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p.6 #1Sony 85mm f/1.4 GM Image Thread

I think the photo turn out to be ok , despite being the lend being un-properly used..

Crop from a photo Taken with an A6000 + GM85 @F2.2

http://lfred.ruederome.com/imgs/photography/20190202.jpg

Jun 15, 2019 at 02:33 PM

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p.6 #2Sony 85mm f/1.4 GM Image Thread

It can even do self portraits. Just playing around with the RMT-P1BT to see how it worked - seems pretty good. My ugly mug - not so much

Jun 17, 2019 at 12:32 PM

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p.6 #3Sony 85mm f/1.4 GM Image Thread

One from my daughter today. (wide open)

Aug 25, 2019 at 02:09 PM

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p.6 #4Sony 85mm f/1.4 GM Image Thread

Nice one Fred, how do you find autofocus with lens, ever use it for landscape work?

Thanks Dan

Aug 25, 2019 at 05:31 PM

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Dan Bellyk wrote:
Nice one Fred, how do you find autofocus with lens, ever use it for landscape work?

Thanks Dan

AF is excellent for slow moving subjects. For the portrait above, I had the camera in one hand (using EyeAF) while the other hand was holding a small soft box. I took about 10 images and they were all tack sharp on the eye. The focus motor is not that fast but I find it to be accurate in AF-C.
I never used it for landscapes but tested it at infinity distance. At f/2.8, it's sharp across the entire field with no apparent field curvature. It's optimal starting at f/4, making it a great landscape lens as well -- if you don't mind the weight.

Aug 25, 2019 at 06:59 PM

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p.6 #6Sony 85mm f/1.4 GM Image Thread

One thing that's held be back from buying the 85 GM is that I'm obsessed with color/microcontrast (above many other attributes), and I get the sense that the 85 GM has less contrast than, say, the 135 GM, or the Loxia 85, which has become my go-to portrait lens (despite MF and f/2.4). I know some prefer a slightly lower-contrast look for portraits, but personally, I really really love the pop I get from the Loxia.

Am I correct in thinking that the 85 GM has a little less pop than the 135 GM or Loxia 85? Or is the difference in that regard too subtle to matter?

Aug 26, 2019 at 09:31 AM

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p.6 #7Sony 85mm f/1.4 GM Image Thread

Fred Miranda wrote:
I had the camera in one hand [...] while the other hand was holding a small soft box.

OMG Fred, that's something you should keep mum about, or half of the internet will have recollections of this:

Aug 26, 2019 at 09:48 AM

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p.6 #8Sony 85mm f/1.4 GM Image Thread

Fred Miranda wrote:
One from my daughter today. (wide open)

Great photo! But do I sense that the honeymoon with the 135mm is over and now we're getting back to our first love?

Aug 26, 2019 at 09:51 AM

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p.6 #9Sony 85mm f/1.4 GM Image Thread

I owned all of these lenses. The Loxia 85mm is a superb portrait lens. I also prefer punchy images to smoother ones. The 85mm GM has two looks. It has wonderful smooth rendering wide open and becomes very sharp and contrasty stopped down to f1.8 and smaller. At F2.5, the difference between it and the Loxia is minor. The Loxia has probably nicer color (it's very subjective), but we're splitting hairs here.

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One thing that's held be back from buying the 85 GM is that I'm obsessed with color/microcontrast (above many other attributes), and I get the sense that the 85 GM has less contrast than, say, the 135 GM, or the Loxia 85, which has become my go-to portrait lens (despite MF and f/2.4). I know some prefer a slightly lower-contrast look for portraits, but personally, I really really love the pop I get from the Loxia.

Am I correct in thinking that the 85 GM has a little less pop than the 135 GM or Loxia 85? Or is the difference...Show more →

Aug 26, 2019 at 10:07 AM

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p.6 #10Sony 85mm f/1.4 GM Image Thread

A few from Halloween!

Sony FE 85mm f/1.4 GM (all wide open)