Preorders:
In USA at:
Zeiss 35mm f/1.4 FE at Amazon, Adorama, BHphoto.
Sony 90mm f/2.8 FE at Amazon, Adorama, BHphoto.
Sony 24-240mm FE at Amazon, Adorama, BHphoto.
Sony 28mm f/2.0 FE at Amazon, Adorama, BHphoto.
Sony Fisheye Conversion Lens for FE 28mm F/2 at Amazon, Adorama, BHphoto.
Sony Ultra-Wide Conversion Lens for FE 28mm F/2 at Amazon, Adorama, BHphoto.
Sony Fisheye Converter for E 16mm F/2.8 and E 20mm F/2.8 at Amazon, Adorama, BHphoto.
Sony Ultra-Wide Converter for E 16mm F2.8 and E 20mm F2.8 at Amazon, Adorama, BHphoto.
In Europe at:
Zeiss 35mm f/1.4 FE at Sony Germany, Sony UK, Sony FR, Sony IT, Sony ES, Sony NL, Sony BE, Sony AT, Sony CH, Sony SE, Sony FI, Sony NO, Sony PT.
Sony 90mm f/2.8 FE at Sony Germany, Sony UK, Sony FR, Sony IT, Sony ES, Sony NL, Sony BE, Sony AT, Sony CH, Sony SE, Sony FI, Sony NO, Sony PT.
Sony 24-240mm FE at Sony Germany, Sony UK, Sony FR, Sony IT, Sony ES, Sony NL, Sony BE, Sony AT, Sony CH, Sony SE, Sony FI, Sony NO, Sony PT.
Sony 28mm f/2.0 FE at Sony Germany, Sony UK, Sony FR, Sony IT, Sony ES, Sony NL, Sony BE, Sony AT, Sony CH, Sony SE, Sony FI, Sony NO, Sony PT.
Wide Angle converter at Sony Germany, Sony UK, Sony FR, Sony IT, Sony ES, Sony NL, Sony BE, Sony AT, Sony CH, Sony SE, Sony FI, Sony NO, Sony PT.
Fisheye converter at Sony Germany, Sony UK, Sony FR, Sony IT, Sony ES, Sony NL, Sony BE, Sony AT, Sony CH, Sony SE, Sony FI, Sony NO, Sony PT.
Wide angle converter for the 16 and 20mm APS-C lenses at Sony DE, UK, FR, IT, ES, NL, BE, AT, CH, SE, FI, NO, PT.
Fisheye converter for the 16 and 20mm APS-C lenses at Sony DE, UK, FR, IT, ES, NL, BE, AT, CH, SE, FI, NO, PT.
Reviews and image samples:
Full ZA 35mm lens review at Amateur Photographer. 24-240mm review at BHphoto. 28mm image samples at Pantip. 35mm ZA hands-on by Steve Huff.
Video reviews:
Press release
at Sony, Fisheye press text at Dpreview, Imaging Resource, Dc.watch.
Firmware update:
Following lenses got a firmware update that reduces the startup time:
- FE 35mm F2.8 ZA Carl Zeiss Sonnar T*
- FE 55mm F1.8 ZA Carl Zeiss Sonnar T*
- FE 24-70mm F4 ZA OSS Carl Zeiss Vario Tessar T*
- FE 70-200mm F4 G OSS
- FE 28-70mm F3.5-5.6 OSS
POLL:
now that you know the specs and price of the lenses tell us…
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lol…
Thanks SAR for the year of work bringing the news of these lenses to us! Glad to give you the referral on the pre order.
That 35mm looks bad ass. I was set on the 28mm but I’m not so sure now.
Can’t wait to receive and shoot with the 35mm….
Great! Sony finally made a lens I’m interested in (28mm f/2). Now, they need to come up with a smaller, cheaper FF body with a state of the art sensor (no A7 doesn’t count… that one has subpar high ISO).
Maybe you can help Sony with the new design of the smaller and cheaper full frame. I think they would greatly appreciate your help in doing something that may be virtually impossible.
I think that I misinterpreted your post. You were not asking for the same performance and features. So, removing stabilization and EVF would be cheaper and smaller.
What were they smoking? I’m not impressed with samples they reviewed at both sites.
can’t access the Pantip’s review
Base on the MTF chart, 28 f/2 perform very similar to 35 f/1.4 at max aperture and at f/8. The 28mm looks very promising.
Wondering if webmaster is racist ? Why is the Sony Denmark store never included in the lists of Sony shops ?
Hi! Sorry, I cannot link to all worldwide stores. I did put a limit to myself on the most important ones.
P.S.: Racist is a bit heavy…I love Denmark and Kopenhagen 🙂
Seriously, anyone consider buying this humongous beer bottle should dump A7 and move to Canikon! It completely eliminated any size advantage A7 over DSLR. You will at least get a balanced handling if its on FF DSLR
I, for one, have no problem with this. I want choices. When I want to go small the Loxia or 35/2.8 is great value. For other situations the 35/1.4 is a nice option (it is a 1.4 lens and as that cannot be as small as a 2.8 lens, right?).
Allow a comparison: A Canon 6D plus the 35/1.4L ist only 150gr heavier, what does not matter in this weight class (A7II/1.4/35:1200/6D35L:1350). The Loxia 35mm version competes the 6D CV 40mm Ultron version and gains 70gr advantage only. Wide open the IQ of the 40mm Ultron might be better, the DSLR has a battery life of 1200 shots, has better handling, is quite a bit shorter and finally, if price matters, the Sony version is $1200 more expensive. I wanted to switch to the Sony version and decided not to after a careful comparison. The A7II plus the 2.0/28mm is interesting though.
The perfect gear is neither determined by weight nor by price.
Perfect gear is the one with which you serve your style of shooting best.
Yes, sure. Mirrorless wants to sell by the argument of lower weight and size. And price differences of this kind are relevant to some. The style from the mentioned combos is not far apart. Finally, everything is up to personal taste.
As soon as you build fast lenses, differences in size and weight shrink. Especially true for telephoto. We use our DSLRs all the time professionally, but we have the option to use the A7ii with smaller lenses, even manual ones if we like to. Smaller and lighter on average. I don’t know about the IQ difference of the Loxia to the CV 40mm. But I know that manual focussing on DSLRs is a hassle. Using magnification+peaking and IBIS is not matched by Canon or my Nikons.
Try making a 6d smaller without a hacksaw though…
To be fair the Canon 35mm f/1.4L is an old design that is showing its age compared to newer 35mm lenses. A better comparison would be the Sigma 35mm f/1.4. I do agree with you in principle, but the details of the comparison need to be adjusted a bit to be more apples-to-apples.
I think you’re missing the point, the buyer of an A7/A7II is not interested in a Canon 6D regardless of size. The 6D lacks many features in comparison and is always going to be bigger and heavier.
lol, i have been using A7 with humongous samyang 35mm/1.4 and i don’t have a problem with that. When i want small size i still can use smaller lenses. The advantage of mirrorless not only the size you know, for me it’s the flexibility of the mount & of course wysiwyg EFV.
Seriously, you’re an idiot if you think size is the ONLY thing that matters or if it is the most important thing for mirrorless. Different people have different priorities. I love having a light enough body that I can put on a battery grip all day long. I also love having the option to mount Canon lenses on my a7R, too.
I’m starting to shoot film, and I own a Rokinon 35mm T1.5 in Canon mount because not only can I use it on my a7R (soon to be a7S), but I can also rent it out to others, too.
Choices, man. Not all about size. Oh, and I rather use EVF over OVF anyways
You realise all cameras will be mirrorless at some point, right? Will you still be complaining then?
28mm f2 has very high mtf at max aperture. pre-ordered. This one is a no-brainer at that price.
Probably the best lens in terms of price quality balance.
The system needs more lenses like the 28mm f/2–compact, sharp, reasonably priced.
90mm macro not available until July… Aaarrrghh!!
Noooooooo.
Hope that Amazon got the wrong date…
Also Sony Germany says it will ship in July.
🙁
Here:
http://www.dpreview.com/articles/1547306358/sony-releases-28mm-35mm-and-90mm-macro-full-frame-primes
“Vorfreude ist die schönste Freude”
Sorry I don’t know it in English.
Means – pleasent anticipation for something feels better than actually getting it.
So I’ll wait and drink coffee. 🙂
Doesn’t look like it… I could see some point in releasing the superzoom for the summer holiday season but the macro?!
I’d love to know whether these new lenses suffer the same problem with the focus-by-the-wire being variable focus instead of linear focus. What I mean is that if you turn the focusing ring 1/4 of a turn quickly, you end up at a different point of focus than when you turn the focusing ring 1/4 of a turn slowly.
Variable focus makes it impossible to focus rack reliably for video since you can’t hit the same two or three focusing marks repeatedly.
The 90mm G Macro will have proper mechanical manual focus, as does the fairly new 28-135 PZ. The rest of the Sony lenses are focus by wire AFAIK. I chose between Sony Zeiss 55mm and Zeiss Loxia 50mm, and ended up with the latter just because of the focus coupling. The Loxia is remarkably good for video, but I’ve noticed one thing that could be a problem for certain scenes. It has a pretty notable focus breathing.
so would 28mm and 21mm (with the converter) be optically better than the zeiss 16-35mm at 28 and 21mm at F4
who say that?
Edit: Oh, I saw the MTF chart 🙂 that’s nice to hear
i dont know whether it is better or not. Im just asking for peoples opinions of it
I think it might be considering its a prime and can be stopped down to f4 while the 16-35 is stuck at f4
I don’t think anyone here has them both yet; so all you’ll get are guesses. Converters are usually not known for stellar performance. Corner distortion, loss of contrast, CA (one of the sample pictures seems to exhibit some of all of these), there are more factors than just MTF.
Me too, I’m hoping it will be fine (and a smaller, cheaper, faster aperture alternative to the 16-35), but I don’t want to get my hopes too high.
sony is making jokes again , 90mm released in july, 28mm in may, OMG.
Quick! I don’t think we have enough amazon links!
Whoa, hang on one moment! What’s this “Following lenses got a firmware update that reduces the startup time”???
Have I been asleep while this happened, or is it early onset dementia?
Since when, how, what degree of difference does it make, and can it be applied to exisitng lenses?
Just ran into this also. Downloaded it and ran it on my A7ii with 55 1.8 attached. Upgraded lens firmware from .01 to version .02 and startup IS faster!! I notice a difference when starting camera, ready to shoot really quick! I’m in the US and I downloaded the linked file and it works fine.
Yea. If you go to mexico on a vacation for exemple, it aint gonna work there.
Lol, going to have to wait until you get home then. At least your on vacation!
Anything that will improve the start-up time of Sony a7 and a7R is very welcome. But how and when will this be firmware update be available for us who already own a Sony a7R and the lenses? I can’t find anything on Sony’s site.
http://www.sony-asia.com/support/download/602218/product/sel55f18z
For those wondering where the lens firmware update is.
Thanks for that, I has searched everywhere.
Great to see the lenses announced…but are we going to see an A7rII?
If you mean is there going to be a new high res model, the choice is yes or no.
I’ll leave you to guess which is more probable.
For me just the current resolution with IBIS and an EFCS would be brilliant…High res would be icing on the cake
I agree. I’d love to see a 36mp A7RII… put the 50mp in an A9.
Why doesn’t the 24-240 have power zoom? Such a versatile lens is hampered by no power zoom for video. 😐 <-mad
I can’t power zooms for still shooting though, plus it isn’t a constant aperture lens, so it would be compromised for power zoom video shooting anyway.
$1,600. LOL! I can’t get over how terrible the Sony lens lineup is. The few desirable lenses have ridiculous price tags and who would bother with the cheaper lenses. Just stick with vintage glass till Sony comes to their senses, or Sigma starts making some FE glass.
Costs like nikon, better than nikon, only lol there is is nikon.
When you talk about desirable lenses, I assume you mean fast f/1.4 glass? The Sony Zeiss 35mm f/1.4 isn’t priced that differently from its Nikon and Canon counterparts. As for cheaper lenses, which ones are you referring to? The 35 and 55mm are excellent, and no one has had a chance to play with 28mm yet.
Also, you do realise price is effected by the number of units sold, right? Nikon and Canon can produce modestly priced f/1.8 lenses because they sell lots of them to their large, already established customer base. Just look at the cost of lenses from any of the manufacturers producing mirrorless cameras. None are particularly cheap.
If Sony “came to it’s senses” as you put it, they’d be out of the camera business in no time.
You’re not referring to the 55 as being a cheaper lens are you? The pricing is exorbitant, especially when compared to a Canon 50mm. And both Olympus and Panasonic do have affordable lenses. The Leica branded lenses tend to be expensive but the 45mm can be had fairly cheaply and the new Panasonic 42.5mm with OIS looks fairly cheap. If you’re satisfied with the Sony lens lineup and pricing good. No point in arguing. But I think it’s terrible both in terms of lens lineup and pricing.
Cheap is relative. You mention the Canon 50mm. As I have already said, Canon and Nikon benefit from a larger customer base, and therefore sell more units and can price accordingly. Also, Olympus and Panasonic benefit from a larger user base due to the shared mount. That’s why they came up with the standard. You’ve just added weight to my argument.
Cheap is relative. You mention the Canon 50mm. As I have already said, Canon and Nikon benefit from a larger customer base, and therefore sell more units and can price accordingly. Also, Olympus and Panasonic benefit from a larger user base due to the shared mount. That’s why they came up with the standard. You’ve just added weight to my argument.
I don’t understand how these reviewers can “review” without stating how long the focus throw is, or if there are hard stops at each end of the focus throw. Does it have the accelerometer like the fly-wire lenses do? Give us some info that serious users want to know. Stop repeating the obvious “clickless aperture” hype… WE ALREADY KNOW. Tell us something we haven’t known for months now.
It’s like they’re hypnotized by the blue Z and can’t think past the aperture ring.
Bad enough that a $1600 lens doesn’t have a distance scale. And no, digital distance scale stinks when wanting to shoot covertly with back lcd off.
I will start to dream these lenses, there is no number how many times you mentioned them so far… Almost every day there is a title:
Sony announced:
Zeiss 35mm f/1.4
Sony G 90mm f/2.8 OSS macro
Sony 28mm f/2.0
Sony 24-240mm f/3.5-6.3 OSS
And bloody fisheye wide angle converters
at that price it should be 16 aperture blades 🙂
I’ll say it again. I like my bokeh like I like my women- harsh and nasty.
These “reviewes” by Steve Huff and others always make me laugh. It’s just so hilarious how every new piece of technology they are given is “the best I’ve ever used” 🙂 and try so hard not to say anything negativie.
Wow, this guy, however, just took the throne with: “The best feature of the lens for me is the apertrue ring”.
Really? Go get some Samyang – they all have.
The lens being little soft in the corners and there is heavy vingetting and CAs wide open but that’s fine because it gives the images a “filming quality” … Well, at least he admits these but when I buy a $1600 monster-sized f1.4 35mm lens it’s not like I would expect such performance at f1.4
Agree on everything. Mr Huff lost (to me) a lot of credibility lately.
Steve’s work is quite remarkable, this gives him credibility. What does your work look like Marco? How credible are you.
Mr D76, I’m not offending you nor mr Huff. In the past I’ve been featured on his photography site as well, and I think the best part of his site is the daily inspiration.
I can’t say the same about his real life reviews: while crazy comparisions are funny and interesting, lately it seems (to me, but I’m not alone in this) that every new piece of gear is great, gorgeous, fantastic.
He makes a living of it, and that’s great, he’s not stealing anything, at least from me.
I simply have the impression that he is “pushing” every new item a little bit too much, with the usual links to preorder it. Again, nothing bad, it’s his site, but it used to be different.
About my credibility, I don’t see why you have to take it so personally. I’m not trying to convince you, nor to sell anything to you or someone else: I agreed with the reader above.
I don’t even feel the need to hide behind a nickname or initials/numbers, and if you click on my name my flickr shows up. Again, I’m not offending anyone, it’s pointless.
Then, there is this: http://huffparanormal.com
Everyone is free to do and believe what they want, but personally, I say it again, personally, it made him lost his credibility to me.
I don’t judge anyone, but I’m free to have my opinions.
Again, without offending anyone.
actually, this is the first time hes really enthusiastic about a native FE lens, for the previous ones, he was like: “they’re good but not great”. He also stated that the 55/1.8 lacks character for him, yes the lens that everyone here raves about.
I’m not talking about this specific case. Just look at his previews or reports on future releases and everything seems fantastic.
I am too lazy to go back to his site and find it, but I also remember that he spent (lately) good words on the 55/1.8. Not that this latter is a bad lens at all, bdw
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I simply find a little bit “suspicious” all of his late enthusiasm about the upcoming gear, that’s it.
And then that thing about ghosts.
This is just a personal opinion, I sometimes leave comments on his posts or guests posts, politely. If I disagree with someone I do it politely without offending anyone and trying to explain my point, as I did here. It wasn’t always like it is today, and that’s what “hurts” more.
Steve Huff has stated that he generally doesn’t write a review on things he’s not “high” on. When was the last time you saw a Fuji review on his site?
Fuji x100t. A positive “short and sweet” review, as he writes. Filled with the usual photos. He liked the camera but still prefers the older one.
I think (and again I’m not alone in this) that a “good” role to this kind of behaviour (and I’m not referring only to him) is played by an “unfair” diktat of some camera Companies, more interested in pushing their products than trying to understand if their products need to be bettered somehow.
(Read Ming Thein post about his bad experience with two camera Companies trying to force a good review).
Businness is businness, but some, like me, prefer the passion. 🙂
You do know that lately he has been dissing the Sony cameras in favor of Olympus. He posted a comparison review of the Olympus OMD-EM1 vs a fuji and a Sony a7s and he says that he prefers the Olympus over the a7s in almost every category!
I would have said the same, after a trip to Bermuda. Or not. I’m not saying what camera is or should be better: I’m against the “camera of the year” philosophy because everyone has different needs, different capabilities, different subjects.
i have simply wrote that he lost some credibility TO ME lately, read the above comment to see the reason.
Again, he makes a living out of it, he is happy about it, and that”s fine. I’m happy too with my life. 🙂
In the Mitakon review he says: “For me, I would choose the Sony if I wanted ease of use, convenience and
perfection. I would choose the Mitakon if I enjoyed using a manual
focus lens (which I do) and even faster aperture (T 0.5 vs f/1.8) and
enjoyed a more artistic rendering and Bokeh. The Sony is more “correct”
but the Mitakon is more “Creative”. The Sony will deliver pleasing
results but some have said the Sony lens is too crisp and analytical
with no real character. I agree with that somewhat as it is a bit
“bland” in its rendering. I am a fan of character which is one reason I
love so many old Leica lenses.”
there you go, he says that the 55 is boring and he prefers the mitakon… If youre trying to say that he might be payed by sony, it certainly doesnt look like…….
I can’t say it, and you can’t say the contrary. Perhaps money are not directly involved, but you understand my point. I’m not trying to convince you: you can trust, or believe what you want. 😉
Unbelievable. I didn’t know about this site. Either he is smart using the stupidity of people to make money, or … In any case he lost credibility from me, too.
Actually I follow his site simply because guests posts (daily inspiration) is interestng. I take everything else with a lot of salt.
So Huff is not subject to criticism? Don’t joke.
The difference is Steve Huff makes a living doing photography, you make a living complaining. Now what were you saying about credibility?
Which part of my post do you see as “complaining”? I’m just stating my opinion on “blah, blah, here’s the preorder link” type of reviews. The good thing about not making a living out of your hobby is that you don’t have to do things like that.
As with all the reviews, you should look at hard evidences (i.e. pictures, graphs,…) and ignore most (if not all) subjective evaluations. I don’t value Steve’s opinion, however, I value the fact that the guy gets early sample, shoots the hell out of it and gives some decent shots to look at.
please show us in which of his FE mount lens reviews he stated something like “best he ever used”. This is the first tame hes actually WOWing about a native FE sony lens…
He went nuts over the A7S….and then did it again over the A7II. He stated both times he thought they were the camera of the year. However, he has a strong dislike of Fuji and is pretty vocal about it. I like the guy, but it’s more about the enthusiasm over gear and general photography then all out reviews based purely on specs.
I was talking about lens
I said “every new piece of technology” why do you assume just FE lenses?
Anyway, I don’t really follow his site, but every now and then some site I follow links to his video review when something new gets released. The ones I’ve actually watched – they all sound exactly the same “blah,blah, xxx is the best I’ve ever used”
You make me laugh, too. haha 🙂 Samyang has no clickless aperture option, just a wobbly one that sounds like the whole plastic thing is gonna fall apart soon.
Their cinema lenses have clickless apertures. I’d much rather spend a lot less than $1,600 and have the Samyang cinema lens.
I haven’t seen such a havy Vingetting on a Sigma 35 f1.4 art-lense. Is this due to the lense or is it a lense – mount issue ?
Its a non-issue, thats what it is. Seriously, I like vignetting wide open. Most people pp one in in portraits anyway. And if you don’t want it in a particular shot, apply the lens profile in pp.
Just because you like vignetting does not make something a non issue. It’s a non issue for you, not other people.
I agree with you. Thats why I started the second sentence with a “Seriously…”.
But still, in MY opinion, if thats an issue, stop shooting full frame, especially large aperture primes wide open. I guess it would have to be huge to get rid of vignetting at f/1.4.
Oh, my apologies. Did not pick up on the sarcasm.
Nobody did. His sarcasm was non-existent. He’s an apologist more than a satirist.
Vignetting is still an imperfection. And I’d bet the vignetting is even worse than what is shown due to in-camera corrections.
Am I the only one thinking they shot this video in s-log2 and haven’t applied a LUT? Looks grey and dull.
Where can I pick up the firmware for my 55? Thanks.
Can some reviewer confirm or deny the 35/1.4 has accelerometer focus like all other E fly-wire lenses do?
Can some reviewer confirm or deny the 35/1.4 has hard stop infinity focus, or does ring just spin and spin with no tactile indication… like all other E fly-wire lenses do?
I ask because this new 35mm is supposed to be SSM focus, and not fly-wire. Clickless aperture is nice, but sure would like a pro caliber lens to have distance scale printing on barrel. Probably not there because probably no hard stops or tactile feedback.
Fly by wire it is. I would be glad to at least be able to choose a constant speed/af ratio. Or a constant speed at all for smooth focus pulling.
ugh… curse Sony fly-wire. Are you sure? Lens is listed as SSM. That should have infinity tension too. How did you confirm this?
Yes, fly-wire could be made into something special if Sony would allow user selectable speed constants, turn off accelerometer, or even extreme long focus throw. But Sony neither thinks pro, or listens to them.
SSM and Fly-by-wire aren’t mutually exclusive are they?All I know is that I have no interest in this variable fly-by-wire crap.
The Canon 85L II has the best fly-by-wire implementation I have ever seen, however.
Sony just isn’t a photographer’s company. The cameras and lenses they produce are not meant for work.
dont ask for reliable information on this message board! contact sony.
damn. What’s the point? They’re the same size as a DSLR, without good focus. Whatever happened to smaller is better? That justification for inadequate technology dies with these monster lenses.
There are smaller lenses to choose from. Also, the body is way smaller and lighter than any FF DSLR. I agree, this lens is big.
I was shocked with a 6D and 24-105 around my neck after a few months with the A7. Felt like a dinosaur. Technically and in terms of weight/size.
M43 is for smaller is better. FE is for those who believe mirrorless is the future of full frame. It’s all about perspective.
+1
What exactly do you mean by “inadequate technology”? No IBIS, focus peaking & magnification, EVF with live view etc. all those things DSLR’s don’t have. DSLR’s are sadly lacking in technology by current standards, your argument is rubbish.
Pentax and Sony had IBIS in their DSLRs before mirrorless cameras even existed. Live view and magnification (on the LCD) as well. Newer models also have peaking. The only thing they don’t have (and arguably don’t need one) is EVF that does not suck, but that’s actually true for most of the mirrorless cameras as well.
IBIS – just another form of stabilization, tons of cameras and lenses have stabilization. Focus Peaking: a crutch for the lack of responsive autofocus. EVF: lags on action, removes shooter from the scene by one more level. I don’t consider these advances, rather bells and whistles that, in my experience, do nothing to improve image quality.
I don’t understand how people can comment about products they don’t have. I have the A7ii as well as 5d3 gear. I can’t wait to sell off my Canon gear. I just need an 85mm or 135mm portrait AF lens and I’m good to go with Sony Alpha E mount with my IBIS on all lenses. And let’s not even talk about making cheap manual lenses shine bright like a diamond…
Exactly, everyone that’s never used the gear comment the most about the gear. It’s just human nature I guess.
I can read; I can compare weight and size measurements; I have used Sony gear, extensively. I can make educated assumptions based on those factors and make a comment about the relative size of a camera system once highly valued as extremely portable and light, and is no longer. The Sony A7 series holds no technological advances that are, for me, worth the weight and lack of responsiveness. Making assumptions about other people’s experience: just human nature I guess.
Ok, so you’ve proven my point. “Educated assumptions” is a guess at best. So what A7 have you used with the 35mm 1.4? What is the difference between the three Zeiss 35mm lenses in terms of quality and why was there a size difference in the three? Was it because of the aperture, lens quality, overall quality?
Why shouldn’t Sony/Zeiss make a smaller 35mm 1.4 with lesser quality? Or is the quality inflated and it’s really worth $200? What does your personal experience with an A7(x) and the three 35mm lenses show?
What point? Very few people have used the new lenses, since they aren’t even shipping. Everyone makes assumptions about things they don’t have. Here’s a fact, not an assumption: the 24-120mm lens:Weight780 g (1.72 lb)That is a heavy lens. Fact. Not assumption. Add that to the A7II weight at 1.32 lbs, and you’re in DSLR weight territory without the focusing ability or lighting options or accessory options – so I say once again: what’s the point?
And your little quiz can go jump in a lake. I’m not here to satisfy your inflated sense of self-importance.
Lol excuse me? Inflated sense of self-importance is YOU!
“damn. What’s the point? They’re the same size as a DSLR, without good focus. Whatever happened to smaller is better? That justification for inadequate technology dies with these monster lenses.”
Making an inflated comment and then backing it up with weight statistics… bravo. You posted so you must feel some importance to do so. Not everyone makes assumptions about things they don’t have.
You make a statement that the 24-120 is heavy, but why? Then write to Sony and ask them to make a lower quality lens just for you that’s cheap and weighs 1 gram. Go for it. You’ll have something super light if they decide to do it.
Word to the wise. Before you bunch of words together to “sound” smart, look up what a hypocrite is first. It’s funny because you cast the first stone which is what an “inflated sense of self-importance.” person does.
Wait – first stone cast? My original post had nothing personal in it – I made an observation about the equipment and the fact it used to be touted as being light. You and Mikee were the ones who turned this whole thing personal, and then you attack me for calling you on it. That’s hypocrisy. This is a gear site – a site to come and make comments about Sony photo gear. You make it site where anyone who comes and complains about Sony gear is automatically attacked. You’re worse than the trolls. You’re a censor and a bully.
get over yourself.
there are three different 35mm lenses to choose from.
you can pick the size you want
physics of light will dictate the size of the lens – you can only get so much light through a hole of a given size. Fast requires larger holes.
you can have a not so fast small lens or a fast large lens.
I don’t get your problem. It’s an either/or choice.
it means that there is something for everyone at this focal length
I am well over myself – you? That 24-120mm is a beast, no?
Lol what a big baby. Obviously you don’t have the ability to escape from your own ignorance. My observation is I can’t converse with someone who can’t think before one makes statements about gear they obviously don’t understand and know how to use. I guess you are right, it’s comments about Sony gear. My comment is Sony gear is pretty awesome in the hands of competent users. Cya!
Later, V!
For portraits 135mm is the way to go.
This is what I’ve been waiting for.
LOL
Yeah, I’m buying this 28. I think Sony might actually have a hit on their hands. I just want to see a solid review- that’s it. Sony, let’s see some more of this 500 buck action please.
how do we update firmware for the lenses?d
its not a sigma lens^^
This ‘WhatDigital Camera’ review/preview is embarrassing. The lens has a nice quality and seems filmic (“for lack of a better word”). What does that even mean? Find the words to explain your opinions and findings!
I especially cringed when the reviewer stated that you could user the clickless aperture ring to smoothly adjust depth of field while filming…is this what people think a rack aperture is used for?
This guy is joking.
well, we are commenting the new FE lenses, so I pointed out that this is the first time hes wow-ing about a sony lens…so far he was always like: “its good but I still prefere to slap some voigtlander on the a7”
I get annoyed with how much Sony rips off the UK. The price of the SEL35F14Z is a joke in the UK (£1559 Sony UK) its cheaper to buy from Europe and import it (Sony France 1699Euro = £1230).
SONY LOWER YOUR UK PRICES AS IT JUST PISSES OF YOUR UK CUSTOMERS!!!!!!!