Sony Zeiss Vario-Tessar T* FE 24-70mm F4 ZA OSS Lens Review and Test Results

DxOMark has posted their test results for the Sony Zeiss Vario-Tessar T* FE 24-70mm F4 ZA OSS full frame lens. They reviewed the standart zoom lens which is currently priced for $1,198 and the lens performed performed well.

Zeiss Vario-Tessar T* FE 24-70mm F4 ZA OSS lens scored 25 points and this is the above average and closer to the high scores in DxOMark rankings. The lens was tested with the Sony A7r full frame mirrorless system cameras.

The Sony Vario-Tessar T* FE 24-70mm f/4 ZA OSS (SEL2470Z) lens is a wide-angle to portrait-length zoom lens that features a constant f/4 maximum aperture. The first ever full-frame E-mount Carl Zeiss zoom lens is ideal for portraits, landscapes and everyday shooting.

Sony Zeiss Vario-Tessar T* FE 24-70mm F4 ZA OSS Lens Review and Test Results

From DxOMark Conclusion :

Performance of the Zeiss Vario-Tessar is good overall but it’s not without some idiosyncrasies. On the one hand it has very good uniformity, barring a dip wide-open at 24mm, it’s sharp right out to the corners.
Control of other aberrations at the wide end – chromatic aberration, distortion and vignetting isn’t quite what we would expect, but at all other focal lengths the lens performs well. Given the not unreasonable price of the lens (and the camera body for that matter), Sony has managed to deliver a balance of performance and value, while at the same time offering something different to the mainstream options. There’s little doubt it’s an attractive combination, but it’s not quite the resounding success we believed it would be.