Re: Fun with the Sony A7 Series Cameras( all of them)
Well said. It's a wonderfully executed and processed capture, Barry.
As for the lens used, it really does shine between about 75-150mm. But it never seemed quite up to scratch on the long end, so I ended up returning my copy. At times like this I'm tempted to buy it again!
Thanks Tom, your take on the usable FL range on this lens with decent IQ is pretty much the same as mine, it's dissapointing at the long end but it does shine well stopped down for landscape photography between 75-150mm which is what I mostly do.
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Sure I would love the 85mm Otus/Batis and the fast Zeiss APO/Sony 135mm lenses (within the range of the 70-200mm) but that would all mean carrying around a lot of extra weight when going on a longish hike across the moors or along the cliff tops if I only end up using them stopped down. The versatility of the 70-200mm is well worth it to me for precise framing as I can't always use my feet for zooming in and out with primes without perhaps falling over the edge of a cliff
(Which I have nearly done on a number of occasions in the last year!).
I foresee myself using the Sony FE 16-35mm, 35mm F1.4, 55mm F1.8 and the 70-200mm for landscape/travel photography for a decent while yet or at least until I KNOW or have at least some idea of what Sony and Zeiss are planning to release in the nearish future (These 4 lenses allow me the luxury of sitting on the fence and waiting it out to see rather than jumping in head first, while the reviews come in and prices tumble from the initial excitement)...Personally I'm fed up being spoon fed with just the very latest offerings when I'm guessing Sony and Zeiss have perhaps something better up their sleeves which is what I could do with now
As much as I love the 55mm F1.8 I would dearly like to see a very slightly faster f1.4 version with the same Sonnar rendering (not to heavy though) with the same or better IQ sharing the same 72mm filter thread as the 16-35mm/35mm f1.4/70-200mm lenses that would simplify things for me a lot...The icing on the cake would be the external apperture ring as the 35mm f1.4 has if you are listening Sony TIA
Then the 35mm F1.4 and a new possible 50/55mm f1.4 would form the centre core of making up a street shooting outfit for me. I would then possibly add the faster lenses slightly wider and longer to that once I can see what I can choose from...Cheers Barry