Price: $925.00 Payment method: PayPal Item condition: 9 Shows signs of use, but very clean Shipping instructions: Free shipping to CONUS
Excellent condition. Fast and sharp. Perfect glass and minimal sign of use. No lens hood, but includes lens caps. Slightly lower the rating due to manual focus ring has slightly uneven resistance. AF is perfect and MF while smooth when turned, sometimes slightly uneven while turning.
925 net to me. If paying with regular paypal, please add 3% for fees.
Price dropped again! Will take this down in a few days if not sold.
FT professional Nikon shooter here. When the Plena 135mm was announced and I saw the price, it was an immediate NO. Thanks to Metadap's ETZ21 adapter, I was successfully using several Sony lenses (24mm f/1.4, 16-35 f/2.8 GM ll, and 70-200 f/4 macro), where there was a void in Nikon's lineup. I investigated the 135 f/1.8 GM and compared it with the Plena. There were several aspects of Sony's 135 that I found very compelling when compared with the Plena. For one, the minimum focusing distance is less (higher magnification) therefore better than the Pleana, and two, it is lighter and smaller. I purchased a clean used 135 GM on FM in December 2023, and it was a fraction of the cost of a new Pleana. Over the past two years of use, I can say unequivocally that it is an incredibly sharp lens with gorgeous rendering and smooth and creamy bokeh. Focus is spot-on accurate with the Metadap—Zero issues.
Anyway, given Photopal's stellar feedback and the low price for this amazing optic, this is a steal.
Sony 135mm f/1.8 GM
