New GM lens tests…

Share


Testing the Sony G Master 85mm f1.4 in anamorphic using the Rectilux 3FF-W adapter (Newsshooter).

85mm GM image samples at Dpreview.
Spanish 85mm GM lens test by Fotomaf.
24-70mm GM image samples at Dpreview.

Preorders:
A6300 body at BHphoto, Amazon, Adorama, BestBuy. Calumetphoto.de. Amazon.de. WexUK. Jessops. Amazon.fr.
A6300 with kit lens at BHphoto, Amazon, Adorama, BestBuy. Calumetphoto.de. Amazon.de. WexUK. Jessops.
24-70mm f/2.8 GM FE at BHphoto, Amazon, Adorama, BestBuy. Calumetphoto.de. WexUK. Jessops.
85mm f/1.4 GM FE at BHphoto, Amazon, Adorama, BestBuy. Calumetphoto.de. WexUK. Jessops.

Share

Sony Tidbits…

Share


Kit Lens Portraits: The Breakdown with Miguel Quiles

Switching from Nikon (SonyAlphaForum).
Review: Sony FE 70-200mm f/4 G OSS (Admiringlight).
Sony RX1 II: the perfect pocket rocket? (DearSusans).
Canon 5Ds Compared To Sony A7rII – Introduction (Soundimagesplus).
Worth to wait for A7Riii? (SonyAlphaForum).
90mm macro vs. Batis 85, G-Master 85 for portraits (SonyAlphaForum).

Chris:This short film strives to highlight the life in the Northern hemisphere of our planet. It is the result of filming in remote locations in Arctic, Norway, Switzerland and Iceland the last couple of years.  Captured with Sony α7rII, α7s, α99 and α77II. https://vimeo.com/156978480

Share

This is the cheapest E-mount camera you can get: A3000 with kit lens for $229!

Share
[shoplink 45636 ebay]Bildschirmfoto 2016-03-08 um 19.11.26[/shoplink]

This is one of the best deals ever: Samys is selling a bunch of Open Box Sony A3000 with kit lens for $229 only on their [shoplink 45636 ebay]eBay store (Click here)[/shoplink]. This is the cheapest way to get an E-mount camera with lens.

A6300 and Batis 25mm in Stock:
A6300 in  Stock at FocusCamera (With lot of free extras).
Batis 25mm lenses is in Stock right now at FocusCamera (Click here).

Reminder:
Voigtlander 15mm f/4.5 III for Sony E-mount can be preorderd at BHphoto (Click here). Ships next week!

Share

Sony GM 85mm vs Otus 85mm MTF comparison!

Share

Otus85mm_SonyGM85mm

We will all agree the [shoplink 44778 ebay]Zeiss Otus 85mm f/1.4[/shoplink] is the world’s best 85mm FF lens. Right? So let’s compare the MTF graphs between the new Sony 85mm GM lens and the Otus (Sony is on the left and Zeiss son the right):

MTF

Notes:
– Zeiss has two MTF graphs (short focus and infinity). Sony doesn’t specify that but I assumed Sony measured those at short focus (based on the line typology)
– Zeiss measure the MTF graphs on real production lenses while usually other manufacturers do “calculate those” which for example doesn’t take into account diffraction.

Conclusion:
Of course this isn’t a 100% fair comparison as the exact test conditions are unclear. But it looks the Otus is still clearly the best lens. Of course it also costs twice as much as the Sony GM (and it has no autofocus). And the new Sony is “trimmed” to get a superb bokeh. And that’s where the lens could beat the new Otus…maybe.

Preorders:
A6300 body at BHphoto, Amazon, Adorama, BestBuy. Calumetphoto.de. WexUK.
A6300 with kit lens at BHphoto, Amazon, Adorama, BestBuy. Calumetphoto.de. WexUK.
24-70mm f/2.8 GM FE at BHphoto, Amazon, Adorama, BestBuy. Calumetphoto.de. WexUK.
85mm f/1.4 GM FE at BHphoto, Amazon, Adorama, BestBuy. Calumetphoto.de. WexUK.
70-200mm f/2.8 GM FE at BHphoto.
Sony FE 1.4x Teleconverter at BHphoto.
Sony FE 2.0x Teleconverter BHphoto.

Share

Sony A6300 manual available for download. First unboxing video.

Share

downloadA6300

You can now download the full A6300 manual at helpguide.sony.net.

A6300 sample photos taken with various lenses at SonylphaForum. German A6300 test at Chip.de. More with full-sized sample images from 640 ISO to 6400 ISO on the A6300 by Pmrphoto. And a first unboxing video has been posted by TheDigitalDigest on Youtube. A few unboxing pictures can be downloaded at Wetransfer.

Sony_a6300_11s

Preorders:
A6300 body at BHphoto, Amazon, Adorama, BestBuy. Calumetphoto.de. Amazon.de. WexUK. Jessops. Amazon.fr.
A6300 with kit lens at BHphoto, Amazon, Adorama, BestBuy. Calumetphoto.de. Amazon.de. WexUK. Jessops.
24-70mm f/2.8 GM FE at BHphoto, Amazon, Adorama, BestBuy. Calumetphoto.de. WexUK. Jessops.
85mm f/1.4 GM FE at BHphoto, Amazon, Adorama, BestBuy. Calumetphoto.de. WexUK. Jessops.

Thanks Joel for sharing this!

Share