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New Sony FE lenses - 24-70 and 70-200 f/2.8, and 85 f/1.4
shadowblade:
Looks like a few of the lenses some of us have been waiting for are about to be released, and the samples look pretty good.
Sony are also claiming even higher resolution, with fewer aberrations and smoother bokeh: http://www.sonyalpharumors.com/motoyuji-ohtake-interviewed-by-dpreview-and-ir-gm-lenses-are-made-for-future-high-res-cameras/
I wonder how they stack up against the Nikon 24-70 and Canon 70-200, as well as how close they get to the best Zeiss primes. Anyone seen any MTF charts yet?
BernardLanguillier:
Surely excellent lenses, but they appear to completely kill the compact aspect of the a7 system.
A 5Ds with the 85mm f1.2 is shorter than the a7rII with the 85mm f1.4...
Cheers,
Bernard
shadowblade:
--- Quote from: BernardLanguillier on February 04, 2016, 11:20:22 pm ---Surely excellent lenses, but they appear to completely kill the compact aspect of the a7 system.
A 5Ds with the 85mm f1.2 is shorter than the a7rII with the 85mm f1.4...
Cheers,
Bernard
--- End quote ---
Compactness was never the point of these lenses. If you want a compact system, you have other options.
These appear to be designed for performance - something many of us have wanted for a long time to go with the high-performance (sensor-wise, at least) bodies. And, with the non-sensor aspects of the A7 bodies improving with every iteration, as well as a rumoured full-featured body being developed, it will be great to have some high-performance lenses that can take advantage of every aspect of Sony's system - hybrid AF, eye-focus AF, better overall AF performance and anything else they come up with that takes advantage of the through-the-sensor nature of a mirrorless system.
Paulo Bizarro:
Posted a similar topic here yesterday:
http://forum.luminous-landscape.com/index.php?topic=107932.0
For the forum managers, should we discuss these lenses here, or in the Compact System Cameras forum?
Paulo Bizarro:
--- Quote from: BernardLanguillier on February 04, 2016, 11:20:22 pm ---Surely excellent lenses, but they appear to completely kill the compact aspect of the a7 system.
A 5Ds with the 85mm f1.2 is shorter than the a7rII with the 85mm f1.4...
Cheers,
Bernard
--- End quote ---
I think "kill" is exaggerated. All one has to do to get better balance is to grip the camera. IMO, it is a matter of providing options to a wider clientele. Want a compact set up? A7 camera with say the FE 35 f2.8; a lot smaller than say a 6D with pancake 40 f2.8.
F2.8 zooms were a glaring omission from the system thus far. As for the 85 f1.4, I think it is more a status lens, rather than a necessity, given the Batis 85. Even then, Sony does not see one cent from the Batis sales, so they want to go there too.
Curiously, the 85 f1.4 is part of this new G Master lens line, whereas the previous Zony 35 f1.4 was not. The G lenses seem to be 100% Sony, no input from Zeiss.
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