Seems to be in stock in the UK in quite a few places.
I'm thinking of picking this lens up but I'm worried that I wouldn't use the focal length enough to justify it. Currently I have the 24GM, 55 1.8, Batis 85. Alternatively I might upgrade my Batis to the 85GM but its slow focusing is putting me off, which is a real draw of the 135GM.
RT-- wrote:
Looking at the images on a phone doesn't do them any favors.
At least on my phone, every 135GM photo looks flat and dimensionless, focused areas look so soft that I often wonder if it was misfocused, and the bokeh looks rather nervous. All this makes the subject basically blend into the background.
Sigma 135 photos look sharp, bokeh is smooth, and there's enough 3D to make the subject pop right out of the screen.
I almost talked myself into cancelling my pre-order because of this.
Then I look at them on my computer, and see the GM come to life.
I have never seen such a big difference between phone and computer viewing on any other lens....Show more →
In my experience lenses with good 3D pop shine no matter where you view them, be it a 5 inch screen or 37. And the 135 GM looks better than most Sony lenses in this regard. Even compared to the newer Zeiss lenses - the Batis line really doesn't have much of a Zeiss signature. But it doesn't come close to some of the ZE/ZF/ZM lenses. Have a look at the monochrome image Jannik posted - it's not completely flat but the subject doesn't pop out at all, the face just blends into the background. Though the lighting really didn't help either.
71sbeetle wrote:
Just got a call from my local dealer, my lens is arriving today!!! And then he finished his sentence ..... They'll see me Tuesday to give it to me 😂
It looks like April 30th (next Tuesday) is the official shipping day for this lens in the US.
drew.a wrote:
Interesting! Mine doesn't show as pending, but my available credit differs from my balance by $1898. I'm not sure if it was like that before or not. I'm a little worried I'll miss the first batch, because I didn't get my pre-order in until 3/25.
My pre-order was placed 3/11 with Adorama. I've got a $1.00 charge from them, today, on the CC.
No balance change.
So B&H and Adorama both open back up on Sunday after Passover. I would expect we will see more action from them like charging CC and maybe even start sending shipping info. I did overnight from BH myself. Let’s all hope we are on the first wave
