I like this one two.
Quick question to you: I already have FE 16-35mm F4.0 and appreciate it a lot. Will I get much more bang for the
buck with Loxia 21mm F2.8 which seems to be such a lovely lens? Cheers.
Henryk
Kierzkow wrote:
I like this one two.
Quick question to you: I already have FE 16-35mm F4.0 and appreciate it a lot. Will I get much more bang for the
buck with Loxia 21mm F2.8 which seems to be such a lovely lens? Cheers.
Henryk
There are others who can answer that better than I Rene ,Werner, Fred or Bob ... think Charles has both also ? Have not tested 16-35 f4 FE
advantage of Sony's is Zoom, AF ... Loxia 21 benefits is a little smaller size... f2.8 if you need it ... mirco contrast, color, awesome Sunstar effect .. etc
Ronny Olsson wrote:
There are others who can answer that better than I Rene ,Werner, Fred or Bob ... think Charles has both also ? Have not tested 16-35 f4 FE
advantage of Sony's is Zoom, AF ... Loxia 21 benefits is a little smaller size... f2.8 if you need it ... mirco contrast, color, awesome Sunstar effect .. etc
+1
I love the Loxia 21 for travel. otherwise full support for the words of Ronny and Werner.
Ronny Olsson wrote:
Rene .. hope it dissolves with Loxia 21
But with your Lens-park.. I don't think you need it for a while anyway ( just kidding Rene )
Looking at 3 Photographers that I had met (from left to right Andy, Jack, and Ed) taking photos of the White Tail Deer
Tripod mounted Leica R 280mm f4 Apo Telyt lens with Leica R 1.4X Apo Extender and A7r
ISO 400, lens set to effective aperture of f8, 1/500 second
Exposure corrected by +0.36 Stops; processed in LR6
June 7, 2015
At Big Meadows, Shenandoah National Park, Virginia
Ronny Olsson wrote:
There are others who can answer that better than I Rene ,Werner, Fred or Bob ... think Charles has both also ? Have not tested 16-35 f4 FE
advantage of Sony's is Zoom, AF ... Loxia 21 benefits is a little smaller size... f2.8 if you need it ... mirco contrast, color, awesome Sunstar effect .. etc
I have both and while I just never hesitate to use the zoom, I just love the loxia 21. It renders differently from the zoom. Where the zoom certainly produces wonderful images, the Loxia has that Zeiss character, is richer in color rendition, color separation and micro contrast. But I'm mostly a prime shooter. I have the zoom for those times when I want to minimize my kit and need AF (social gatherings). But if I'm shooting a landscape, I prefer the Loxia. Hope this helps.
These are images of crested quetzal, the most colorful bird in Central America. We had to wake up very early to be up in their habitat in the highland to catch this bird during their "breakfast". They feed on the small fruit (with red stem) that can be seen on the first, full size image. The fruit belongs to the avocado family, I was told. It snatches the fruit in flight and it lands on the branch, and eats the fruit. They did it a few times that morning and I was fortunate to get a frontal and rear, basically unobstructed view of the male crested quetzal while perching.
The front of the bird is red while the rear is green with some blueish tint on the shoulders and wings. What a wonderful bird! This was the pinnacle of our Costa Rican trip. I considered myself lucky to be able to capture both the female and especially the male and more colorful quetzal.
Some 20 photographers/spectators gathered that morning and we had to make do behind the fence at that distance as their habitat is strictly protected. I used the AF feature of the camera/lens/adapter combo for the shots. Fill-in flash is not allowed.
Rene ,Werner, Fred or Bob ... think Charles has both also ? Have not tested 16-35 f4 FE
( just kidding Rene 
