Ben Rubinstein
Active member
That the art version of the Sigma? I used ours today in the studio for the first time on a D800e. Wow but it's sharp and contrasty!
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Is the A7 better than the A7R at the edges with wides?
- Thread starter tashley
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I have the Elmarit-R 19/2,8 V2 and it's works well on the A7r although it does have some vignetting even when stepping down. But I increasing felt that for A7r, it's best to use the native lenses. I hope Sony/Zeiss will come up some wide angle prime soon.
jonoslack
Active member
I quite agree
You can get fine results from other lenses, but it's always hedged around with compromises.
Godfrey
Well-known member
Glad to help, although I see more blur than smear there. The Nokton 40mm lens image smears IMO. But if your Olympus lens produced even better results, I'd just get another one of those.
I'm not sure what an R shooter is in this context, but I have a bunch of Leica R lenses for the A7. Terminology gets confusing when we're talking about A7/A7r/Leica R all in the same context ... ;-)
IMO, the Elmarit-R 19mm series 1 does not perform as well as the Nikkor 18mm in the corners. The series 2 lens should be better, at double to triple the price; it has CRC quite similar to the Nikkor. The series one does produce lovely results on subjects where rectilinar correction and corner performance isn't as critical.
I don't have any full-rez photos posted from the Elmarit-R 19, but I do have a few normal web-rez images:
https://www.flickr.com/search/?text=Elmarit-R 19mm&sort=relevance&safe_search=1&user_id=23913128@N02
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Guy Mancuso
Administrator, Instructor
It's the Art series. Sharp amazingly so. Rated the sharpest 1.4 35 around. I don't find it too contrasty though but even so that's a real easy fix and the A7r IMHO has better DR over the D800e.
tashley
Subscriber Member
Ben, here's a link to a gallery with the Samyang 14 on the a7r
Tim Ashley Photography | A7R with Samyang 14mm F2.8
In short it's not terrible at all, just somehow a little crude. The Zeiss 21mm f2.8 does well and from my early testing the canon 17 TSE does really nicely. The Leica 18mm super elmar is a mess.
Tim Ashley Photography | A7R with Samyang 14mm F2.8
In short it's not terrible at all, just somehow a little crude. The Zeiss 21mm f2.8 does well and from my early testing the canon 17 TSE does really nicely. The Leica 18mm super elmar is a mess.
tashley
Subscriber Member
And here are some zeiss 21 shots (mostly full size I think)
Tim Ashley Photography | A7R with Zeiss 21mm F2.8 Nikon with adaptor
Tim Ashley Photography | A7R with Zeiss 21mm F2.8 Nikon with adaptor
Regarding the Samyang/Rokinon 14, I have one that I messed with on my a99 and it's pretty darn good. Impressively sharp. It suffers from barrel distortion, but that can be dealt with in post.
On the somewhat amusing side, Roger C. from Lensrentals added this when describing the lens: "I will note, this is held together inside with plastic, glue, and small screws. You won’t be using it for years." Still, at only a few hundred bucks, not a terrible buy if one needs something on the ultra-wide side.
On the somewhat amusing side, Roger C. from Lensrentals added this when describing the lens: "I will note, this is held together inside with plastic, glue, and small screws. You won’t be using it for years." Still, at only a few hundred bucks, not a terrible buy if one needs something on the ultra-wide side.
The day that you first posted these shots is the day I started lusting after this lens. Please tell me that resulting prints somehow look like crap. That would be helpful to my wallet.
Ben Rubinstein
Active member
Yeah, that's pretty much what I'm hoping, oh apart from hoping that it's not bank breakingly expensive but of course it will be. If it's the same price as the 24-70 then I do have that much put away in the bank ready for it. What's left from selling all my canon gear.
Ben Rubinstein
Active member
Now if only I had some $20k...
http://www.zeiss.com/corporate/en_d...ases.html?id=7C599651A39917B1C1257CA8002525D3
http://www.zeiss.com/corporate/en_d...ases.html?id=7C599651A39917B1C1257CA8002525D3
tashley
Subscriber Member
Ben, did you see the link I posted on the previous page to some A7R shots with Samyang 14mm that you were asking for?
Ben Rubinstein
Active member
Wasn't me asking for files of the 14mm Tim, Guy provided me with a bunch of raws a while back. I asked Godfrey if he had any Nikkor 18mm samples. Thanks anyway!
Sony really should release a high end FE prime 21-25mm. I hope the wide zoom was a rumour that will not come to fruition, the market and reviewers will pick it apart, you can already hear them: 'three zooms, where are the primes?'
People are hunting high and low for such a lens, ever since they saw the SEMs do not work and the DSLR wides force you into a large setup.
If they do not do so, Zeiss will need to make it a priority, if only to show the doubters it can be done! Zeiss might enjoy rising to the challenge..
People are hunting high and low for such a lens, ever since they saw the SEMs do not work and the DSLR wides force you into a large setup.
If they do not do so, Zeiss will need to make it a priority, if only to show the doubters it can be done! Zeiss might enjoy rising to the challenge..
jonoslack
Active member
Hi There Philip
Mid range zooms are complicated and difficult to produce . . . but wide angle zooms are much easier.
In fact, as I understand it, you lose almost nothing from making your 16mm prime into a 14-24 zoom . . . . . Look at the universally lauded Nikon wide zoom.
Man, those shots look good - I rarely comment on "3D effect" but that shot of the stacked firewood, has me tempted!
I have been looking for a deal on the 19 Elmarit-R, but I may just go with that Zeiss.
Ben Rubinstein
Active member
Where did you get that from Thorkil?
The A7S is supposed to be launched today at the NAB show in Las Vegas. There have been rumblings that Sony may also introduce some new FE glass at this show too. We shall see. It would be nice if some on your list arrived sooner than later.