The PhotoPlus opened yesterday and the first Sony booth images and videos are being published on the web. A special mention goes to Emin Kuliyev who tried to shoot the new Mitakon 135mm f1.4 (3Kg!) with the Sony a7RII. See him on Youtube.
More reports:
What’s Happening at Sony and Samsung | Photo Plus Expo 2015 (Youtube).
Adorama Exclusive – PhotoPlus 2015: The Leica SL Camera (Youtube).
Adorama Exclusive – PhotoPlus 2015: Sony RX1R II, a7S II and a7R II (Youtube).
Adorama Exclusive – PhotoPlus 2015: Sony FS5 4K XDCAM Camera (Youtube).
What’s Happening at Sony and Samsung | Photo Plus Expo 2015 (Youtube).
Hands-On from the Mitakon booth with the 135/1.4 and 35mm f/0.95 for APS-C E-mount is now up on Admiring Light.
Hands-On with the Leica SL and Leica Q, including the 24-90 and 90-280mm lenses, with full size samples (Admiringlight).
Hands-On with the Sony RX1R II, Sony A7S II and Zeiss Loxia 21mm f/2.8, including full size samples from the Loxia 21mm (Admiringlight).
Hands-On with the Fujifilm 35mm f/2 and 1.4x TC (Admiringlight).
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It looks ridiculous.
Well about half of it is the lens hood.
Maybe it’s just the way he’s holding it then — just looks meh.
Why? Because it’s not a pancake?
It’s just a form / aesthetic thing, I am sure the function is fine. I’d
hate to walk around with it though, I think. Have spent a day walking
around with the A850+VG+70-400 hand held and it was great, nicely balanced,
wrist strap was all I needed.
I shoot A99 + VG with Sony 70-400 now and it looks “right” to me because the combination looks balanced.
This looks like a lens wearing a camera, and not the other way around. Makes the camera look like a toy.
Look at his hand – he’s struggling.
Bigger hands need a VG at least. New FF A-mount would be better 😉
Well yes, current A7x look rediculous with bigger lenses. Not Mitakon’s problem though 😉
If he laid the lens on the palm of his hand, he would easily control the camera. Simple physics..
It still looks ridiculous on the Canon.
Not even the 1D would look balanced with this monster.
Don’t they have a 300$ 21/2.8 e-mount only planned for this automn? Any news ?
Want! Unfortunately a bit expensive. 2000 Dollar, and I would order it today.
get the zeiss 135 1.8 – unless you need the 1.4 for dck measuring
Yes… But I don’t like the noisy AF motor. And focusing AF lenses manually is not fun.
? Focusing the Zeiss 135 F/1.8 manually is a pleasure. And it really ain’t that noisy lol yes I shoot weddings in quiet churches blabla. Also there are (rumors) of an updated SSM version coming soon of these lenses.
From the contortions with his index finger to press the shutter, I’m wondering if that might be one of the 1st generation A7’s and maybe the 2nd generations with their better grip might have been easier to hold
Someone should introduce new units for lenses, like €/kg…
This lens would go great with the new Leica SL ! 😀
remind me of that om 150mm f2
Someone should teach him how to handle such a big MF lens, the way he controlled it looks ridiculous LOL
Yeah looking at it again I think that’s the biggest issue for me:
1. he’s holding it way dumb
2. the camera sucks size-wise.
I can’t recall one lens that’s supposed to be handled that way…maybe cine lenses?
Videographers would rarely hand hold this thing at all. They would most likely use a focus puller in a rig on a fluid head or slider. But yeah, his hand holding technique looks kinda meh. I have used the NEX-7 with LA-EA4 and Sigma EX DG 100-300 f4 APO for long sessions. No problems as long as you rest the tripod foot in your palm and your elbow to your side/abdomen and handle zoom/focus with your finger tips.
No I didn’t mean the focus puller, I meant the guy handling framing and zoom…
It’s a very difficult lens to focus smoothly. As I noted in my report, the focus ring is on the main outer barrel, and it’s by far the largest focus ring I’ve handled. While it’s smoothly damped, the huge radius of the focus ring makes it very difficult to turn, which may be why there are some odd unorthodox methods being tried to focus.
I didn’t have experience focusing such a large focus ring but I used big lenses which are not easy to turn the ring if the handling is not proper. At least he could balance the camera by placing the tripod foot on his left hand while reaching the fingers to the ring, or using the middle fingers below the hood and turn the ring using the remaining fingers. These days many photographers mostly rely on the autofocus so they easily get troubles with handling MF lenses, and especially with such a huge lens, it’s understandable that they need time to adapt to.
It’s not my intention to be offensive to this guy, it just looks funny.
Thanks you may just have saved my wife…sorry life!
Where are the new FE lenses? Will there be a Sony presentation at photoplus?
I wonder if Mitakon could manufacture aspherics…
I like the look of this lens, it’s a shame it’s a limited run because I would like to try it at some point.
I’m sure they’ll gladly add you to the list. Just pay your $3k entry fee.
my point is, I would like to, but am not spending $3K on it right now.
Then guess you don’t want it that badly
Not now, but that’s not to say I wouldn’t like to have it at some point. It looks like a good lens.
does it though? Is that massive size/weight really worth it?
I’d rather stick to the Zeiss 135 F/1.8, stunning lens. Been my favorite ever since I Picked it up. Tough as hell too, was submerged in salt water and still going strong.
I would like to see some video footage taken with that Mitakon.
And how big it would be if the 35mm 0.95 had an AF motor?
Forget the Mitakon
As a Sony photographer take the Zeiss 135mm/1.8 which is only half a stop slower but much more light-weight and much more autofocus 😉
Looks like a Mirror lens.
When you compare this lens with Sony A-mount 135mm 1.8 with LA-EA4 adapter on A7R II.. it will be silly to buy the mitakon.
it’s manual focus
huge in size
$850 more expensive than Sony with the adapter
only benefit is 1/3 stop of light (which is not a big deal)
so true. I remember u sing the A m ount 135, and it didnt look anywhere that big lol.
Majestic mitakon. Same as if you said furious koala.
ROFLMAO – that is the best thing I’ve read all day – Furious Koala!!! 😀
Looks similar aesthetics to Leica 180/2, which has palm rest, which the Mitakon tripod bracket should be set into hand and focused like regular lens from bottom.
I have palm rest applied to all my large glass with built in tripod bracket. Very comfortable and well balanced with left elbow against chest.
that thing is so big its ridiculous lol. I don’t think i want a 1.4 lens anymore haha.
It looks very similar to 200 2.0 from Canon/Nikon. If it had autofocus and produced by Canon/Nikon, I think $3k is a fair price.
Tea time.