This is a brilliant video. I'm glad you got into the nitty gritty about sharpness, color fringing, and lens distortion. It's clear to me that the Sony Zeiss 55mm f1.8 is a masterpiece. No camera is perfect. No lens is perfect. This lens, however, is a perfect tool for any type of photographer. The only limitation is you.
For those interested I did a quick comparison article between the Sony 55mm f/1.8 ZA Lens and Sigma 56mm f/1.4 Lens for those using crop factor cameras wondering what the differences may or may not be... www.sonyalphalab.com/sony-fe-55mm-f-1-8-za-lens-vs-sigma-56mm-f-1-4-dc-dn-lens-using-sony-a6700/
Im a barber and take haircut photos. This is by far the best lens i've used. It beats all the 85 1.4s i used and even 135 gm. a few 35s too. 55 1.8 undisputed king by a long way too.
I avoided this lens for a while. For some reason I never wanted it. I kept on reading all the hype and decided to get it. Best decision ever. It's very good. Light, fast and sharp. To me the CA isn't that bad. Adds a little character.
Thanks Jason, excellent review and is the best Ive seen on this lens. I was thinking of upgrading from the 55 to the 50 1.4 GM, but your review and excellent range of samples reminded me of how much character this lens has, so I think I'll save my money. Excellent work, really appreciated.
@@krkstar21 No I didn't. I dont think it's worth it. The bokeh can get a little busy on specular highlights, but other than the 55 is so good I cant justify the cost to upgrade. I would like the 1.4 to complete my range of GM lenses, but thats not a good reason to get one.
Thanks Jason! This was my first Sony FE lens which I purchased with the original A7 shortly after both were introduced. It was my first step in transitioning from A mount. I added the LA-EA adapters and used some of my A mount lenses together with it. Its an extremely sharp lens as you have shown in your review. I can confirm the chromatic aberration issues. Longitudinal aberrations wide open is the more serious of the two. So in that case one has to avoid bright backgrounds behind the subject. Of course stopping down reduces aberrations. As usual lateral aberrations can be corrected in post. Some users might not like the close focus distance of 1.64 ft. Most of my photography is landscape and travel type photography, so its not my favorite focal length for that. For people/portraits its great. I've since added the Sony-Zeiss zoom lenses and Zeiss Batis series. The Zeiss rendering and the so-called Zeiss pop is true. Of course all of this is subjective and personal preference and taste. Size, weight and budget are important factors as well. And size and weight are a big plus for the 55mm f1.8 ZA! Current price is $898 new at B&H.
Thanks for the detailed review of your experience with this lens! It sounds like you have a great collection of Sony gear now. I have the Batis 25mm and thinking about getting the 40mm next ;)
@@Jason_Hermann All of the Batis lens perform well -- they are just very expensive unless you buy them when Zeiss has a sale -- or used. Some people would say they are not a good value. The 40 mm Batis is my favorite focal length and I love its ability to close focus with good magnification. Its an f2 lens, but stops down a little on its own when close focusing which some people complain about. It's a great lens for travel, street landscapes, food photography ect. And it has the Zeiss pop and rendering that I like. The 55mm f1.8 might be a better choice for people and portraits. The 40 is nice for group photos. A cheaper alternative might be the Sony 40mm f2.5 G. I like the OLED display on the Batis lenses which diplay focus distance/hyperfocal distance which can be handy, especially in the dark. Lens choice is very subjective and depends a lot on the type of photography, taste, budget etc. The 25mm Batis is a great lens and should be a could companion to your 55mm f1.8.
I enjoyed this video a lot, not only for the product review but it felt like sitting with a friend and experiencing the trip at the computer with you. 👌🏾 Appreciate you sharing, beautiful life.💛
Hey Jason- thanks for the video! I've noticed this lens gets a lot of hate and consequently sells for pretty cheap these days. I bought mine in 2016 and it has been consistently my favorite lens and was my introduction to what makes Zeiss so special. I've since moved away from Sony but use it adapted on my Nikon Zf and Z8. Never going to get rid of it. What spurred me to comment though was that truck shot at 26:23. That's a real special one... kudos!
Ayeee! Thats my set up! Sony A7C II - with the 55mm F/1.8 Zeiss lens - just got it used on FB markerplace in nearly brand new condition, with the box, the leather case, and paperwork which looks like it was just bought, for 400$ dollars. I coulda got one for 325$ ... but that ond was way more beat up and didnt come with the box, case, etc. I love it ❤
Budget friendly indeed. Years ago when I bought my first sony camera, this was the first lens I bought to go with it. Now I have a few more lenses so this one doesn't really get any play time until recently I pulled it out at Christmas time to take photos of the kids. While it's not perfect, it does have a pleasing quality to the images.
i am getting all the zeiss lenses just for the 3D pop and separation. Most people don't have objects or scenery layered into their shots. its just a straight head shot or object most of the time being shot as examples on RUclips. But when you have atmosphere or something to show depth....THEN this lens really shines in pics, but definitely in videos.
Not related, but beautiful area, in the sample video you provided I could hear the eastern phoebes singing clearly. Definitely going to try this lens with a rode mic.
I once owned both the Zeiss 55 and the 50 2.5 G. I sold the 50 in favour of the Zeiss. It's a sensational lens, which shines in the field. It is more than the sum of its parts. The bokeh is special and you can get the swirls if there are trees in the background. The lens has character and is less clinical than the newer G and GM lenses.I Love the look from the front. At F4, it has great 3d pop. It cannot be quantified. There is something different about how it renders the images. The images from my 85 are probably sharper, but they look flat compared to the images from the Zeiss. What a gem of a lens indeed.
Absolutely wonderful 3d pop on that coin in the lab test. Sony GM lenses might outperform this lens in a brick-wall test but they will never give off that 3d feel
trying to get into taking good pictures and maybe some wildlife photography , any recommendations for a a good intro setup , trying to keep my budget under 3 K
haha, it's just the lens man, not exposure tricks were used... Sometimes depending on the scene I will under expose 1/3 of a stop, but that is pretty rare....
@@Jason_Hermann I bought this lens today for $300 brand new with 2 extra Zeiss uv and pol filters. I’m actually very impressed how great this lens performs, the autofocus in video is amazing! My A7CR enjoys this lens size too, super compact.
Me too love very much this lens that i own since 2015. I wonder how the software part of this lens will perform with the time (I had a very bad experience with a second hand -BH Photovideo- Touit 12 mm that I had to send in to Zeiss). I am stressing this point in order to evaluate the risk of buying a second hand Sony Zeiss 35 mm f 2,8. Thank you again for your attention.
Epic video. Your shots show its great. So for the A7cii and street woukd you still get this or the newer Sony FE 50mm f/2.5 G Lens which is just 3oz lighter?
That is a tuff call, because that lens has a great look and better fringing control for sure... I would still go with this one myself though for the faster f/1.8 and higher 55mm focal length. Now the Sony FE 50mm f/1.2 GM I would trade for.... haha
Ignore it, because in the real world it rarely shows up, and worst case u can fix it… just my .02cents as u can see how awesome almost all the photos are.
You should try out the voigt 65 2 apo if you can deal with mf. It's so sharp but has a character that none of these newer lenses have similar to the 55. It also has zero CA and is 1:2 macro.
The Voigt's are on my wish list for sure!! Even used they are still usually very expensive though... ^5mm would be awesome combined with the 1:2 macro as well! 👊
@@Jason_Hermann hey! i remember you talking about this lens (the 55) a while back now! i didn't know if you'd changed your mind or what. re the apo 65, man... iirc it's relatively cheap on ebay, no? i got mine for $325 on photomarket... that's bc it was kinda beat up (but functionally perfect), but i see a mint on ebay for 488 rn. doesn't have AF but it's the most incredible lens i've ever used, viz img quality... i couldn't even believe it when i looked at my first test footage, it was just some tight shots of my cat's face but i felt like i finally understood what ppl meant when they said "painterly rendering," bc everything oof looked... like a painting! sometimes it's not as easy to tell when looking at reviews, bc when all you tend to see is the footage, you don't really have an idea of what it looks like out of camera... i actually bought the apo 35 after that, i liked the experience of the 65 so much (they're so well-dampened it;s just such a pleasurable experience). not as stunning but an exceptional lens too nonetheless. imo great bang for your buck on the used mkt (as is this 55), not least bc the macro
yeah, I appreciate you sharing your experience, and they look incredible going for about $500 on Ebay at the moment... Not to bad, I thought they were more actually... I will certainly keep an eye out because I love using these lenses for the product photography stuff in particular and manual focus is fine for that 👍
You guys all convinced me to look for the Voigt 65mm and I just purchased a mint looking copy off Ebay!! geni.us/jy6E6 Really looking forward to trying it out and it should be here around the 22nd it's saying... Thanks again for the recommendations and I might just have to look at the other focal lengths as well if this lens is as good as I am hoping💪👊 By the way if anybody lives in NY area I would be happy to let you barrow a lens or we can trade for a week or whatever, that would be awesome as well...
Yeah, I can do that when I get some time, but the Zeiss is going to be better for sure as far as distortion & contrast for sure. Sharpness is really good on the Sigma, so that will prolly be fairly close and I am curious about the fringing difference in particular. I will prolly just post a quick article on my website showing that comparison when I get time... www.sonyalphalab.com/
That would be nice; I appreciate it. I already own the Sigma and, like you said, straight from the camera the quality is exceptional. I was wondering if I am missing something by not having this Zeiss lens. @@Jason_Hermann
I never used the Samyang 45mm f/1.8 lens so I cannot say.... I can't see it having as good of a "look" as this Ziess badged lens though considering all the lenses I have tried over the years. The fringing is prolly way better though as it is pretty terrible on this lens by todays newest lens standards anyway.
Regarding the corner sharpness thing, 99.99 of us we blur it,...yeah, we put the subject , what ever it is in the middle and then we most of the times never go over 2.8 on this kind of lenses, I never met a landscape photographer doing his thing with a 50 mm, they do it with zoom lenses. The engineering of perfect corner sharpness just give us bigger/heavier lenses...just it.
I totally agree, but when most people watch my lens reviews they want to see the corner sharpness test for at the very least just a reference. And some applications do require great corner sharpness like art digitizing photography I do from time to time for clients. This lens is a great for that because very little distortion and I can get just the right distance away, but to your point I stop it down to f/8 when doing that type of work... In general though I never care about corner sharpness 99% of the time in the real world.
lmao: "I'm also using the Sennheiser mic on top.... I think it sounds pretty good" /immediately takes wind hit (Murphy's law... been there, done that, lol)
I have owned this lens since the A7R2 came out. Still one of the sharpest lenses I own. This together with the 35 and 85 1.8 produce 95% of what their GM cousins do. If you need that extra 5%, you know who you are but most people don't.
@@kekchanbiggestfan Ahhh, cool thanks for sharing! I only see those around lily pads so that makes sense ;) hahaha, pardon my ignorance as I don't know much about flowers clearly....
@@Jason_Hermann There’s nothing to apologize for, I just thought it was a little funny. Thanks for the video, it’s helping me figure out what to pick up with an A7c. I’m thinking either this or the Sigma 50mm f2 😊
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This is a brilliant video. I'm glad you got into the nitty gritty about sharpness, color fringing, and lens distortion. It's clear to me that the Sony Zeiss 55mm f1.8 is a masterpiece. No camera is perfect. No lens is perfect. This lens, however, is a perfect tool for any type of photographer. The only limitation is you.
Thank you for the kind words and I could not agree more about this lens :)
Would you recommend this lens for videography as well?
@@TREASUREHOUSEENTERPRISE Sorry. Can't answer that. I don't make videos.
For those interested I did a quick comparison article between the Sony 55mm f/1.8 ZA Lens and Sigma 56mm f/1.4 Lens for those using crop factor cameras wondering what the differences may or may not be... www.sonyalphalab.com/sony-fe-55mm-f-1-8-za-lens-vs-sigma-56mm-f-1-4-dc-dn-lens-using-sony-a6700/
Most helpful review of this lens I found. Thanks for sharing so many great photo examples! The photos speak for themselves.
I really appreciate the kind words Zach ;)
Im a barber and take haircut photos. This is by far the best lens i've used. It beats all the 85 1.4s i used and even 135 gm. a few 35s too. 55 1.8 undisputed king by a long way too.
Thanks for sharing Ron and it certainly has a "look" to it and combined with the 55mm it's my favorite lens right now for sure!
I avoided this lens for a while. For some reason I never wanted it. I kept on reading all the hype and decided to get it. Best decision ever. It's very good. Light, fast and sharp. To me the CA isn't that bad. Adds a little character.
It's still my favorite lens!
Thanks Jason, excellent review and is the best Ive seen on this lens. I was thinking of upgrading from the 55 to the 50 1.4 GM, but your review and excellent range of samples reminded me of how much character this lens has, so I think I'll save my money.
Excellent work, really appreciated.
Did you ever update
@@krkstar21 No I didn't. I dont think it's worth it. The bokeh can get a little busy on specular highlights, but other than the 55 is so good I cant justify the cost to upgrade.
I would like the 1.4 to complete my range of GM lenses, but thats not a good reason to get one.
Thanks Jason! This was my first Sony FE lens which I purchased with the original A7 shortly after both were introduced. It was my first step in transitioning from A mount. I added the LA-EA adapters and used some of my A mount lenses together with it. Its an extremely sharp lens as you have shown in your review. I can confirm the chromatic aberration issues. Longitudinal aberrations wide open is the more serious of the two. So in that case one has to avoid bright backgrounds behind the subject. Of course stopping down reduces aberrations. As usual lateral aberrations can be corrected in post. Some users might not like the close focus distance of 1.64 ft. Most of my photography is landscape and travel type photography, so its not my favorite focal length for that. For people/portraits its great. I've since added the Sony-Zeiss zoom lenses and Zeiss Batis series. The Zeiss rendering and the so-called Zeiss pop is true. Of course all of this is subjective and personal preference and taste. Size, weight and budget are important factors as well. And size and weight are a big plus for the 55mm f1.8 ZA! Current price is $898 new at B&H.
Thanks for the detailed review of your experience with this lens! It sounds like you have a great collection of Sony gear now. I have the Batis 25mm and thinking about getting the 40mm next ;)
@@Jason_Hermann All of the Batis lens perform well -- they are just very expensive unless you buy them when Zeiss has a sale -- or used. Some people would say they are not a good value. The 40 mm Batis is my favorite focal length and I love its ability to close focus with good magnification. Its an f2 lens, but stops down a little on its own when close focusing which some people complain about. It's a great lens for travel, street landscapes, food photography ect. And it has the Zeiss pop and rendering that I like. The 55mm f1.8 might be a better choice for people and portraits. The 40 is nice for group photos. A cheaper alternative might be the Sony 40mm f2.5 G. I like the OLED display on the Batis lenses which diplay focus distance/hyperfocal distance which can be handy, especially in the dark. Lens choice is very subjective and depends a lot on the type of photography, taste, budget etc. The 25mm Batis is a great lens and should be a could companion to your 55mm f1.8.
I bought this lens with my a7iii in 2023 and now it is living on my fx3. This is hands down the best portrait lens for wedding videography, IMO.
Thanks for sharing and I love it as well :)
I enjoyed this video a lot, not only for the product review but it felt like sitting with a friend and experiencing the trip at the computer with you. 👌🏾 Appreciate you sharing, beautiful life.💛
Glad you enjoyed it and thank you for the very kind words :)
Man. What a great and thorough review.
Loved your sample images, I'm just about to pick up a used version and this was very helpful.
Happy 2025.🎉
Awesome, thank you and Happy New Year!
Many samples! Thank you so much! I've been eyeing this lens for quite some time already!
Wow you are the best photographer I’ve ever seen ❤❤❤
I own it and love it!
Awesome! 👊
Really great review, thanks for all the effort that went into making this!
Hey Jason- thanks for the video! I've noticed this lens gets a lot of hate and consequently sells for pretty cheap these days. I bought mine in 2016 and it has been consistently my favorite lens and was my introduction to what makes Zeiss so special. I've since moved away from Sony but use it adapted on my Nikon Zf and Z8. Never going to get rid of it.
What spurred me to comment though was that truck shot at 26:23. That's a real special one... kudos!
Thank you for sharing :)
Ayeee! Thats my set up! Sony A7C II - with the 55mm F/1.8 Zeiss lens - just got it used on FB markerplace in nearly brand new condition, with the box, the leather case, and paperwork which looks like it was just bought, for 400$ dollars. I coulda got one for 325$ ... but that ond was way more beat up and didnt come with the box, case, etc. I love it ❤
Awesome grab and excellent combo for sure! Mine is currently mounted to my a7c2 as we speak ;)
I also got one locally used for $400 and also go the A7CII. Great combo.
@@markanthonyart For sure! It's perfect ❤️
Budget friendly indeed. Years ago when I bought my first sony camera, this was the first lens I bought to go with it. Now I have a few more lenses so this one doesn't really get any play time until recently I pulled it out at Christmas time to take photos of the kids. While it's not perfect, it does have a pleasing quality to the images.
I agree, it's still a great lens!
i am getting all the zeiss lenses just for the 3D pop and separation. Most people don't have objects or scenery layered into their shots. its just a straight head shot or object most of the time being shot as examples on RUclips. But when you have atmosphere or something to show depth....THEN this lens really shines in pics, but definitely in videos.
It's great you are getting into the Zeiss line. They are fantastic!
Some family friends of mine used to own the General store down there in Salado, cool to see some shots from there.
Yeah it's a really cool town, my brother Dave lives in Salado and I've been visiting there for a very long time. Thanks for the comments!
Thank you! Indeed an incredible lens!
You bet!
Not related, but beautiful area, in the sample video you provided I could hear the eastern phoebes singing clearly. Definitely going to try this lens with a rode mic.
Thanks for sharing planty of sample photos. My fave is the wedding cake with bacon.
Good choice! Haha
I have the 85 1.5. But, sometimes it’s a little long I really want the 55. Nice review by the way. The sample photos were killer.
I once owned both the Zeiss 55 and the 50 2.5 G. I sold the 50 in favour of the Zeiss. It's a sensational lens, which shines in the field. It is more than the sum of its parts. The bokeh is special and you can get the swirls if there are trees in the background. The lens has character and is less clinical than the newer G and GM lenses.I Love the look from the front. At F4, it has great 3d pop. It cannot be quantified. There is something different about how it renders the images. The images from my 85 are probably sharper, but they look flat compared to the images from the Zeiss. What a gem of a lens indeed.
I 100% agree with everything you said and thank you for taking the time to comment :)
Very good video and very good photos 💯
Thank you 🙌
My fav A7C + 55mm f1.8 Zeiss
The 3D pop is amazing
Absolutely wonderful 3d pop on that coin in the lab test. Sony GM lenses might outperform this lens in a brick-wall test but they will never give off that 3d feel
My favorite lens of all time.
trying to get into taking good pictures and maybe some wildlife photography , any recommendations for a a good intro setup , trying to keep my budget under 3 K
XT-4 + Fuji 70-300
I kind of love the way your pictures are exposed. Can you share with me the settings please? 😊
haha, it's just the lens man, not exposure tricks were used... Sometimes depending on the scene I will under expose 1/3 of a stop, but that is pretty rare....
@@Jason_Hermann I bought this lens today for $300 brand new with 2 extra Zeiss uv and pol filters. I’m actually very impressed how great this lens performs, the autofocus in video is amazing! My A7CR enjoys this lens size too, super compact.
Me too love very much this lens that i own since 2015. I wonder how the software part of this lens will perform with the time (I had a very bad experience with a second hand -BH Photovideo- Touit 12 mm that I had to send in to Zeiss). I am stressing this point in order to evaluate the risk of buying a second hand Sony Zeiss 35 mm f 2,8. Thank you again for your attention.
Epic video. Your shots show its great. So for the A7cii and street woukd you still get this or the newer Sony FE 50mm f/2.5 G Lens which is just 3oz lighter?
That is a tuff call, because that lens has a great look and better fringing control for sure... I would still go with this one myself though for the faster f/1.8 and higher 55mm focal length. Now the Sony FE 50mm f/1.2 GM I would trade for.... haha
Awesome video mate! Curious on if the lens is noisey and how good it is for video AF? Thanks mate!
Thank you and it's pretty quiet and it works decent for video in my opinion as long as the subjects are not moving to quickly. All the best, Jay
@@Jason_Hermann awesome man! I actually just picked it up today. Loving it so far.
same as me.. 90% all the time . for wide i either use 20mm or my phone :D
55 was my first mahoń Lens. Next batis serwis (25,40,85) 3d pop od amazong, colors... Contrast❤
I would love to have this but the CA?
Ignore it, because in the real world it rarely shows up, and worst case u can fix it… just my .02cents as u can see how awesome almost all the photos are.
@@Jason_Hermann thanks for the reply that's appreciated. On that recommendation, I'm going to buy.
Looking forward to the sharpness and colours.
Buy it used and worst case, you can sell it and get all your money back.... I have a feeling you will keep it though!
@@Jason_Hermann Thanks, I can pick a good used one up this weekend for £350. Not a big gamble to be honest, looking forward to giving it a 'spin'!
You should try out the voigt 65 2 apo if you can deal with mf. It's so sharp but has a character that none of these newer lenses have similar to the 55. It also has zero CA and is 1:2 macro.
The Voigt's are on my wish list for sure!! Even used they are still usually very expensive though... ^5mm would be awesome combined with the 1:2 macro as well! 👊
@@Jason_Hermann hey! i remember you talking about this lens (the 55) a while back now! i didn't know if you'd changed your mind or what.
re the apo 65, man... iirc it's relatively cheap on ebay, no? i got mine for $325 on photomarket... that's bc it was kinda beat up (but functionally perfect), but i see a mint on ebay for 488 rn.
doesn't have AF but it's the most incredible lens i've ever used, viz img quality... i couldn't even believe it when i looked at my first test footage, it was just some tight shots of my cat's face but i felt like i finally understood what ppl meant when they said "painterly rendering," bc everything oof looked... like a painting! sometimes it's not as easy to tell when looking at reviews, bc when all you tend to see is the footage, you don't really have an idea of what it looks like out of camera...
i actually bought the apo 35 after that, i liked the experience of the 65 so much (they're so well-dampened it;s just such a pleasurable experience). not as stunning but an exceptional lens too nonetheless.
imo great bang for your buck on the used mkt (as is this 55), not least bc the macro
yeah, I appreciate you sharing your experience, and they look incredible going for about $500 on Ebay at the moment... Not to bad, I thought they were more actually... I will certainly keep an eye out because I love using these lenses for the product photography stuff in particular and manual focus is fine for that 👍
You guys all convinced me to look for the Voigt 65mm and I just purchased a mint looking copy off Ebay!! geni.us/jy6E6 Really looking forward to trying it out and it should be here around the 22nd it's saying... Thanks again for the recommendations and I might just have to look at the other focal lengths as well if this lens is as good as I am hoping💪👊 By the way if anybody lives in NY area I would be happy to let you barrow a lens or we can trade for a week or whatever, that would be awesome as well...
@@Jason_Hermann sweeeet. It's a great piece. They def hold their value more than most lenses too.
Can you please compare this to Sigma 56mm f1.4 on an APSC sony body?
Yeah, I can do that when I get some time, but the Zeiss is going to be better for sure as far as distortion & contrast for sure. Sharpness is really good on the Sigma, so that will prolly be fairly close and I am curious about the fringing difference in particular. I will prolly just post a quick article on my website showing that comparison when I get time... www.sonyalphalab.com/
That would be nice; I appreciate it. I already own the Sigma and, like you said, straight from the camera the quality is exceptional. I was wondering if I am missing something by not having this Zeiss lens. @@Jason_Hermann
I think you are missing a little contrast and color, but that is about it... I'll test it out when I get home from work though...
Zeiss also has nicer bokhe rendering. Overall, it's more “character” lens for me.
Here ya go... www.sonyalphalab.com/sony-fe-55mm-f-1-8-za-lens-vs-sigma-56mm-f-1-4-dc-dn-lens-using-sony-a6700/
How does this compare to the Samyang 45mm F1.8? I heard it has improved CA performance for example?
I never used the Samyang 45mm f/1.8 lens so I cannot say.... I can't see it having as good of a "look" as this Ziess badged lens though considering all the lenses I have tried over the years. The fringing is prolly way better though as it is pretty terrible on this lens by todays newest lens standards anyway.
Samyang is much better,great AF
Regarding the corner sharpness thing, 99.99 of us we blur it,...yeah, we put the subject , what ever it is in the middle and then we most of the times never go over 2.8 on this kind of lenses, I never met a landscape photographer doing his thing with a 50 mm, they do it with zoom lenses. The engineering of perfect corner sharpness just give us bigger/heavier lenses...just it.
I totally agree, but when most people watch my lens reviews they want to see the corner sharpness test for at the very least just a reference. And some applications do require great corner sharpness like art digitizing photography I do from time to time for clients. This lens is a great for that because very little distortion and I can get just the right distance away, but to your point I stop it down to f/8 when doing that type of work... In general though I never care about corner sharpness 99% of the time in the real world.
lmao: "I'm also using the Sennheiser mic on top.... I think it sounds pretty good" /immediately takes wind hit (Murphy's law... been there, done that, lol)
hahaha Murphy is always lurking....
@@Jason_Hermann Also, thank you for this video! :)
Lovely Video
Thanks
I have owned this lens since the A7R2 came out. Still one of the sharpest lenses I own. This together with the 35 and 85 1.8 produce 95% of what their GM cousins do. If you need that extra 5%, you know who you are but most people don't.
I could not agree more and have the same lenses as you which I also used the most often....
I don't know what's up with this lens, but it is brilliant. There must be ferry dust in it or so ...
Agreed!
4:50 a lily pad… flower😂
Do you know what it is called?
@@Jason_HermannA lily
@@kekchanbiggestfan Ahhh, cool thanks for sharing! I only see those around lily pads so that makes sense ;) hahaha, pardon my ignorance as I don't know much about flowers clearly....
@@Jason_Hermann There’s nothing to apologize for, I just thought it was a little funny. Thanks for the video, it’s helping me figure out what to pick up with an A7c. I’m thinking either this or the Sigma 50mm f2 😊
TEE ASTERISK
This Sony or Sigma bokeh looks like iPhone bokeh. Difinitely, You should try Helios 44-2.
Have loved mine for years, if i had to sell id get rid of everything except this one
It's definitely one of those lenses for me as well :)
A decent lens with slow AF...
I sold mine and regret it.
Ah man, Peter don't worry you can pick one up used for a reasonable price if you are still longing for it...