Eoin
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Do please tell us where and what you paid for it.Why?
I am likely to buy the 85/1.4 for portraits.
When I look on line I see US Pricing $1798 Vs Euro pricing €2000-€2149
Compare that to Batis
US$1199 vs €1200
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Do please tell us where and what you paid for it.Why?
I am likely to buy the 85/1.4 for portraits.
That is in line with Sony's pricing here and amounts to the same as that of the US +22% vat.Do please tell us where and what you paid for it.
When I look on line I see US Pricing $1798 Vs Euro pricing €2000-€2149
Compare that to Batis
US$1199 vs €1200
I believe that they're shipping on 3 March 2016 in Germany. Vivek is in the EU so it's not irrational for him to expect that he might receive his copy early in March.I wouldn't hold my breath for the 3rd March ... they have moved delivery out to the 31st March in the USA.
If I can get one and get it shipped to you before that, of course! I am keeping an eye out for the release dates here. (These lenses have been held up for a while because of the production debacle with the Batis lenses.)I might have Vivek buy me one and ship to me. I want it NOW
Actually have a big gig on the 9th and it's all about a 85 and models. Love to have one for it
I have ordered the 85mm F1.4 and the 24-70mm F2.8. I was never very happy with the Zeiss 24-70mm F4 which is medicre at best and if the 85mm F1.4 lives up to its billng it could be the finest portait lens ever made. To an extent, I am placing my trust in Sony that these lenses will be as good as billed. If they are, then my decision to buy on spec will be vindicated.Ordered the 85 GM 1.4..Probably sell the Batis 85..
Quentin, thanks. That's a pretty bold statement - especially coming from a lawyer! :grin:I have ordered the 85mm F1.4 and the 24-70mm F2.8. I was never very happy with the Zeiss 24-70mm F4 which is medicre at best and if the 85mm F1.4 lives up to its billng it could be the finest portait lens ever made. To an extent, I am placing my trust in Sony that these lenses will be as good as billed. If they are, then my decision to buy on spec will be vindicated.
I wonder how long I will have to wait for them to arrive?Quentin, thanks. That's a pretty bold statement - especially coming from a lawyer! :grin:
I hope you are right! :thumbup:
But I will keep my Summilux-R 80/1.4 anyway, if for nothing else as a reference portrait lens.
I will be looking forward to your positive experiences and those of others before I get in line to order one. :facesmack:
I wonder how long I will have to wait for them to arrive?
For years, I think we photographers have been sold mediocre lens dross much of the time. If Sony have upped resolution, got rid of onion ring bokeh, and reduced CA and all at reasonable prices, I think we will be entitled to say "about time" and "why has it taken so long?" If Zeiss suffer as a result, tough. They should have done better. Why have we had to put up with soft corners, bad CA, moderate sharpness, and other defects if Sony (we hope) can do better for a 50 percent price hike? Answer: we had little choice.
Until now.
Better than that. You get 1,4 also in crop modes, as you are not using a teleconverter...(depth of field only will increase)I seriously struggled with this one, since I own the excellent Batis - which to me is an ideal balance of size and performance for mirrorless.
In the end, I ordered the 85mm for one primary reason. My most used lens for festival concert shooting is the ZA 135/1.8; a lens that deserves its accolades. With the Batis I would often crop to 135 with comparable results but having the extra half stop of the f/1.4 GM gets you ever closer to a 135/1.8 equivalent. With all the resolution of the a7RII, I can effectively get a fast 85/1.4 natively and a 127/2.1 in crop mode. Two birds with one stone...
The GM is essentially the size and weight (a bit lighter) than the ZA 135/1.8 and I had no complaints carrying that lens around on my a900 - will be even lighter on the a7RII
Secondary reasons include the quality of the bokeh, specifically at the edges where the Batis produces footballs, and the faster aperture - always a benefit for my type of low light shooting.