I have to confess the A-mount Sony A99 DSLR looks a lot more sexier than the current A7 E-mount cameras! Fotohanskeuzekamp sent me this very first pictures of the new Sigma 50mm f/1.4 ART lens which is now in Stock after more than a year of waiting:
In USA via Amazon (Click here), BHphoto (Click here) and [shoplink 31857 ebay]CameraLand (Click here)[/shoplink].
In Europe at FotoHansKeuzekamp (Click here), Technikdirekt (Click here), Wex UK (Click here), Wex DE (Click here).
The lens is an absolute bargain if you consider it’s a hari close to the Zeiss Outs which costs 4 times as much. Read the reviews at 3DKraft, Photozone, CameraLabs or DxOmark.
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I would like to know how it competes to the SAL50F14z? Would like to see some REAL comparison and not only some “Internet-Blabla” from people who never had one of those lenses in their hands.
I own the SAL50F14z and I know about its advantages and its disadvanteges.
I own the Sony 50mm f/1.4 lens and would like to see a comparison of all three.
I find that modern programs like DxO combined with Piccure+, perform miracles on many good lenses producing remarkably sharp and detailed photos. I wonder if these exotic lenses are really worth the expense. I do not purchase a lens until it’s supported by DxO OpticPro.
Does that work on ghosting?
I’m also new to Piccure+. I downloaded two days ago and have been using some. I find it rather easy to use. The pic below was made with DxO and then Piccure+.
So far it seems to me that Piccure+ does two things very well:
1) Adaptive devonvolution (bringing out detail that was not visible) see the detail in the elk’s fur.
2) Reducing blur due to camera motion. This is a little trickier to use but also works very well.
I think DxO OpticsPro works better for correcting geometric distortion, particularly on wide angle lenses where this most needed, and noise reduction.
They compliment each other.
I just emailed them a copy of my DxO receipt so they will give me a 30% discount on the $119 USD price.
Nice. I downloaded the Piccure+ last night and have been messing around with it. I can’t really tell yet just how much difference I get verses simply editing myself in LR. But, it does seem to do a better job sharpening the image verses the slider in LR- less noise afterwards.
If Sony put all effort that went into pleasing the statue-shooting club, and instead invested it into perfecting the A99, they’d have a perfect camera by now, and full line-up of lenses.
Now, new lenses for the Alpha are made by Sigma/Tamron, and that’s drying up quick.
Unfortunately Sony doesnt want to be a serious Pro Cameras manufacturer and puts its efforts only in technology. Thats a great thing too, but doesnt ever make a good pro system. Its not better in Emount camp either. With yearly releases of new bodies dont ever wait for a firmware to fix some of the easily fixable issues. They rather try to sell you a new body with the same old sickness. And lenses, what are lenses?
Agreed.
Sony has zero vision / understanding what a “system” is. They have brilliant parts like A77-II and FE 55 f/1.8 scattered around multiple systems, but no single full-featured system. And they discontinue whole product lines before they have any replacement for them.
What product line is discontinued? Are you one of the “A-mount is dead” (sorry!) idiots?
Here is my “incomplete” assortment that I own(ed) (I do not list the Tamron 90USD Macro and the Sigma 150/2.8 Macro as they are 3rd line):
A900/A99
16F-Eye, 1635ZA, 24ZA, 2470ZA, 50ZA, 85ZA, 135ZA, 35G, 70200G, 70400G2
Converters 14 and 20, Flashes 58, 60 and the macro ring light
And now the interesting questions: What could be missing? And what is discontinued?
Ahh, yeah, right. I could purchase the 300/2.8 or the 500/4 tele primes
Maybe one of the external microphones for video capturing. Or the accessory shoe LCD, or the video light.
Discontinued?
Ah, yes the 1635ZA and the 2470ZA will be discontinued. Becuase A-mount is dying, Sony will bring the MK2 of these lenses – maybe it’s the “final edition”? 🙂
Admitedly Canikon have more choices with lenses, yes. But related to accessories they are in most cases relying on 3rds as well as Sony does.
I just looked over your impressive long list of lenses and cameras. We have a similar collection. You mentioned the 300mm f/2.8 Sony lens. I have the older (non-weather sealed) version of that lens and HIGHLY recommend it, along with the 1.4X and 2X TCs. It’s my favorite lens. I shoot mostly wild life. This lens is also supported by DxO OpticsPro.
I wonder the same thing when people complain about the lack of available lenses; what more could they possibly need!?
Also the relatively inexpensive A77M2 will add reach to your longer lenses and breath new life into them.
I have the Tokina 300mm F4 ATX Pro with a 2x tele. Use to use the 500mm reflex, but the lack of contrast annoyed me. Oh I wish there was an affordable 400mm F4 option.
I felt the same way about my 500mm reflex. I discovered that a big portion of lack of contrast was due to poor focus. The A77M2 is the first camera I have owned that can auto-focus that lens. Attached is a photo taken at a night game. The contrast is not as sharp as some of my glass lenses but it ain’t bad.
https://flic.kr/p/oTgcfN
the most noteable missings are
long primes that are more affordable
70-200 ish at f4 with ssm and others with ssm rather than screw drive
tilt shift lenses
a super dooper macro like canons now discontinued mpe? that went past 1x magnification.
flashes with new shoe that dont overheat
imo e mount success has come partly due to them neglecting a mount stuff.
As a Nikon shooter I have to agree. Maybe it’s because third party manufacturers are not immediately bringing out A-mount lenses for their new releases. But since they, too, are revenue driven, I can understand the reluctance. I love the Sigma 150/2.8g by the way and bought into the A7ii only to use the 135/1.8 which is an amazing lens and to use the macros hand-held. This will be my new travel camera including the 55/1.8 and some lighter Nikon lenses.
I’m waiting for all these people to abandon A mount. That way I can grab all that fast awesome glass at a fraction of the cost. Let this little guys play with their F4 E mount lenses. I’ll stick with the big boys.
The A-mount is dead talk is really a hoax. No one is dumping their gear yet if you look at ebay. And rightfully so, since Sony announced new lenses for A-mount. The new version of the 24-70 f2.8 should have 6x times improved AF performance. That hints that Sony is working on even better kick-ass AF for A-mount to make better use of the SLT tech. (If you lose some light due to fixed mirror, then at least make it worth it)
I agree. I think a lot of A mount users are simply waiting, maybe picking up an A7 in the meantime but holding on to their lenses. And why not? I couldn’t be happier with the glass. If they can put the A77II’s focusing updated for a larger sensor in the A99…with 36MP and no AA filter…well then. I’m in freaking heaven. I need no other 35mm camera. I’m set until foveon makes a serious bit at the market or medium format takes over.
Are you a professional imbecile? Or are you having a crack at it? I am asking because your posts point at a pathology.
That is a sick list of lenses. I’m almost there, I just don’t shoot zooms.
Actually this is exactly the situation where you can’t blame Sony. They have recently released a Zeiss 50mm f1.4 that’s much better than the competition, improved for digital. “Shame” Sigma has made this ART lens, but I’m pretty sure there’s a lot of people that still prefer Zeiss.
Perhaps it’s just becase Sony is mainly a sensor producer, and every camera they release each year is a way to show the world (and other Companies) how good they are in this. Lenses are left to third parts Companies.
And there are many that can do excellent lenses. But sensors is like making film in the good old days… Today the sensor basically is the camera.
Nope. Sensor + AF module basically is the camera, although the statue-shooting club seems to be in denial about this.
Actually Sony can release some absolute blinders – the FE primes are excellent and the 16-50 2.8 is a fantastic apsc zoom.
16-50 2.8. You mean, my most favorite lens outside of the 135mm 1.8 Zeiss? I love that lens.
Not sure, it kinda looks like a monster compared to this 😉 –>
I agree, A77 A99 and other DSLRs look so ugly and old fashioned which don’t suit Sony’s style.
Some chicks dig ugly.
Sure, take f/1.8 lens instead of an f/1.4, remove the mirror while losing PDAF (who needs that, right?), and you get a camera that’s too small and uncomfortable to hold. Well done!
A-mount is heavy and uncomfortable to shoot, yet it takes pictures with worse ISO performance.
Heavy is good. Heavy is reliable.
http://i1218.photobucket.com/albums/dd416/FujiVice/Boris.jpg
Boris can’t be wrong.
Really?
http://www.lensrentals.com/blog/2013/08/lensrentals-repair-data-2012-2013
”Every manufacturer has some great lenses and some weak lenses.
70-200 f/2.8 lenses are likely to fail no matter who makes them. We think of them as ‘built like tanks’ because they have that heavy, all-metal case. That case, though, is as packed with mechanics and electronics as anything you’ve ever seen. There’s a LOT of stuff in there that has to work perfectly. Inevitably, some of that stuff breaks.”
PDAF on sensor. F1.4 while losing half a stop to SLT mirror and weighing 3x as much… good no?
Sigma 50/1.4 – 1.7 TStops
Sony 55/1.8 – 1.8 TStops
Such a disadvantage. 😉
It’s much more difficult to make an 1.4 lens, which is sharp already wide open. I additionally like the even shallower DOF. The Zeiss is very nice for the A7x cameras, Sigma for DSLRs.
That’s a monster compared to this
The lens on the D810 is incredible. We use it quite often on assignments. Good for A-mount to get this option.
Wow, A99 so sexy
http://images.sodahead.com/polls/000331285/polls_FatPeople_2722_685469_poll_xlarge.png
A77-II is 10g lighter than D610.
And DSLRs are more comfortable to operate.
In your opinion.
What’s the A77 II got to do with anything?
Pity my neck won’t be very comfortable after carrying that combo around for a couple of hours.
A7-II, of course.
A7 II – 599g inc. battery
D610 – 850g inc. battery
Come on, it’s not that hard to check this stuff before you post it.
OK, you got me, I just remembered it from somewhere…
250g is nothing.
It’s not actually, it’s 250g.
Which is significantly more than the claimed 10g.
What I wrote. I immediately corrected the typo, probably at the same time you wrote your comment ;-).
I didn’t see your typo. I was commenting on your view that 250g is nothing.
Anyway, it’s kind of irrelevant, as people normally attach lenses to their camera. Comparing a D610/Sigma 50mm combo to the A7II/Zeiss 55mm combo, that 250g becomes 784g. The D610/Sigma is nearly twice as heavy.
True, that’s why I use the 50/1.8G on the D610 for travel. Really no bad lens at all and very light. It’s not made for 36MP sensors, but performs great on 16 or 24MP FF sensors. If weight is of no concern the D810 + Sigma Art is used.
By the way, I have the A7ii + 55/1.8 since recently, too (+ 135/1.8).
You must be very weak, beside gormless…
OMG I can’t believe you just said that, it is SO CLEVER!!!
What? Are you 12?
This is offensive and ADMIN should remove it.
Admin thinks A99 is sexy… I guess beauty is in the eyes of the beholder
I wouldn’t call it ugly, but I get your point. It’s a simple choice of design. They could give it a much sleeker, chiseled look. I hope the carry over some of that A7II design language over to the A99II.
A99 design is perfect, much better than the rectangular boxes of A7x.
Or hot…depending on how you look at it.
How about now?
A7 vs A99:
Which one is the A7?
None of them. You are looking at cats.
The Musical?!?
Zeiss 55m f/1.8 blows away any competition (except the Otus). This Sigma 50mm lens has plastic-like feel to it and the Zeiss built quality is solid metal. The metal ring on the Zeiss feels great too. The bokeh rendering on Sigma is terribly harsh. The Zeiss bokeh is so smooth and one of a kind and can never be imitated by any other brand. Sigma will never be Zeiss!
The SLT on A99 is degrading the quality on images. The images on mirrorless A7 series are sharper in comparison with the A99. Move to E-mount people and get better quality images. It is so light and it will never tire your hand.
The a99 is an amazing camera . You don’t know what you’re talking about . Get out and shoot and take a break from your mom’s basement .
I have the Sigma and it doesn’t feel plastic-like at all. A nice mix of plastic and metal + rubber focussing ring which feels great. soundimageplus.com compared the 50/1.4 vs. the 55/1.8 and found the Sigma slightly sharper. Slrgear and many other showed its great quality. I wait additionally for DXO to test it on a D800e to be able to compare it there to the 55/1.8 on A7r.
Rubber rings never last long, they will get out of shape. Too bad that FE70200 uses rubber rings instead of metal ones. Olympic uses metal rings on its latest high-end zoom lens.
Depends on the make and material. There are lots of more durable rubber materials. The problem I have with pure metal lenses is that you see every dent and scratch. But of course, cheap materials wear out easily.
There is no image degradation at lower ISOs.
That a99 with that Sigma sure looks sexy . The ergonomic feel of the a99 is also stellar .
Yes, they should keep the body as-is on future iterations and just update the electronics. If you must eliminate the GPS feature, then allow us to stamp location on our photos using the GPS in our smartphones. GIve us that option as long as it does not sacrifice image quality. The high megapixel sensor is a must, however.
As for the Sigma lens, I will never buy another Sigma lens after my last experience with the AF hunting issues on the 70-200 OS. Maybe it was a lemon, but even Sigma could not find the issue after looking over it twice. That, and I don’t think the AF-D feature is compatible with third party lenses. I use this feature quite a bit.
Imposter?
Didn’t the real Barry pre-order the Sigma 150-600 Sport in Nikon mount?
I believe the term we are looking for is self contradiction. There is no better way to put your credibility in the toilet.
Well Barry already put his credibility in the toilet, but I’m not sure that is him above.
He is an idiot, agreed, but you are even worse. Have you ever tried reading your own comments?
You are my hero, so clever with those comments, I love the depth you bring to each discussion!
Any particular comment in mind? It appears I’ve upset you.
Barry is an a77 shooter.
Love me some A mount. Perfect sized body for a big ol’ lens.
If this looks hot and sexy, than I don’t know how the A99+CZ 50 f1.4 looks like….?
It’s practically Poorn.
Good morning! Actually, I’ve compared images with this lens/body combo to the Sigma with the 5DM3 and the Otus on a D800. Otus is far and away superior, and while the Sigma and the ZA are fairly close in sharpness, I prefer the look of the ZA over the Sigma. Still, for the price the Sigma is one awesome lens and if I were shopping for another premium 50 again, I’d probably chose it over the ZA.
https://farm8.staticflickr.com/7468/15902057679_038eec75f6_o.png
D800 has AA-filter. No valid comparison again!
Then show me a link were the Sigma 50mm Art lens is sharper than the FE 55mm F1.8.
I answered above already. So far I don’t know of a test of the Sigma on a D810 or D800E to directly compare it to the 55/1.8 when using similar settings in the raw converters (as otherwise Imatest results vary). It’s tested on Canon only. Many, however, showed it to outperform the Otus in center sharpness (not in corners, see SLRgear, photographylife). So it should be easily in the same ballpark as the 55/1.8. Would that be a problem for you? The Otus gains about 4PMPix when going from the D800 to D800E and both show higher acutance at 1.4 already on cameras with similar sensors (D800E vs. A7r), so I expect the Art to be as good, too.
If this is how good you are at photography, I suggest a smartphone. Not too smart though, it might outsmart you…
Yeah, guess I should have set it up in a lightbox with my tilt/shift, just for you. Oh, no, then you wouldn’t have had this chance to show everybody how awesome you are by putting down a silly snapshot on a forum. You win, genius.
I have that lens, just need that body…hopefully with a II after the 99 this year.
Let’s all start posting camera pr0n 🙂 When I get home – I promise to take a picture of the A7m2 + Metabones mk 4 + Otus 85 and the A7r + EA4 + Bigma and post it here. Mmmm…. They’re big….. big….
The FE 55mm F1.8 is sharper.
https://farm9.staticflickr.com/8578/15901671259_e71bed9d5d_b.jpg
A7r without AA filter and 36MP vs. Canon with lower MP? No valid comparison.
Show me a link to were the Sigma 50mm Art lens is sharper than the FE 55mm F1.8.
But it is heavier so it must be better?
I tried them both on the same camera A7S (Canon version with metabones) the ART lens is just a little bit sharper then my old manual nikon 50mm F1.2 at F5.6 but the 55 is definitely sharper then the ART and you get nice fast AF. No charts, just real world stuff.
The A7s has a 12Mpx sensor. Both the Sony-Zeiss and the Sigma Art can resolve around of 30Mpx. I doubt you would notice any difference on the A7s, even wide open both lenses easily outresolve the 12Mpx sensor.
I don’t know how credible are lenscore.org guys, they resolution tests are different (sometimes) from DxO, but they compare every single lens on a 200Mpx scanner-based digital back, so at least the results should be consistent, not like apples to oranges (nikons to canons 🙂 @ DxO.
Can resolve around 30MP?
As much as your mom…
I tried your mom winston, she can resolve 28cm
For the Sigma it’s an “educated guess” based on DxO / Lenscore combination.
I just look at the image and how I think it looks, so yes it is subjective. In the end for me it doesn’t matter because I prefer the look of the Nikon lens anyway. You don’t need to resolve too the max to have a look at a lens, but I get it most people want to argue numbers.
The numbers make comparisons less subjective.
Different people like different things. Some may even prefer a pinhole camera over the Nikon 50mm F1.2 at F5.6, but it doesn’t necessary mean anything.
Thank you for explaining the meaning of subjective 😛
After shooting a zillion charts and doing the whole mindf3ck numbers game for years I think numbers don’t mean much because in the end its the aesthetic of the lens people like together with the performance. Its a bit like looking for te car with the biggest engine, it doesn’t mean it is the one you want to drive.
I didn’t mean being Captain Obvious, sorry. I just wanted to say the numbers help to justify stuff. If one lens can resolve tons of Mpx, doesn’t have distortions, CA, etc… it would be much easier to get a sharper and clearer image than with a crappy lens. Theoretically all “aesthetic” effects can be added in PP, but it’s pretty much impossible to make a sharp image in PP if the source is blurry. I do agree some people may not like sharp images at all. Well, good for them – no need to buy expensive cameras and lenses 🙂
P.S. I definitely don’t want a car with the biggest engine, but I don’t mind having a car with the most powerful one 🙂
I know I was just being a d!#k, off course the test charts help if you want to have some sort of objective comparison. But I never bought a lens by looking at the charts, it was always by shooting. Used to own all the expensive L glass for my 5DII and 5DIII but funny enough prefer fast old Nikkor glas and sold all my L lenses. You really can’t add the gorgeous color rendering of those lenses in post, or the weird light fall-off and crappy edges, it would take forever to make a nice sharp lens look like that. The sony /zeiss lenses are really nice and sharp but I always end up using my nikkor 200mm instead of the Sony or Canon one, although the Canon 70-200 II is one of the best lenses I ever had.
p.s. Got a v8 xc90 and I have to tell you, it never gets old putting your foot down and blasting away, it makes you realise growing up is for children!
Are you talking about the Nikkor 200mm f/2? That’s an amazing lens! Big, expensive, but really awesome. Concerning the vintage lenses – yes, they give a “signature” rendition, and I bet some folks may even figure out a make, model, and may be a country (and a hill) where a certain lens was made just based on bokeh at the left bottom corner 🙂 I’m relatively new to photography, I didn’t have a large selection of fancy glass in the past, and my criteria finding a good lens are much simpler than yours: they can be easily described with a few measures from a typical “lens review” website. But I must admin I’m really enjoying looking at the pics taken with those great heritage lenses on Flickr 🙂
P.S. I’m a big V8 fan myself (Mustang GT/CS 5L), my wife keeps pushing me to sell it and buy a hybrid. If I do that one day, the next thing will be shooting myself because of depression 🙂 Nice talking to you!
Got it in a weird barter deal, gave the guy a D800, when he pays me back he gets back the lens. Hah yes they seem like whine to some, you can get a cheap mindless adapter and try some old nikon or canon, maybe even a tilt/shift. Going to try some nice mamiya tilt shift lenses soon, bit of a weird franken beast: Mamiya to nikon adapter to canon adapter to metabones adapter.
Love Mustangs, almost got one, found a nice deal. But love driving across the mountains through the ice and snow so went for 4×4. Not sure what to think about hybrids, something like a tesla roadster perhaps, but not this bag of prius poison that does 25miles electric, I’m told it almost does the same MPG on the highway as my volvo. Besides, we want something with a bit of kick to feel alive right?
Life is there to be enjoyed, these stupid grey mice cars are like coffins and I think most people buy them for tax reasons. If they really want to be ‘green’ we could have switched to hydrogen in the 80’s, keep the V8’s hah! Ever seen the Jack Nicholson hydrogen car video from 1978? It would have stopped a few oil wars that’s for sure, then again who knows.
Right now I want something that can drive anywhere, need it for my past midlife crisis extreme sports kick!
“Life is there to be enjoyed, these stupid grey mice cars are like coffins and I think most people buy them for tax reasons” – so true! These words made my day.
Oww shut it and learn the basics….
You want me to program your C64?!?!? I used to program Amiga’s and C64, it was fun and st00pid.
Oh that is very interesting, thanks for trying the lens I will remember that next time I want to buy a lens.
soundimageplus did a test:
http://www.soundimageplus.com/soundimageplus/2014/9/28/sony-a7r-nikon-df-comparison-tests
at f4 the Sigma seems to be sharper, other apertures weren’t tested. Search his site, as he wanted to do these tests.
Additionally it is on par with the Otus in sharpness (not other metrics, see comparison of Otus and Sigma). To compare it you need to wait for DXO to test it on AA-less cameras with the same MP-count, as the 55 is tested on the A7r, the Sigma on Canon only. Your comparison above is apples to oranges.
DXO, right…………. LOL
It’s up to you to install a better comparison methodology. I found it a very nice site to get a first idea when using _individual_ measurment results, not overall score. Another option is http://www.lenscore.org, mentioned above.
Oh okay we should put it on canons 36mp body then. In 2025. Stay tuned for the results!
What a joke!
You can not make valid comparisons using DXO Mark if the lenses are tested with different sensors. Unfortunately they have not tested that Sigma lens on a D800E or D810 which would at least be a slight bit more valid than a test on a 36mp sensor vs one on a 22mp sensor. The sensor that a lens is tested on makes a huge difference in the DXO Mark score.
Check http://www.lenscore.org
Yes, I was specifically responding to his use of DXO Mark in an invalid manner 🙂 On LensScore, the Sigma performs significantly better than the Sony-Zeiss 55mm with a score of 1053 vs 932 for the Sony Zeiss. But they don’t really tell you how they do the testing so it’s hard to tell if the two scores are valid to compare against one another. If they do it on an optical bench then they are valid comparisons, if they are attaching them to different camera bodies than they might not be valid comparisons.
That’s what they claim in FAQ:
“Based on these findings, we’ve created a lens testing system based on a custom-built camera using a 200MP super high resolution CCD sensor, an apochromatic high-precision lens group custom-made by one of the world’s best industrial optics manufacturers and 5 exchangeable lens mount adapters. The sensor of our measuring camera is very slow and not designed for low light applications, but these restrictions are of no significance when measuring the optical performance of a lens. We test every lens on one and the same camera with a sensor that easily outperforms every full frame lens in existence.”
Thanks, I was looking for their methodology and missed that!
BS, the Sigma is the best 50mm lens with AF out there. Faster, sharper, yet cheaper.
Right, best 50mm. The FE 55mm is the best 55mm.
https://farm8.staticflickr.com/7540/15467819664_99d600f250_o.png
Canon sensors are from the middle ages. Of course the A7R resolves more.
Look here for real world+stationary test which shows the OTUS incredible performance, both on A7r to even variables as much as possible:
http://3d-kraft.com/index.php?option=com_content&view=article&id=151:adorable-50s-otus-noctilux-summilux-hyperprime-sonnar&catid=40:camerasandlenses&Itemid=2
By the way, I bought the 55/1.8 a day ago for my A7ii to replace my 50/1.8G Nikon lens for traveling light. Nevertheless, for events and shootings we still use the Sigma.
They haven’t tested the Sony Carl Zeiss 50 f/1.4 yet.
DXO says not to compare different lenses tested on different bodies.
Can’t consider this until Sigma also have matching 85/1.4 and 135/1.8, which might happen in 2015 for CaNikon… but not for A-Mount until 2017. Meanwhile I’ll stick with my matching ZA set. Post production and client satisfaction is so much easier when the lens color/contrast match.
This “Art” lens… I need the “Sports/Journalism” version.
Admin, are you overcompensating? 🙂
there is only one purpose of this post, commission links.
Ahh yes… Cameras for Grown People.
If compact mirrorless is the future, why all the hypocrasy with cameras like this ginormous a99?
Not everybody wants ‘compact’
A99 = sexy? Admin, you is GAY!
He cannot be gay for the sole reason he is a she 😉
because he is from Europe where Andrea is a male name. Only in USA where it becomes a female name.
And yes A99 looks modern and sexy compare to the ugly Canikon old looking DSLR
lol thx for clarification, I thought Andrea is the female version of Andreas / Andrew, didn’t know Italians are using Andrea as a male name. Btw I’m from europe and in most countries Andrea is the female version.
seriously, this is a revelation to me as well:)
Are you gonna unsubscribe now then? :9
In Brazil Andrea is a female name.
Same here in Hungary. We have Andrea for girls and András for boys.
Not true, in NL Andrea is mainly a female name, where Andre or Andreas is the male version.
Admin is male
Damn, and he posted the “most sexy model” crap? That’s pretty beta from a male.
Well what ever, he/she/it has some serious issues
Sexy in a kind of overweight brick kind of sexy?….Give me an A7II with the 55mm 1.8 any day…
I’ll keep my A99 and my Sony Carl Zeiss 50 f/1.4. It hasn’t failed me yet and just as good if not better in my opinion. The interesting point is that DXO hasn’t tested it yet and there aren’t many online reviews with comparisons. Sure it costs more, but for better bokeh, weather sealing and sharp images, I’m satisfied.
Does this have SSM built in? For a 50 its HUGE. Thinking about my Minolta 50 1,4 which is tiny compared to this one
It has about twice as much glass.
http://camerasize.com/compact/#487.395,567.399,ha,t
Nikon D750 w/ the Sigma lens looks so ugly and bulky.
a7 + zEISS = super sexy!
Yup, that covers it. Especially being similarly priced.
Otus 55 plus d810 is sexier
Half that statement is true. Otus 85……
Ridiculous and overpriced… Sony should stop making these toys and concentrate on what they do best: walkmans.
They couple very nicely, if sigma was darker it would be perfect.
Indeed the a99 design team should be responsible for every other Sony camera from now on. a7 is much too ugly compared to a99, though a7II is admittedly an improvement.
Looks like the A99 ate 9,900 donuts
Better than the rice cakes the A7 has been eating.
Nah! Sigma might have missed the boat for me. I would have bought it immediately if came out 8 months ago. I still kind of want but lost 80% interest of buying it.
It looks like Sigma is doing the same thing for the E-Mount full frame as well. By the time it arrives, the market could be full of wonderful G and Zeiss full frame lenses.
To me, 50 1,7 Minolta is good enough!
Yes, and it has better bokeh than the Sigma. 🙂
It probably is. I’ve seen some pretty dang good shots with that thing. I have the 1.7 Minolta MD version for the A7- pretty dang good as well. 15 bucks might I add.
Now just stare at the picture for a moment. You know what, it looks pretty dang good. Nice body for a nice lens. Nice grip for a chunky bit of glass.Perfect match, no iffy build, no questions about it’s mount or adapters…nothing. Just does what it’s suppose to do and calls it a day.
Supposedly, the Zeiss 50 was designed to pair with the a99. It’s an amazing combo, really a great lens. This is why I really hope Sony carries on the A-mount, and keeps coming out with new lenses like this one, with bodies to match.
While the otus 55 meant to be mounted on d810 🙂
A hot sexy lens? Hmmm, not the way most would describe it, but whatever steams your beans.
A microwave usually steams my beans. I’m lazy- what can I say.
just one thing: I have sony A99. I have chosen this one beacause… whatever, it is a good camera. I love almost everything about it. I am 99% happy with it.
I have also baught the Sigma Art 35, beacause… it is delivering truly incredible shots. this Sony Sigma mix makes me happy, that is it.
I will get Sigma 50 cause it is extrmemely cool lens (but if I had money I would get maybe Sony Zeiss 50)
Otus, why not or better if I had a money for it, but still would use Sigma when autofocus is needed.
I do not get guys who says: Otus is better you “dumb” SonySigma geek. I give a nut about that. Wrong way. Show me your photo first then say “I am better then you”… now you’re talking. Bring it on. Make cool photos.