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This is why I bought it, is I knew on a big job I did it would nail it every shot and it did. That's 3 thousand shots never missed and I was using Eye AF. Paid for itself in one night
LBJ2 wrote:
Batis 135 is a keeper for me. Tough competion includes the extraordinary Sigma 135 F1.8 and the rumored Sony GM 135/F-something, along with the classic Carl Zeiss 135 and the reborn, Zeiss Milvus 135/2.
Of course I would have prefered the option of F2, but once you start using the Batis 135 you may not miss F2 really but yes, would have been nice to have the option ( even with the added bulk/weight needed to support f2 design). However, the Zeiss Batis is an AF/OSS design concept that prioritizes size and weight over speed for the Sony FE system. I doubt we will ever see a fast Zeiss Batis telephoto lens.
Starting from Zeiss's own and trusted MTFs, you quickly see the Batis 135 is an exceptionally desgined piece of glass. Right up there with the best of the best to include the legendary Carl Zeiss 135mm f/2.0 APO. And as I have posted before, the APO design feature is no marketing label, rather a true advanced design feature you can see with your own eyes and enjoy with the light-weight Batis 135.
https://www.zeiss.com/content/dam/media/Download/datasheet_batis_2.8_135.pdf
http://lenspire.zeiss.com/en/apochromat/
Glass half full. So what's so great about F2.8 on the Batis 135? Confidence. The confidence you will nail focus on your street and event portraits quickly and efficiently and still retain the tiny DoF look. Batis OSS technology and the A7r2's high ISO capabilities work hand in hand to maintain the same confidence for low light event portraits.
Tradeoff? IMO F1.8 or F2-like bokeh achievable from other fine 135mm prime lenses. The Batis 135 at F2.8 bokeh is in my opion, more than good enough and in many cases, just as beautiful http://lenspire.zeiss.com/en/ballmann-bokeh/ but there is no denying the bokeh advantages of faster 135s.
So what's my new travel kit with the A7r2? The color-matched, weather resistant Batis 135, 85 and 25. If needed, Batis 18 may come along as well.
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