Introducing LA-EA5 | Mount Adaptor | Sony | Accessory
Fred Miranda wrote:
Just received the 135/1.8 ZA today and it's everything you wrote.
Tested for centering and there is no tilt/swing. Quite amazing considering the adapter was a variable as well.
It's sharp from wide open to the very edges. Stopping down improves only slighly. Perhaps not as sharp as the GM at center but rendering is definitely smoother at mid and long distance in comparison. This lens is razor sharp even at close distance while rendering/contrast is gorgeous. I could not make it look bad.
The absence of asphericals means very clean specular highlights. So far, I didn't notice any axial CA error but lighting was not high contrast.
The AF is noisy as expected and similar to what I get with my other Minolta lenses (100/2 and 200/2.8), so yes, that's a negative. AF-C is pretty fast though but not as consistent as the GM. I just quickly tested outside at sunset and had great accuracy -- although not perfect.
Tested Eye-AF with it but lighting was not optimal. I will test it again tomorrow but I really like the results so far. I can definitely see some veiling flare -- Way more than with the GM and my Batis 135/2.8.
I can definitely see why this lens is highly recommended and the new adapter + A7R IV's AF algorithm gave new life to it. So far I am really impressed by the 100/2 and the 135/1.8 ZA lenses. The 200/2.8 is amazing one of two stops down.
Yup, I haven’t been able to get a bad looking picture.
That doesn’t mean, composition, creativity and planning is not needed.
Based on this, I have been thinking of getting the SAL 85 mm lens for the last 2 years.
But I am oversubscribed on 85 mm lenses, and I hear that the 85 mm GM has superb rendering.
Would be interested in someone comparing those two lenses.
Nov 28, 2020 at 10:24 PM
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