Todd wrote:
We need to keep this thread going as well instead of the pre-order thread. This, I think is the actual Sigma image thread. If not, then we need to make an official 105 image thread.
These images are marked as 85mm GM. Were they taken with the 105mm?
Test shot.
This is another very heavy lens. While I love the image quality, it's probably not going to be a fun walk-around lens. Decisions, decisions...
bluloo wrote:
...This is another very heavy lens. While I love the image quality, it's probably not going to be a fun walk-around lens..
Beautiful shot!
Although the tripod mount and the rear extension due to Sony E mount makes it convenient to hand-hold and balance it well, it certainly is on heavier side as a walk-around lens (on a DSLR body, the combo would be even heavier). Would have loved an aperture ring and a twist/screw type hood. The hood is not bad but personally I would have preferred a twist/screw-in type hood than the current way of an outer screw to attach it to the lens. Beautiful output though, more like a special-purpose lens I think than a daily use one depending on what type of shoots you do, and offers a great trade-off in terms of focal length (between 85mm and 135mm) to be useful for both indoors and outdoors.
Thats why the 135Sigma didnt work for me. I always had 2 cameras & that beast on one camera wasn't enjoyable luggin around. It felt like pulling a 10lb weight out of the bag every few minutes.
bluloo wrote:
Test shot.
This is another very heavy lens. While I love the image quality, it's probably not going to be a fun walk-around lens. Decisions, decisions...
Although the tripod mount and the rear extension due to Sony E mount makes it convenient to hand-hold and balance it well, it certainly is on heavier side as a walk-around lens (on a DSLR body, the combo would be even heavier). Would have loved an aperture ring and a twist/screw type hood. The hood is not bad but personally I would have preferred a twist/screw-in type hood than the current way of an outer screw to attach it to the lens. Beautiful output though, more like a special-purpose lens I think than a daily use one depending on what type of shoots you do, and offers a great trade-off in terms of focal length (between 85mm and 135mm) to be useful for both indoors and outdoors. ...Show more →
Thanks!. That's pretty much all lens. I'm leaning towards keeping it because it's so nice, regardless.
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KarmaKramer wrote:
Thats why the 135Sigma didnt work for me. I always had 2 cameras & that beast on one camera wasn't enjoyable luggin around. It felt like pulling a 10lb weight out of the bag every few minutes.
Yeah, I get that.
I also have the 135. Every time I think about the weight, I think about selling it, but the rendering is so beautiful, I just can't.
Yeah, I get that.
I also have the 135. Every time I think about the weight, I think about selling it, but the rendering is so beautiful, I just can't.
I've got the 135mm and 105mm sitting at the local shop waiting for me to try them out... I can only pull the trigger on one of them... gun to your head, which would you choose to keep?
SmegHead wrote:
I've got the 135mm and 105mm sitting at the local shop waiting for me to try them out... I can only pull the trigger on one of them... gun to your head, which would you choose to keep?
I've only shot with the 105 for a day or so, and when I first used the 135 it pretty much blew me away, plus 135 is probably my favorite FL, so there's that bias at play. (Can you guess there this is heading yet? )
I think the 135 is going to blow out the background more, shooting wide open, compared to the 105, all else being equal.
If that's a consideration (I like that quality), and if you like to shoot wide open, then it might be a consideration.
Do you like to be a bit closer, or further from your subjects? I tend to prefer a bit more distance, for example, so often gravitate toward longer FLs.
I'd go with whatever FL suits your needs. They're both very nice optics, IMO and I haven't seen any glaring flaws that gave me pause in either case (save the weight).
It might seem like a poop-answer, but I don't try to give thorough lens reviews because I mostly shoot with a lens and, if I like what I see, keep it - vs testing specifically for bokeh, OOF rendering, contrast, flaring, LoCA, LaCA etc, and my comments will be rather broad and subjective.
If my prior history is an indication, at some point I'll probably end up selling whichever of them I use least, so it's not like they're both necessary for most of us.
Who knows, I have another week to return the 105, and could end up doing that too.
But I probably won't.
When you say “securely “ do you mean that the spring loaded lock doesn’t engage?
That looks like a design flaw. I attached an extra Arca Swiss plate to mine to get the lock feature back.
It is sometimes not a question of which ball head so much as which clamp and plate combination. I have found that not all arca swiss plates fit snugly in my RRS lever clamp. For example, the plate on the Novoflex ASTAT-Nex tripod collar fits loosely. Some electrical tape on the plate fixed that for me in that instance tho it is perhaps less than an elegant solution. The screw down type clamps usually have fewer issues in this regard, but I find the lever clamp to be faster and more convenient.
Or get the Acratech lever clamp that it has both screw knob and lever. Sunwayfoto is a cheaper option. RRS should totally release an adjustable lever clamp.
Luvwine wrote:
It is sometimes not a question of which ball head so much as which clamp and plate combination. I have found that not all arca swiss plates fit snugly in my RRS lever clamp. For example, the plate on the ASTAT-Nex tripod collar fits loosely. Some electrical tape on the plate fixed that for me in that instance tho it is perhaps less than an elegant solution. The screw down type clamps usually have fewer issues in this regard, but I find the lever clamp to be faster and more convenient.
That is why both RRS and Markins among others only recommend using their lever clamps for their own QR plates (I believe that RRS also indicates that their lever clamps work with Wimberley Arca Swiss Type plates). They recommend using their screw type Arca Swiss type QR clamps if you are going to use different makers Arca Swiss Type QR plates.
bluloo wrote:
When you say “securely “ do you mean that the spring loaded lock doesn’t engage?
That looks like a design flaw. I attached an extra Arca Swiss plate to mine to get the lock feature back.
The shape of the Sigma foot seems to be rounded somewhat. I can tighten the
clamp down as much as possible and the lens will still rock. It is a Kirk ballhead
but I don't know what model number.
the Arca complaint said...... I really loved how the lens focused perfectly @ f1.4
considering that I was using a remote trigger & tripod. This was like 15 minutes
after the lens was delivered........
I'm leaning towards keeping it because it's so nice, regardless.
