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  | sent on 19 Maggio 2022 Pros: One Word: Poetic. Cons: Too vintage for those accustomed to modern glass! Opinion: What is the right adjective to describe this glass? POETICAL. Is that too much? NOT for me! This Sony 85 F1.4 GM is like this, but a large part of photographers (experienced or not) have not understood it. Not even I understood it at the beginning since I read many reviews (even pseudo) that criticized it for many of the defects it has. But is it really so? This is subjective. It is built at the highest level, very solid and with very fine quality glass (like the whole G Master Line). What about quality? we are in 2022 and although the competition has churned out other 85mm with modern character, the GM is a mixture between vintage and modern. Today modern glasses are ultra sharp with blurred sometimes too hard, the Sony has a POETIC rendering especially at f1.4, like a picture with delicate nuances to act as a backdrop to the sharp but delicate subject. The bokeh reaches unexpected levels of balance and elegance (the 11 blades of the diaphragm do their part) and also the color rendering stands out compared to other lenses, with natural tones. The various defects are corrected quietly, but the real defect is the ssm engine, a bit 'old and a little' noisy. Beyond this L'85 GM is a glass that you will fall in love with. I currently own the '85 Sigma for over a year (soon I will write something about him), but the heart is still for the Sony GM, and although it may have all the defects of this world the magic that Sony possesses if you dream of sigma. On Sigma I complain about the too modern rendering but the concept of modernity is ruining the magic of photography; a decade ago the glasses were poetic (example the Canon 85 F1.2II) today we find ultra-sharp and ultra-correct lenses but that are "soulless". Is progress to blame? I do not know but to you the arduous sentence. Finally, in October 2022, I sold the Sigma and bought the Sony back. The sony GM is another world, the perfect example of modern art with a touch of vintage... |
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 | sent on 18 Maggio 2022 Pros: Everything, gives emotions Cons: The price (more than justified) Opinion: This review wants to be different from the others. I have in my kit important optics, all Sony GM. But this lens has a special place in my heart. It happened to have literally kissed her. It gave me so much luck, it allowed me to make beautiful shots, it turned my passion for photography into a second job. I am very grateful to this lens which from my point of view is exceptional. The Sony FE85MM GM 1.4 simply gives emotions. If you feel it is yours, it will be part of you by becoming one with it. |
  | sent on 05 Novembre 2021 Pros: Character lens, dream bokeh, perfectly neutral colors. Cons: Slightly noisy in af, minimum distance of MaF, (but it concerns all 85 mm), important weight and bulk, cost from new. Opinion: Needless to turn around, this lens has something special. As the owner of the spectacular brother of the Sigma house, the new DG DN, which really goes more than well and churns out magnificent images, I must admit that this GM beats him in something that makes the difference for me, the rendering of the images. It has something special that is found above all in those objectives that, coincidentally, do not reach the maximum performance of MTF or aberration corrections. It's a bit like Canon's Big One, perfectly flawed. And then it is the classic GM, impeccably built to withstand heavy use, from f2.8 onwards it also becomes extremely sharp but, also thanks to the rounded slats, always with a wonderful bokeh. The negative sides I wrote and I admit that I found the perfect specimen only on the third attempt, since the first two, however always taken used, at TA had poor sharpness. A great goal, in every sense. |
 | sent on 04 Gennaio 2020 Pros: "Poetic" Yield, Bokeh, Sharpness, Colors, Solidity and Construction Cons: slight AF noise, weight, cost, a thread of aberrations at TA backlight Opinion: My favorite lens, despite having the 135mm 1.8 (excellent) is versatile, comfortable, but above all it is a lens that makes you dream: a blurry exemplary, beautiful colors, three-dimensionality, is a lens that for a portraitist is absolutely to have. The construction is very solid, it looks like a grenade to hold in your hand, the dials are precise and the customizable button is very comfortable. During the shot it gives me a feeling that no lens is able to return. At full opening it is crisp although not perfect as the 135, it has a thread of chromatic aberrations and backlight softens a thread the contrasts, but it is all balanced by a general rendering of the image that makes you dream. I prefer it by far to the Sigma (giant and uncomfortable) or Samyang alternatives of which I am not convinced by the bokeh. The AF makes a constant noise in the focus that can give a bit of a nuisance and the focus is not as fast as the 135, although it is precise and definitely not slow. It's a lens that I personally love, it won't be perfect but it's literally "Magic", I had sold it to take the 135 GM and flank it the as good 85 1.8 because of the size, but I went back on my steps and bought it back because I realized it's a cu lens i I couldn't help it. |
 | sent on 12 Ottobre 2019 Pros: Pretty much everything Cons: Cost, annoying engine noise af Opinion: It is very true that you often come across better successful and worst-performed copies of the same article. I say this because I'm still laughing after reading the review that precedes mine. Anyway, let's go in order. Construction quality as befits a professional-grade product. Metal, well coupled, well finished and tropicalized. The lampshade is also well made with anti-reflection material inside and rubber ring on top. This 85mm has the diaphragm ring on the barrel and this is a very familiar thing to me since for years I use mainly manual lenses. The dial in question can be selected with or without clicking. I would have preferred it a little more frictiony instead it's pretty soft. The dimensions and weights are considerable but are physiological given the needs of modern sensors. My copy (I say so given the review that precedes mine) enjoys a very good sharpness already at full opening. The closing of one or two stops is only by virtue of the depth of field you want to get and certainly not for lack of sharpness. The af system behaves in different ways depending on the machine body that has to control it. In this I totally agree with the previous review. The only downside of this lens is, for me, the annoying noise that produces the af moped. Sounds like the sound of some broken. Like the first-generation Fujifilm XF lenses. The blurred is very good and manages (to extreme openings) to pull the subject out of the context around it. Over the years, more and more high-performing goals are produced, but with less and less "character and personality". See the Sigma. Perfect but aseptic, flat. Before buying this sony I tried the sigma 85 and 135. As I repeat, they are perfect. Even sharper than these sony but without any "flavor". I preferred this G Master, despite costing much more than Sigma, precisely because it gives the photos a little more "fairytale" feeling that in my opinion is a must in a lens of these features and this band. Very often perfection kills "magic". In conclusion, for the use for which it was born, I consider it a superb glass and therefore very recommended. Rating 9.5 |
 | sent on 19 Settembre 2019 Pros: SEL85F14GM, Dreamy Portrait: Nitido - Bokeh - build quality top Cons: Some uncertainty about the AF (then I'll explain well) and TA is less engraved but turns to closed diaphragms Opinion: For better or worse, this Sony home lens makes a lot of talk about itself. I read all the written reviews, the various youtube videos and they all give completely different opinions about this product. But is this lens so strange? Okay, now I'm going to write something down on this lens. I would say that (with many doubts) I took this lens a year ago replacing my beloved 100 STF G Master, the best lens for portraits and not sony house, if they had not inserted the apodizing filter at this hour was still with me. After a year with over 5000 photos with my ML sony, I would like to express a personal opinion on this wonder/lens bin. On the quality of construction is not discussed, it is in line with GM line-up, I like a lot the diaphragm diaphragm dial, the custom button and its solidity of construction. Stabilizer absent, but the sony sensor does the dirty work (ndp). On the performance here there is to write a poem by Dante Alighieri, but I limit myself in a simple way to write as the facts are. This lens is a bit like Dr. Jekyll and Mr Hyde and let's see why. The autofocus of the lens must be analyzed in two respects: on first and second generation cameras the focus will go to the ball (on the second generation a little less). But surprisingly it becomes a lens with better performance af from the a9 onwards, indeed, it completely transforms species on the A9 where it resets all those defects related to the old SSM engine making it performing especially in The Continuous. Many say that it makes a of noise while it focuses, for me it is not a problem. The various distortion and vignette defects are correctable quietly in post-production, Even the chromatic aberrations are present in small quantities but are corrected (from f2.8 the problem disappears). Good flare resistance but not at top levels. Okay I wrote you the flaws or not of this lens, but how is the sharpness? Chapter long but I'll just know it in a simple way: Less engraved to excellent TA from f2 onwards. Up to f16. At F1.4 it's a bit soft as resolution but it's valid. In some situations I noticed a blur effect on subject that I took, it shows up at TA but does not always appear. A warning to purists of extreme resolution: for those looking for more resolution at full opening this lens will discard it immediately (probably), bringing either on the Batis, Sigma or other brands. Personally the sharpness in my photographic context is an important thing, but not fundamental so there is a bit of softness (then they are tastes) although I work very often both at full opening and from f2 onwards, and there that this lens gives the best of itself and reaches levels d i excellent yield at f8. On the bokeh here wins without overdoing, soft and fairy-tale and the chromatic rendering is very suggestive. I must admit that this lens is a bit peculiar, and it goes a little bit because you will have to work hard to know its full potential, but I assure you that even if the price is high (now a little less) when admiring the beauty of the image and the pleasantness of using or, do you realize that the money invested is worth everything to what it offers... |
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| sent on 07 Aprile 2017 Pros: Bokeh, sharpness, even at TA, AF speed, eye-AF, solidity, aperture ring, color rendering Cons: Weight & dimensions although much better than the Sigma, lack of stabilizer Opinion: I have this lens for several months and you've got to test it for portraits and photos of pets in various conditions. For me it is the fiber from ideal portrait: bokeh of an incredible softness, excellent sharpness already TA, becomes a blade from f / 2 onwards. The thing that strikes me most is the chromatic yield: if used in backlight develops more pastel shades, while in other situations produces an extremely embodied naturale.rnAlcuni say that af is slow but I did not give this impression. Of course, compared to much smaller optics, such as the 55mm f / 1.8, it is a bit 'slower, but the difference is not so much, so much so that I find it usabilissimo for pet portraits that are constantly moving. Priceless is the eye-af function when the use of to7 ii.rnNon is a lightweight lens, in fact for laziness sometimes not the port with me; moreover if you want that kind of brightness and optical yield it is inevitablehave thick glasses. In any case, the weight and dimensions are reduced by Sigma 85mm, something important for me to have a good balance with Sony bodies that are lighter and smaller reflex.rnTrovo extremely convenient to adjust the diaphragms directly on the objective, and it's great they can also adjust continuously and not "jerky" on preimpostati.rnE 'values ??a lens that costs, but when you look at the beauty of the image and the pleasantness of use you realize that it is worth them all. |
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