Sony Lounge Thread MKIII (All Sony cameras welcome)

WOW!!
awesome !
Print worthy for sure!

David Arbogast wrote in post #18429421
My new-to-me Loxia 35mm just arrived. Just snapped a few images around the house (outside) and compared them to similar snaps from the copy I bought/returned last year. The copy I just bought is a good measure sharper than last year's copy.

Interestingly, the fact that it's sharper makes the wide-open bokeh even worse. Has a very soap-bubbly (ugly eliptical shaped bubbles with color fringing) bokeh with leaves. But, I'm happy with it...really happy. Stopped down it's sharper than last year's copy too. Not as impressive as the Loxia 21mm in the extreme corners, but definitely satisfactory to me.

Also interesting is that it was just one year ago last week that I had first tried the Loxia 35mm. This one is a keeper.

I'm not a fan of the Tamron 35mm's wide-open bokeh, but it's better than the Loxia by far and it's also vastly sharper wide open. So, perhaps I may keep it, OR maybe get the little FE 35mm F2.8, which is very sharp wide open and also has much better (but still poor) bokeh. Another thought is just get a FE 35mm f/1.4 ZA and have the best native wide-open 35mm and the best native landscape/cityscape/ar​chitecture 35mm.

Below is pretty extreme sample. If this appeals to anyone, my sincere apologies for not liking it. The focus point is on the nearest trunk; the Loxia 35mm, even this improved copy, is just not sharp @ f/2 that far from center. Frankly, I probably won't use the Loxia wide-open that much - it's not why I bought this particular lens. I usually demand all my lenses to be very usable from wide-open, but I'll give this Loxia copy a pass for being near-half price of new, and for being so good stopped down.

Most lenses don't render that type of background well so I wouldn't say it's a knock against the Loxia specifically.

mystik610 wrote in post #18429514
Most lenses don't render that type of background well so I wouldn't say it's a knock against the Loxia specifically.

True, that is really tough on any lens: bright sky beyond/dark leaves in front is a recipe for trouble. But I can say the Loxia 35mm rendered that poorer than most every lens I've ever shot.

Here is another f/2 test shot (with a following 100% crop). Not too bad here at all...the coma and general wide-open softness are the main negatives in this example.

More with the Opteka 15mm f/4 LD UNC AL 1:1 Macro also trying a new signature as well. I don't like watermarks but I've learned my lesson.

Sony α7R II / ILCE-7RM2 • 1/200 • ISO 1600

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Yello Flower by rramirez2008, on Flickr

Sony α7R II / ILCE-7RM2 • 1/200 • ISO 1000

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Yellow Flower by rramirez2008, on Flickr

These are hand blown glasses from Belgium that belonged to my great aunt. They are about 100 years old I believe.

I used all 4 of my flashes for this shot.

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Nice Ricardo.
My Opteka should be here next week.
I'll hit you up for pointers
Robert

navydoc wrote in post #18429608
These are hand blown glasses from Belgium that belonged to my great aunt. They are about 100 years old I believe.

I used all 4 of my flashes for this shot.

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Perfect Gene.

My shelves are getting bare
My a-mount kit sold today locally...buyer walked away with the entire kit.
So now I'm completely mirrorless, Sony e-mount and my Oly M1ii.

what's your plan?

at least you were not having problems selling them.

navydoc wrote in post #18429608
These are hand blown glasses from Belgium that belonged to my great aunt. They are about 100 years old I believe.

I used all 4 of my flashes for this shot.

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Superb. Love the color and all the little sparkles. Wonderful craftsmanship all around (subject and photography).

It's amazing reflecting on our gear with a historical perspective. I'm handhold shooting my 135mm and getting tack sharp images at 1/30. Imagine trying to do that back in 2012 with a 5D III and a EF 135mm f/2L.

vinmunoz wrote in post #18429696
what's your plan?

at least you were not having problems selling them.

My plan? Ha Vinz! Grow old while having a blast
Gearwise, well between Poof and I we have 23 mFT lenses so no gas there.
e-mount, really no gas until Sony puts out a 400mm then I'll sell the 400DOii
and be done with you.

There's some little issues I mentally toy with on occasion. Like the Simga 14/1.8. If it were
e-mount then it would be done. I think now that the tide is swinging hugely towards Sony (glad
I got out of Canon when I did) we'll see much more from Tamron and Sigma and the even smaller
guys.

Vinz you know I shoot birds/bugs/animals and really with the a9 + 100-400GM and the two TC's I'm
covered, everything else is gravy. For early morning I'll sub out the 400DOii for the extra stops in light.

Really can't think of anything to covet for

David Arbogast wrote in post #18429714
Superb. Love the color and all the little sparkles. Wonderful craftsmanship all around (subject and photography).

Thanks very much David.

David Arbogast wrote in post #18429716
It's amazing reflecting on our gear with a historical perspective. I'm handhold shooting my 135mm and getting tack sharp images at 1/30. Imagine trying to do that back in 2012 with a 5D III and a EF 135mm f/2L.

I agree that it's amazing how far camera gear has come in such a short time. Imagine how far it can still go into the future.

MedicineMan4040 wrote in post #18429735
My plan? Ha Vinz! Grow old while having a blast
Gearwise, well between Poof and I we have 23 mFT lenses so no gas there.
e-mount, really no gas until Sony puts out a 400mm then I'll sell the 400DOii
and be done with you.

There's some little issues I mentally toy with on occasion. Like the Simga 14/1.8. If it were
e-mount then it would be done. I think now that the tide is swinging hugely towards Sony (glad
I got out of Canon when I did) we'll see much more from Tamron and Sigma and the even smaller
guys.

Vinz you know I shoot birds/bugs/animals and really with the a9 + 100-400GM and the two TC's I'm
covered, everything else is gravy. For early morning I'll sub out the 400DOii for the extra stops in light.

Really can't think of anything to covet for

you've had a great gear run

I want to solidify my kit and feel like I'm closing in slowy but surely