2015年3月11日水曜日
2015年3月10日火曜日
First full review of the new FE 28mm lens and converters.
The new FE 28mm lens on the A7II: preorders on Amazon, Adorama, BHphoto. And Sony Germany, UK, FR, IT, ES, NL, BE, AT, CH, SE, FI, NO, PT.
Pantip just completed what is the first and only real world review of the new Sony 28mm FE lens. Pantip allowed me to repost some image samples. Many more can be seen on his site! Let’s start with his PRO and CONS list mentioned by the reviewer:
Pros:
– Very sharp straight from the maximum aperture. At f/2.0 is sharp almost ont he entire frame (with very little loss on corners)
– Negligible distortion
– Very compact lens
– When using the converter EXIF data gets correctly transmitted
Disadvantages
– close focus point could be…closer
– The fisheye converter on the 28mm lens is quite heavy
– Not really a very good bokeh (but that’s something the lens is not designed for)
And now let’s take a look to some of the more “explicative” images:
Sharpness test at f/2.0
Bokeh test:
Distortion test
Flare resistance test:
Wide angle and fisheye converter images:
And what do you think of the lens performance so far? I like the lens a lot if you consider the (for the Sony FE standard) relatively affordable price!
All new FE lens preorder links:
In USA at:
Zeiss 35mm f/1.4 FE at Amazon, Adorama, BHphoto, Sony US.
Sony 90mm f/2.8 FE at Amazon, Adorama, BHphoto, Sony US.
Sony 24-240mm FE at Amazon, Adorama, BHphoto, Sony US.
Sony 28mm f/2.0 FE at Amazon, Adorama, BHphoto, Sony US.
Sony Fisheye Conversion Lens for FE 28mm F/2 at Amazon, Adorama, BHphoto.
Sony Ultra-Wide Conversion Lens for FE 28mm F/2 at Amazon, Adorama, BHphoto.
Sony Fisheye Converter for E 16mm F/2.8 and E 20mm F/2.8 at Amazon, Adorama, BHphoto.
Sony Ultra-Wide Converter for E 16mm F2.8 and E 20mm F2.8 at Amazon, Adorama, BHphoto.
In Europe at:
Zeiss 35mm f/1.4 FE at Sony Germany, UK, FR, IT, ES, NL, BE, AT, CH, SE, FI, NO, PT.
Sony 90mm f/2.8 FE at Sony Germany, UK, FR, IT, ES, NL, BE, AT, CH, SE, FI, NO, PT.
Sony 24-240mm FE at Sony Germany, UK, FR, IT, ES, NL, BE, AT, CH, SE, FI, NO, PT.
Sony 28mm f/2.0 FE at Sony Germany, UK, FR, IT, ES, NL, BE, AT, CH, SE, FI, NO, PT.
Wide Angle converter at Sony Germany, UK, FR, IT, ES, NL, BE, AT, CH, SE, FI, NO, PT.
Fisheye converter at Sony Germany, UK, FR, IT, ES, NL, BE, AT, CH, SE, FI, NO, PT.
Wide angle converter for 16 and 20mm lenses at Sony DE, UK, FR, IT, ES, NL, BE, AT, CH, SE, FI, NO, PT.
Fisheye converter for 16 and 20mm lenses at Sony DE, UK, FR, IT, ES, NL, BE, AT, CH, SE, FI, NO, PT.
In Asia at:
Sony 24-240mm FE lens at Digitalrev.
from sonyalpharumors
Reminder: Zeiss 35mm f/1.4 tests so far.
Sony Zeiss Distagon T* FE 35mm f/1.4 ZA lens review – for Sony Alpha 7 cameras
So far according to Amazon Lens sales ranking the new Zeiss 35mm f/1.4 is the “less” preordered of the four new lenses. It may have to do with the high price tag and with the fact that there are only very few tests seen with this lens yet. So let’s sum up what we know so far:
1) On top you see the video review from Whatdigitalcamera. They like the lens although they say it’s not perfect as it has some vignetting at wider aperture (but that may be something people likes to have).
2) Steve Huff (Click here) previewed the Zeiss 35mm f/1.4 FE lens and writes:
For me, this is TRULY the 1st native “WOW” lens for the Sony full frame FE system. It easily surpasses the 55 1.8 for me as well as the 35 2.8 that I have been using since the launch of the A7 system, and those are both beautiful lenses when it comes to image quality. The 35 1.4 has such a beautiful character and rich rendering.
3) Amateur Photographer (Click here) tested the Zeiss 35mm f/1.4 FE lens and writes:
Optically it isn’t perfect, but the chromatic aberration is slight and I would actually rate the vignetting as a nice feature. In terms of resolution this lens is difficult to fault, and it is certainly one of the sharpness lenses we have tested for the Alpha 7 series, although the 90mm f/2.8 macro lens looks like it may well offer some competition on that front.
Having used the Zeiss Distagon T* FE 35mm f/1.4 ZA lens for a few days, I am left with the impression that this is a lens with character. From the resolution and bokeh to the build quality and aperture ring, this lens has a certain something about it that makes it stand out from the generic 35mm lenses that roll off production lines.
4) MTF graph and image samples can be seen on that SonyAlphaRumors post. And full size image samples at Dpreview.
The lens certainly has a very good optical performance. My only drawback is the size. But that’s because I personally prefer smaller and less intrusive lenses when doing street photography. If you do landscape, wedding or studio shooting this will certainly not be an issue.
All new FE lens preorder links:
In USA at:
Zeiss 35mm f/1.4 FE at Amazon, Adorama, BHphoto, Sony US.
Sony 90mm f/2.8 FE at Amazon, Adorama, BHphoto, Sony US.
Sony 24-240mm FE at Amazon, Adorama, BHphoto, Sony US.
Sony 28mm f/2.0 FE at Amazon, Adorama, BHphoto, Sony US.
Sony Fisheye Conversion Lens for FE 28mm F/2 at Amazon, Adorama, BHphoto.
Sony Ultra-Wide Conversion Lens for FE 28mm F/2 at Amazon, Adorama, BHphoto.
Sony Fisheye Converter for E 16mm F/2.8 and E 20mm F/2.8 at Amazon, Adorama, BHphoto.
Sony Ultra-Wide Converter for E 16mm F2.8 and E 20mm F2.8 at Amazon, Adorama, BHphoto.
In Europe at:
Zeiss 35mm f/1.4 FE at Sony Germany, UK, FR, IT, ES, NL, BE, AT, CH, SE, FI, NO, PT.
Sony 90mm f/2.8 FE at Sony Germany, UK, FR, IT, ES, NL, BE, AT, CH, SE, FI, NO, PT.
Sony 24-240mm FE at Sony Germany, UK, FR, IT, ES, NL, BE, AT, CH, SE, FI, NO, PT.
Sony 28mm f/2.0 FE at Sony Germany, UK, FR, IT, ES, NL, BE, AT, CH, SE, FI, NO, PT.
Wide Angle converter at Sony Germany, UK, FR, IT, ES, NL, BE, AT, CH, SE, FI, NO, PT.
Fisheye converter at Sony Germany, UK, FR, IT, ES, NL, BE, AT, CH, SE, FI, NO, PT.
Wide angle converter for 16 and 20mm lenses at Sony DE, UK, FR, IT, ES, NL, BE, AT, CH, SE, FI, NO, PT.
Fisheye converter for 16 and 20mm lenses at Sony DE, UK, FR, IT, ES, NL, BE, AT, CH, SE, FI, NO, PT.
In Asia at:
Sony 24-240mm FE lens at Digitalrev.
from sonyalpharumors
2015年3月9日月曜日
New FE lenses now available for preorder at Sony US too (unveils exact shipping date info).
The new FE lenses are now also available for preorder at Sony US too. And there is also a shipping info for each lens:
Sony FE 24-240mm at Sony US (Click here). Ships March 15 .
Zeiss FE 35mm at Sony US (Click here). Ships on April 12.
Sony FE 28mm at Sony US (Click here). Ships on May 2.
Sony FE 90mm at Sony US (Click here). Ships on July 5.
All new FE lens preorder links:
In USA at:
Zeiss 35mm f/1.4 FE at Amazon, Adorama, BHphoto, Sony US.
Sony 90mm f/2.8 FE at Amazon, Adorama, BHphoto, Sony US.
Sony 24-240mm FE at Amazon, Adorama, BHphoto, Sony US.
Sony 28mm f/2.0 FE at Amazon, Adorama, BHphoto, Sony US.
Sony Fisheye Conversion Lens for FE 28mm F/2 at Amazon, Adorama, BHphoto.
Sony Ultra-Wide Conversion Lens for FE 28mm F/2 at Amazon, Adorama, BHphoto.
Sony Fisheye Converter for E 16mm F/2.8 and E 20mm F/2.8 at Amazon, Adorama, BHphoto.
Sony Ultra-Wide Converter for E 16mm F2.8 and E 20mm F2.8 at Amazon, Adorama, BHphoto.
In Europe at:
Zeiss 35mm f/1.4 FE at Sony Germany, UK, FR, IT, ES, NL, BE, AT, CH, SE, FI, NO, PT.
Sony 90mm f/2.8 FE at Sony Germany, UK, FR, IT, ES, NL, BE, AT, CH, SE, FI, NO, PT.
Sony 24-240mm FE at Sony Germany, UK, FR, IT, ES, NL, BE, AT, CH, SE, FI, NO, PT.
Sony 28mm f/2.0 FE at Sony Germany, UK, FR, IT, ES, NL, BE, AT, CH, SE, FI, NO, PT.
Wide Angle converter at Sony Germany, UK, FR, IT, ES, NL, BE, AT, CH, SE, FI, NO, PT.
Fisheye converter at Sony Germany, UK, FR, IT, ES, NL, BE, AT, CH, SE, FI, NO, PT.
Wide angle converter for 16 and 20mm lenses at Sony DE, UK, FR, IT, ES, NL, BE, AT, CH, SE, FI, NO, PT.
Fisheye converter for 16 and 20mm lenses at Sony DE, UK, FR, IT, ES, NL, BE, AT, CH, SE, FI, NO, PT.
In Asia at:
Sony 24-240mm FE lens at Digitalrev.
from sonyalpharumors
2015年3月8日日曜日
This week SAR readers photos selection.
Yuri Afanasiev
Golden Beach.
Sony A7r + FE 16-35mm F4 ZA OSS | f/6,3 | 1/800s | ISO 400
My Site http://www.photoru.ru
1) Submit your picture with a message and picture here: http://ift.tt/1kvK0PS or on the SonyAlphaForum image section.
2) Like and comment the pictures from other readers here: http://ift.tt/13Yf6fV and on SonyAlphaForum.
3) A selection of most liked pictures by the community and by me SAR admin will be posted weekly on SAR.
Note: When sending a pic feel free to also add a link to your site to promote yourself!
Jonathan Soucy on SonyAlphaForum.
A7s
http://ift.tt/1ARDHv3
Trubak on SonyAlphaForum
Cordillera del Paine
Sony A99 + CZ 24-70/2.8
Beboy photographies
Beboy photographies : “Here’s a photo of the Petronas Towers in Kuala Lumpur. I took this one with my Sony A7R combined with the Canon 24mm ts-e. This combo works perfectly and to be honest I never saw a sharpness like this with any of my previous cameras. So I can’t imagine how far Sony can go with the supposed “A7RII” or “A9″, wait and see tongue emoticon ”
Pierre Paqueton
La Défense, Paris, A6000 with a Zeiss 24f1.8. Settings: ISO 100, f5.6 and 25sec. You can find more picture here if you wish: http://ift.tt/1ARDHv7
Toma Paul
Sheikh Zayed road in the Financial District of Dubai.
Hard to imagine that 25 years ago there was almost nothing but sand here.
Sony a7II & Zeiss 55mm 1.8
Pierre Paqueton
Paris le long de la Seine, A6000, f22, 30sec, Zeiss 24f1.8. If you want to see more, visit my blog: http://ift.tt/19j2d2s Also, if you have any advice for a good ND filter, I’d be happy to receive it smile emoticon
Robert Collins
http://ift.tt/1NvxmPS Sony A7ii + 16-35 f4 @ f4. Near Rangoon Myanmar.
Armen Demirdjian
Moon, Venus and Mars Meet in Friday Night Sky 20.02.2015 Armen Demirdjian Photography
Vedran Tolić
Sony a99+Zeiss 135 mm f/1.8+Phottix Odin… smile emoticon
Sortino
Skip the over-rated ground tours in San Francisco and take an aerial helicopter tour instead. If you ask, they’ll even fly under the Golden Gate!
Shot using A7S with 16-35mm Zeiss
Adam Kliczek
#Sunrise in #Warsaw, #Poland. #SonyA77 + #Tamron 17-50/2.8. You can find more pictures here: http://ift.tt/1ojzo8M smile emoticon
Cee Galluzzo
Portrait of the President of Nasdaq, published by Fortune
(Camera used: Sony a99)
http://ift.tt/1NvxmQ0
Yonathan Budi
Just test my A7II for doing Street portrait convert it into b/w
A7II; Noctilux-M 50mm f/0.95 Asph. via VM-EII
©xdharmax
Jesse J. Recepcion
Heavenly Sunset. Shot with
Sony RX100 III
1/60 sec at F/5.0, ISO 125
enhanced with Adobe Lightroom
Jim Butera
We were in downtown Cleveland to see a friends band and the bar backs up to the Cuyahoga river. We were out on the patio and I got this shot of the Flats. Sony a77, 16-50mm f/2.8 @ 2.8, 24mm, 1/15 sec, iso 1250.
from sonyalpharumors