World’s first Samyang 135mm f/1.8 review: “For the money the Samyang is unbeatable”

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Samyang 135mm f/1.8 FE preorder at BHphoto, Adorama. Calumet DE, FotoKochDE, WexUK.

SonyAlphaBlog tested the new lens and concluded:

The Samyang 135mm F1.8 AF and the Sony FE 135mm F1.8 GM are clearly ahead of the Sigma, Zeiss Batis and Samyang MF.
The Samyang is the best one in term of sharpness , level of CA, resistance to flare It delivers very crunchy images and beautiful background blur , bokeh and excellent color rendering. It has a very efficient AF , It is lighter and 2 times less expensive than the Sony. Its only weaknesses is the AF in burst mode for sports. Let’s note also a strange battery drain (50% more battery consumed than normal)
The Sony is also outstanding in term of sharpness but a tiny bit less sharp than the Samyang, It is the best one in term of AF for sports , it has a little bit better bokeh balls (more rounded as of F4) and a mure subtle and gentle color rendering
Between the 2, if money is not important, it is a matter of taste in term of rendering with more crunchy image with the Samyang , more subtle for portraits with the Sony and also a matter ofAF efficiency for Sports where the Sony is superior and the only one compatible with 20fps on A9 and 30fps on A1
For the money the Samyang 135mm F1.8 AF is unbeatable

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Tokina 23-33-56mm review by Opticallimits

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End of 2021 Tokina announced these three new APS-C E lenses that are now in Stock at BHphoto. Opticallimits tested all three of them:

Tokina 23mm f/1.4 at Opticallimits:

The Tokina lens isn’t perfect but it combines the creative potential of a high-speed aperture and sane pricing.

Tokina 33mm f/1.4 at Opticallimits:

Overall, Tokina atx-m 33mm f/1.4 E is a very good value package with a few hiccups.

Tokina 56mm f/1.4 at Opticallimits:

The most difficult aspect around the Tokina lens is not its performance but the sheer amount of competition that it faces in E-mount.

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Sony Tidbits…

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Landscape Photography at F1.4 (Sony 24mm/85mm f1.4 GM)

Bird Photography: Which Exposure Mode Is Right for You? (Explora).
10 Photo Editing Basics to Master in Lightroom (42West).
Megadap ETZ11 E Mount to Z Mount Adaptor – Review (AVP Studios).
TTArtisan 23mm F1.4 review at SonyAlphablog.
The Buyers guide to…Sony A7C vs A7 III (CameraJabber).

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Tomorrow Venus Optics will announced 5 new lenses

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They say these are:

  • MFT / S35
  • Super wide angle
  • Drone
  • Double macro
  • Small and lightweight
  • Zero distortion

Asobinet expects four of these lenses to be:

  • LAOWA CF 10mm F4.0 Cookie (MFT and APS-C)
  • LAOWA FF S 20mm F4.0 C-Dreamer
  • LAOWA FFii 12-24mm F5.6 C-Dreamer Ultra Wide Zoom
  • LAOWA FF 24mm T14 2x PERIPROBE

Some of those have been already displayed in the past:

 

 

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This week SAR readers photos selection

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Un post condiviso da The Sony Alpha community. (@sonyalphagallery)


by malik.mxk⁠
SonyA1 with the sony50mm12

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