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Weekly Assignment 857 winner: CalBoy87

Congratulations to CalBoy87 for winning WA 857, based on the theme: In the workplace.

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FM Rolling Review: Sony FE 135mm f/1.8 GM
FM Rolling Review: Sony FE 135mm f/1.8 GM
Pre-orders are now available!

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When I found out that one of the highly anticipated FE 135/1.8 GM lenses was about to land on my doorsteps for testing, I literally had butterflies in my stomach. We already have great 135mm natives like the Batis 135/2.8 APO but many find the f/2.8 aperture limiting for portraits, especially when shooting at mid-distance. There is also the Sigma 135/1.8 Art, an SLR design adapted to the Sony E-mount, that is outstanding and priced right. So, what could the new FE135/1.8 GM offer to compel shooters to spend $1,900 of their hard earned cash?
Sure, there’s lots of hype surrounding the 4 linear motors for super-duper fast AF, aspherical glass production that does not cause onion ring bokeh and just recently @RCicala dropped the bomb with the details of lensrentals' optical bench test, concluding that "This is the sharpest lens we’ve tested. Period."

Everyone knows that this is mostly a portrait lens, and I’m sure having sharp eyebrows is definitely a plus but what about everything else? How’s the rendering, flare resistance, CA control, MFD performance? So many questions, so many test shots, so much to analyze…here’s what I found so far.
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Mar 15th - Featured Thread Winners!
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Landscape Photographer:
Aurora in the true north by pizdets17

Nature & Wildlife:
The Northern Hawk Owl by Colin F

People Photography:
Girl in India by Colin F

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Official: Samyang AF 85mm 1.4 FE
Official: Samyang AF 85mm 1.4 FE
Samyang officially announced the new 85mm f/1.4 FE lens.
The lens is priced at 699€. (US pricing and pre-order schedule not yet released)

Main specs:
  1. Elements/groups 11/8
  2. Special lens: HR (4), ED (1)
  3. Close focus (MFD) 0.90m (2.95ft)
  4. Magnification ratio: 0.11x
  5. Weight 568 grams
  6. Length 99.5mm
  7. Diameter 88mm
  8. Weather sealed: yes
  9. Filter size 77mm
  10. Aperture blades 9


Here is the press text:

The AF 85mm F1.4 FE is inspired by the optical vision of the MF 85mm F1.4 AS IF UMC, which has been loved for its beautiful out-of-focus images since its launch in 2008: however, this new lens develops the original’s existing strengths with a much more advanced optical design, newly optimized for mirrorless cameras. This lens of great value and charm with high resolution encapsulates Samyang’s universally respected 40-year optical technology in your photographs.
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Weekly Assignment 856 winner: T_Gordon

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Weekly Assignment 858 just started with theme: "City hall"
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Roger at LensRentals tested the Sony FE 135mm f/1.8 GM
Roger at LensRentals tested the Sony FE 135mm f/1.8 GM
@RCicala at LensRentals just posted MTF Tests for the new Sony FE 135mm f/1.8 GM lens.

Here are some excepts from Roger's test:

"Let’s make this simple and straightforward. In the center, that’s the highest MTF I’ve seen on a non-supertelephoto lens. The highest. Let’s put particular emphasis on the purple line, which is 50 lp/mm. That’s a higher frequency than any manufacturer tests (that we know of), appropriate for fine detail on the highest resolution cameras. We would consider an MTF of 0.5 at 50 lp/mm to be very acceptable. This is hugely better, nearly 0.8 in the center. We’ve never seen that kind of resolution before."

"But as far as the test goes, the results are pretty simple. This is the sharpest lens we’ve tested. Period. (At last count, that’s out of 300+ lenses tested.)"

Read entire review

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Mar 8th - Featured Thread Winners!
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Desert snow by xterra07

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Mirrorless did Bosque by AGeoJO

People Photography:
Cross lighting with two dancers by friscoron

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Pre-order: Leica Q2 ($4,995)
Leica Q2 specifications leaked!
The Leica Q2 camera is now officially announced and it's available for pre-order for $4,995.

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The main specifications are:
  1. 47.3MP Full-Frame CMOS Sensor
  2. Maestro II Image Processor
  3. Summilux 28mm f/1.7 ASPH. Lens
  4. 3.68MP OLED Electronic Viewfinder
  5. 3.0" 1.04m-Dot Touchscreen LCD
  6. DCI 4K24p, UHD 4K30p, Full HD 120p Video
  7. ISO 50-50000, up to 10-fps Shooting
  8. 35mm, 50mm, and 75mm Crop Modes
  9. Bluetooth LE and Wi-Fi
  10. Weather-Sealed Construction
  11. Weight: 718 grams (with battery)

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Weekly Assignment 855 winner: RbrtPtikLeoSen

Congratulations to RbrtPtikLeoSen for winning WA 855, based on the theme: Urban macro.

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Weekly Assignment 857 just started with theme: "In the workplace"
Deadline: March 13th noon - Participate!
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Mar 1st - Featured Thread Winners!
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Landscape Photographer:
Division of Time and Light - White Sands, NM by Klaus Priebe

Nature & Wildlife:
Sea Ducks of New Jersey by aboutthelight

People Photography:
The faces of the Prayagraj Kumbh 2019 by chez

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