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These look pretty sharp to me, at least in the center, but what is the distortion in the roof line all about? I would not expect to see that in a lens at 70mm.A few quick snaps, full-size jpgs (lens comp turned off in camera) uploaded here:
http://1drv.ms/1fsbqGD
Ignore the tree pics, they are at 61mm.
Will try to provide better samples, it was too cold and windy to stand for more than a few minutes.
These look pretty sharp to me, at least in the center, but what is the distortion in the roof line all about? I would not expect to see that in a lens at 70mm.
Shot raw. Pulled into LR5 with the default A7r profile. No post applied other than lens correction for the 28-70 FE. Shot DRO auto. Jpg output from LR used the default sharpening for screen.Thanks but I'd need to know more to make sense of them. Did you shoot RAW or jpeg, what sharpening if the latter. etc etc etc...
Unfortunately, sample variation affects all manufacturers. I have owned multiple samples of various Leica 35mm and 50mm in M mount. Some were superb, some not so.It does seem that there's a lot of sample variation. Again, I question Zeiss's wisdom in allowing Sony to manufacture under license (if that is indeed what's happening) but putting the Zeiss name on it. I have now unboxed 8 FE lenses and have one that is brilliant and one that is 'good enough'... the search for a good copy of the zoom will continue though: it's a key item.
Pincushion?Update 2: Uncorrected RAWs, distortion starts to show up at 50MM+. At 60MM it is pretty visible.
Me too - but I'd say about three out of maybe fifteen M lenses I've owned were less than acceptable at first shot. I never had a dud Canon lens. Nikons it seemed about maybe 30% went back, as a guess. I've owned few Zeiss lenses but I'd put their ratio similar to Leica. With Sony lenses I have been quite unlucky of late!Unfortunately, sample variation affects all manufacturers. I have owned multiple samples of various Leica 35mm and 50mm in M mount. Some were superb, some not so.
Yes.Pincushion?
Yes, in-camera lens compensation is applied to raw files from native Sony-Zeiss lenses. BTW, Leica does the same with its native lenses that are recognized by the 6-bit code.Also does anyone know if in-camera lens comp is applied to RAWs also?
There is an ACR Release Candidate available (expires in May) that includes the profile for this lens. I've used the Release Candidate with Photoshop CC and the distortion is essentially corrected. The profile in LR for the FE 28-70mm zoom also comes close. Some people shy away from Release Candidate code but I've never had a problem with it.UPDATE: I applied 28-70FE profile in LR and the distortion in now (almost) gone: http://1drv.ms/1dBhw1R
The EVF and Live View on the LCD only show what the sensor "sees". AFAIK, in-camera corrections are applied before the file is written to the SD card. Otherwise, the EVF and LCD displays would exhibit even more shimmer and delay than they do now.Can someone please tell me if the lenses are shown corrected in the VF? What about if the lens corrections are turned off?
I used the 28-70FE correction on the jpgs I posted as it seemed to be closer. When you pick Sony it then defaults to the 24-70 2.8 which it assumes is the closest match.There is an ACR Release Candidate available (expires in May) that includes the profile for this lens. I've used the Release Candidate with Photoshop CC and the distortion is essentially corrected. The profile in LR for the FE 28-70mm zoom also comes close. Some people shy away from Release Candidate code but I've never had a problem with it.
My copy of the FE 24-70mm, from initial quick tests, seems fine. It's not as sharp as the FE 55mm (but what is?) but is no worse than the equivalent Nikon lens that I used for years. Plus, if I returned it to B&H, there's no guarantee that I wouldn't get one of the clunkers that are being returned.
Joe
Just to clarify, the ACR Release Candidate I referred to in my earlier post does have the profile for the new FE 24-70mm zoom. I was not referring to the older 24-70mm f/2.8 zoom. The profile for the kit zoom is included in the current version of LR.I used the 28-70FE correction on the jpgs I posted as it seemed to be closer. When you pick Sony it then defaults to the 24-70 2.8 which it assumes is the closest match.