GMPhotography wrote:
I’ll be getting this about 5 days before I leave for NYC . So I’ll be sporting the 135 on the street. Lol
Not leaving it home
Boy, you're optimistic about the availability on release day. I'll keep my fingers crossed for all of us, of course.
Given the ridiculous wait times for the 24GM, I'm just hoping to get mine before the summer.
Your going to get more used to working with a 135 for shots like this. I know some folks think your a mile away from subject but honestly your better off being further away. Models and people tend to get more nervous of you when your close. One reason I like the distance as your not in there face feeling.
The other big reason I love a 135 is to me it’s the exact correct compression. A 200 sometimes feels too long and a 85 is too short depending on distance from subject. I like what a 135 does to the face, to me that compression is more natural in look.
bluloo wrote:
Boy, you're optimistic about the availability on release day. I'll keep my fingers crossed for all of us, of course.
Given the ridiculous wait times for the 24GM, I'm just hoping to get mine before the summer.
I was on that pre-order within a second of being active. I better get it, I’ll have a freaking fit if I don’t. The good news I’m heading to NYC and if I don’t have it I’ll be in someone face at B&H and that won’t be pleasant for them. Lol
I also ordered within seconds through Adorama (figuring 75+% order through B&H) so as long as they get a reasonable batch on release day I should get mine...I hope...
GMPhotography wrote:
I was on that pre-order within a second of being active. I better get it, I’ll have a freaking fit if I don’t. The good news I’m heading to NYC and if I don’t have it I’ll be in someone face at B&H and that won’t be pleasant for them. Lol
Fred Miranda wrote:
I tested this today and the 135/1.8 GM has slightly more blur compared to the 85/1.4 GM in crop mode. (both wide open)
That's expected since we are comparing 135/1.8 to an equiv. 127.5/2.1 lens in crop mode.
Bokeh quality is very similar indeed but LoCA correction is night and day between these lenses.
However, depending on the background distance to the subject, the 85/1.4 GM rendering is slightly smoother if I move it closer and match the same 135 GM framing. I will post some side by side compassions soon. Overall I'm impressed by the 135/1.8 GM's rendering.
In my opinion equal framing is exactly the way to go, as this is what I would do in real life when doing portraits. I want the subject to occupy the same percentage of the image. Looking forward to this test.
swldstn wrote:
Actually have a question. I can clearly see the advantage and effectiveness of the 135 GM for portrait work but if you only interested in landscape would you feel that the GM would give you any advantage over the Batis 135?
I may be looking for justification to put my Batis in my hiking bag I use for landscape and put GM in the bag I use for portraits an put the 70-200 GM on the shelf unless I am shooting sports.
Personally, I still prefer 85. The 135 GM is fantastic, but I want a closer distance to the subjects for communication purposes and am often in environments where you can't move back a lot. But that is of course personal preference.
Holger wrote:
Personally, I still prefer 85. The 135 GM is fantastic, but I want a closer distance to the subjects for communication purposes and am often in environments where you can't move back a lot. But that is of course personal preference.
Understand, which would have me buy the 85 GM instead of the 135mm. I do own the Batis 85 at that focal length and unfortunately sold my Canon EF 85mm f/1.2L II about a month ago thinking I was getting tired of adapting it and on the Canon was not image stabilized. Maybe I should of kept it.In Canon I used both 85 and 135 for portraits all the time.
The way I shoot I will probably still do the same with the Sony so whether its Batis or GM I am the type of person who will own both a 85 and 135 and 70-200mm f/2.8 I use for sports and events. Lots of glass but it provides me the flexibility I desire. Is it needed, maybe not in the hands of a more capable photographer but ...
swldstn wrote:
Understand, which would have me buy the 85 GM instead of the 135mm. I do own the Batis 85 at that focal length and unfortunately sold my Canon EF 85mm f/1.2L II about a month ago thinking I was getting tired of adapting it and on the Canon was not image stabilized. Maybe I should of kept it.In Canon I used both 85 and 135 for portraits all the time.
The way I shoot I will probably still do the same with the Sony so whether its Batis or GM I am the type of person who will own both a 85 and 135 and 70-200mm f/2.8 I use for sports and events. Lots of glass but it provides me the flexibility I desire. Is it needed, maybe not in the hands of a more capable photographer but ...
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We have the Batis and GM. The Batis gets us faster to equalise images in post processing after a wedding or when AF speed is important, whereas the GM is different in rendering to the other Sony lenses. But I love the bokeh of the GM.
Fred Miranda wrote:
Just came back from my daughter's play. I will post more sample images tomorrow. I'm trying to be as objective as possible but I really like this lens.
Great photo. Judging by it (perfectly composed yet spontaneous looking), I’d say that you’re a natural with FL 135. This lens is definitely for you.
Fred Miranda wrote:
Just came back from my daughter's play. I will post more sample images tomorrow. I'm trying to be as objective as possible but I really like this lens.
I do the same when I test lenses but man once i hit the jackpot it’s really hard to contain your enthusiasm. This lens I just could not contain myself.
GMPhotography wrote:
I do the same when I test lenses but man once i hit the jackpot it’s really hard to contain your enthusiasm. This lens I just could not contain myself.
Back in the days one used to spend the “waiting for the lens” period with stocking on film. Scouring the local shops for rare stuff and so. Building a stash to use with “testing the new lens”. It was actually useful as it made you test some film that normally you wouldn’t look for. And maybe finding some jewel in the store’s used department.
Digital has deprived us of all that. What’s Guy to do now, buying SD cards and upgrading hard drives?
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Holger wrote:
In my opinion equal framing is exactly the way to go, as this is what I would do in real life when doing portraits. I want the subject to occupy the same percentage of the image. Looking forward to this test.
Yes, I will post a few samples showing three resized images side by side:
Hey Fred, I’d love to give you a hand with said tests. Feel free to reach out to BH and have them send me over a lens when they open back up and I’ll take some of the testing out of your hands. 😂😉
The 135mm should yield slightly more blur compared to the 85/1.4 GM when both are wide open and the 85mm image is cropped to 135mm.
Here is how they compare when moving the 85/1.4 GM closer to the subject to match the 135mm FOV. As you can see the relationship between subject and background changes.
Which do you prefer in terms of rendering? I find them similar under this scenario.
