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Jannik Peters wrote:
So after sleeping one night about that, I see it this way:
The Sony offers over the Sigma:
- size advantage
- weight advantage
- better balancing (less front heavy)
- better sharpness wide open
- better sharpness at MFD
- much better MFD
- better handling (buttons, switches, aperture ring, GM build)
- better CA correction
- better AF
The Sigma offers over the Sony
- $€$€$€
- Differences in bokeh that we mostly identify by color temperature and sharpness
I think the AF performance will push the sharpness advantage even more to the Sony side. This is actually much more critical than the static sharpness performance of these two lenses if movement comes into the equation.
Furthermore, I think the bokeh difference is negligeable and I will put it out of my personal equation. After all the lens comparisons and testing that I have done, I would rate these two lenses exactely the same. The difference is so small that you would not be able to tell them apart by bokeh in real world shooting when not viewed side by side and even here we have big problems and need some other supporting factors like color temperature and sharpness.
So for me, the results of this test made me even more confident about my pre-order. The difference in price will not matter to me regarding a big bag of real and significant advantages.
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Generally agreed.
Though, for the average hobbyist, I think these differences are far less important. For most shooters, the Sigma is going to remain an excellent optic, and an even better value now that it compares so favorably to a more expensive F1.8 option.
I'll also add that, while the GM's sharpness seems to exceed the ability of the current crop of Sony sensors, I think it's utility on current cameras going to become more apparent when cropping images, because you can do so without most of the typical concomitant loss in perceived sharpness.
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