The ALC-SH166 Lens Hood from Sony is an accessory designed for the FE 35mm f/1.4 GM Lens. The hood attaches to the front of the lens to prevent stray light from entering and causing lens flare, and it also protects the front of the lens against physical damage.

For FE 35mm f/1.4 GM Lens    Blocks Stray Light from Entering Lens    Prevents Lens Flare    Protects Lens from Impact

Related Questions and Answers

Q: 1. People are writing about friction and noise problems with the lens. Has Sony reported any thing or has B&H inquired to Sony.

A: There are no advisories from Sony in regards to friction or noise problems on this lens at this time.

Q: 2. I was wondering if this Sony FE 85mm f/1.4 GM Lens besides using it as a portrait lens. How would it be to use this lens for street photography? Thank You!

A: This Sony fe 85 1.4 GM Provides outstanding color and its also very sharp if you get it to focus. But its a moody lens, difficult and slow to focus in low light and on moving objects, and it does not focus close up. It also looks huge on your camera, and weighs a lot, so not stealthy. Ive used the Sony fe Zeiss 35 2.8 and it is great, tiny, light, and focuses great, nice color, sharp, no weight. For travel I now use the Sony fe 24-240 which is really a great lens, much better than all the reviews, its sharp, color and focus are good and it is useful at all distances. Do I need to tweak my fotos a bit more in Lightroom with this 24-240? Yes, but its easy and so worth it. Hope this helped.

Q: 3. Does it include a lens hood?

A: Yes. the Sony FE 85mm f/1.4 GM does come with a lens hood.

Q: 4. Is the manual focus linear for repeatable focus pulls, or is it focus by wire?

A: Sony FE 50mm f/1.4 GM Lens (Sony E) has a linear response manual focus control. It ensures that the focus ring responds directly and repeatably to subtle control when focusing manually.

Q: 5. Is this made in Japan? Or Thailand? Thank you!

A: All three of my G master lenses say Thailand

Q: 6. Is this a macro lens or have macro capabilities

A: No, as already stated this is an amazing portrait lens, but it is not a macro lens. Its maximum native magnification is 0.12X. You could use it in macro situations with the addition of extension tubes, but you would probably prefer the experience with a true macro lens like the Sony 90mm FE macro.

Q: 7. Looking to switch from canon 5d3 set up with primes to Sony. I love my 85 1.2 clearly. Does this lens compare on a A7RII? I don't own any native e mount lenses yet so I feel like I haven't given the Sony a fair shot yet. Just canon lenses with adapter rings.

A: In my opinion, native lenses are the way to go except for exotic (noctilux etc). Most manufacturers rely on software correction in camera that only work with their lenses. As for the SONY primes, I really like than all. In fact the 35 2.8 is insanely sharp (and portable). As for the 85 1.4 it is an amazing lens. The bokeh is silky and smooth. Focus is fast.

Q: 8. This lens is 3 years old. Is it worth investing in it or maybe Sony might come up with a newer version this or next year?

A: This lens produces a beautiful image for Sony Full Frame E-Mount Cameras. We cannot speak to what new releases will be coming down the line for lenses, but lenses are not like cameras in how they hold their value when new releases come out. This will be worth the investment for years to come.

Q: 9. linear?

A: This lens uses a Linear as opposed to Rotational focusing motor. A Linear motor moves the focusing elements in a straight line. This enables smooth, fast and silent Autofocus.

Q: 10. Will this work on an FX6 natively or does in need an adapter?

A: This will work directly on an FX6 because both the FX6 and this lens have a Sony E mount.