Re: Sony 85mm f/1.4 GM II Announced—Pre-Orders Now Open!
aCuria wrote:
Optical formula and auto-focus has been improved, which is great.
However, the most annoying thing about the 85/1.4 GM was the magnification (0.12x), and the 85 GMii is equally bad (0.11x)
A baby/kid's head can be ~110mm in diameter...
Meanwhile the largest object you can fit in frame at maximum magnification with the 85GMii is 36/0.11 x 24/0.11 = 327x218mm, which is pretty large.
I kinda hope the primes can match the 70-200GMii (0.3x) but failing that at least get closer to 0.2x
Do you know of another 85mm f/1.2, f/1.4, f/1.8, or f/2.0 from any brand that has a much better magnification that you like?
I haven’t had the time to research them all.
Follow-up Note: Checked Sony, Canon, Nikon, and Sigma mirrorless 85mm and all are o.11X or 01.2X except for Canon RF 85/2.0 at 0.5X designed for macro so I’m not going to ding the new Sony GMII for the approach they took.
Aug 30, 2024 at 10:59 AM
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