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Melindra wrote:
Agreed and since the 85GM isn't unsharp, it's probably the better buy if the focal lengths don't matter too much.
Fred, a test of the 85GM, 135GM and 105 Art side by side wide open would be much appreciated.
I have only two of them available otherwise I'd happily do it. I'm sure many people would love to see the differences between the three.
The Sigma is the cheapest of the bunch (in my store anyway) and in my opinion will be the overall winner.
I'd say a test versus the Batis 135 is already in the pipeline, but I know I couldn't recommend the Zeiss now that the 135GM is out. The 135GM price will settle and they'll be the same price, so it'll be crazy to choose the Batis 135 over the GM....Show more →
To me the Sigma 105 f/1.4 isn't really in the same discussion as these other two lenses. It is over twice as heavy as the 85 GM and 700g heavier than the 135 GM. It has an enormous 105mm filter thread, and considering bokeh even in side by side tests is a matter of preference. I too prefer the 85 GM bokeh over the 135 GM bokeh (at least in the samples I have seen), but my wife prefers the bokeh of the 135 GM. There is no right or wrong answer on bokeh. Sure, I would welcome a comparison of these three lenses, although I don't see it as the most obvious or natural comparison, but I don't see any way in such a comparison that any lens could be considered an overall winner except in being what any particular individual would prefer.
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