Overall a sound start, bearing in mind you should see the Loxias as integral parts of the lineup - and we have three more (at least) of them coming. One will be the serious wide angle prime, the WATE/Distagon 21mm competitor if I can put it that way. What is interesting is the MTF of the 16-35 zoom is really good at the 35mm end, in another league to the large 16-35/2.8 in ZA. You can see some buyers passing over the 24-70/4 and adding a 55mm prime to this one.
Most users are disappointed about 'no portrait lens' - when a scaled out FE55 would appear to a great idea. Looking at the reaction to the 85mm Otus, AF will be a big winner from now on with these and future sensors, manual focus is good for sitting subjects but I would have missed many shots if the FE55 did not have AF. This is the Achilles heel of the FE range.
The zoom looks very promising as compared with its Canon counterpart - a little smaller in filter size (72mm vs 77mm), weight (518g vs 615g), dimensions (78mm x 99mm vs 83mm x 113mm), much less complex (12/10 vs 16/12 elements/groups) and a 7 blade aperture against a 9 blade on the EF lens.
It also has no fewer than five asph elements, the large front is a double sided effort, and three ED elements. $200 more, but the MTF give plenty of promise this one will deliver. People will look at bokeh rings at 35mm and like the Canon CA is likely banished for good. The converter idea - who knows?
Most users are disappointed about 'no portrait lens' - when a scaled out FE55 would appear to a great idea. Looking at the reaction to the 85mm Otus, AF will be a big winner from now on with these and future sensors, manual focus is good for sitting subjects but I would have missed many shots if the FE55 did not have AF. This is the Achilles heel of the FE range.
The zoom looks very promising as compared with its Canon counterpart - a little smaller in filter size (72mm vs 77mm), weight (518g vs 615g), dimensions (78mm x 99mm vs 83mm x 113mm), much less complex (12/10 vs 16/12 elements/groups) and a 7 blade aperture against a 9 blade on the EF lens.
It also has no fewer than five asph elements, the large front is a double sided effort, and three ED elements. $200 more, but the MTF give plenty of promise this one will deliver. People will look at bokeh rings at 35mm and like the Canon CA is likely banished for good. The converter idea - who knows?