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Batis 85/1.8
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Batis 85
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Batis 85; f5; Iso 400; 1/50 sec. ?s=eyJpIjo1NDk5OTI2ODcyMSwiZSI6MTc2NjQxNzE3NSwicyI6IjA0ZjkwYzczYzUxY2NkZDdhODg0N2U0N2UyYWIzMTg2NzNjYjc2ZDEiLCJ2IjoxfQ">DSC02989 by stm geist, auf Flickr
Thank you for sharing the images. Those are fantastic portraits.
I've owned the Batis 85 for a very long time. It was my first lens on a Sony. Back then, I photographed a lot, and our daughter was almost still a toddler. I never left the house without a camera at that time.
I only became truly aware of the Batis 85's unique image rendering when I gradually bought other lenses. None of the other lenses could reproduce skin tones in that special, beautifully vibrant way that the Batis 85 does. In comparison to the Batis, faces sometimes looked somewhat lifeless. Of course, I tried to adjust for that in Lightroom to make the images look like the Batis's out-of-camera results. The only exception back then was the 50/1.4 ZA, which also produced fantastic, vibrant skin tones.
To this day, I don't know exactly what the secret of the 85 Batis is. Whether it's actually due to its color signature or the micro-contrast. At some point, I also bought the 85/1.4 GM I. There was so much hype around the GM back then. Great bokeh, nice round blur circles, etc. My intention was actually to use the GM for portraits and the Batis for landscapes. I was then very disappointed because, in my opinion, the GM often couldn't match the Batis when it came to faces and skin tones. After a year, the GM sat in my display case for a period of 5 years, until I finally sold it.
When I pick up the 85 Batis again today after a long time and take photos, I'm always surprised by the beautiful results. It also has very accurate color fidelity; with landscapes, green is really green. Beautiful contrasts are rendered very softly and naturally, in my opinion.
Except for the 18mm, I own all the Batis lenses, and I really like the colors of all of them. When it comes to faces and skin tones, the 85mm is my favorite. Additionally, the lens and camera sit nicely light and well-balanced in the hand. It's also not a "fair-weather lens" as it is really well-sealed. After all this time, there still isn't a single grain of sand or dust inside the housing.
Schwarzlicht wrote:
Thank you for sharing the images. Those are fantastic portraits.
I've owned the Batis 85 for a very long time. It was my first lens on a Sony. Back then, I photographed a lot, and our daughter was almost still a toddler. I never left the house without a camera at that time.
I only became truly aware of the Batis 85's unique image rendering when I gradually bought other lenses. None of the other lenses could reproduce skin tones in that special, beautifully vibrant way that the Batis 85 does. In comparison to the Batis, faces sometimes looked somewhat lifeless. Of course, I tried to adjust for that in Lightroom to make the images look like the Batis's out-of-camera results. The only exception back then was the 50/1.4 ZA, which also produced fantastic, vibrant skin tones.
To this day, I don't know exactly what the secret of the 85 Batis is. Whether it's actually due to its color signature or the micro-contrast. At some point, I also bought the 85/1.4 GM I. There was so much hype around the GM back then. Great bokeh, nice round blur circles, etc. My intention was actually to use the GM for portraits and the Batis for landscapes. I was then very disappointed because, in my opinion, the GM often couldn't match the Batis when it came to faces and skin tones. After a year, the GM sat in my display case for a period of 5 years, until I finally sold it.
When I pick up the 85 Batis again today after a long time and take photos, I'm always surprised by the beautiful results. It also has very accurate color fidelity; with landscapes, green is really green. Beautiful contrasts are rendered very softly and naturally, in my opinion.
Except for the 18mm, I own all the Batis lenses, and I really like the colors of all of them. When it comes to faces and skin tones, the 85mm is my favorite. Additionally, the lens and camera sit nicely light and well-balanced in the hand. It's also not a "fair-weather lens" as it is really well-sealed. After all this time, there still isn't a single grain of sand or dust inside the housing....Show more →
Thanks very much for your kind words. I love the rendering of the Batis 85/1.8 too. I've had it for a number of years now mainly using it for my A6000 and now A6700. The A7V is my first Sony full frame.
Oh by the way since you have all the Batis lenses, what do you think of the 25/2.0? How is the AF like? The used price is reasonable for me and I am contemplating of getting one. I have an outstanding '24mm' lens in the Sony 15/1.4 G for my A6700. I can use it for the A7V but I get a megapixel hit since it is an APS-C lens. There aren't too many light and small 24mm lenses and I don't need an f/1.4 thus the Batis seems to fit the bill.
jojib wrote:
Thanks very much for your kind words. I love the rendering of the Batis 85/1.8 too. I've had it for a number of years now mainly using it for my A6000 and now A6700. The A7V is my first Sony full frame.
Oh by the way since you have all the Batis lenses, what do you think of the 25/2.0? How is the AF like? The used price is reasonable for me and I am contemplating of getting one. I have an outstanding '24mm' lens in the Sony 15/1.4 G for my A6700. I can use it for the A7V but I get a megapixel hit since it is an APS-C lens. There aren't too many light and small 24mm lenses and I don't need an f/1.4 thus the Batis seems to fit the bill....Show more →
I've taken some landscape shots with the Batis 25 that I still really like. For landscape photography, it has a very appropriate amount of sharpness and microcontrast, and I also like the color output.
When it was foggy here a few months ago, I took the Batis into the forest and took a few shots using a tripod. The images were extremely sharp. While the Batis 18 or the 24 GM are even sharper in the center, the 25 Batis excels at the edges. The sharpness is evenly distributed across the entire frame. In the outer third, it has more sharpness than the Batis 18 or 24 GM.
However, it is the only Batis lens that can produce noticeable chromatic aberrations (CA) and color fringing. The other Batis lenses are well corrected, and the Batis 135 produces no CA at all. I believe the issue disappears by around f/4.5 on the Batis 25. This is something to be aware of if you plan to use it wide open for street photography or in the forest in high-contrast situations.
If manual focus isn't a problem, then the Loxia 25 might be a better alternative. However, I don't know if the Loxia works flawlessly on the A7V. The Loxia and some Voigtländer lenses apparently have issues with the new Sony cameras.
I use the Batis 25 primarily for situations where I stop down to f/5 - f/8. I always really like the results.
I have the 25 and 85mm , the AF is fine and the colors are the same . You will enjoy it. jojib wrote:
Thanks very much for your kind words. I love the rendering of the Batis 85/1.8 too. I've had it for a number of years now mainly using it for my A6000 and now A6700. The A7V is my first Sony full frame.
Oh by the way since you have all the Batis lenses, what do you think of the 25/2.0? How is the AF like? The used price is reasonable for me and I am contemplating of getting one. I have an outstanding '24mm' lens in the Sony 15/1.4 G for my A6700. I can use it for the A7V but I get a megapixel hit since it is an APS-C lens. There aren't too many light and small 24mm lenses and I don't need an f/1.4 thus the Batis seems to fit the bill....Show more →
Schwarzlicht wrote:
If manual focus isn't a problem, then the Loxia 25 might be a better alternative. However, I don't know if the Loxia works flawlessly on the A7V. The Loxia and some Voigtländer lenses apparently have issues with the new Sony cameras.
Schwarzlicht wrote:
I've taken some landscape shots with the Batis 25 that I still really like. For landscape photography, it has a very appropriate amount of sharpness and microcontrast, and I also like the color output.
When it was foggy here a few months ago, I took the Batis into the forest and took a few shots using a tripod. The images were extremely sharp. While the Batis 18 or the 24 GM are even sharper in the center, the 25 Batis excels at the edges. The sharpness is evenly distributed across the entire frame. In the outer third, it has more sharpness than the Batis 18 or 24 GM.
However, it is the only Batis lens that can produce noticeable chromatic aberrations (CA) and color fringing. The other Batis lenses are well corrected, and the Batis 135 produces no CA at all. I believe the issue disappears by around f/4.5 on the Batis 25. This is something to be aware of if you plan to use it wide open for street photography or in the forest in high-contrast situations.
If manual focus isn't a problem, then the Loxia 25 might be a better alternative. However, I don't know if the Loxia works flawlessly on the A7V. The Loxia and some Voigtländer lenses apparently have issues with the new Sony cameras.
I use the Batis 25 primarily for situations where I stop down to f/5 - f/8. I always really like the results.
Thanks very much again for your detailed reply. Appreciate the warning on CA as well. That should be OK because I have DXO PL 9 Elite and it does a pretty good job in fixing CAs. I heard great things about the Loxia line however I prefer AF thus Batis.
