Cinema5D (Click here) is among the first to review the new Sony 28-135mm FE lens and writes:
The Sony FE PZ 28-135mm f/4 G OSS Lens is truly a stunner. It comes with many very useful (if not essential) features for professional shooters and brings broadcast lens functionality into the full frame world at a compact size.
Read the full review at Cinema5D!
Sony FE PZ 28-135mm store links:
US preorder at Amazon, Adorama, BHphoto, SonyStoreUS.
EU preorders at Sony DE, UK, ES, IT, FR, CH, AT, NL, BE, FI, SE, NO, PT.
Sony FS7 4K camcorder at Adorama.
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I’m pretty pleased with the truly stunning Minolta 28-135 on a7R for $250.
Yum!
Wow~ brilliant choice~ 30 year-old photography lens vs. Latest FF cinema lens.
I’ll leave this quote from Kurt Munger here: “If Sony put in a circular aperture, SSM-not SAM, and some modern coatings to try and eliminate some of the ghosting (like they did on the 50mm F/1.4) this lens would probably get a “G” designation and sell like hot cakes!”
I actually think the 28-135mm is one of the most overrated Minolta lenses. I’ve owned two copies and I didn’t like either one. I liked the Minolta 28-105mm RS a lot better (as well as the 24-85mm Minolta AF lens). The newer Sony lenses (16-80, 16-50) for A mount APS-C are superior (at least for my use). I don’t know if my copies were bad. The 28-135mm did not focus quickly, its minimum focusing distance was a little long and optically, while good, was nowhere as good as people made it out to be.
This new lens, however, looks like a great lens for video makers. A modern lens is something to be appreciated.
its a awesome lens for someone that can’t afford the 24-70 zeiss even though its slower it has better range and cost a little more than the tax of the sony zeiss.
Quote…
“Where’s the lens cap? It seems Sony decided to ship this lens without a lens cap. Instead users are forced to use the clumsy “mattebox” lens shade that comes with it and has a square cover.”
Sony………. jeez can you ever get it 100%? A $2500 lens should come with a VERY VERY nice lens cap. What are you thinking???
Not going to lie… This perplexed me as well.
Perhaps buy a 300mm f2.8, or even the 500mm f4, and see what you think of a lens cap…nothing more than a bit of vinyl cloth with a bit of board sewn inside and they are way more expensive than this.
This is a different type of lens however. Any other zoom in this focal range would usually come with a real lens cap for the actual lens. The fact that a filmmaking blog lists the lack of a lens cap as one of their cons is proof positive that this is a major fail on behalf of Sony, especially for a lens at this price range.
“at a compact size.”
wtf, Come on!!! Please, just a little bit more sarcasm…
I challenge you to google “broadcast lens”. If that doesn’t make you say, “huh, ok. I can see it now” I challenge you to shoot with one. Carry one around for the day. You’ll get it.
This is easily the best value for money cine lens on the market. Anything comparable you are going to be paying around the 20-30K mark.
it’s too slow… F4
What comparable lens is faster??
Cinema lens
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want want want. this, then a 50mm loxia for compact and im sorted.
I’ve been complaining about the tripod collar on the 70200FE for a long time. It appears that the design has not been corrected, unfortunately.
What a shame that an otherwise amazing piece of low-cost filmmaking gear is hindered by such a stupid design flaw. The camera and lens rotate in the tripod collar? What good is it then? If one is even made available by a high quality third party, this will add around 200usd to the cost.
Can’t wait to get my hands on this one, been waiting for the pre-order long enough 🙂 The lack of fl markings is a perplexing, however. If all things in review are at least mostly accurate, this thing is opening up so much possibility for indie filmmakers and doc crowd, it’s impressive.
This one is coming in the mail for me. A little disappointed to hear how cool the rendering is, however. I prefer low-contrast, warm and saturated. Think Minolta AF lenses. How did Sony mess that up?
Still, for the price, there is nothing even remotely similar in the market. If you can use it, it’s the number one reason to own an E-mount camera. Can’t wait to test it.
The camera is bending backward from the lens, is it a wobbly mount issue or is it just the nature of this lens?