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Archive 2018Sony 85mm f/1.4 GM Image Thread
p.1 #1Sony 85mm f/1.4 GM Image Thread
I noticed that there wasn’t a dedicated thread for this lens. I’m hoping we can start one because I am the proud owner of one as of last Thursday. I remember the conversations about this lens and I should’ve gone with it in the first place. But my formerly local camera store sales rep talked me into getting the Batis 85 f/1.8 because he said it was sharper and better. Well, yes and no. I find the 85 G Master to be fantastic and very sharp. I don’t care about the focus noise, not an issue with me. I do however love it’s rendering.
So, is it ok to start a thread on this lens? I haven’t taken any real portraits with it yet, but I’m so ready to do so. I can’t wait and this Sunday I’ll do some studio work using it. So share your photos, ideas, concerns, and complaints regarding the lens. I love searching Instagram for photos taken with this lens and the A7r III like I have. But they are just phots and no feedback and critique. But inspiration none the less.
I took the lens out in my front yard on my AstroTrac to test it on the stars and see how it performs. Wide open the stars are sharp across the frame except for the extreme edges and corners. The stars look good at f/2.8 all the way across so that was good to see. My sky conditions sucked though. But better skies are coming...
Great eye focus
So, is it ok to start a thread on this lens? I haven’t taken any real portraits with it yet, but I’m so ready to do so. I can’t wait and this Sunday I’ll do some studio work using it. So share your photos, ideas, concerns, and complaints regarding the lens. I love searching Instagram for photos taken with this lens and the A7r III like I have. But they are just phots and no feedback and critique. But inspiration none the less.
I took the lens out in my front yard on my AstroTrac to test it on the stars and see how it performs. Wide open the stars are sharp across the frame except for the extreme edges and corners. The stars look good at f/2.8 all the way across so that was good to see. My sky conditions sucked though. But better skies are coming...
Great eye focus
Sep 11, 2018 at 07:52 PM
p.1 #2Sony 85mm f/1.4 GM Image Thread
Here is a portrait of my daughter Gia.
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Sep 11, 2018 at 08:21 PM
p.1 #3Sony 85mm f/1.4 GM Image Thread
Amazing... I love the lighting on this. Open shade? Under a staircase?
I was testing my 85mm just by aiming it at the tops of some trees with white clouds behind them. Approximately 60% of the frame was the trees (semi dark, low details) and the camera over exposed by 1.5 stops at least. I was using multi metering at the time and I felt as if the camera was on center weight metering. That’s how it behaved anyway. When I switched to highlight metering, the shot was better, but not perfect. I saw your thread on highlight metering then you added +2 ev. Is this the mode you use all the time and does your 85mm cause the camera to meter that way?
Fred Miranda wrote:
Here is a portrait of my daughter Gia.
I was testing my 85mm just by aiming it at the tops of some trees with white clouds behind them. Approximately 60% of the frame was the trees (semi dark, low details) and the camera over exposed by 1.5 stops at least. I was using multi metering at the time and I felt as if the camera was on center weight metering. That’s how it behaved anyway. When I switched to highlight metering, the shot was better, but not perfect. I saw your thread on highlight metering then you added +2 ev. Is this the mode you use all the time and does your 85mm cause the camera to meter that way?
Fred Miranda wrote:
Here is a portrait of my daughter Gia.
Sep 11, 2018 at 08:29 PM
p.1 #4Sony 85mm f/1.4 GM Image Thread
Todd wrote:
Amazing... I love the lighting on this. Open shade? Under a staircase?
I was testing my 85mm just by aiming it at the tops of some trees with white clouds behind them. Approximately 60% of the frame was the trees (semi dark, low details) and the camera over exposed by 1.5 stops at least. I was using multi metering at the time and I felt as if the camera was on center weight metering. That’s how it behaved anyway. When I switched to highlight metering, the shot was better, but not perfect. I saw your thread on highlight metering then...Show more →
Thank you.
I just opened the door of my house and placed her outside of the direct lighting.
On this one you can see me on her left eye.
Amazing... I love the lighting on this. Open shade? Under a staircase?
I was testing my 85mm just by aiming it at the tops of some trees with white clouds behind them. Approximately 60% of the frame was the trees (semi dark, low details) and the camera over exposed by 1.5 stops at least. I was using multi metering at the time and I felt as if the camera was on center weight metering. That’s how it behaved anyway. When I switched to highlight metering, the shot was better, but not perfect. I saw your thread on highlight metering then...Show more →
Fred Miranda wrote
Here is a portrait of my daughter Gia.Thank you.
I just opened the door of my house and placed her outside of the direct lighting.
On this one you can see me on her left eye.
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Sep 11, 2018 at 08:40 PM
p.1 #5Sony 85mm f/1.4 GM Image Thread
That’s great! Nice stance by the way..lol.
So was this shot using the highlights metering mode, +1.3 ev?
Fred Miranda wrote:
I was testing my 85mm just by aiming it at the tops of some trees with white clouds behind them. Approximately 60% of the frame was the trees (semi dark, low details) and the camera over exposed by 1.5 stops at least. I was using multi metering at the time and I felt as if the camera was on center weight metering. That’s how it behaved anyway. When I switched to highlight metering, the shot was better, but not perfect. I saw your thread on highlight metering then you added +2 ev. Is this the mode you use all the time and does your 85mm cause the camera to meter that way?
Thank you.
I just opened the door of my house and placed her outside of the direct lighting.
On this one you can see me on her left eye.
So was this shot using the highlights metering mode, +1.3 ev?
Fred Miranda wrote:
Todd wrote
Amazing... I love the lighting on this. Open shade? Under a staircase?I was testing my 85mm just by aiming it at the tops of some trees with white clouds behind them. Approximately 60% of the frame was the trees (semi dark, low details) and the camera over exposed by 1.5 stops at least. I was using multi metering at the time and I felt as if the camera was on center weight metering. That’s how it behaved anyway. When I switched to highlight metering, the shot was better, but not perfect. I saw your thread on highlight metering then you added +2 ev. Is this the mode you use all the time and does your 85mm cause the camera to meter that way?
Fred Miranda wrote
Here is a portrait of my daughter Gia.I just opened the door of my house and placed her outside of the direct lighting.
On this one you can see me on her left eye.
Sep 11, 2018 at 08:49 PM
p.1 #6Sony 85mm f/1.4 GM Image Thread
Here are some stat tests, nothing fantastic because of lousy sky conditions...but I ca already tell this camera will do extremely well with the red colored H-alpha nebulosity because it picked up so much of it in this short 32 second exposure. I know this is a lame example, severe light pollution in the south, tons of water vapor in the air..etc. I can only imagine what a super clear night will do, come on cold fronts!
Overall the 85 GM did well at f/2.8.
Crop showing the swan and eagle nebulas
Extreme lower edge of the frame of the triffid nebula.
Overall the 85 GM did well at f/2.8.
Crop showing the swan and eagle nebulas
Extreme lower edge of the frame of the triffid nebula.
Sep 11, 2018 at 09:54 PM
p.1 #7Sony 85mm f/1.4 GM Image Thread
Finally bit the bullet and traded the 85mm f1.8 for the GM and am very glad I did. Sure, it's heavier, but it's very special 85mm lens, IMO.
Sep 11, 2018 at 10:02 PM
p.1 #8Sony 85mm f/1.4 GM Image Thread
Todd wrote:
That’s great! Nice stance by the way..lol.
So was this shot using the highlights metering mode, +1.3 ev?
I was testing my 85mm just by aiming it at the tops of some trees with white clouds behind them. Approximately 60% of the frame was the trees (semi dark, low details) and the camera over exposed by 1.5 stops at least. I was using multi metering at the time and I felt as if the camera was on center weight metering. That’s how it behaved anyway. When I switched to highlight metering, the shot was better, but not perfect. I saw your thread on highlight metering then you added +2 ev. Is this the mode you use all the time and does your 85mm cause the camera to meter that way?
Thank you.
I just opened the door of my house and placed her outside of the direct lighting.
On this one you can see me on her left eye.
Yes, I usually use Highlight metering with compensation between +1.3 and 2EV (depending on the scene contrast)
That’s great! Nice stance by the way..lol.
So was this shot using the highlights metering mode, +1.3 ev?
Fred Miranda wrote
Todd wrote
Amazing... I love the lighting on this. Open shade? Under a staircase?I was testing my 85mm just by aiming it at the tops of some trees with white clouds behind them. Approximately 60% of the frame was the trees (semi dark, low details) and the camera over exposed by 1.5 stops at least. I was using multi metering at the time and I felt as if the camera was on center weight metering. That’s how it behaved anyway. When I switched to highlight metering, the shot was better, but not perfect. I saw your thread on highlight metering then you added +2 ev. Is this the mode you use all the time and does your 85mm cause the camera to meter that way?
Fred Miranda wrote
Here is a portrait of my daughter Gia.I just opened the door of my house and placed her outside of the direct lighting.
On this one you can see me on her left eye.
Yes, I usually use Highlight metering with compensation between +1.3 and 2EV (depending on the scene contrast)
Sep 11, 2018 at 10:05 PM
p.1 #9Sony 85mm f/1.4 GM Image Thread
Todd wrote:
Overall the 85 GM did well at f/2.8.
At infinity distance, that's the aperture the 85/1.4GM starts to shine. If it was not heavy and big I would use it for landscapes. Its resolution is amazing.
Overall the 85 GM did well at f/2.8.
At infinity distance, that's the aperture the 85/1.4GM starts to shine. If it was not heavy and big I would use it for landscapes. Its resolution is amazing.
Sep 11, 2018 at 10:09 PM
p.1 #10Sony 85mm f/1.4 GM Image Thread
Those are great! I like the colored walls behind him.
I did the same thing as you, traded up from the Batis 1.8 to this awesome hunk of glass.
loganme wrote:
Finally bit the bullet and traded the 85mm f1.8 for the GM and am very glad I did. Sure, it's heavier, but it's very special 85mm lens, IMO.
I did the same thing as you, traded up from the Batis 1.8 to this awesome hunk of glass.
loganme wrote:
Finally bit the bullet and traded the 85mm f1.8 for the GM and am very glad I did. Sure, it's heavier, but it's very special 85mm lens, IMO.
Sep 11, 2018 at 10:14 PM
p.1 #11Sony 85mm f/1.4 GM Image Thread
The owner of Precision Camera in Austin told me he visited the with someone who makes these 85mm GM lenses and he told Jerry (PC owner) that the 85 was made to be useable or have enough resolution for a 100mp sensor. He now wonders if that’s Sony’s future goal.... hm.
So yeah, it is a superb lens.
Fred Miranda wrote:
At infinity distance, that's the aperture the 85/1.4GM starts to shine. If it was not heavy and big I would use it for landscapes. Its resolution is amazing.
So yeah, it is a superb lens.
Fred Miranda wrote:
Todd wrote
Overall the 85 GM did well at f/2.8.Sep 11, 2018 at 10:18 PM
p.1 #12Sony 85mm f/1.4 GM Image Thread
It's one of my favourites and I love to use it for anything. Of course, I have many portraits, but I don't share pictures of people over the public net. Therefore here different stuff to show the versatility. Some I posted already somewhere in another thread.
Portrait-alike
Landscape - Mountain Pilatus
just some Flowers
Closeup (with an adapted Marumi+3 Achromat)
Night scenery at the ISO limit
Separation in black and white
Portrait-alike
Landscape - Mountain Pilatus
just some Flowers
Closeup (with an adapted Marumi+3 Achromat)
Night scenery at the ISO limit
Separation in black and white
Sep 12, 2018 at 03:08 AM
p.1 #14Sony 85mm f/1.4 GM Image Thread
a few more... With some very challenging areas of photography (just kidding)
Sports
Wildlife
Cityscape - Zurich
erm... Villagescape - Höngg
Action
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Sports
Wildlife
Cityscape - Zurich
erm... Villagescape - Höngg
Action
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Sep 12, 2018 at 07:08 AM
p.1 #15Sony 85mm f/1.4 GM Image Thread
Surely a lens that deserves to have a post. It is the portrait lens that sits on my camera most of the time although I do try to use the 135mm Sigma and Samyang 35mm 1.4 a lot as well during my sessions.
A few samples here
https://c2.staticflickr.com/2/1891/42825682330_81387e2b55_b.jpg
https://c2.staticflickr.com/2/1887/42825682230_495b7352ce_b.jpg
https://c2.staticflickr.com/2/1864/42825682350_ff79189b6e_b.jpg
https://c1.staticflickr.com/1/883/40186437135_279da5e25c_b.jpg
https://c1.staticflickr.com/1/894/26208672147_d7b6a5494a_o.jpg
A few samples here
https://c2.staticflickr.com/2/1891/42825682330_81387e2b55_b.jpg
https://c2.staticflickr.com/2/1887/42825682230_495b7352ce_b.jpg
https://c2.staticflickr.com/2/1864/42825682350_ff79189b6e_b.jpg
https://c1.staticflickr.com/1/883/40186437135_279da5e25c_b.jpg
https://c1.staticflickr.com/1/894/26208672147_d7b6a5494a_o.jpg
Sep 12, 2018 at 07:12 AM
p.1 #17Sony 85mm f/1.4 GM Image Thread
sebbe wrote:
Luis, the third one is gorgeous!
Thank you, sebbe!
That is from Salt Flats in Utah. Love shooting there!
Your shots are brilliant, amigo!
Luis, the third one is gorgeous!
Thank you, sebbe!
That is from Salt Flats in Utah. Love shooting there!
Your shots are brilliant, amigo!
Sep 12, 2018 at 07:43 AM
p.1 #18Sony 85mm f/1.4 GM Image Thread
Awesome work... I really like the detective shot looking through the blinds. Perfect! The rest of these are excellent as well .
GabrielPhoto wrote:
Surely a lens that deserves to have a post. It is the portrait lens that sits on my camera most of the time although I do try to use the 135mm Sigma and Samyang 35mm 1.4 a lot as well during my sessions.
A few samples here
https://c2.staticflickr.com/2/1891/42825682330_81387e2b55_b.jpg
https://c2.staticflickr.com/2/1887/42825682230_495b7352ce_b.jpg
https://c2.staticflickr.com/2/1864/42825682350_ff79189b6e_b.jpg
https://c1.staticflickr.com/1/883/40186437135_279da5e25c_b.jpg
https://c1.staticflickr.com/1/894/26208672147_d7b6a5494a_o.jpg
GabrielPhoto wrote:
Surely a lens that deserves to have a post. It is the portrait lens that sits on my camera most of the time although I do try to use the 135mm Sigma and Samyang 35mm 1.4 a lot as well during my sessions.
A few samples here
https://c2.staticflickr.com/2/1891/42825682330_81387e2b55_b.jpg
https://c2.staticflickr.com/2/1887/42825682230_495b7352ce_b.jpg
https://c2.staticflickr.com/2/1864/42825682350_ff79189b6e_b.jpg
https://c1.staticflickr.com/1/883/40186437135_279da5e25c_b.jpg
https://c1.staticflickr.com/1/894/26208672147_d7b6a5494a_o.jpg
Sep 12, 2018 at 08:24 AM
p.1 #19Sony 85mm f/1.4 GM Image Thread
Todd wrote:
Awesome work... I really like the detective shot looking through the blinds. Perfect! The rest of these are excellent as well .
A few samples here
https://c2.staticflickr.com/2/1891/42825682330_81387e2b55_b.jpg
https://c2.staticflickr.com/2/1887/42825682230_495b7352ce_b.jpg
https://c2.staticflickr.com/2/1864/42825682350_ff79189b6e_b.jpg
https://c1.staticflickr.com/1/883/40186437135_279da5e25c_b.jpg
https://c1.staticflickr.com/1/894/26208672147_d7b6a5494a_o.jpg
Thank you so much, Todd! The detective shot was done during a Rotolight gear test I was doing and based on a video by Gavin Hoey.
Awesome work... I really like the detective shot looking through the blinds. Perfect! The rest of these are excellent as well .
GabrielPhoto wrote
Surely a lens that deserves to have a post. It is the portrait lens that sits on my camera most of the time although I do try to use the 135mm Sigma and Samyang 35mm 1.4 a lot as well during my sessions.A few samples here
https://c2.staticflickr.com/2/1891/42825682330_81387e2b55_b.jpg
https://c2.staticflickr.com/2/1887/42825682230_495b7352ce_b.jpg
https://c2.staticflickr.com/2/1864/42825682350_ff79189b6e_b.jpg
https://c1.staticflickr.com/1/883/40186437135_279da5e25c_b.jpg
https://c1.staticflickr.com/1/894/26208672147_d7b6a5494a_o.jpg
Thank you so much, Todd! The detective shot was done during a Rotolight gear test I was doing and based on a video by Gavin Hoey.
Sep 12, 2018 at 08:29 AM
p.1 #20Sony 85mm f/1.4 GM Image Thread
Todd, what are your impression againts the Milvus? I mean IQ wise..
Sep 12, 2018 at 10:02 AM