The Loxia lens series is designed for full-frame and APS-C Sony E-mount cameras and provides a fully mechanical operation that benefits both still photographers and filmmakers. Offering long focus throws and the ability to de-click the aperture, filmmakers especially can benefit from these compact optics. The 21mm, 35mm, and 50mm lenses included here offer a […]
DXO just released their Zeiss Batis 85mm f/1.8 test results and it looks like a good balance between price/performance for portraiture. This isn’t the sharpest lens you can put on a Sony A7, but it’s close enough for 99% of shooting. The design of the Batis lenses have interested me since their announcement and I hope to pick […]
If you have ever wondered how the Zeiss Otus 85mm f/1.4 compares to the Sony FE 85mm f/1.4 GM DigitalRevTV might be able to help.
Lens rentals has fully examined Sony’s new ‘nifty fifty’ the Sony FE 50mm f/1.8 and come back with surprisingly good news. These lenses are well built with less lens variation than their more expensive big brother the Sony Zeiss 55mm f/1.8 Sonnar T* FE ZA. If optical quality is your primary concern then the Sony FE 50mm […]
image courtesy of Lonely Speck I recently acquired a Sony a7 II after owning several NEX cameras over the years. During my research to plan for future lens purchases, I came across an unexpected review of the Sony Zeiss 55mm F1.8 Sonnar T* FE ZA by the Lonely Speck. While a 55mm lens might not […]
Two of the Zeiss Batis lenses for Sony E mount are finally in stock: → Zeiss Batis 85mm f/1.8 lens (#ZE8518B) → Zeiss Batis 25mm f/2 lens (#ZE2520BFE) The Zeiss Batis 18mm f/2.8 lens is still out of stock. Update – more Sony E mount lenses in stock for the first time: → Voigtlander Super Wide-Heliar 15mm f/4.5 Aspherical […]