Jannik Peters wrote:
We definitely need more samples in this thread
I shot my 135GM at a concert last night. My purpose was to push the lens hard to failure.
It fought back.
I aimed through mic stands, cords, instruments in crappy lighting, fast moving subjects - all over the place. FOR ME, and the purpose I want for this lens, I felt a bit like I was handling a pedigree horse and I suddenly had deep respect for it.
What set this lens apart, again, for me, was it's PERFORMANCE under difficult conditions and its rendering - its sheer sharpness under duress.
I don't think that everyone in the world needs to jump on this lens - as a matter of fact, there's going to be a windfall of happy people picking up the absolutely stellar other 135mm choices out there that will hit the used market. For lots of light, for portraits and controlled situations - and even for the conditions I've shared here - there is no LOGICAL compelling reason to get the GM over the rest of the 135 f1.8 available (or your other favorite focal lengths).
But, IMHO, for my purpose, the 135GM did what I hoped it would do in conjunction with the Sony's camera engine - it latched on to the faces I wanted and tracked them quickly without a struggle. About three times over three hours, the lens hunted but the speed at which it snapped back was a testament - to me - to the build that Sony has put into this lens.
Even for some frames that are not PERFECTLY TACK - I mean the subjects were erratically moving with hair flying around in front of the face and instruments waving in front of the face plane of focus - even then - IMHO, the lens is so sharp that a little bit off tack is still acceptable quality.
I am sharing some images that are intended to show how I challenged the lens to fail. It didn't. Overwhelmingly, it did not.
Jannik Peters wrote:
We definitely need more samples in this thread
I shot my 135GM at a concert last night. My purpose was to push the lens hard to failure.
It fought back.
I aimed through mic stands, cords, instruments in crappy lighting, fast moving subjects - all over the place. FOR ME, and the purpose I want for this lens, I felt a bit like I was handling a pedigree horse and I suddenly had deep respect for it.
What set this lens apart, again, for me, was it's PERFORMANCE under difficult conditions and its rendering - its sheer sharpness under duress.
I don't think that everyone in the world needs to jump on this lens - as a matter of fact, there's going to be a windfall of happy people picking up the absolutely stellar other 135mm choices out there that will hit the used market. For lots of light, for portraits and controlled situations - and even for the conditions I've shared here - there is no LOGICAL compelling reason to get the GM over the rest of the 135 f1.8 available (or your other favorite focal lengths).
But, IMHO, for my purpose, the 135GM did what I hoped it would do in conjunction with the Sony's camera engine - it latched on to the faces I wanted and tracked them quickly without a struggle. About three times over three hours, the lens hunted but the speed at which it snapped back was a testament - to me - to the build that Sony has put into this lens.
Even for some frames that are not PERFECTLY TACK - I mean the subjects were erratically moving with hair flying around in front of the face and instruments waving in front of the face plane of focus - even then - IMHO, the lens is so sharp that a little bit off tack is still acceptable quality.
I am sharing some images that are intended to show how I challenged the lens to fail. It didn't. Overwhelmingly, it did not.
Jannik Peters wrote:
We definitely need more samples in this thread
I shot my 135GM at a concert last night. My purpose was to push the lens hard to failure.
It fought back.
I aimed through mic stands, cords, instruments in crappy lighting, fast moving subjects - all over the place. FOR ME, and the purpose I want for this lens, I felt a bit like I was handling a pedigree horse and I suddenly had deep respect for it.
What set this lens apart, again, for me, was it's PERFORMANCE under difficult conditions and its rendering - its sheer sharpness under duress.
I don't think that everyone in the world needs to jump on this lens - as a matter of fact, there's going to be a windfall of happy people picking up the absolutely stellar other 135mm choices out there that will hit the used market. For lots of light, for portraits and controlled situations - and even for the conditions I've shared here - there is no LOGICAL compelling reason to get the GM over the rest of the 135 f1.8 available (or your other favorite focal lengths).
But, IMHO, for my purpose, the 135GM did what I hoped it would do in conjunction with the Sony's camera engine - it latched on to the faces I wanted and tracked them quickly without a struggle. About three times over three hours, the lens hunted but the speed at which it snapped back was a testament - to me - to the build that Sony has put into this lens.
Even for some frames that are not PERFECTLY TACK - I mean the subjects were erratically moving with hair flying around in front of the face and instruments waving in front of the face plane of focus - even then - IMHO, the lens is so sharp that a little bit off tack is still acceptable quality.
I am sharing some images that are intended to show how I challenged the lens to fail. It didn't. Overwhelmingly, it did not.
Jannik Peters wrote:
We definitely need more samples in this thread
I shot my 135GM at a concert last night. My purpose was to push the lens hard to failure.
It fought back.
I aimed through mic stands, cords, instruments in crappy lighting, fast moving subjects - all over the place. FOR ME, and the purpose I want for this lens, I felt a bit like I was handling a pedigree horse and I suddenly had deep respect for it.
What set this lens apart, again, for me, was it's PERFORMANCE under difficult conditions and its rendering - its sheer sharpness under duress.
I don't think that everyone in the world needs to jump on this lens - as a matter of fact, there's going to be a windfall of happy people picking up the absolutely stellar other 135mm choices out there that will hit the used market. For lots of light, for portraits and controlled situations - and even for the conditions I've shared here - there is no LOGICAL compelling reason to get the GM over the rest of the 135 f1.8 available (or your other favorite focal lengths).
But, IMHO, for my purpose, the 135GM did what I hoped it would do in conjunction with the Sony's camera engine - it latched on to the faces I wanted and tracked them quickly without a struggle. About three times over three hours, the lens hunted but the speed at which it snapped back was a testament - to me - to the build that Sony has put into this lens.
Even for some frames that are not PERFECTLY TACK - I mean the subjects were erratically moving with hair flying around in front of the face and instruments waving in front of the face plane of focus - even then - IMHO, the lens is so sharp that a little bit off tack is still acceptable quality.
I am sharing some images that are intended to show how I challenged the lens to fail. It didn't. Overwhelmingly, it did not.
May 25, 2019 at 11:58 AM
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