Re: Sony 85mm f/1.4 GM II Announced—Pre-Orders Now Open!
tsdevine wrote:
I was just providing those videos to show that there is one focusing group in the 85 II and 2 focusing groups in the 135. So Sony appears to have 2 motors per focusing groups in these lenses. The number of focusing groups is part of the lens design. Maybe that's more important than the # of motors.
At the end of the day, we'll get more and more people using these lenses across multiple bodies. And see how actual performance plays out and if it matches the initial feedback posted here.
docusync wrote: tsdevine wrote:
You can see the focusing group being moved on the GM 85 II at 1:16 or so. It does not appear to be substantial.
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And at 2:17 you can see the 2 sets of linear motors moving two different focusing groups on the GM 135.
Apparently we'll have to wait for an 1.2 lens to feature a quad XD
The 85II is basically a budget GM lens similar to the 50/1.4GM.
I got it, but it's just the same link copied twice. I clicked the second link, and I thought I may need glasses because the lens looked exactly like the 85II, and it was the 85II lol
That's why I posted a corrected link. FM kills the time part for no reason so I had to wrap the links into bitly.
Steve Spencer wrote: docusync wrote: tsdevine wrote:
You can see the focusing group being moved on the GM 85 II at 1:16 or so. It does not appear to be substantial.
?si=BwSHRGIlAOaLRlFU
And at 2:17 you can see the 2 sets of linear motors moving two different focusing groups on the GM 135.
Apparently we'll have to wait for an 1.2 lens to feature a quad XD
The 85II is basically a budget GM lens similar to the 50/1.4GM.
@desecrate99@@ amazing images. I wish owls in TN would allow to photograph them with a 85mm lens
An $1,800 budget GM? Doesn't seem likely as the price isn't a budget lens. The 35 f/1.4 GM also has only two motors and the 300 f/2.8 GM has only two motors. IMO, Sony does a good job of keeping the focussing group or groups small for GM lenses and whether they have 2 or 4 motors is about whether they have one or two focussing groups. The number of motors is not what is important, what is important is the size and power of the motor(s) relative to the focussing group(s).
Hence Tim's comment that the focussing group does not appear to be substantial is important. Two good XD motors for one relatively small focusing group should work pretty well as far as I can tell, but of course we will have to wait for actual experience with the lens in a number of situations to know if that reasoning holds up.
It's a great price for a 1.4 lens, but 1.2 would cost ~$1k more. I don't remember exact numbers, but I paid something like $2600-2700 for the RF85/1.2 and +$300 for the DS version. Nikon would charge about the same for their 85/1.2Z.
Re: Sony 85mm f/1.4 GM II Announced—Pre-Orders Now Open!
tsdevine wrote:
I was just providing those videos to show that there is one focusing group in the 85 II and 2 focusing groups in the 135. So Sony appears to have 2 motors per focusing groups in these lenses. The number of focusing groups is part of the lens design. Maybe that's more important than the # of motors.
At the end of the day, we'll get more and more people using these lenses across multiple bodies. And see how actual performance plays out and if it matches the initial feedback posted here.
docusync wrote: tsdevine wrote:
You can see the focusing group being moved on the GM 85 II at 1:16 or so. It does not appear to be substantial.
?si=BwSHRGIlAOaLRlFU
And at 2:17 you can see the 2 sets of linear motors moving two different focusing groups on the GM 135.
Apparently we'll have to wait for an 1.2 lens to feature a quad XD
The 85II is basically a budget GM lens similar to the 50/1.4GM.
I got it, but it's just the same link copied twice. I clicked the second link, and I thought I may need glasses because the lens looked exactly like the 85II, and it was the 85II lol
That's why I posted a corrected link. FM kills the time part for no reason so I had to wrap the links into bitly.
Sep 23, 2024 at 03:54 PM
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