Full 85mm f/1.8 FE review at ePhotozine

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ePhotozine posted the full Sony 85mm F/1.8 FE lens review:

The Sony FE 85mm f/1.8 lens is superb to use, and also superb in many ways in terms of its performance. The lower cost compared to most 85mm lens does not seem to have reduced the performance at all. So full credit to Sony for achieving this. The one weakness is the tendency to flare against the light, which is a shame, but it need not be a deal breaker, depending on the sort of image making we do.
To summarise, an excellent performance from a well-priced lens and one that can easily be Highly Recommended.

New Sony FE lens preorder links:
85mm f/1.8 FE at Amazon, BHphoto, Adorama. Amazon DE. Amazon UK. Amazon IT. Amazon FR. Amazon ES. PhotoPorstNeuwied.
100mm f/2.8 STF FE at Amazon, BHphoto, Adorama. Amazon DEAmazon UK. Amazon IT. Amazon FRAmazon ES. PhotoPorstNeuwied.

And this is Jason Laniers latest 100mm STF test:


Battle of the G Masters! Sony FE 100mm STF vs. the 70-200 f/2.8 Sony G Master.

 

And Blog Naver also posted their full 85mm FE review.

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Sony Tidbits…

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Tested: Sony a6500 Mirrorless Camera

Sony E-Mount Lenses for Wedding Photography (Allan Weitz)
UNBOX: KiWAV Grippie for the Sony RX100 V and RX100 IV – The best compact vlogging cameras (Brian Matiash).
Sony A6500 High Speed Sync Fashion Shoot with Canon 400mm f/2.8 and Zeiss 16-35mm (Jason Lanier).
Camera Sales: December 2016 and mirrorless issues (Personal View).

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Mathieu Stern:Hey, i just made a video experiment with an UV Sensitive Camera and an A7II : youtube.com/watch?v=FyH-b_…

Glowinthedark:I’ve made some quick comparision of teh Hoya Red Intensifier filter for night photography http://www.sonyalphaforum.com/topic/6828-hoya-red-intensifier-for-night-shoots/

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An unusual deal: BHphoto liquidates outdoor store. 50% off on most stuff!

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B&H has decided to pare down our Outdoor Gear lineup (Click here to see all items). This is their text:

We pride ourselves on being experts in the field of anything we sell. We are “The Source” for information and product. We feel that we do not have the expertise to be that source when it comes to Outdoor Gear. What that means is that we are liquidating a lot of our stock at up to 50% off.

There is stuff many photographers could find useful!

Reminder: You get up to $355 free extras at BHphoto (Click here). That’s on top of the regular up to $300 rebates. A couple of examples:
Free case and battery ($160 value) with the A7rII, A7sII, A7II and A7.
Free case, battery, card and Rode mic with the A7sII and 24-70mm f/4.0 kit.
Free case, battery, card and Rode mic with the A7sII and 24-70mm GM f/2.8 kit.

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Meyer Optik Görlitz announces the new Trioplan 35mm f/2.8 FF E-mount lens

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The new Trioplan 35mm f/2.8 FF E-mount lens can now be preordered for $599 on their Kickstarter page (Click here).

“The new Trioplan 35+ will be made of the finest materials. It comes with a carefully anodized aluminium housing, and special coated glass lenses from Schott and Ohara. 12 aperture blades create the circular bokeh.”

Lens specs:
Focal length: 35 mm
Aperture: 1:2,8, – 1:22
Angle: +/- 31,5°
Focussing Distance ∞ to 0,3 m
Clip on diameter:  41 mm
Filter Diameter: M 39 x 0,75
Size: Ø 61,5 mm x 50 mm
Weight: ca. 220g
Aperture blades: 12

Image samples can be seen on the Kickstarter page.

 

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Pierre Paqueton about the new Batis: “aperture is low enough to make it dreamy”

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Zeiss Photographer Pierre Paqueton shared a couple of new shots taken with the yet to be announced new Batis tele portrait prime lens. When asked about the lens aperture he did answerthis:

aperture low enough to make it dreamy, and that’s all you need to know 😉

and in a next post:

I know so many of you are very curious as to what the focal length and aperture of the new Batis lens might be. Although, I can’t tell you any specifics, I hope this photo gives an idea of how shallow you can get with the lens. Sharp detail, focus, and Bokeh are 3 main factors for me when creating a shot. And I’m happy to say this lens exceeded my expectations in all 3 categories.

The lens will be announced within 1-2 weeks!

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