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Could this be? –  Every review a read about this famous lens was full of praise about sharpness…

End of June I happily took my first photos with this “Best Prime” – awarded lens.

First some portraits on close distance and macros: https://flic.kr/p/JLvz8C

Everything looked fine, for the first six pictures. Then a portrait at a distance of ca. 5m. I tried for several times. I could not get the eyes sharp. https://flic.kr/p/JLvA1E

Could be my fault. Then I tried some landscape and found out, that the lens suffered not only of a “trace” of corner softness. But look for yourself: https://flic.kr/p/JLvxYo

I got my Canon 70-200mm F2.8 to take a comparison shot: https://flic.kr/p/JLvxjY

Wow, this looked much better. I felt bad, so I contacted my online shop and asked for a replacement (sending in the photos). They were understanding and very cooperative. Only some days later I could test the new copy, with much better results: https://flic.kr/p/JuUehJ

Some comparison pictures:

Left upper corner:

Between center and right border of frame

Close to center = focus point (The fig tree)

Lessons learnt: Test every lens you purchased the next few days despite what you are/where reading in the different reviews.

Link to Flickr: https://flic.kr/s/aHskCWfPXi

marolou

This is a guest post from Hunter Report. To write a guest post follow the instructions on that page. Thanks!

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I just got a Sony A7Sii to use as a professional photographer and videographer. The possibility of completely silent shooting is appealing to me (weddings,comedy,music, ENG….) however, I was concerned that image quality would be compromised. Guess what….IT IS NOT. From here on out,  I will be shooting my stills in silent mode only….and if anything goes wrong, I will be the first to let you guys know!!! To living on the edge!

SONY a7sii: http://amzn.to/29vjUPy
SONY 24-70 f2.8 GM http://amzn.to/29rnneN
SONY Battery Grip: http://amzn.to/29vjSqB

I also made a funny short film about a young punk photog who finally earns the a7sii:

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=GgVNR18sY-Q