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Why everyone overwhelming? I seems like a 55mm type glass which is sensational
Why everyone overwhelming? I seems like a 55mm type glass which is sensational
As I've been saying, I do hope it's as good as the 55mm f1.8. I'd much rather that than a cheapo lens with slow focusing.
I am put off by the size though and I'll give this a lot of thought after the reviews come out before deciding if I'll get one or not. The A7 and 35mm f2.8 is just so compact and good that I'm not sure that I want the increased bulk but if carrying the kit in a bag I don't suppose it'll make a huge difference to most but I do like carrying the A7 and 35mm f2.8 in my Lowepro Apex 100 AW or if in my cheapo man bag I can also fit in two water bottles and snacks and that'd have to change with this f1.8.
really? your curreny bag can just about fit a a7 and f2.8 35mm? how small is your bag? the size of a typical mens inside pocket of a blazer? LOL.It's not really the weight so much as the bulk as with the 55mm or this 35mm f1.8 I'd need to take a bigger bag. I suppose buying a bigger bag is the solution if I decide that I really want the f1.8. At the moment I'm undecided and even though we've waited years for this I might not bother as the f2.8 in the Lowepro Apex 100 is just so small a package.
I've never really warmed to the 55mm as although I do think it's excellent and easily the best 50mm-ish lens I've ever used I'm sure that the extra 5mm over 50 is noticeable to me and that thought bothers me. I'd prefer it to be 50mm
edit: This can easily fit at a9 and a 55mmIt's not really the weight so much as the bulk as with the 55mm or this 35mm f1.8 I'd need to take a bigger bag. I suppose buying a bigger bag is the solution if I decide that I really want the f1.8. At the moment I'm undecided and even though we've waited years for this I might not bother as the f2.8 in the Lowepro Apex 100 is just so small a package.
I've never really warmed to the 55mm as although I do think it's excellent and easily the best 50mm-ish lens I've ever used I'm sure that the extra 5mm over 50 is noticeable to me and that thought bothers me. I'd prefer it to be 50mm
Wow! People moan about the lack of a 35mm 1.8 for years, then when it arrives.... they moan about it.
Why everyone overwhelming? I seems like a 55mm type glass which is sensational
really? your curreny bag can just about fit a a7 and f2.8 35mm? how small is your bag? the size of a typical mens inside pocket of a blazer? LOL.
i can fit a bloody A7 AND 35 2,8 IN MY JACKET POCKET!!!
i dont even need a bag bro! o
Because you dress like a clown.
Wow! People moan about the lack of a 35mm 1.8 for years, then when it arrives.... they moan about it.
They priced it this way because so many were crying for it for year, they thought they may as well milk them
Speak for yourselfOur prayer has been answered!
£629 isn’t too bad. 85mm 1.8 is £600 and available for £400.
I’ll buy when I can get it for £400
Looks to me like they're going after the ART market with that 35 f1.8: priced like an ART lens, a bit smaller aperture and physically a lot smaller but with excellent performance and native fit. As long as sony remain in front for mirrorless then they'll automatically try to maintain premium pricing. This lens looks like it will produce much nicer images than the Sammy 35 f2.8, but is 3 times the size and price, so I can't imagine changing yet. At this stage, if I bought a Sony WA then it would be the 28 f2.
Hopefully the next lens will be an 85, though I can't decide between the Sony (better focusing, slightly cheaper) and Samyang (nicer rendering, faster max aperture).
It wouldn't make any sense for them to charge less than this. The 85mm 1.8 is very similar and I fully expected it to be similar in price to that.
I have just bought the 28mm f2 and it is great
Be great to hear more detail on how you're liking the 28mm.
I'm not sure if the new 35mm interests me at that price point.
What with the Voigtlander 40/1.2 I wouldn't want to spend that much on the 35mm in all honesty.
Saying that, I am glad that it is a better quality lens though.
The thing with manual lenses is that you have to take time at wide apertures or shoot hyperfocally or zone which will mean smaller apertures but with an AF lens you can shoot much quicker at any aperture and can use the face/eye detect with your subject anywhere in the frame which for me is an absolute revelation.
If I'm by myself and just taking non people pictures MF is maybe no problem, nice even, but if I'm with someone else and don't want to be the geek with that camera holding everyone up or want to take pictures of people AF and especially AF with face detect is wonderful.
if its $750 folk here will get screwed to £750
Have you seen the exchange rate?! 1:1 with the USD is now actually probably a pretty reasonable calculation for international companies doing business here. Certainly not much room for profiteering compared to 5 years ago.
The UK RRP seems surprisingly aggressive vs USD, considering VAT the baseline price is actually quite a bit cheaper here.