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p.1 #17 · p.1 #17 · Does anyone use both the Sony 135/1.8 GM and the Sony 70-200/2.8 GM OSS II? | |
mtoroglu wrote:
I had a similar decision crisis as to whether I should keep my 135 GM or replace it with 70-200 GM II. I kept changing my mind, purchased & sold - repurchased & resold them I know I am crazy! but at the end I settled with 70-200. I couldn't find a direct comparison test between these two lenses so I did my own test when at one point I had both of them. It is not a professional test at all, just hand held from the same spot in our backyard. I wanted to see the difference in bokeh and sharpness. I was also curious how 135 in crop mode compares to 70-200 at 200mm.
I think if both are wide open, sharpness level is on par but if you stop down 135 GM to f/2.8, it is visibly sharper than 70-200 at 135mm at the same aperture. With both wide open, of course 135's bokeh is smoother but I don't think it is a night and day difference. And 70-200's bokeh comes really close to 135's at 200mm. I feel 70-200's colors are a bit warmer, more vibrant; 135's colors are more neutral, a bit cooler. I think I prefer 70-200's colors for landscape.
135 GM was a lens that I thought I would never sell, that's why I resisted selling it but the hard truth is I wasn't using it that often, whereas I would and I am using 70-200 a lot thanks to its' versatility and also I really liked its' handling, feels lighter actually although it is not. And one last thing of my thinking, I remember when I first bought 135 GM I was really amazed by how sharp it was but I feel that my "wow" level has reduced a bit now, maybe because Sony has released a lot of super sharp lenses in the last 1-2 years and I kind of got used to it
As I said this is a super amateur test but I thought maybe it might help to give you an idea. I had to resize the pictures to 2048 long end. There are all SOOC. Uploaded from camera and exported. ...Show more →
Thanks for the test shots!
I came to a similar conclusion a long time ago. As good as the 135L was, I never used it enough to justify having a dedicated 135mm.
If you have clients then you can justify it, you want some level duplication, so you can complete the assignment even when a lens or body fails
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