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p.4 #5 · p.4 #5 · Reduced: Zeiss Batis 135mm f/2.8 APO ($1,899) | |
tzhang4284 wrote:
It's not BS at all - what's the point of having 42mp of resolution when your lenses can't resolve it? Plenty of lower resolution and smaller sensor camera and lenses that are more than adequate if you're not aiming for best in class IQ. Personally, I would rather spend my hard earned dollars on a few excellent lenses than a lot of good but not great ones - however that's just me though. You're welcome to make your own camera gear buying decisions.
The bigger point again i was making is that if you're complaining about the price of this native AF Zeiss lens vs. the MF Samyang 135mm f2, then it's probably not for you. This lens is very much targeted for those who want or need the best 135mm in a compact package with AF capability. The only alternative is really the Sigma 135mm f1.8, which is a heavier lens without weather sealing and with adapter, priced pretty closely to this ($1650 vs $2k). All other lenses require serious compromises in features and/or performance and if you're ok with that, then great but then the batis is not for you. The price point is fair when you look at the alternatives but not a value by any means.
I'm opting out of this lens too since I recently acquired the Loxia 85 and my wallet is still recoiling from that. I also think 85mm and 135mm are close enough that I don't need lenses at both focal lengths however, as I mentioned in another thread, I can see the Batis 25, Sony 50mm f1.4 and Batis 135mm f2.8 be an excellent trio of no compromise moderately fast AF primes that is good for all weather conditions....Show more →
Well I don't shoot with the A7R2, but I do shoot with the A7R and depending on what I shoot, I don't always need to utmost image quality. When I'm shooting landscapes, yes I do need this quality and I use a trio of lenses ( Loxia 21, Zeiss 35 and Zeiss 100 ) as my goto gear. But then, I print my landscape images large...sometimes very large and at those sizes, the difference in lenses is noticeable.
Now when I'm traveling doing environmental street photography that I won't print larger than say 24", then my quality requirements are not so stringent and I value the light lenses more than the utmost quality. I use the following lenses when traveling ( Sony 16-35, Sony 28, Sony 35 2.8, Batis 25 and Batis 85 ). I am just as happy with my images from the Sony 28mm as I am from the Batis 85 when shooting street.
So I still don't buy your notion of always getting the best lenses as far as image quality goes as there are times when image quality is not the most important aspect of the lens...sometimes size and weight are very important and the resulting mediocre drop in image quality is just fine for the purpose of the images.
Can you tell me what your end goal of your images are since you seem to strive for utmost quality. What do you shoot and where do your images end up?
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