The lens itself seems phenomenal, including the range. No is doesn't bother me that much. However, not accepting teleconverters means it's a no-go for me since I won't be able to stretch it to make the price a little more tolerable and replace my 70-200.
I could deal with the price if you could use teleconverters with this lens. I'd sell my 70-200 2.8 and 135 and almost be there. Also the lack of IS in a $4k lens is kind of a bummer.
„At 28 mm you deal with barrel distortions of -3.39%. It''s a level that can be noticed on real life photos without any problems and, at the same time, if you want to correct it the resulting field of view most certainly will be narrower than the declared 75 deg. It's clear Sony could have given us a bit more reserve.“
So you have to to consider two points:
1) Correcting distortion will eat some of your resolution, when corrected. It might not matter to you, but as you asked which lens would be better?
- Definitely an Otus, the Sigma 28/f1.4 or the upcoming Voigtländer 28mm Apo Lanthar.
(Again, will it matter to you? You have to decide)
2) For architecture the 28-70/f2.0 zoom will need distortion correction. Will it cover 75 degrees as a 28mm lens should? No, it will not (more likely something like 31mm after distortion correction). Do you need 28mm? Then you you should go for a prime. Otherwise you are fine....Show more →
"most certainly will be narrower than the declared 75 deg" => why can't lenstip measure it? How do they know that Sony didn't take this into account and made it wider in order to reach 28mm after correction? Also "most certainly will" is not very scientific at all.
So far, all the Sony lenses I've seen were made wider than the given focal length exactly for this reason, and in many cases they were still a bit wider even after correction.
I think it's a very attractive lens from the lookout; but I am not personally interested since I'm very happy with my 70-200GMII and its ability to take TCs.
Seems like a dream for concert, indoor sports or wedding folks
I can see this being a very valuable lens for some photographers. We may be witnessing the start of the F2 zoom era. Hopefully, there will be a wide F2 zoom coming next such as a 16-28mm F2.
Personally, the lack of TC support makes this a no go for me currently. Between the limited range, large size, and heavyweight, I just don't see using this lens enough to justify owning it. If it could replace a 70-200mm in my bag, I would be much more interested. The lack of stabilization is a bit disappointing, too.
For me, the Tamron 35-150mm has spent the most time on my A1 **by far** because it's so versatile. The only downside to it is (for me) is it's maybe slightly heavy at times. I noticed Jared's giant biceps, so he's probably less sensitive to this . The Sony 50-150 looks to be even heavier, which would hurt its portability/versatility (for me and maybe others). It's also super nice to actually have 35mm on the Tamron, making it more versatile IMHO.
Then there's the price...Woof!
I'm interested in seeing image comparisons between these two lenses after watching Jared's review, but the Tamron 35-150mm is not a slouch (like at all). Just look at the images thread for that lens on this forum.
The lens looks brilliant. Not that I’ll ever purchase one due to the cost. Also looks like tarriffs have already raised prices. The PetaPixel video puts the price at $3,500 instead of the $3,900 it’s actually selling for.
Still, surprisingly beautiful bokeh, pin sharp, ultra fast focus. Looks fantastic. Event and indoor sports photographers are going to buy these in droves.
Just wild that this lens doesn't accept teleconverters. The $4000k would have become much more palatable with the exceptionally more useful 70-210 f2.8 and 100-300 f4 options. Sony lost its mind by not making it compatible. Missing IS is a secondary sin.
This is an instant no buy for me. It would have been an instant buy if it was flexible.
I would buy it if it wasn't so damn expensive. At that price, I'll take the inconvenience of swapping prime lenses. Even used prices will probably be north of 3k. Yikes!
This looks like an incredible piece of gear! It’s a bit puzzling that it doesn’t support TC compatibility, though. I wonder if Sony is planning to release a 200/2 prime lens soon.
