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Was sick in my mouth when handing over the 55 Zeiss in the post office.
Take solice in knowing it is being well used
Was sick in my mouth when handing over the 55 Zeiss in the post office.
Take solice in knowing it is being well used
Just thought I would ask have you bought the gear today ?Tmr all being well A7ii with 28-70 kit lens and a 70-200 f4 £2199
Excellent images something different. Where do I get these lens from I guess need converter and Manuel focuses?
Hi all,
I'm still on the fence about ditching Sony and moving to a Fuji XT-2.
I may bite the bullet and just sell all my lenses and a body and invest in the GM lenses!
Well in the spirit of helping a fellow TP member I can offer you a swap for a m2Hi all,
I'm still on the fence about ditching Sony and moving to a Fuji XT-2.
I may bite the bullet and just sell all my lenses and a body and invest in the GM lenses!
Hi all,
I'm still on the fence about ditching Sony and moving to a Fuji XT-2
I know they are different focal length but what they like sharpness and performance wise comparing the 2..
Sony 35mm 2,8 Zeiss
Sony 55mm 1,8 Zeiss..
Ive got my eyes are these 2 at used prices..
I don't think anyone would disagree that the 55mm is the better lens, its probably one of the best fast 50's you can buy on any system, the 35mm is also very good but I found f2.8 a little slower than I like in a prime.
Would you say better than batis primeThe Sony FE 24-70mm f2.8 GM is as sharp if not sharper than the Sony Zeiss FE 55mm f1.8, now I'm beginning to understand why it's so darn expensive, it could easily replace my prime lenses! Mmmm
Would you say better than batis prime
Talking of sharpness issues, I offer my opinion that the Sony FE 90mm G OSS f2.8 macro is too sharp for portrait snaps. Very unforgiving.
Maybe I've mellowed with age but are any of our modern lenses not sharp enough?
When it comes to zooms, I'd be asking about barrel & pincushion distortion. My Nikon friend is always mentioning this annoyance in relation to some of his lenses. Perhaps there is light room software that can correct it?
Regards
Andy
I was shooting an all day event yesterday, I used the a7rii only hitch worked flawlessly. For lenes I used the mc11 with the sigma 24-104 f4, this worked well but ocsaonllay gave focusing issues (it would lock focus and then loss it as the shutter release was fully passed) which seems to get more noticbale as the day went on. Also used the 55mm f1.8 for when I wants more bokar, this was perfect for the entire day without any issues, used the Sony 70-200 f4 at the end as the sigma was starting to get annoying. For those on a battery count I used almost 3 fully charged battery's and 1 64gb memory card, I did delete any scrap pictures as I went long.
Things I learnt, adapted lens are good and give options that the e mount lineup dose not have but native lenes are still better from a functional point of view, going to start saving the for 24-70 f2.8!
Just had a look £1799 but only 2 leftCalphoto are doing 24 months interest free credit today so you could get the 24-70mm f2.8 GM now and beat the August price increases?
Just getting into the Sony A6000 which I'm really liking,i won't be parting with it if and when I get a FF Sony so just saying there is a SH A7 for £540 ,tempted to get it to get on the Sony FF band wagon but not sure wether to wait and go for a more top end one in another 6 months or so?
Alan you like your A7,what do you suggest?
Just getting into the Sony A6000 which I'm really liking,i won't be parting with it if and when I get a FF Sony so just saying there is a SH A7 for £540 ,tempted to get it to get on the Sony FF band wagon but not sure wether to wait and go for a more top end one in another 6 months or so?
Alan you like your A7,what do you suggest?
I think f2.8 is just about acceptable for a 35mm and although I've said that I'd like a f1.8 of the same bulk I do know that in reality there'd almost certainly be compromises.
The 55mm f1.8 is a fantastic lens and the 35mm f2.8 may not match it for sharpness but an A7 with the 35mm mounted makes a very compact quality package that (arguably/probably) no other compact system camera can match.
Best own them both
PS.
I sort of understand all this Fuji love but come on people, the A7 series has a mix of reasonably priced (but I'm not getting into yet another argument about this) and more expensive lenses now and I think that the size/features/quality are hard to beat and I just don't see any great advantage in jumping to Fuji apart from the manual dials but I've now accepted that tempting though they are in reality I prefer the more widely used little front and back type wheels. Jump if it's right for you but you'll be jumping to an APS-C system with no great advantage that I can see.
Advantages for me off the top of my head are:
8 frames per second vs 5.
Continuous drive mode in silent mode
Up to 1/32,000 vs 1/8,000
Film mode pre sets in RAW in LR
Better phone application
Better battery grip
Nice sounding shutter vs the worst I've ever heard
More Manual dials
Better looks
Advantages for me off the top of my head are:
8 frames per second vs 5.
Continuous drive mode in silent mode
Up to 1/32,000 vs 1/8,000
Film mode pre sets in RAW in LR
Better phone application
Better battery grip
Nice sounding shutter vs the worst I've ever heard
More Manual dials
Better looks
Vs
Sony IQ,
lack of detail smearing,
the ability to shoot raw at any ISO
and the ability to change shutter, aperture and ISO with the slightest touch from just one thumb or finger with camera to my eye.
All that vs your list = No Contest. At least for me. Sony all the way Gotta go the way that suits us though.
And with my serious head on for just a mo you think that the Fuji looks better and this is something that you add to the list of things that influence you? I made a living in practical physical things but I'd consider myself also an artist but even so how a camera looks hardly enters into my head. It'd have to be a real dogs dinner to put me off... and I don't think either the Sony or the Fuji are quite that.
You'll want to pimp your camera next?
Cant you do this with most higher end cameras?and the ability to change shutter, aperture and ISO with the slightest touch from just one thumb or finger with camera to my eye.
Maybe I need a sticker similar to that for my fugly big DSLRYou'll notice that it was near the bottom of the list.
But yes I want something that is easy on the eye.
When you buy a car do you for example decide that a VW is the one for you, Then take the pink one with the "my other car is a Ferrari" sticker in the window - simply because it does the same job as the jet black one next to it?
No way. It's not even as sharp as the canonThe Sony FE 24-70mm f2.8 GM is as sharp if not sharper than the Sony Zeiss FE 55mm f1.8, now I'm beginning to understand why it's so darn expensive, it could easily replace my prime lenses! Mmmm
Hi,No way. It's not even as sharp as the canon
I know test scores don't always translate to real world, but I'd be surprised if this much difference doesn't translate into noticeable real world difference.Hi,
have you managed to test the lenses back to back, I just saw a YouTube video comparing it with the Sony Zeiss 55mm f1.8 and there wasn't any real-world difference between then two.
I know test scores don't always translate to real world, but I'd be surprised if this much difference doesn't translate into noticeable real world difference.
http://www.dxomark.com/Lenses/Compa...sus-Sony-FE-24-70mm-F28-GM-WEB__1252_0_1712_0
The Sony zeiss is meant to be the sharpest lens on the e mount I thought?Hi,
have you managed to test the lenses back to back, I just saw a YouTube video comparing it with the Sony Zeiss 55mm f1.8 and there wasn't any real-world difference between then two.
1% sharper. Can anyone really tell the difference between lenses at that level in the real world though or is everyone shooting mtf charts for fun?