The two images you see here have been taken with two different “top secret” FE lenses! Jason did remove all EXIF data and not share any spec info on Facebook. So it’s SAR readers duty to guess what the lens on top is and what the lens below is. MY guess:
On top the 24-70mm f/2.8 G lens
Below the 85mm f/1.4 G lens
As a reminder: Sony scheduled a product announcement event for January 5!
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If he’s “only a photographer and uses Sony’s camera as a tool” why would he keep adding, “Out of my Sony A7Rii” to his posts?
Isn’t this weird?
Imagine if I keep saying, yeah, i just drove “in my BMW”. Every time I travel.
Easy explanation. You missed the word Straight out of….which means no postprocessing or correction in software like Lightroom which is not normal when you shoot RAW you always process photos in software to look better. This straight out of camera shows the real potential of the lens before postprocessing. Hope you learned something.
He’s a Sony Artisan and makes no secret of it. If you were a race driver signed with BMW, you’d probably do the same. It’s called marketing.
I am confused. I thought he said, in the video “admin posted earlier, that he’s not affiliated with Sony?
Smack in the middle of his homepage: http://www.jasonlanier.com/
He want’s you to know what tool he’s using so there’s no confusion, you’re reading way too much into this.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=JsuU6F-WofA
I’m going to make a guess on the announced price of that 85 1.4 @ $2100 USD. Over/Under?
$100 more than the 35/1.4 is my guess.
$1899
FE 1.8/135 (just a guess:)
To me, the top shot has too much distance compression to be a 24-70. I think it’s a bit longer, perhaps 135.
Agreed
I really really hope that the 85 1.4 will be the adapted Sony Zeiss planar 1.4/85 ZA which is one of the most wonderful lens in the 35mm world!!
That would be lovely, instead of the G series lens which would be too clinical look. For me the bokeh, 3D and zeiss colors more important than the sharpness.
http://www.bhphotovideo.com/c/product/463922-REG/Sony_SAL85F14Z_SAL_85F14Z_Telephoto_85mm_f_1_4.html
The 85mm before the ZA was a ‘G’ lens and it is far from clinical.
Compare with the Zeiss ZA for me yes.
Really not sure where you get that idea from, but each to their own. I have the ZA and agree it is a special lens (though not a patch on my ZA 135).
The bottom shot is an 85mm STF. I’m putting a dollar on it!!!
I wish they would make a range of stf lenses like 35m 50mm 85mm
Yes. The only issues with the Sony 135 STF is it’s too long and it’s manual focus.
Make shorter AF STF lenses and they will own the portrait market. With these new sensors the effective T rating of 4.5 is much much less of an issue. Bring it Sony, you are sitting on gold with the STF design.
Totally agree I love my 135 STF but Is it possible AF on STF lenses ?
I’m not sure if AF STF is possible. If it was and they released it, I’d want one BAD! I feel like the guys caption is hinting at STF if you read it again. A “different” lens. Incredible bokeh…. I think it’s STF….. Here’s hoping!!!
It is with mirrorless, Fuji already do a APD version of the 56mm.
There is absolutely no reason why AF with STF lenses should be impossible.
The exactly the same impossible as making a mirrorless camera with FF sensor.
Yes, but prob only CDAF (so no phase detect tracking in A7 or A7RII)
Like the Fuji does (or doesn’t)?
STF lenses are MF… I don’t like the idea of adapting lenses, but in this case (also tilt-shift) it actually makes sense
STF lenses can be made with AF as well.
The majority of the bokeh defocus suggest the STF tech. I’m just not sure about those one or two reflexes where I do not see the APD-type of defocus. But I had STF for few weeks only in the past so I can be wrong (about the reflexes:).
upper image seems at F4, the bottom i do think it is 135mm F1.8 or F2
Absolutely stunning is also the fact that a pro-photographer can’t keep the horizon horizontally.
stop talking shite.
Oh my god, who cares?
The photo is more engaging this way, and that’s what matters.
So all photos are required to have a flat horizon?
Sad rule follower comment.
I think this guy is a natural artist. He frames and shoots what he sees and doesn’t care about textbook rules.
I’ll admit, i’m not a natural artist, so i need the rules to help me out.
Absolutely stunning how much jealousy is in your post. Guess it hurts that he can make a living and be famous traveling around the world doing what he loves and you cant doesnt it 😉
When it see his videos where he takes picture with the camera in one hand on a long sloppy arm… But in this case call it dutch angle – it looks good.
Don’t get me wrong. I adore Lanier. I just got surprised.
I’m going to say that one of these is an 85 1.4 or even a 1.2. Jason recently asked for anybody had a Canon 85 1.2 for him to borrow, and I wonder if he may have been asking so that he could compare them.
Top image is F2.8 not F4 – I have F4 and I shot such kind of images many times (when 2 persons are slightly behind each other) and from the OOF areas and compression – it doesn’t look like F4 – it’s definitely something faster. However, not fast enough to be F2 or F1.8 (would have been more blur and OOF). So it’s a F2.8 and thus probably 24-70 zoom.
Bottom one is definitely faster than F1.8 – my guess would be it’s F1.4 (i doubt Sony will do F1.2), but it’s not quite clear if it’s a 85 or 135? My bet would be 85mm judging from background compression – which is not as large as it would have been for 135mm.
Now my only question is: where is 24-70 GM compact zoom? Tons of people not buying A7 series due to large zooms – if Sony will roll out that rumored compact 24-70GM (maybe even retractable) then we will see a waves of folks buying A7 series. Actually A7 is now new $1290 so from now on even price is no longer an obstacle. So there it is – revolution waiting to happen with the release of 24-70GM retractable zoom.
24-70mm 2.8 top and …not sure about that bottom one. I want to say 135mm but I’m thinking 85mm.
New 24-70F4 in the first pic
First photo i looked and thought about 70-75mm, the second is probably an 85mm but could be an 100mm
If the first is 70-75mm then the second has got to be much longer than 85mm just by comparing the background compression. Fun to speculate though!
Yeah, because the distance from the subject is the same…not.
Spoke to Zeiss rep this week. Judging from his comments, my money is on that bottom pic being a 135 Loxia.
I don’t think any of these are Zeiss-Zeiss lenses.
Yep, I’m betting they’re Sony (not Zeiss Loxia) lenses.
135mm Loxia will be the mother of all lenses.
For the bottom pic, a 135 (f2 – f2.8?) was my first bet, too. The background seems very compressed. Too much for a 85.
Brand? I guess Sony-G or Sony-Zeiss. It’s an AF lens.
Or an 85mm on a crop body.
with a biiiig aperture 🙂
85mm f1.4 would be around 127mm f2.1 FF.
possible. My only doubt is that Jason is using a crop camera. Did someone post it was the A7Rii?
Read Jason’s own comments under the pictures 😉
Ehmmm – yes. Just looked the pictures and read the forum posts 🙂
To me the background compression and blur looks more like 200mm at F2.8. If I had to make a bet, it would be on 70-200/2.8 rather than 85/1.4 or 135/2.
Agree. My 70-200/2.8g makes similar pictures. However, it looks close to what I got with the Sony 135/1.8.
If it is not a 135, the focal length is longer. A 70-200/f2.8 used between 160 and 200 is a good candidate to bet on, too.
Maybe Sony gave him the holy trinity in 2.8 for testing and we see the 24-70 and 70-200. Sounds more reasonable to me than a mixed bag of zooms and primes.
The photographer is relatively close i would say 1 meter(or 2), the background is a beach, very far, not dificult to make this with a 85 1.4, even 1.8 i guess would melt it
It is not the defocus but rather the amount of background in the frame that leads people to believe that this is more than 100mm. I would bet for 70-200/2.8 or 135/2 (I doubt Sony will release 150/2.8 or 200/2.8 at this stage). 300/4 would be marvelous.
Well, from the kind of distortion i can guesstimate his distance from the camera being like 2 meters or so, with a depth of field about 10 to 15 cm, very low distortion in the face i start guessing about 85 to 135, then supposing that its a FF not cropped image i start to make some math.
http://www.cambridgeincolour.com/tutorials/dof-calculator.htm
It would not work. The DOF from 135/2 is very shallow, same as 85/1.4 so even if one of those lenses is used it is closed down.
Yeah, closed down is what i guess
Unlikely that Zeiss will equip a Sony artisan with prototype Zeiss lenses. More likely Sony Zeiss (ZA) or Sony G lenses.
Isn’t he a Sony artisan?
I don’t see anything that cannot be done with the existing 24-70/4 and 70-200/4. I am going to assume he is testing the 24-70/2.8 and 70-200/2.8.
Either way, nothing in the league of Batis or Loxia here.
These are straight out from camera JPEGs. We should wait for RAW file before making comment.
The second pic is definitely a faster lens than f2.8.
Or a longish lens.
Bunk. Such FoV/DoF can easily be achieved with a 70-200/4.
I’m just waiting for the ‘dodgy Sony colour’ comments…LOL
My guess a 24-70 2.8 and a 200 2.8. My other bet same or close too the Minolta 200 2.8 HS formula. Which would be a nice size FE mount lens. I’ll take the 200 thank you very much. These are Sony G lenses too.
Each one will cost no less than $3000 for sure.
My bets go towards 70-200/2.8 and/or 135/2.
The second shot seems to use long focal length it could as well be 105/2 or 135/2 lens. Could be 300/4 finally? The first one could be 85mm it is out of focus so may as well be 24-70/2.8, it seems to be a short tele lens of sorts below 100mm.
PS It would be weird for Sony to release 85/1.4. There is 90/2.8 and 85/1.8 that are highly regarded and sought by photographers in this focal length. We badly lack anything longer than this though – 135/2, 70-200/2.8, 300/4. Added there are great options for 85mm lenses from Sigma – the 85/1.4 works extremely well with LA-EA3 – it is much better than any DSLR even on my A7ii
there is 24-240… why new lenses this decade? we need more bodies ! a7II mark IX by the end of 2016 please.. 😉
my educated guess is a 135 f2 and an 85 f1.4. my logic is its not a 70-200 range because there is already one albight f4 but i doubt they would invest on 2.8 when there needs to be more lens option, maybe down the road they will add 2.8 but not at this early stage. as for the 85 f1.4, sony has no fast 1.4 options so to appease pros i can see them adding a 1.4, there is an otus but its not FE, requires adapter, thus why i think sony is willing to add a 1.4, there is the batis and again its not a sony brand. that being said the batis 85 f1.8 is pretty darn good so why add a 1.4 in same focal length, maybe to have sony brand name.
With the argument there will be no 2.8 zooms, because there are already the f4 zooms, I can say as well that there will no 1.4 primes because there are already 1.8 primes.
Both is possible. So it’s difficult to make predictions, especially about the future. (M. Twain)
Except senior Sony execs said in an interview that they were working on f2.8 pro zooms; so it’s not if it’s when for these.
Yeah, one should be 70-200/2.8 and the other 135/2
I hope the A9 comes with these jewels.
I agree too that one photo looks like 70-200/2.8.
There won’t be an A9 made for these FE lenses, as all the Mk2 A7 models are only just out.
For those who are hoping for the A99 replacement, I find it hard to see the justification unless Sony have a significant stock of A mount lenses to shift and a strong continuing market. Otherwise it would make little sense.
If they brought one out at the same price level as any of the A7, but better performance, it would cut into that blossoming market. If the performance was not improved then there would be endless head scratching. However, if they price it to compete directly with the Nikon D4 or Canon 1Dx it would have to be the greatest feat of photographic engineering yet seen. Anything less and it would sit on shelves, attracting the same comments as the Sigma SD1 Merrill (remember the launch price debacle?)
And let Leica SL have all the fun. No way.
Dual Memory slots, better battery life, 10+ fps etc. A9 is coming.
It doesn’t need to be an upgrade, it needs to be a different camera, with a full-sized body.
A touch of semantics, perhaps. After all, the A7Rii is an entirely different camera to the A7R, but most call it an ‘upgrade’.
The argument still applies, no matter the size of the body, although I did specifically mention an A99 equivalent.
Unless Sony feel that they can get large swathes of the ‘visible’ professional segment using such a camera and so provide useful brand identity/kudos, it would be an exercise in futility and wasting money.
Just posted as a comment on the first Facebook page:
“Kyle Andrew Skinner trust me its worth the wait. I’ll be posting a review and initial thoughts on my website next week”
Next week!?
He’s talking about the Batis 85mm.
He’s already spoken at length about the Batis, so that’s unlikely.
Who has? This Kyle guy? There is nothing on his site about Batis.
Jason Lanier told Kyle he would review the lens later. Jason posts a lot to YouTube, and many of his previous videos have covered how much he loves the Batis lenses.
Someone below mentioned a 135 Loxia… does not make much sense right now. MF 135 without OSS could be considered much more of a specialty/niche glass than even more so than the rest of the already somewhat niche Loxia lineup. Zony 135 1.8 in the A-mount used to be my go-to glass for quite a while, but it’s really tough nailing the focus at such shallow DOF with MF… luckily it was fantastic with AF/DMF. My bet is we’ll see a long (maybe 100mm) macro in the Loxia lineup well before we see a 135. One other thing to consider here is Loxia family aims to keep the consistent barrel diameter at 62.1mm for video crowd and deviating from that formula doesn’t make sense (there is no way to make a relatively fast 135 in that size, even fully manual… just ain’t gonna happen). Also, we can speculate that Zeiss is “hopping/staggering” their focal lengths between Loxia and Batis families, which would mean that the next releases are more likely to be something like a ~ 100mm Loxia (macro maybe) and ~135mm Batis (maybe F2.0).
Fwiw, I shoot a Rokinon 135/2 on my A7 and I have absolutely no trouble focusing at f/2. But I’d prefer a Batis 135/2 with AF if it was an option.
Yup, I know it can be done, seen your work too, Sean, great portraiture, very much the style I go for myself. But, even the Roki is a chunky-monkey, as expected, at that FL/F-stop combination. Hence my point that it’s not going to happen in the Loxia format – goes against the “philosophy” of that family that Zeiss boasts about.
In Facebook somebody reply “70200 2.8?” and Jason like it, so…
He’s likes pretty much every comment. He seems to have an itchy trigger finger.
Marketing 101… clicks/likes = “engagement” with your audience. Part of what goes into the FB/Google/Instagram/500px/you-name-it search engine formula to identify which posts to boost and feature in the feed.
Speculation running rampant 😉 I’ll join:
24-70 F2.8
135 F2.0
Not because it’s all that evident from the supplied images (assuming JL isn’t full of shiet to begin with… he rambles on too much to be taken seriously every time), but because that’s what I’d personally want and pre-order right away… the only missing stuff in my otherwise complete lineup after the Loxia 21 arrives.
Now, what I hope this ISN’T is the 85mm 1.4… we already have a fantastic Badass 1.8 and equally fantastic 90mm 2.8 macro. The ~2/3 of a stop isn’t going to sway me to drop $$ on yet another 85mm right now given the results we’re getting from Badass/macro. Yes, down the line it’d be nice to have a 1.4, but there are other lengths that many are still waiting for to fill their need/want, namely 135.
I think Admin is right : 24-70 F2.8 and 85mm F1,4
Sony fucked up Crop mirrorless camera market. No reasons to make new A6000 or similar…
Waaaaa!
WAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAA
I agree probably 24-70 f/2.8 for the first photo. Looks like a hell of a lot of background blur on the second – I’d say even a fast 200?
Doesn’t make much sense for Sony to release a 85mm 1.4 when Zeiss already have the Batis 85mm 1.8
Yes it does. Sony is not selling Batis-lenses and gets no money out of them. Of course they want to make their own 85mm -lens.
It makes perfect sense not to release an 85. It would be a Sony Zeiss 85. Why would you pit a leans against the Pure Zeiss 85. It would need to be even better than that and with all due respect to Sony, their glass is fantastic, just look at the 90mm. Just they are not that good to beat the Pure Zeiss…
Now a 135 on the other hand is better, no competition there yet.
Sony will eventualy release their own 85mm, because it’s one of the most commonly used focal lengths, especially among portrait photographers. It’s not will they release it, it’s when. And it makes perfect sense to do it sooner than later.
Whatever Sony releases have nothing to do with Loxia or Batis-lenses or their image quality. Sony will create their own complete lens-line-up and third manufacturers are not counted in that.
And no, it doesn’t have to be branded Sony-Zeiss. They can use Sony G-branding or plain Sony branding à la FE 28mm f2.
You mean the Tamron Zeiss? Anyway, it already ‘beats it’ by being faster.
If the Zony 55/1.8 vs. Zony 35/1.4 have proven anything, it’s that people tend to prefer the smaller f/1.8 lens as long as the IQ is stellar.
The Batis is that 85mm lens, it is even better than the 55mm.
Any upcoming 85mm prime will have a hard time competing with the Batis, unless it is very cheap (28 FE style) or very fast f/1.2 or faster.
Really? The 85 Batis exists? Shoot, haven’t seen it yet ???
135 1.2
Cool, even larger than this photorumors_com/2015/10/17/mitakon-135mm-f1-4-lens-to-be-announced-soon/
This is just speculation but the compression on the second looks greater than 85/90mm. So I’m going to say 24-70 & 70-200 f/2.8. Prob $3k each…
I think you’re right on the lenses, though I *hope* you’re wrong on the prices. They charge $3k for their A-mount 70-200, though, so it wouldn’t surprise me. 🙁
agree
Bottom: 135/2 shot at 2.8.
It looks so 135, but the kid is small, so it could be a 85, too 🙂
Based on how much of the kid is in focus and how blurred the background is leads me to believe it is not a wide open 85, seems longer.
Call me crazy, and it would be not smart, but he wrote “Trying out a new top secret lens for me”, I wonder if he’s trying out Canon lenses with some adapters…
Lanier has just said on his FB site that these are neither Sony nor Zeiss! So Sigma? Tamron??
With A7rII, they could even be Canon
That would be really nice if Sigma or Tamron finally started making something cool for the E-mount.
I have Tamron’s A-mount 70-200/2.8 and love it. It’d be awesome if they made an E-mount version.
Just click bait and BS
Or maybe he got told off so is back peddling?
I’ll shiiit my pants if they are native Tamron lenses. Total freaking score.
Indeed he wrote: “I’ve been shooting with some new glass here on my trip in Hawaii, and apparently it’s caught the attention of Sony Alpha Rumors. Let me clear this up…these lenses are not Sony or Zeiss lenses. This is a top secret mission for “me”. I’ll record a video to show you all my findings…
He also posted another picture and wrote: “This is what Bokehlicious really means….just having a blast with my lens! This is straight out of the camera from my Sony A7Rii at my private 1 on 1 training session here in Maui!!
It could be a ZhongYi Mitakon Speedmaster 135 mm f/1,4 save that he speaks of “these lenses” (plural).
…manual or electronic zoom?
Or both? Guesses or certain?
the F 70-200 f/2.8 BETTER BE BLACK!
We need it black for professional work!
Canon asks WTF? LOL.
HA! And there you have it.
Per The Man himself: ..Let me clear this up…these lenses are not Sony or Zeiss lenses. This is a top secret mission for “me”.
That sounds like some nonsense using adapters. I was scratching my head when I though Zeiss or even Sony would entrust him to shoot with their unannounced glass. JL doing what he does best – pushes the envelop with hyping up the traffic his online presence 🙂 Carry on…
p.s. jesus f-in christ.. I actually just took the time to look at JL’s work (no, not this youtube rambling, his actual “best” work/projects on his website)… err… why are we listening to anything this guy says again!? Have any of you actually seen his work??? Holly batman 2010-HDR… kidding me, right?
Burn
I feel a bit like a douche to rag on another photographer’s work, but this guy’s pushing workshops! And to be a Sony “Artizan”??? C’mon son… Obviously selected not for the photographic skills, but ’nuff of that. It’s Friday and I’ve got new gear to play with this weekend… cya!
Good. I thought it was just me.
It’s what sells and yeah, he’s signature look is HDR inspired for sure. He seems to be raking it in so I have to commend him for that. I’m not an HDR fan at all, but I’m willing to remain unbiased.
The thing of it is there isn’t much of a signature look to it though, right? I’d bet hard $$ that no one would be able to pick his work out of a lineup of a Flickr/500px feed. There are, of course, a number of photogs who have reach that “signature look”… Sean Archer, Peter Hurley, Von Wong, Michael Levin, Erik Almas, the list goes on not in any particular order. I aspire to some of their work, but more relevant to the topic is the fact they do have an actual signature look… you see one of their photos and you instantly recognize it. JL? lol, no, no so much.
Though I do respect your stand to remain neutral and pc.
Completely agree, his work is…
Anyway, we are interested because he is now a Sony Artisan which means he does have some inside info and will be one of the people testing unreleased stuff.
Are you willing to share your web based portfolio for all of us who care to see?
Not with the SAR crowd, of course not! A place for deranged fanboys, sour haters, and other unsavory anonymous wildlife who’s clueless rants are irrelevant to me 🙂 Yes, there is a number of folks here, some of the regulars, share opinions that I find interesting (and that’s what keeps me coming back to the comments section) in what’s otherwise the only place online with at least occasional gear rumor worth discussing. I do share my work on a number of more reputable establishments that are much less gear focused and who’s audience actually matters to me. On SAR I just fart around and talk trash… because I can. Don’t like it? Do what I do – ignore!
So, in other words–my words–you are a nobody in photography who projects them self as being somebody? Okay… that is your choice.
Some deep shiet right there, mate…
” Have any of you actually seen his work??? Holly batman 2010-HDR… kidding me, right?”
Well, you are hiding behind a actor’s photo and quote from a1999 movie (Matrix), at least the man shows himself and with HDR 2010 style he is closer to present than you. Also his HDR style photos are his older ones shot on Nikon, his Sony stuff looks more natural. The quality of his shots shown in his Youtube videos is quite decent, not necessarily everbody’s taste, but at least he does his thing and seems to be quite successful in it. Making as good or better is harder than to critisize.
Look, Jessica (get it, get it?) see my response above regarding the sunset shot and that whole mess of an image. Why are you defending the guys’ current portfolio with some of the “early” work BS excuses that was shot on a “nikon”? What professional (in any discipline, for that matter) would show their shiet-early-days-stil-learning phase in their CURRENT PORTFOLIO as means to demonstrate their skill and attack new clientele??? Right, no one. This “wedding” portfolio isn’t a “Look at my journey to learn photography and how see the progress I’ve made over the years”… it’s his f-ing best work! If you don’t get it then too sad for you…
huh? his wedding gallery and nfl shots are pretty sweet… critiques can be expected, but when the envy seeps through, it’s as unbearable to read, as you find his work to be… if not more
“pretty sweet”??? LMAO, don’t kind yourself dude, your taste and assessment of his “pretty sweet” are equally questionable. Allow me to demonstrate… this is the first line of the wedding gallery… you think THIS is good??? Again, that’s supposedly his BEST work, being featured and all:
I dont find them all to be fantastic photos, no. but come on, even the ones i consider bad are passable, and certainly better than what i’ve done, but i recall watching one of his review videos and recall him stating that he’s no pro, more an avid enthusiast.
His work has certainly brought him some success, and likely pays the bills, so obviously it’s more than ‘pretty sweet’ for most people
At a much different scale, but perhaps an appropriate example, I think Andy Warhol is the biggest sham, when it comes to famous artists, but i can respect that there’s obviously skill there since it made him rich and famous…
as to the envy… yeah, OK. Does the guy know about sensor cleaning or at least sport removal took LR? THIS is called SLOPPY work, mate. nothing to be envious about. Again, front page of his measly gallery… something that’s supposed to wow and attract new clients.
This is not a professional grade work by any measure. Especially for an “artisan”, whatever the heck that really means (not a whole of a lot, if judged by images like this one).
This site should be called “Sony Alpha Speculation” hahahaha
What do you think “rumours” means?
Rumour is something that is purported to be truth albeit yet unverified. Speculation is mere conjecture, simply someones opinion of what may be. In this instance it would seem SAR purely speculated JL was testing the FE lens SAR had previously rumoured would soon be announced. This reeks of a desperate attempt by SAR to validate their FE lens rumour.
I have watched some of his videos on his workshops and gear reviews in the past and find him to be quite an obnoxious person. Very self aggrandising and so impressed with himself he sounds breathless all the time. Would quite ignore anything he has to say.
A lot of people keep suggesting it’s a 135mm lens, what if it’s an FE version of the 135mm STF lens? The smoothness of the bokeh would certainly suggest as much.
As I was reading this article and looking at the last image I thought exactly the same. The quality of the bokeh does look like my 135STF. It would be cool to see the STF tech reproduced on a 50mm or any other shorter lens.
I’ve been looking at the 135mm STF lately. I own the Zeiss 135 but never got around to looking into the STF. I’m actually thinking I may be missing something. The bokeh is truly incredible.
but he says NO SONY / ZEISS
sadly there will be no new stf
Mitakon (ZhongYi) 135 1.4
Possibly for the portraits (the boy and the little girl) but Jason Lanier speaks of “these lenses” (plural).
The lens(es) seem to be manual focus. The reason is that they appear to be out of focus. Especially the top one.
And this is not meant as (another) insult to the photographer. That’s just what you get when you use a manual lens to photograph little people running around.
Hmmm, there are 2 possibilities:
1. He says “no Sony or Zeiss” because his NDA forbids him to even admit that those lenses exist. Not uncommon… So in this case it could still be the 28-70/2,8 and the 85/1,4. Or 135/1,8 SSM version (I take the 135…)
2. He tells the truth, then it could be a) a new manual lens (unlikely because he often says he only likes to use AF lenses) or b) a third party lens like Sigma or Tamron with E mount.
As the last option seems quite unlikely to me, I would bet on option 1. above. He just cannot tell right now.
This would be in line with Sony’s announcment that new lenses are coming soon. They have to come in the next 4 months (announcment at least)..
Point 1) is unlikely. Lying is not part of a NDA. He’s probably been asked by Sony and Zeiss to clarify that it’s not their lenses, to avoid any reputational risks from speculation.
Also, being a Sony associate, it would difficult for him to promote third party lenses.So, it’s a bit of a mystery really.
I found a third option which is: He tried the new AF Nikon to Sony E mount AF adapter by (??? Comlite???) and it was one of the bette Nikons.
But I still opt for no.1, because both Tamron and Sigma did not suggest that they would start to build E mount lenses anytime soon.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=-zaj8tctfRY
Not new FE but old EF 🙂