Re: Introducing LA-EA5 | Mount Adaptor | Sony | Accessory
mogul wrote: Fred Miranda wrote: freaklikeme wrote: Fred Miranda wrote: freaklikeme wrote: Fred Miranda wrote:
I've tested the Zeiss 135/1.8 ZA + LA-EA5 today with using AF-C including Eye-AF.
I took 32 pictures during a walk around using AF-C and the lens + adapter gave me 97% accuracy!
32 images in total and only 1 was not in focus.
Taking pictures of a person using Eye-AF, gave me 85% accuracy. (That's usually what I get with the Batis)
31 images in total and only 5 missed focus.
What's impressive about this lens is how well it handles high contrast and complex backgrounds. I will post same samples soon. This is a KEEPER for sure and I highly recommend this combo.
And, just like that, availability went down and prices went up.
There are negatives though. It's a bit on the heavy side at 1080g with adapter, especially with the hood (heavy hood), there is noticeable axial CA wide open and it's noisy compared to my Sony/Batis/Sigma E-mount lenses. The FE 85/1.4 GM is silent next to it.
High resolution/contrast across the frame and superb rendering at any distance are the main strengths. Another lens I really like is the Minolta 100/2 for its size, high resolution and pleasant rendering.
My biggest gripe with the ZA 135 was Sony's refusal to allow interoperation with the 1.4x (making the screw-drive capability on the 1.4x an even bigger mystery). That was a disappointment moving from Canon to the a900. They had me spoiled with the 135L + 1.4x, but I learned to appreciate the ZA on it's own merits.
The Mino 100/2 looks great, like they improved over the MC Rokkor in all the right ways and left the charm.
It's a negative but the Sony 135/1.8 GM does not allow teleconverters either.
With A mount, TC's can be used...just not the white Minolta/Sony
The Kenko Teleplus Pro 300 and associated rebrands adds much more field curvature and drops resolution significantly more outside of the center than the Minolta-design. Their latest DGX MC4 and up are vast improvements, but they dropped the A-mount from manufacturing.
Dec 04, 2020 at 06:12 PM
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