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 p.1 #1 · Samyang 100 T 2.3 for photo? | |
I travel too often with too many lenses (it used to be 16-35, 24-105 and 100-400, now I whittled it down to 16-35 GM2+70-200 GM2 but then I end up adding a CV 10 and the GM 35 1.4, which I love for family photos, and the 28/2 for street, so it grows again).
For a family trip to Colombia this summer, and future travels, I'm considering a prime kit (not just for weight and size, also because I think smaller lenses may attract less unwanted attention... though we won't be in cities too much). Lots of my landscape work is done on travels so I do want good lenses for that.
I'm looking here at the long end, which should work for landscapes (including cropping in 1.5x - 2x with my A7R5), portraits, etc. I was debating between the Samyang 75 1.8 (small, light, good optical quality, pretty cheap), TT Artisan 75 2.0 (small-ish, light, very cheap, also good optical quality), Sigma 90 2.8 (smallest, light, great optical quality and short MFD but only 2.8 and rather more expensive).
But now I found this Cine lens - Samyang 100 T2.3, which in principle gets the best of everything (longest FL, bright, still pretty small, faster than the Sigma, good optical quality, shorter MFD than the 75s though longer than the Sigma, and cheaper than the Sigma currently).
Has anyone had any experience with it for photos? There are only a few reviews out there.
If you're interested what other primes I'd get...it's a tough decision. I already have the 28/2, the 35/1.4 GM, a Viltrox 28 4.5 for street, a Viltrox Air 50/2. If going all prime I could also consider adding the Sony 16 1.8 (since it would double up for nightscapes)... but will I really be able to leave at home my beloved 16-35 GM2?
Alternatively, a kit could be: street and city: minimal 28/2 and 90/2.8, landscape: 16-35 GM2, Viltrox 50/2 and the 90/2.8 (or 100/T2.3).
It's a tough one. I like zooms for landscapes/ cityscapes / nightscapes, but not for street photography and family photos. So I end up carrying both zooms and primes. Do I really need a short prime tele?
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