Lukacs wrote:
35GM in crop mode equivalent to 50 f2 26MP with 60MP camera, so you already have this lens, but with f1.4 at 35mm.
But what about the loss of dynamic range?
Lukacs wrote:
You lost DR only if you shoot iso100 with your 50mm f2 on the full sensor surface.
Haha, yes, I know I joke often, but this question was serious. After all, it's pointed out across forums at every opportunity that the dynamic range decreases in the case of APS-C.
28/1.4 G
50/1 GM - just to show they can do it well
100/1.4 GM and 100/2 G - make the 1.4 as "perfect" as they can, and let the G be small.
70-300 G II or a 100-300 G - but make it a good lens this time. No one makes a very good one.
Would like to see G versions, with declickable aperture rings for the 28/1.8, 35/1.8, 55/1.8, and 85/1.8.
Already own the 28/2, 35/2, 55/1.8, and Viltrox 85/2. Also own the GM primes at 24/1.4, 35/1.4, 50/1.4, and 85/1.4 but wanted smaller and faster than the 24/2.8, 40/2.5, and 50/2.5.
Chaliel wrote:
If together we had one wish, Sony might listening...
I think the folks on this board would jump at a very small, moderately fast and moderately priced normal lens that put a major emphasis on character.
Maybe the most sought-after "impossible" lens is the 35 Sonnar from the RX1 line, but in an interchangeable version. I know they exact lens can't be made to work on an Alpha body, but something close to it would be a big hit.
If TTArtisan can make the 40mm f2 as small as it is, with such excellent IQ, and charge less than $200, imagine what Sony could create for around 3-4x the cost. Heck, if they made their own 40/2 that was the same size as the TTA but had the same characteristics as the Sonnar 35/2, I'd probably pay $800 for it.
28/1.4 G
50/1 GM - just to show they can do it well
100/1.4 GM and 100/2 G - make the 1.4 as "perfect" as they can, and let the G be small.
70-300 G II or a 100-300 G - but make it a good lens this time. No one makes a very good one.
Have you tried the Tamron 50-300? I find it excellent.
The one lens I would like to upgrade is the 400 f/2.8. I want one with a built-in 1.4TC like the Nikon version. That is a lens I would buy. I sold mine when I bought 300/2.8. I always thought the 400GM was a great lens bare but I never felt it took TCs very well when it comes to AF and resulting sharp action shots.
Seeing what Sony is capable of with how well the 300GM takes TCs, I would love a 400GM that takes them just as well and has the built-in TC. That would make me sell my 600GM. Even if Sony brought out both a 400TC and 600TC I'd go for the 400TC as long as the performance at 560 was competitive with the bare 600 (I accept it will never match that but it can come very close).
I would love an update of the APS-C lenses to have better optical performance, faster AF, and weather sealing. If some of those could be closer to pancake or cupcake size it’d be nice too. There are a few good third party options but the only ones that near the build standard of the Sony G lenses is the Viltrox Pro series and they are heavy and, to me, miss the point of the smaller APS-C. I sometimes shoot in dusty conditions and the sealing is important to me.
TheEmrys wrote:
That would be an STF. But they really need to bring back the manually adjustable STF. It is such an benefit, even if it means its a MF lens.
I think the 100STF is proof that AF works just fine, so I don't think it needs to go back to being MF. Starting with a fast 85/1.2 would make it a more useful lens - that would mean a T stop of around f/2.4.
I'd love to see a wide STF...start with the 35/1.4?
