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Archive 2021Sony FE 35mm f/1.4 GM Image Thread
p.47 #1Sony FE 35mm f/1.4 GM Image Thread
I was never a 35mm kinda of guy always shot 50mm. But with this 35mm G master. I can't put it down. It's my go to lens for everything now.
Jun 06, 2024 at 10:50 AM
p.47 #2Sony FE 35mm f/1.4 GM Image Thread
Tonight’s starry sky above cliffs at Zion National Park. Single exposure. Glow on the cliffs is from the town of Springdale right next to Park boundary. The 35GM wide open at f/1.4 performed amazingly well, sharp across the whole frame.
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ILCE-7RM5 FE 35mm F1.4 GM lens 35mm f/1.4 10s 2000 ISO +1.7 EV
Nov 08, 2025 at 10:15 PM
p.47 #3Sony FE 35mm f/1.4 GM Image Thread
two recent photos
ILCE-1 FE 35mm F1.4 GM lens 35mm f/1.4 1/3s 250 ISO 0.0 EV
ILCE-1 FE 35mm F1.4 GM lens 35mm f/7.1 1/50s 250 ISO 0.0 EV
Nov 09, 2025 at 01:24 PM
p.47 #4Sony FE 35mm f/1.4 GM Image Thread
ruthenium wrote:
two recent photos
Beautiful! The 35GM delivers on IQ.
two recent photos
Beautiful! The 35GM delivers on IQ.
Nov 09, 2025 at 01:28 PM
p.47 #5Sony FE 35mm f/1.4 GM Image Thread
Trying my 35GM on a Z8 with Megadap adapter, shot wide open
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NIKON Z 8 FE 35mm F1.4 GM lens 35mm f/1.4 1/60s 64 ISO 0.0 EV
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NIKON Z 8 FE 35mm F1.4 GM lens 35mm f/1.4 1/60s 64 ISO -0.7 EV
Feb 16, 2026 at 09:51 AM
p.47 #6Sony FE 35mm f/1.4 GM Image Thread
Ross Martin wrote:
Trying my 35GM on a Z8 with Megadap adapter, shot wide open
You got a Z8! How are you liking it?
Feb 16, 2026 at 09:54 AM
p.47 #7Sony FE 35mm f/1.4 GM Image Thread
I’ve decided to take the 35GM as my main lens on a trip to France in a few weeks. I’d forgotten just how good it is until shooting it recently. One thing I love is the close focusing ability. I’ll be posting some images when we get home from vacation in a couple days. It’s just a stellar lens. Especially for people. I LOVE using it at f1.4 in crop mode as a 50/2 for people shots.
Feb 16, 2026 at 09:56 AM
p.47 #8Sony FE 35mm f/1.4 GM Image Thread
mudlake wrote:
You got a Z8! How are you liking it?
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mudlake wrote:
I’ve decided to take the 35GM as my main lens on a trip to France in a few weeks. I’d forgotten just how good it is until shooting it recently. One thing I love is the close focusing ability. I’ll be posting some images when we get home from vacation in a couple days. It’s just a stellar lens. Especially for people. I LOVE using it at f1.4 in crop mode as a 50/2 for people shots.
Hey Eric! Look forward to seeing your 35GM images from vaca and upcoming France trip. I agree it is a fantastic optic, really well balanced in all parameters of 1.4 speed, size, weight, balance on camera, sharpness across the frame. I added a Z8 to the mix for fun (still love my A7RV) and it’s been enjoyable to shoot with, so much larger than the Sony but still feels great to hold and carry around. Used to shoot the D850 and it has that DNA.
Ross Martin wrote
Trying my 35GM on a Z8 with Megadap adapter, shot wide open---------------------------------------------
mudlake wrote:
I’ve decided to take the 35GM as my main lens on a trip to France in a few weeks. I’d forgotten just how good it is until shooting it recently. One thing I love is the close focusing ability. I’ll be posting some images when we get home from vacation in a couple days. It’s just a stellar lens. Especially for people. I LOVE using it at f1.4 in crop mode as a 50/2 for people shots.
Hey Eric! Look forward to seeing your 35GM images from vaca and upcoming France trip. I agree it is a fantastic optic, really well balanced in all parameters of 1.4 speed, size, weight, balance on camera, sharpness across the frame. I added a Z8 to the mix for fun (still love my A7RV) and it’s been enjoyable to shoot with, so much larger than the Sony but still feels great to hold and carry around. Used to shoot the D850 and it has that DNA.
Feb 16, 2026 at 10:03 AM
p.47 #9Sony FE 35mm f/1.4 GM Image Thread
It is definitely one of my fav modern AF lenses of any brand. Let me dig up some photos.
@mudlake - let me know if you need any France tips.
@mudlake - let me know if you need any France tips.
Feb 16, 2026 at 10:15 AM
p.47 #10Sony FE 35mm f/1.4 GM Image Thread
patotts wrote:
It is definitely one of my fav modern AF lenses of any brand. Let me dig up some photos.
@mudlake@ - let me know if you need any France tips.
Thanks! That would be great. 👊
We were in Paris for the first time last May and loved it so much we are going back. It’s such a great city.
Feb 16, 2026 at 10:46 AM
p.47 #11Sony FE 35mm f/1.4 GM Image Thread
At f/1.4 walking around Disney Springs during magic hour
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Feb 16, 2026 at 11:04 AM
p.47 #12Sony FE 35mm f/1.4 GM Image Thread
mudlake wrote:
Thanks! That would be great. 👊
We were in Paris for the first time last May and loved it so much we are going back. It’s such a great city.
That happened to us once - 6 trips ago, and headed there again in June.
Over the years it has just gotten better and better as we became less tourists and more wanderers.
Just can't get enough... Enjoy it to the max - you definitely have the right hobby for it!
Thanks! That would be great. 👊
We were in Paris for the first time last May and loved it so much we are going back. It’s such a great city.
That happened to us once - 6 trips ago, and headed there again in June.
Over the years it has just gotten better and better as we became less tourists and more wanderers.
Just can't get enough... Enjoy it to the max - you definitely have the right hobby for it!
Feb 16, 2026 at 11:51 AM
p.47 #13Sony FE 35mm f/1.4 GM Image Thread
jim251 wrote:
mudlake wrote
Thanks! That would be great. 👊We were in Paris for the first time last May and loved it so much we are going back. It’s such a great city.
Over the years it has just gotten better and better as we became less tourists and more wanderers.
Just can't get enough... Enjoy it to the max - you definitely have the right hobby for it!
😂. I can see that happening to us!
Feb 16, 2026 at 07:51 PM
p.47 #14Sony FE 35mm f/1.4 GM Image Thread
This leaf was frozen in a small puddle of ice on a grass field in North Carolina after the storm a few days ago.
ILCE-7RM5 35mm f/4.0 1/100s 100 ISO 0.0 EV
Feb 18, 2026 at 10:01 PM
p.47 #15Sony FE 35mm f/1.4 GM Image Thread
Setting sun on a patch of ice in a grass field. The patterns on the ice are marvelous.
ILCE-7RM5 35mm f/8.0 1/60s 100 ISO 0.0 EV
Feb 19, 2026 at 02:55 PM
p.47 #16Sony FE 35mm f/1.4 GM Image Thread
Blended strobe and natural light
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Feb 19, 2026 at 11:02 PM
p.47 #17Sony FE 35mm f/1.4 GM Image Thread
all at f/1.4
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Feb 20, 2026 at 08:51 AM
p.47 #19Sony FE 35mm f/1.4 GM Image Thread
such a great performer at f/1.4
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Feb 20, 2026 at 12:41 PM
p.47 #20Sony FE 35mm f/1.4 GM Image Thread
i always feel like i'm working to not miss the shot with 35mm... and then i get back on my computer and am totally satisfied by the keeper rate. when i go out with just a 35mm i am always pleasantly surprised by the compromises in composition i have to make, even if it felt too wide or too tight at the time.
when i go out with a 50mm it is even more pronounced how many "missed shots" and yet more "wow keepers" there are, haha. i know i don't need to explain the two most famous prime focal lengths in history, but always enjoy the practice of using just a 35 or 50, and the 35gm and 50 1.2gm make it so nice. the unedited contrast and sharpness out of camera began to really stand out with GM lenses for me starting with these two lenses in particular. as someone who had been using the original 16-35gm, 100-400gm, and even 24gm for years, the 35gm and 50 1.2gm are when i feel sony really hit their stride and the photos stopped needing so much editing.
obviously this lens shines best at environmental portraits, and my best shots from this day fall into that category. but i am not ready to post my kids' faces a bunch, so here are some other samples from valentines day in downtown LA.
when i go out with a 50mm it is even more pronounced how many "missed shots" and yet more "wow keepers" there are, haha. i know i don't need to explain the two most famous prime focal lengths in history, but always enjoy the practice of using just a 35 or 50, and the 35gm and 50 1.2gm make it so nice. the unedited contrast and sharpness out of camera began to really stand out with GM lenses for me starting with these two lenses in particular. as someone who had been using the original 16-35gm, 100-400gm, and even 24gm for years, the 35gm and 50 1.2gm are when i feel sony really hit their stride and the photos stopped needing so much editing.
obviously this lens shines best at environmental portraits, and my best shots from this day fall into that category. but i am not ready to post my kids' faces a bunch, so here are some other samples from valentines day in downtown LA.
Feb 21, 2026 at 11:14 AM