Eoin
Member
When I honed in on the A7II as the camera to return to photography with, the Loxias were my target lenses. Truth be told, if they were available in the shop at the time of camera purchase I would have bought them untested.
However in hindsight I'm quite glad I didn't, it would have been a huge mistake irrespective of optical rendition or resolution.
I jumped into this system totally blind, I just wanted quality files like I had with the a900, something relatively small and light and some good Zeiss optics I had come to appreciate (and hate) in the alpha line.
After using the FE35 2.8 for the past couple of days, I think I actually made the best decision for me, I'm more than happy with it across the frame, I love it's up close and personal rendition when shooting people, the fact it just autofocuses perfectly once I get to grips with the AF on this Camera body. It's small, very light, colour and contrast is excellent and that strange hood, while unusual has been practically flawless in execution.
I haven't shot the FE55 1.8 much yet, though I will say my immediate reaction was the searing sharpness and pop that I saw in the first few images floored me totally. It kind of reminded me of the FA135 Zeiss I loved but without the dreamy backgrounds.
I'm done with all that manual focus/aperture stuff, my eyesight has finally said enough is enough even with the focus zooming .. I really couldn't be bothered.
Unless you're into landscape or architecture which may demand perfect corners, the FE for my money is a perfect little gem.
However in hindsight I'm quite glad I didn't, it would have been a huge mistake irrespective of optical rendition or resolution.
I jumped into this system totally blind, I just wanted quality files like I had with the a900, something relatively small and light and some good Zeiss optics I had come to appreciate (and hate) in the alpha line.
After using the FE35 2.8 for the past couple of days, I think I actually made the best decision for me, I'm more than happy with it across the frame, I love it's up close and personal rendition when shooting people, the fact it just autofocuses perfectly once I get to grips with the AF on this Camera body. It's small, very light, colour and contrast is excellent and that strange hood, while unusual has been practically flawless in execution.
I haven't shot the FE55 1.8 much yet, though I will say my immediate reaction was the searing sharpness and pop that I saw in the first few images floored me totally. It kind of reminded me of the FA135 Zeiss I loved but without the dreamy backgrounds.
I'm done with all that manual focus/aperture stuff, my eyesight has finally said enough is enough even with the focus zooming .. I really couldn't be bothered.
Unless you're into landscape or architecture which may demand perfect corners, the FE for my money is a perfect little gem.