Focus Numerique (translation here) tested the Sony FE 90mm lens. They said the lens is a pleasure for the eyes and its performance is very impressive!
Martin Vieten (translation here) reviewed the lens and you can see many image samples on his site. He writes that the lens is worth every penny and the lens convinces with an excellent image quality, especially in backlit situations. Resolution and bokeh leave little to be desired.
The 90mm lens will ship from July 7 at those stores:
In USA at Amazon, Adorama, BHphoto.
In Europe 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.
In Asia at Digitalrev, Sony Australia.
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is sharpness more expensive in europe? how 1098 dollars becomes 1150 euros? WTF!
VAT is included here
here too, right now u deal 1150 euros for 1300 USdollars! SO it’s damn such a shame!!!
kiddo…… in the USA you have the price without tax…. in europe it´s price with tax.
1098$ + 8% tax = 1185 dollar (that what you pay in NY)
in europe we have around 14-19% tax (that´s a higher tax for the imbecil out there).
1098$ +19% = 1306 dollar … and that is…. suprise: 1150 euro
don´t open your mouth when you don´t have a clue…..
In the USA, if you purchase from an out-of-state vendor, you may not even be charged for sales tax. Sales tax is collected by the state and the state cannot enforce an out-of-state vendor to collect it for them. Although people who purchase out-of-state are required to self-report and pay a “use tax”, I doubt many of them do.
true, depend if you are lucky or not after, the problem is with warranty.
In Denmark the VAT is 25% 🙁
well it wasn’t useless, thx for your job 😉
What really annoys me is that Sony adjusts the base price considerably between countries. EG you can pick up the 55/1.8 for £752 (amazon.co.uk) or €959 (amazon.de). Both prices include taxes, but the German version is £50 cheaper and includes a longer warranty. On DigitalRev it’s £634, but it runs the risk of VAT and import duty being added if it’s stopped by customs (and you don’t get a Sony warranty)…
Pentax K3II is 1100 dollars in the US, 1000 euros in Europe. 3% more.
The DA*55 1.4 (a Pentax prime) is $650 on Amazon, which is 176000 HUF, here in Hungary it costs 180000 HUF, about 2% more. Only Sony does this dickery.
And £989! Even with vat it would only be £837.60… Has anyone here from the UK ordered lenses from Amazon.de or Amazon.fr?
damn! ithink it’s ok, but u’ll have to send it back in france or germany if u need to use the warranty.
Thanks – I’ve not had to use Sony’s warranty before but there’s a first time for everything. Anyone know how long the EU warranty is? I’ve got a feeling it’s 2 years (rather than the 1 year we get in the UK)
i’ve been told the same (i’m in france). But i don’t know why there is many shop with one year, maybe it’s not legal…
There’s supposed to be a flat 2 year warranty throughout the EU, but I don’t think it’s been implemented in all countries yet (it’s definitely been implemented in the UK).
Typo in the title 😉
“Numérique”
well for double or tripple the price of the competitors it better be good.
Well, it is.
Is it a pleasure for the wallet?
nope it´s much more expensive then other 90mm macros.
“much more” …
$800 less than 100mm zeiss macro
about $150 more than canon 100L, now.
$48 difference when compared at released in 2009 minus inflation..so its actually probably less.
many says FE mount doesn’t have much choices, well, would you prefer only have one choice but quality is at front of the line, or would you prefer have 10 pieces of shit to choose from?
you know who I’m talking about, lol
Canon 100mm L 2.8?
This looks like a nearly perfect lens. The only thing more perfect would be a Loxia style 100mm f2 also with true manual focus and a manual aperture ring.
If you’re poor buy a third party or a used lens. Don’t be a negative Nancy.
http://d800.org/nikon-d800-and-d800e-recommended-lenses/
Remember this list from Nikon, most FE detractors like to forget who published it when they bemoan the “lack of FE” lens choices after 14 months.
This particular lens will have a hard time competing against the Tamron 90mm f2.8.
In the same price class, between this and the Zeiss ZE/ZF 100mm f2 for me the choice is clear, the Zeiss is one stop faster and has unique rendering. Its only drawback is being a 1:2 Macro.
it would be a pleasure for my eyes too if they would go ahead a release the damned thing and id see the ups man knocking on the door.. longest preorder wait ever..gawwwwd.
I do agree that the Zeiss 100mm is a wonderful lens. But as you say, it is merely 1:2 and it lacks OSS. However, it has true mechanical focus coupling, so I guess it will be better when dialing that final precision focus. Reviews are nice, but until I’ve seen a few more real life reports and comparisons from real life photographers, I’ll be sitting on the fence for this one.