Loxia 21mm shot from my early morning trek to one of the local rapids. Exposure time is a matter of taste in this kind of shots, but for me the 6 sec used here is a little long for this kind of fast water.
Heh, seems that Loxia 21 is my favourite lens No it is not, I do not have a favourite lens, I like them all - with some exceptions... But I definitely find Loxia practical and rewarding when in slow photowalks.
BTW Crappy weather is often the best weather for photography.
Any place I can find side by side shots of the 20mm compared to Sony 20mm f1.8? Sun stars looks nice but what about other things. I see colors being mentioned but then I don't have noticed any problems with colors. I mostly shoot Fuji GFX but have Sony for lightweight option. I would be mainly using the lens for landscapes. Currently wides I have on Sony is 24mm TSE-II from Canon. On Fuji side I use 23mm f4. I see used prices being very low so trying to understand what is the reason.
bobby, you mean Loxia 21? The most obvious difference is max aperture which makes Sony 20mm much more versatile lens for an example when shooting aurora or milky way. The difference is amplified by Loxia vignetting which make it feel more dim than it is according to the specs.
On the other hand Loxia is manual focus and has nice and takes handy 52mm filters. It also works exceptionally when shooting against the light. And the sunstars Those are the qualities why it has become my most used landscape wide angle. It is also quite small, although not so light.
For general wide angle photography I would take 20mm G 24mm GM or 16-35 GM, depending on your needs and preferences. But if you do landscape photography and enjoy a lens with some character, the why not try Loxia.
It is too cold and there is too much snow everywhere in northern hemisphere. Time for a throwback summer picture.
I find the Loxia 35 magical in the way it captures images under the lighting conditions I prefer, and is wonderfully amenable to PP in LR. For me, the images are stunning and almost super-realistic. Not only the 35, but I find all the Loxia lenses behave similarly in a wonderful way.
Here are two from an afternoon bike ride yesterday.
Have my doubts we will ever see another Loxia lens.
The 21mm 2.8 remains one of my most used lenses even though I am not sure considering today's alternatives it would end up in my bag again.
Lately I enjoy for automotive photography, an area where I did not expect I will be using a 21mm lens often.
BastianK wrote:
Have my doubts we will ever see another Loxia lens.
The 21mm 2.8 remains one of my most used lenses even though I am not sure considering today's alternatives it would end up in my bag again.
Lately I enjoy for automotive photography, an area where I did not expect I will be using a 21mm lens often.
Terrific pictures, Bastian! I love the added atmosphere and smaller subject -- very dramatic.
I also doubt there will be another Loxia. If there is, I expect it would be unveiled first as an entry to Zeiss' industrial lens set, which is where the Loxias (Loxiai?) came from. And I don't foresee the need (for industrial use) to expand that line at this time.
I was just out today with the Loxia 21 comparing imagining and AOV to the wider Batis 18. The Batis looks to be a nice step wider with similar imaging to the Loxia 21 (and probably the 25 as well). In this case, considering the distance to the subject, the 21 was a much better choice than the 18 and still has plenty of room to crop and straighten the images.
Gunzorro wrote:
Cross-posted from Sony Images thread.
I find the Loxia 35 magical in the way it captures images under the lighting conditions I prefer, and is wonderfully amenable to PP in LR. For me, the images are stunning and almost super-realistic. Not only the 35, but I find all the Loxia lenses behave similarly in a wonderful way.
Here are two from an afternoon bike ride yesterday.
What's a cabbage palm tree doing in Wash state ? Didn't know they grow in that zone !
** edit** I just looked up the growing zones and it says 8b through 11, interestingly it appears the coastal area of Wash is 8a, so I guess it's feasible for it to survive there.... Interesting !!!
