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GMPhotography wrote:
Interesting we say crop to 17mm than all of a sudden the Batis 18mm becomes more interesting. Im trying not to think about this 18mm as it just makes a lot of sense owning the 24-70 plus a filter issue this 15 is 58 the Batis is 77 and the zoom is 82. Buy 82 filters and a step up ring from 77 to 82( makes sense). A 58-82 step up ring just makes it all to unwieldily to deal with. Than you got the Loxia at 52mm. A Lee filter 7 system does not work on the zoom so you would have to go 100x100 system or buy circular filters in at least 2 sets. Honestly this bugs me to no end.
Here is the rub, never expected the zoom to be as good as it is and it actually makes a great landscape lens. I did not count on this. I thought great for people, PR stuff and all that. This makes for a very interesting internal debate. ...Show more →
I am getting the Batis 18 for testing but from the MTF, I can already tell, it should perform much better than the CV 15 towards the edges. It looks like it could be similar to the Loxia 21 and that would be an incredible feat for a much wider lens. It will be interesting to see how it compares on field curvature and astigmatism. The Batis 18 could be the best native ultra wide for the E-mount but I still need 15mm for my needs. I hate to drag the Distagon 15/2.8ZE but sometimes, it's the ticket. Weighting less than 300g, the CV 15/4.5III is always on my bag and I've learned how to minimize its weaknesses.
I've never tried the WATE but one of these days I may rent one and see what's all about.
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