Sony 10-20mm f4 PZ Review: ULTIMATE ultrawide lens for APS-C!

Tony Northrup reviews the new Sony 10-20 f/4 G PZ ultrawide APS-C mirrorless lens for Sony E-mount. It's perfect for cameras like the Sony a6000, a6300, a6100, a6400, a6600, and ZV-E10.

0:00 Introduction
2:20 Sharpness
3:52 Vlogging
4:55 Powerzoom
5:20 Sony lens infrastructure
6:08 Contrast & Flaring
7:41 Astrophotography
8:43 Starburst
9:19 Maximum Magnification
9:46 Summary

[Diamondranchfarmstead]

I had a really bad financial time in my life and I had to sell all my good Sony gear, cameras and G Master lenses. All I was left with was my little sony a6400 and I needed a wider lens to shoot some real estate. I think I’ll go with the new lens as I don’t do video. Good review. This helped me make a choice.

[ShadesOfTech]

I have Sony a7iv. The 10-18 has a secret mode where zooming at 12 you remove the vignette being still in full frame mode (not apsc crop). What about the new 10-20? If you crop in can you remove the vignetting without apsc mode?

[tanayjohnson]

I have a feeling Sony is gonna come out with some new APSC bodies with improved IBIS and these lenses are a way of pushing sales towards said bodies. Just a feeling though, I could be wrong.

[rebeccamoore]

Thanks for this review. Despite missing that the a6600 DOES have image stabilization, I really appreciate the attention to this whole line up of Sony cameras.

[officialbradzimmerman]

Great review! I'm a Real Estate Photographer and the new 10-20G is MUCH better than my older 10-18 in handling window bloom. I use the new lens with the Sony Circular Polarizer (with the Zeiss coating) and it has virtually eliminated my need for flash for windows pulls.

[arfmf]

Thank you so much for this comprehensive review Tony and Chelsea this will age like fine wine!

[dgaijin]

You said none of the Sony APS-C cameras have in body image stabilization. That's not true. The Sony A6600 has in body IS. It's not great but it does work.

[josephzhang]

4:20 the a6600 has a flip screen and sensor stablisation?

[MasoodJamal]

Which ultra wide angle lens best choice for indoor real estate videography with Sony ZV-E10 camera ?
1. Sony 10-20mm
2. Sony 11mm f.8
Or any other option

[iamleon]

Hi ! Can anyone help me with some advice ? I am currently shooting some POV videos with my iPhone 11 Pro ultra wide angle lens which I understand is a 13 mm lens. My question is, if I get a full frame mirrorless, which lens should I get in order to replicate the image from the iPhone ( but better quality ) ? One important thing to consider is that I would like everything in frame to be in focus ( no bokeh ) and very good low light performance . Thank you !

[kaushaltiwari]

The old 10-18 f4 OSS will still be better for photography. I hate the PZ for photography. It is slow and sips the battery. A bit of weathersealing is nice to have though.

[KlipsenTube]

At 4:15, by "no Sony APS-C", you mean "... other than the A6600", right?

[Astrolavista]

Good review and I loved that you covered astrophotography! Have you thought about getting a star tracker? the results will blow you away :) I'm interested the 11mm as someone who films in the dark with a ZV E10 and Gimble

[notreal]

Bro what it's literally not available anywhere including your link???? 1200 used LOL

[Alexander-moke]

Thanks Tony for this indepth review. I use the 10-18mm F4 in Full frame mode on my Sony A9 and this can be done using between 13mm-17mm without showing any vignette and getting ultra wide which I love. It would have been nice to see if the new 10-20mm F4 can be used in a full frame camera in full frame mode to see how it performs as regards vignette.

[anonymousl]

Ha I get the Severance reference. Immediately noticed they just used a zoom to change the perspective distortion in the elevator

[pablovaldes]

For this camera, would you go with the Sony 11-20 F4 (because of the OSS) or Tamron 11-20 F2.8 (because of lower aperature)?

[Yuchai_Thailand]

Hello! Can you please compare gopro wide with sony 10-20mm? With gimbal and without gimbal.

[OfficialPoncho]

Does the 10-20 work on fullframe camera without super-35 mode? How does it compare to the 10-18? For someone who would like a superwide and cheap lens

[izzydo]

I want that 11mm,
Since I already have the sigma 16mm, very interested in the detail comparison with the 15mm from Sony. Glad to see new life and interest in the APS-C line. Now if only Sony made an APS-C camera with a flip screen and 10bit video recording, 👀