The 135mm GM is a PERFORMANCE lens. It's for people who need super fast responsiveness plus sharpness in low light. I was fine IQ-wise with my 135 Sony ZA. But the GM performance is what I was after and that would be the tipping point for photographers who want to acquire the GM.
So, if people are confused about whether or not to get the GM vs. a different 135MM f1.8...those two focus motors in the GM are - IMHO - the tipping point. And those focus motors REALLY come into play in low light.
So...if you are not shooting in low light and super fast focusing is not a priority for you - there really ARE other 135mm f1.8 lenses for less money that have EXCELLENT IQ - which translates to excellent photographs that would be - side-by-side - likely indistinguishable from the 135mm GM. You in no way would be working with "lesser" equipment.
Photo gear is tools - that's it - that's all. If I won the lottery and could buy what ever I wanted, I'd own a garage full of car toys and a studio full of photo toys.
But until that happens, I have to ask myself questions when I own gear: what do I want to shoot the most often? What is the piece of gear that will do what I need for it to do? The ZA worked most of the time but the GM works ALL of the time.
The 135mm GM is a PERFORMANCE lens. It's for people who need super fast responsiveness plus sharpness in low light. I was fine IQ-wise with my 135 Sony ZA. But the GM performance is what I was after and that would be the tipping point for photographers who want to acquire the GM.
So, if people are confused about whether or not to get the GM vs. a different 135MM f1.8...those two focus motors in there are - IMHO - the tipping point. And those focus motors REALLY come into play in low light.
So...if you are not shooting in low light and super fast focusing is not a priority for you - there really ARE other 135mm f1.8 lenses for less money that have EXCELLENT IQ - which translates to excellent photographs that would be - side-by-side - likely indistinguishable from the 135mm GM. You in no way would be working with "lesser" equipment.
Photo gear is tools - that's it - that's all. If I won the lottery and could buy what ever I wanted, I'd own a garage full of car toys and a studio full of photo toys.
But until that happens, I have to ask myself questions when I own gear: what do I want to shoot the most often? What is the piece of gear that will do what I need for it to do? The ZA worked most of the time but the GM works ALL of the time.
The 135mm GM is a PERFORMANCE lens. It's for people who need super fast responsiveness plus sharpness in low light. I was fine IQ-wise with my 135 Sony ZA. But the GM performance is what I was after and that would be the tipping point for photographers who want to acquire the GM.
Aug 25, 2019 at 06:42 PM
Previous versions of pasblues's message #14957643 « Sony FE 135mm f/1.8 GM Review »
