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The 24-70 GM seems to be making friends as a landscape lens.It may not be lighter in weight, but I've narrowed my landscape kit to the a7RII and the GM 24-70mm f/2.8. No lens swaps and great performance over the focal range.
Full disclosure: I also have a Batis 18mm for "special occasions".
Joe
Understood.It may not be lighter in weight, but I've narrowed my landscape kit to the a7RII and the GM 24-70mm f/2.8. No lens swaps and great performance over the focal range.
Full disclosure: I also have a Batis 18mm for "special occasions".
Joe
I've given some thought to the 16-35 F4 but I might just wait to see what the 16-35 GM has to offer.The 24-70 GM seems to be making friends as a landscape lens.
If I were to choose from what I have in my closet I might go A7r2 with the Sony 16-35/4 and the Sony 70-200/4. It is a great combo and not too much for me to carry on a good day.
Or, I may take just the RX10iii with the amazing 24-600. I went twice to Europe last summer with just this camera and I am stupidly happy with my images. The only shots I feel are in short supply are the kind I get with my 85 GM just by vaguely waving it toward a human.
Or, one of my favorite travel combinations is just my A7s2 with the fantastic Sony 35/1.4 FE. The 35 is easily the equal of the 85 GM and one of the best lenses I have ever used.
Or, I may have to put a 24-70 GM in my closet, then take it.
-Bill
I don't think this is a lens for me but I decided to rent one.:grin:It may not be lighter in weight, but I've narrowed my landscape kit to the a7RII and the GM 24-70mm f/2.8. No lens swaps and great performance over the focal range.
Full disclosure: I also have a Batis 18mm for "special occasions".
Joe
Full disclosure: I'm old and weight matters. :ROTFL:
Because I prefer their rendering to Sony/Zeiss lenses, I almost always used the Tri-Elmars for careful landscape work. They aren't heavy and fit with A7RII in a fairly small bag.
I don't use AF for landscapes – I'd rather focus manually and consult DOF scales. If I did want AF, I'd use my Techart adapter with the same lenses.
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Tri-Elmar @ 18mm, 2 files stitched
But lately – having just entered 9th decade and having recently experienced a leg injury – I've had to go extra-light: just a fast 50mm, hand-held, with stitching for wider angles. I've been shooting at wide apertures for a 'pictorial' look. Not what most people would want, I suppose.
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A7rII (Kolari), 50mm 0.95. (The pyre is quite sharp in the file but may not appear so here, bcz downloaded from another site.)
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The good Lord has graced you w both talent as well as years.
Thanks for your input.