| Lens type | Prime |
|---|---|
| Focal length | 35mm |
| Image circle | Full Frame |
| Special elements | Extreme Aspherical, Aspherical, ED |
| Coatings | Nano AR II, Fluorine |
Aperture
| Maximum aperture | f/1.4 |
|---|---|
| Minimum aperture | f/16 |
| Aperture blades | 11 |
| Aperture ring | Yes |
| Variable maximum aperture | No |
Focus
| Focus motorMotor type is one of the strongest predictors of long-term autofocus failure. | XD Linear |
|---|---|
| Focus mechanismExternal focus mechanisms draw air, and with it dust, into the barrel. | Internal |
| Manual focus | Linear Response Focus BY Wire |
| Minimum focus distance | 0.25 m |
| Maximum magnification | 0.23 x |
Stabilisation
| Optical stabilisation | No |
|---|
Build
| Filter thread | 67 mm |
|---|---|
| Zoom mechanismInternal zoom keeps overall length fixed and reduces dust ingress. | NOT Applicable |
| Fluorine front coating | Yes |
| Custom controls | Focus Hold Button, AF MF Switch, Click Declick Switch, Iris Lock |
Compatibility
The mount this body or lens uses, the image circle it covers, and how its physical size compares to the rest of the category.
Covers Full frame and APS-C
Physical size
Scaled against the largest lens with recorded dimensions in the archive.
References
- 1.Notice to Owners of the E-mount lens FE 35mm F1.4 GM — Sony support
