Grenache wrote:
My mistake. I thought all of my test shots were wide open. This one is and shows cats eyes forming only towards edges, but in Manny Ortiz’s video and others, the e GM shows these is all but the center.
While not necessarily a deal breaker, these can be a distraction in night shooting, shooting wedding receptions with decorative lights, etc.
My point remains that Sony had a great lens in its own line to compare against and while the GM beats it in many categories, it does not in others...others that impact the image itself. These compromises were not made in their other GMs. The 85 is slower than the f/1.8, but it’s images are better. The 35 GM appears better across the board...and is even lighter. The bar for design of the 50GM seems like it was lower. That is my point.
Hmm I think I disagree .
50GM is a show of force for Sony as their first f1.2 lens and they didn't really cut corners anywhere... Imho, it's a step above 35GM (e.g. better AF motors), which can be seen in their price too.
I've linked a comparison to 50 ZA above...
Grenache wrote:
My mistake. I thought all of my test shots were wide open. This one is and shows cats eyes forming only towards edges, but in Manny Ortiz’s video and others, the e GM shows these is all but the center.
While not necessarily a deal breaker, these can be a distraction in night shooting, shooting wedding receptions with decorative lights, etc.
My point remains that Sony had a great lens in its own line to compare against and while the GM beats it in many categories, it does not in others...others that impact the image itself. These compromises were not made in their other GMs. The 85 is slower than the f/1.8, but it’s images are better. The 35 GM appears better across the board...and is even lighter. The bar for design of the 50GM seems like it was lower. That is my point.
Hmm I think I disagree .
50GM is a show of force for Sony as their first f1.2 lens and they didn't really cut corners anywhere... Imho, it's a step above 35GM (e.g. better AF motors), which can be seen in their price too.
Grenache wrote:
My mistake. I thought all of my test shots were wide open. This one is and shows cats eyes forming only towards edges, but in Manny Ortiz’s video and others, the e GM shows these is all but the center.
While not necessarily a deal breaker, these can be a distraction in night shooting, shooting wedding receptions with decorative lights, etc.
My point remains that Sony had a great lens in its own line to compare against and while the GM beats it in many categories, it does not in others...others that impact the image itself. These compromises were not made in their other GMs. The 85 is slower than the f/1.8, but it’s images are better. The 35 GM appears better across the board...and is even lighter. The bar for design of the 50GM seems like it was lower. That is my point.
Hmm I think I disagree .
50GM is the show of force for Sony as their first f1.2 lens and they didn't really cut corners anywhere... Imho, it's a step above 35GM (e.g. better AF motors), which can be seen in their price too.
Mar 22, 2021 at 10:27 AM
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