This is a first Sony 90mm macro FE lens video shot at the CP+ show. And sorry guys but you have to learn estonian to get what the guy here is saying. There is no other video yet showing the new Sony lenses 🙁
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Should have titled this thread “CLOSE UP” review.
Or..FE grows up…get’s big.
pathetic! few months ago we seen the pictures, now we seeing same lenses pictures. haha… 😀 FE body and Amount are death!
The youtube translation of the video is pure absurd comedy.
I know right! …. Thought someone was troll-in me lol
In those rare instances that you find a Video where it works decently the ‘Caption Translator’ is a great feature – hopefully in the future it will be more accurate.
It might translate to Finnish fairly well, it is simply your Language that the translator does not work with from that source; assuming it is even working properly.
Part of the problem I see is the first Video in that Playlist is thought (by YT’s captioning system) to be in Spanish, the next in Dutch, followed by an English Captioned Video (even some with no captions). While that is not impossible I suspect it is incorrect.
The incorrect identification is likely part of the incorrect translations (along with the inability to work with certain translation combinations).
“It might translate to Finnish fairly well, it is simply your Language that the translator does not work with”
This makes no sense, have you checked the translation and do you know if it does translate correctly or haven’t you? And where does it say which languages I speak?
Yes. Finnish and Estonian are Finno-ugric languages, which are completely different from Germanic or Italic languages. No computerised translations so far can translate properly between Finno-Ugric and Germanic/Italic languages. They can work for one or two words, but even a full sentence rarely gets translated properly.
So, even if Youtube/Google translate guesses the language correctly – be prepared for comical relief.
It’s a Pebcak, an ID-10T error.
If you need to hear/read it twice or more you can, it’s not like a conversation in person. You have told us you did not read what I wrote and the part that you did read you do not understand.
I proofread before I posted. If you need to double check before you post you are welcome to do so.
That is not an answer to my question, you are assuming too much and write nonsense english, are you using google translate? “It might translate to Finnish fairly well” So it might, but you are not sure if it does. Which is why I ask: have you actually checked if it does translate Finnish correctly? Or are you assuming it might translate it correctly? And according to what evidence are you assuming “it is simply your Language that the translator does not work with from that source” when you don’t even know the languages I speak?
Proof reading a language you don’t understand doesn’t help. I speak and read 6, don’t worry about me proof reading, focus on making sense first.
What a beast. Love one for underwater. Why turn OSS off?
You turn of image stabilization when you use a tripod.
Estonian video, not Finnish. I don’t speak any of those languages (they are very similar), but their site is blog.photopoint.ee, which gives it away…
Correct. I speak Finnish, and that is Estonian.
What time is announcement on the 13th?
I love the sliding focus ring for moving between manual to auto focus modes – – – very innovative! I hate searching for the manual mode button with a small, dangerous subject moving under magnification and often in the dark.
Tokina have used clutches for ages, there’s nothing innovative about that but since sony have used it I guess they’ll get called innovative for it. I prefer the fulltime manual lenses where you don’t need to press any buttons or use a clutch
I never looked at the Tokina before, but now I see it has the clutch. I currently use a Sigma 150. While I shoot in manual mode 90% of the time, I really like auto focus for when I turn over a log and my model of interest is on the run. If all I did was photograph still objects or work in a more controlled environment, manual only would probably be the ticket.
Dust will gather in that channel
Never had a problem with it on my EX3 lens which has been abused for almost 8 years now.
Oly does the slide thing.
Sony has been using this on their pro video camcorders for 8 years.
man that is big lens.. don;t compare with DLSR body please..
Actually, on the camera and in somebody’s hands, the lens doesn’t seem like the monster it’s been made out to be.
If one already has an LAEA4 and LAEA3 (or Novoflex A to E), would Sigma 105 f2.8 Macro OS be better? Even with adapter it’s lighter and smaller. You’d get super fast AF when you want it and no translucent mirror when you don’t. Best of all worlds.
Massive lens…well i guest the only advantage of using FE lenses now is to fully utilize the hybrid PDAF for continous tracking
The LAEA4 has a translucent mirror and the other options you mention either won’t provide autofocus or if they do, very slow autofocus.
Looks to be about the same size or smaller than the tamron 90. With the shortened flange distance the whole kit should be a little smaller compared to the dslr counterpart. Kind of can’t get around huge lenses when designing a 1:1 macro lens.
Hello, does anyone know if the a6000 will be getting an XAVCS firmware update? Should I get get the a5100 or wait for the update? thanks!
Get the A5100! I have one.
No, forget about it! This $hit is named “Sony” and they never do things like firmware updates like peoples really need. Just buy a 5100, as i did!
beautiful looking lens, and it has internal 1:1 focusing? Of course it’s going to be huge then! still, not terribly interested at this size, even if it’s actually not that large considering the internal macro focusing (it doesn’t telescope out, does it?).
can anyone explain to me how the clutch works? when engaged, are we getting actually manual override? can you focus when the camera is off?
I’ve seen sexier. I still can walk so it’s power is mediocre over me.
A few Photos from Brian Smith — quote “CES 2015 featured previews of the four latest Sony FE lenses coming this Spring: Sony FE 35mm F1.4 ZA, FE 28mm F2, FE 90mm F2.8 G Macro OSS and FE 24-240mm F3.5-6.3 OSS lenses. ” here:
“11 JAN.2015 – FIRST LOOK AT SONY FE 35 F1.4 ZA, FE 28 F2, FE 90 F2.8 G MACRO AND FE 24-240MM LENSES”: http://briansmith.com/sony-fe-35-f1-4-28-f2-90-macro-24-240-mm-lens/
I am Estonian and can tell that what you see in the video, is basically same what he is talking there – lens is all about quality, all metal, nice smooth switches, etc. In the end he says that he tries to do quick review from the other new sony lenses also, so check later out this site for updates: http://blog.photopoint.ee/ With google translate it works a bit better than youtube translator 🙂
In every portal in the world, at least two Estonians can be
found.
Brian Smiths pictures show the Sony macro to be slightly larger than Canon’s 100mm. So my guess is that the working distance is around 14cm, similar to what I get on my Tamron 90mm.
Thats how I cup my balls I know this is a good lens now!!
this lens makes me sweat in a good way
Čau, Eesti!!! 🙂