I do most of my photography with manual focusing, so about 99.99% manual focusing, it is rare that I use autofocus. My Lenses for Sony FE are Sony 14mm 1.8 GM, ZEISS 21mm Distagon 21mm 2.8, Sony 24mm 1.4 GM, Sony Carl ZEISS Sonnar 35mm 2.8 ZA, Voigtländer APO-Lanthar 35mm 2.0 Aspherical, Sony ZEISS Sonnar 55mm 1.8 ZA, Voigtländer Macro APO-Lanthar 65mm 2.0 Aspherical, ZEISS Batis Sonnar 85mm 1.8, Voigtländer Macro APO-Lanthar 110mm 2.5 and Sony 135mm 1.8 GM, I can recommend all of these Lenses. I never use filters, I never do videos. I do not like to use zoom lenses.
@ and the price is also from another league) and if you do video and your camera doesn’t support focus breathing compensation - 35mm f1.8 would be a better choice
I currently own the Tamron 28-75mm f/2.8, Batis 85mm f/1.8, FE 35mm f/1.8, and FE 55mm f/1.8 ZA. All are excellent lenses, but the Batis 85mm is my favorite. The images it produces are so stunning that they often require no editing. I rarely use the FE 55mm indoors because its focal length often feels too restrictive in tight spaces. For indoor photography, I prefer the FE 35mm due to its wider field of view, while for outdoor photography, I almost always reach for the Batis 85mm. I’ve been into photography for just about two years. When heading out, I usually only bring the FE 35mm and Batis 85mm for simplicity and convenience. Recently, I’ve been considering replacing the FE 35mm f/1.8 with the FE 16-35mm GM II. Hoping this would allow me to cover a wider focal range and potentially achieve sharper images. Do you think this is a right direction, or would you recommend an alternative?
My all time favorite for now would be the Sigma 28-70mm f2.8 Contemporary. I like how compact it is for a versatile standard zoom with constant f2.8 aperture. And the overall performance (autofocus, fringing, etc) isn't too far off from Sigma's own 24-70mm f2.8 Art lens for about $200 cheaper. It stays on my A7C 85% of the time for how versatile and easy to use it is. I'd like to think that it's the full frame version of the Sigma 18-50mm f2.8 Contemporary for the APS-C sensor.
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I have this lens and was shocked he didn’t have it on here I so love this lens and for doing photography of the northern lights here in Alaska and for the price its really hard to beat
You may think I’m crazy but if I can only take one of my lenses with me on a hike here in Alaska I would take my Sony 70-200mm2.8 ii and maybe take my 1.4 or even 2x converters with me with my Sony A7R V love this combo for here in Alaska but I do also have the Sony 200-600mm and the other lens that you didnt have on here but I love it is the Viltrox 16mm 1.8 love this lens for taking pics of the northern lights here in Alaska
Sony 14mm, really sharp, Tamron 17-28 really sharp, Tamron 35-150 very good allround lens, bit soft at 35mm vide open and 150mm vide open, sigma 85mm f1.4 👌 Tamron 150-500 is better than Sigma 150-600 IMO
2 points, you left out the sigma 28-70 f2.8. It’s way more compact than the sigma art 24-70 with little compromises in the image quality and imo it’s better than the Tamron 28-75. You also left out the new Sony 70-200 f4. It’s pretty expensive for an f4 but very compact and versatile. I was considering getting the Sony 90mm for macro and Tamron 70-180 f2.8 for telephoto, now I can just get the 70-200 with a teleconverter and essentially have a macro, telephoto and ultra telephoto lens all in one. So I can have a 3 lens kit this way, that it’s not extremely heavy and covers all the bases well enough for my needs: Sony 20mm for Astro and wide angle, sigma 28-70 f2.8 for all around zoom and Sony 70-200 f4 for macro and telephoto.
What are your favorite AF Full Frame lenses for Sony E?
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I do most of my photography with manual focusing, so about 99.99% manual focusing, it is rare that I use autofocus. My Lenses for Sony FE are Sony 14mm 1.8 GM, ZEISS 21mm Distagon 21mm 2.8, Sony 24mm 1.4 GM, Sony Carl ZEISS Sonnar 35mm 2.8 ZA, Voigtländer APO-Lanthar 35mm 2.0 Aspherical, Sony ZEISS Sonnar 55mm 1.8 ZA, Voigtländer Macro APO-Lanthar 65mm 2.0 Aspherical, ZEISS Batis Sonnar 85mm 1.8, Voigtländer Macro APO-Lanthar 110mm 2.5 and Sony 135mm 1.8 GM, I can recommend all of these Lenses. I never use filters, I never do videos. I do not like to use zoom lenses.
35 1.4 gm is way better than 35 1.8, another league
@ and the price is also from another league) and if you do video and your camera doesn’t support focus breathing compensation - 35mm f1.8 would be a better choice
Good review, and i really like the kits.
Welcome) stay tuned)
I currently own the Tamron 28-75mm f/2.8, Batis 85mm f/1.8, FE 35mm f/1.8, and FE 55mm f/1.8 ZA. All are excellent lenses, but the Batis 85mm is my favorite. The images it produces are so stunning that they often require no editing.
I rarely use the FE 55mm indoors because its focal length often feels too restrictive in tight spaces. For indoor photography, I prefer the FE 35mm due to its wider field of view, while for outdoor photography, I almost always reach for the Batis 85mm.
I’ve been into photography for just about two years. When heading out, I usually only bring the FE 35mm and Batis 85mm for simplicity and convenience.
Recently, I’ve been considering replacing the FE 35mm f/1.8 with the FE 16-35mm GM II. Hoping this would allow me to cover a wider focal range and potentially achieve sharper images. Do you think this is a right direction, or would you recommend an alternative?
I’d keep the 35 f1.8 to be honest) that’s my favorite lens of all time
My all time favorite for now would be the Sigma 28-70mm f2.8 Contemporary. I like how compact it is for a versatile standard zoom with constant f2.8 aperture. And the overall performance (autofocus, fringing, etc) isn't too far off from Sigma's own 24-70mm f2.8 Art lens for about $200 cheaper. It stays on my A7C 85% of the time for how versatile and easy to use it is.
I'd like to think that it's the full frame version of the Sigma 18-50mm f2.8 Contemporary for the APS-C sensor.
This is the best video ever , I subscribed directly for this channel because of this video, and I also subscribed to Christophers channel ,because of this video… just like those videos what we all really need 👏🏻🔥
Appreciate it Ali! Respect 😎
Great video and superb effort to cover all these range of lenses
Thanks mate) stay tuned 😜
Tamron 28-75 is my absolute sleeper
Best review i have seen yet! I need a first lense for my Sony A7ii and thought Tamron might be inferior to other brands. However i like the value
Thanks mate) I appreciate it) Tamron is good enough)
Sigma 85 f1.4 dg dn so much better than the sony 85 gm. The viltrox 16mm f1.8 is amazing. What no 135 gm?? It rules the all
Would you consider the Tamron 20-40 over the 17-28 or do you think that extra 3mm really factors in while shooting?
No, I wouldn’t) 17-28 is a better lens optically
IMO u could easily put the viltrox 16mm 1.8 on the wide open lens... Fantastic lens!
Yeah, it’s good)
I have this lens and was shocked he didn’t have it on here I so love this lens and for doing photography of the northern lights here in Alaska and for the price its really hard to beat
For you whichbus better? Sony 50mm 1.2 or the 1.4?
I’d go for the 1.4, because of the size and weigh
batis 85mm top dog
Viltrox 85 is better than sony 85 1.8 ?
More or less on par
You may think I’m crazy but if I can only take one of my lenses with me on a hike here in Alaska I would take my Sony 70-200mm2.8 ii and maybe take my 1.4 or even 2x converters with me with my Sony A7R V love this combo for here in Alaska but I do also have the Sony 200-600mm and the other lens that you didnt have on here but I love it is the Viltrox 16mm 1.8 love this lens for taking pics of the northern lights here in Alaska
The viltrox came out after this video was released)
That 200-600mm is heavy. I only use it with a tripod. The 100-400mm GM is my walking around long lens.
@@rnish2958 I use my Sony 200-600mm more without the tripod then I do with the tripod
Thanks!
Sony FE 135mm F1.8 G Master
how about the samyang 35mm f1.4?
Not a fan
It's only decent. Far better competitors out there
@@ayekaye8055 can you tell me the competitors?
Sony 14mm, really sharp, Tamron 17-28 really sharp, Tamron 35-150 very good allround lens, bit soft at 35mm vide open and 150mm vide open, sigma 85mm f1.4 👌 Tamron 150-500 is better than Sigma 150-600 IMO
2 points, you left out the sigma 28-70 f2.8. It’s way more compact than the sigma art 24-70 with little compromises in the image quality and imo it’s better than the Tamron 28-75.
You also left out the new Sony 70-200 f4. It’s pretty expensive for an f4 but very compact and versatile. I was considering getting the Sony 90mm for macro and Tamron 70-180 f2.8 for telephoto, now I can just get the 70-200 with a teleconverter and essentially have a macro, telephoto and ultra telephoto lens all in one.
So I can have a 3 lens kit this way, that it’s not extremely heavy and covers all the bases well enough for my needs: Sony 20mm for Astro and wide angle, sigma 28-70 f2.8 for all around zoom and Sony 70-200 f4 for macro and telephoto.
Great combo as well) I just can’t fit all the lenses in one video))
@@NOlimitsON yeah it’s perfectly understandable, they were on my radar for my kit that the only reason why I caught them missing
Sigma 28-70 is lot softer than Tamron 28-75. 🤔 And Sigma's color fringing is really bad.
@@henakos not in my experience
@@binarytrash I am tested both head to head and I can say that my Tamron is lot sharper than my Sigma.
You are making extensive use of the photos of Mr Frost. I hope you have his permission.
As I said in the video - he’s one of my favorite RUclipsrs and I admire his work. I did say about it and posted a link to his channel as well😉
Thanks!