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 Re: Sony Planar T* FE 50/1.4 ZA tests | |
akashyap wrote:
Very cool. What’re your thoughts about the 50 ZA vs Batis 40?
Schwarzlicht wrote:
f1.4
 DSC01182 by stm geist, auf Flickr
It is difficult to compare the two. I photographed almost my daughter's entire childhood with the 50/1.4 ZA. Faces are rendered beautifully alive. I just shift the white balance to the cooler range and I like the face tones because they look very natural. The images are vivid and I like the sharpness gradient. I never felt the need for that
50 gm to switch.
The Batis 40/2 CF was never meant to replace my 50 ZA. As soon as I saw the first pictures of the batis, I knew I wanted it, even though it was criticized so much at the time. With the strong, very beautiful colors, the very pronounced micro-contrasts, the image depth and sometimes unusually three-dimensional image reproduction, the Batis often creates a unique image look. Color reproduction, micro-contrasts and "Zeiss-Pop" are in a different league compared to the Planar. It just doesn't have an f1.4, but it only weighs 360 grams. Although it only has an f2, I now often prefer the Batis for portraits. I think the Batis' strong micro-contrasts and color rendition help a little to isolate the subject. A picture like the one above that I spontaneously took of my daughter with f1.4 is probably not possible with the Batis.
The Batis images were made with f2, f2.2 and f4:
 DSC06430 by stm geist, auf Flickr
f2.2
 DSC06421 by stm geist, auf Flickr
f4
DSC06421 by stm geist, auf Flickr
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