PhilG21 wrote: BastianK wrote: PhilG21 wrote: BastianK wrote:
Have kept the 1.4/85 GM for oh so slightly nicer bokeh over the smaller/lighter 1.4/85 Art DG DN
will do the same with the 1.2/35 Art DG DN compared to the 1.4/35 GM
Had the comparable lenses been released at the same time I might have decided differently though,
so luckily I am not in that position.
Well that makes sense. I did the same by keeping the 85 GM. And your review convinced me of buying the Sigma 35/1.2... that being said, when it comes to 35mm, I need something more versatile : at the end of the day, the 35 GM fits better my needs ;-)
Ah we always need to consider I have more lenses than any sane person should have (despite already trying to get rid of the ones I rarely if ever use).
So in this case in addition to the 1.2/35 Art I also have a VM 35mm 1.7 and VM 35mm 1.2 III, so if I want to go really small I will pick one of those two either way.
I also wanted to sell the 1.7/35 when I got the 1.2/35 III, but that did not work out for various reasons.
As a "one lens solution 35" - which probably more people are looking for - I would be very likely to decide between 1.4/35 GM and 2/35 iSigma these days.
Oh I know what you mean. I still have multiples 35 lenses, it's definitely not an unhealthy deviance
More seriously: in my case the 35 GM is not exactly a "one lens solution 35", it simply fits better most of my current needs at that focal length, even in terms of rendering. But those who seek in priority a certain kind of "poetic rendering", especially for smooth environmental portraits (but not only), could very well prefer the 35/1.2 over the 35 GM... Honestly I think both lenses are interesting from an "artistic" point of view; differences are subtile and final choice is not easy !
In my hands the 35 GM would be a far better lens for portraiture than the CV 35 1.2.
The problem with any MF lens and portraiture is, to state the obvious, the time it takes to focus.
Particularly true when you want to use fast lenses wide open and/or the subject cannot/will not stay still.
By the time it is all lined up the spontaneity is gone and you lose the expressiveness in the eyes.
Between AF-C, current frame rates, and Eye-AF capturing expressive portraits is much, much easier than it ever has been.
Of course working with a pro model eliminates those problems.
This is not to say that I don't use MF lens for portraiture; I use them all the time. They are more work and require more luck.
All IMHO.
Mar 01, 2021 at 10:22 AM
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