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 p.5 #20 · Sony FE 20mm f/1.8 G Versus Other Lenses | |
nehemiahphoto wrote:
I personally don't return lenses if I don't keep the lens for preferential reasons. I only return when something is wrong--de-centered, already opened when it says it's new and such.
Fuji and Zeiss and Leica (and others) put a ton of emphasis on their color science and tonal signatures, etc. The Zeiss T* coatings and micro-contrast have been one of the main selling points and differentiators of Zeiss for the last 40 years. I guarantee you're not getting the G 20 to look like a Loxia 21 with moving one or two sliders. You can color correct, and such, which I have done, but you're not getting the same nuanced color--you're getting in the ballpark. For some that's good enough.
Much of the magic lies in all that tonal minutia and subtlety, which is interwoven with sharpness and CA and SA and other optical parameters. Fine tonal shifts and lighting are so dynamic and responses differ situationally for each camera. And aside from all that, a Loxia lens is just so much less work.
When I am shooting the G20, and looking at selling my GM 24 and Tamron 17-28, I have over 3k involved, so I don't think it's being too picky. Also, different shooters have different parameters that are important. I think the obsession over sharpness is absurd the last several years in photography. I honestly can't remember a photo I saw and said, wow, if only the photo were sharper it would have been better. Or, that's a great photo, but let's look at ultimate corner crops magnified to see how good it really is.
On the other hand, I see photos constantly where the renderings--color, bokeh, transitions, SA and CA correction or lack of, coma or flare due make or break a photo, or at least heavily impact my perception of it.
And like I've stated before, I don't think the G 20 is a bad lens by any means. It's really quite a good one. Just not one I'll be keeping....Show more →
I still think people spend too much time with this "tonal subtleties" and minutia. They spend hours discussing A vs. B, weigh this against that. In a blind test I bet this very same people won't be able to distinguish the lenses they are discussing (unless we include characteristica like sun stars, for example). Post processing, the motive, the perspective, the composition are much more important.
If I need to spend a lot of time finding out differences, in my opinion that's time better spend on taking images and improving technique. Interestingly, I usually find people not doing this for a living to discuss it most. A look at their Flickr, Insta etc. (I don't mean anyone specific here, so please don't take that personal) often shows images which won't look better irrespective of lens used. That's my personal opinion.
Of course people are free to do so, esp. if its their hobby, but to what purpose? I think nobody will stand in front of an image and think, would that have been better looking when taking with lens B vs. lens A? The very fact alone that so many opinions exists tells me a lot about this latest lenses. I had the Loxia. And I now have the 20G and sold the Loxia. I cannot find enough positives for the Loxia and color differences are the least of my concern. You will have your opinion which likely differs from mine.
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I thought it was an end-of-times locust storm!
Just pointing out the differences.