The Sony 24mm f/1.4 G Master is a popular choice for many creatives. The wide and fast prime satisfies the needs of the most demanding photographers – from those adventuring out to crisply capture the stars in the night sky, to those snapping the exit toss portion of a couple leaving their wedding venue – it’s a solid lens that gets the job done. The best part? The outstanding G Master performance is wrapped in a compact and lightweight body, which is why so many landscape, astroscape and adventure photographers include it in their kit. Keep reading for more insights from professional photographers who use the Sony 24mm f/1.4 G Master for their work.

Sharpness, low-light performance, lightweight, G Master image quality…see why the Sony 24mm f/1.4 GM is a go-to prime lens for so many leading creators.

Physicist and internationally award-winning photographer Stefan Liebermann travels the world for his photographs. He captures mesmerizing astro-landscapes and deep sky images, many of which are taken with the Sony 24mm f/1.4 G Master, which he calls a beautiful lens for astrophotography. See more of his work taken with the lens in What’s In My Bag: A Sony Alpha Kit For Mesmerizing Astro-Landscapes & Beyond.

Photo by Stefan Liebermann. Sony Alpha 7 III. Sony 24mm f/1.4 G Master  20-sec., f/1.4, ISO 5000

Travel and celebrity wedding photographer Robert Evans has documented over a thousand weddings around the world over the last 20 years. The Sony Artisan has the Sony 24mm f/1.4 G Master in his wedding day kit for those times when he needs to go wide, like in the beautiful black and white image he captured below. Learn more about how he captured it using the lens in Behind The Shot: Emotion, Light & Subject...Creating A Beautiful Black & White Bridal Portrait.

Photo by Robert Evans. Sony Alpha 1. Sony 24mm f/1.4 G Master. 1/2000-sec., f/2, ISO 640

For professional landscape and wildlife photographer Magnus Winbjörk, the Sony 24mm f/1.4 G Master lens is one he says he never goes without. “I have never tested a 24mm lens that gives such good sharpness over the entire image already wide open at f/1.4,” he says. “Then I have in most tests also experienced that the 24mm f/1.4 G Master also gives more light than several other 24mm lenses with the same physical dimensions of the aperture, which is a huge plus.” Learn more in What’s In My Bag: A Fully-Loaded Photo Kit For Majestic Landscapes & Wildlife and
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Photo by Magnus Winbjörk. Sony α7R IV. Sony 24mm f/1.4 G Master. 1/3-sec., f/16, ISO 100

Full-time professional photographer Lester Tsai says that astrophotography is a passion of his, and that the Sony 24mm f/1.4 G Master is a game changer for it. “The edge to edge sharpness and control of sagittal coma flare are so good there are no other lenses which come close at any focal length.” Learn more in What’s In My Bag: This Might Be The Ultimate Sony Alpha Kit For Max Versatility.

Photo by Lester Tsai. Sony Alpha 7R IV. Sony 24mm f/1.4 G Master. 1/125-sec., f/6.3, ISO 1600

Landscape and nightscape photographer Brandt Ryder says that fast prime lenses are the key to successful nightscapes and long-exposure photography, and the Sony 24mm f/1.4 G Master is his go-to. “Having a lens that can resolve detail while remaining sharp wide open is a game changer because it allows for shooting at lower ISO with reduced noise in the image,” he says. “The 24mm GM shines at f/2 with pinpoint sharp stars and virtually no coma.” Read more in What’s In My Bag: 3 Primes And A Zoom For Stunning Landscapes & Nightscapes.

Photo by Brandt Ryder. Sony Alpha 7 III. Sony 24mm f/ 1.4 G Master. Foreground: 30 secs., f/11, ISO 400. Sky: 90 secs., f/2, ISO 800

Photographer Donatas Ufo also includes the Sony 24mm f/1.4 G Master in his wedding day kit and relies on it to capture the exit toss portion of the day. “The Sony 24mm f//1.4 G Master is a very good lens. It’s wide enough, plus it’s very sharp and fast. I also love the aperture ring on the Sony 24mm f/1.4 G Master because I can change the aperture very quickly if I need to.” Read more in A Wedding Photographer’s Quick Camera & Lens Combo To Never Miss The Exit Toss.

Photo by Donatas Ufo. Sony α9. Sony 24mm f/1.4 G Master. 1/640-sec., f/2.8, ISO 100

Alberta-based astro and landscape photographer Chandresh “CK” Kedhambadi explores the ice and glacier caves in the region, and the Sony 24mm f/1.4 G Master is his go-to for the adventure. “The Sony 24mm f/1.4 G Master is an ideal choice for me in terms of weight and performance,” he says. “It offers best in class corner-to-corner sharpness. I love having the flexibility of a fast f/1.4 for those situations where the caves are totally dark. Also the lens has no noticeable loss of performance shooting wide open at f/1.4. I find that the 24mm is a great focal length to have, where you are able to capture the vastness of the cave and not have the details muted.” Learn more in Photo Gear, Safety Gear & More…See How This Photographer Prepares For A Glacier & Ice Cave Exploration.

Photo by Chandresh Kedhambadi. Sony Alpha 7R III. Sony 24mm f/1.4 G Master. 1/80-sec., f/9, ISO 400.

Einar Jenssen lives in Longyearbyen, the world's northernmost permanent settlement, located at the 78th parallel on the archipelago of Svalbard. His location gives him lucky access to the northern lights, and the Sony 24mm f/1.4 G Master is one of his favorite lenses to capture them. “For this shot I used my work horse, the Sony Alpha 7R III and the Sony 24mm f/1.4 GM, an excellent combination for the night skies,” he says. “The camera's low light performance is outstanding and picks up details not seen by the human eye. The lens outputs a crisp image with very little coma distortion of the stars.” Learn more about how he captured the image in Behind The Shot: Painting The Sky With Auroras.

Photo by Einar Jenssen. Sony Alpha 7R III. Sony 24mm f/1.4 G Master. 1.6-sec, f/1.4, ISO 3200