Dave Sanders
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Fred Miranda wrote:
I sold my Batis 25 lens for the 24/1.4 GM a while ago and never regretted it. Both lenses are excellent though.
I sort of went the opposite way of Fred; sold my GM...and the Batis, but kept the Loxia 25. The GM was better than the Batis in any way in which I wanted to compare them, but fast 25's aren't something I deploy often, or that I am good at using. My use for that focal range is almost exclusively landscape, and in that capacity the Loxia excels, besting any rival.
That said, the GM is very close, and it adds AF, almost two stops in speed, and very nice bokeh. Now that used prices have the GM changing hands for a lot less than when it first came out, the GM is a very nice 'do it all' option.
The Batis is also an excellent lens. Fast, sharp, nice colours. I'm also one of the few who likes the Batis build...though I prefer having an aperture ring. The only thing holding the Batis back is some bokeh fringing and a bit of messiness in specular highlights, but it's definitely on par with others in the class, it's just that the GM is the best, full stop. And I guess that's where the Batis suffers a bit; it's a crowded field now. For a fast AF 24, the GM is the best, with the best bokeh. For an f2 lens, the Sigma i series has, IMO, nicer build and handling and similar performance. For stopped down landscapes, the Loxia has basically no peer.
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