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Is there a technical (or otherwise) reason why there are no Sony 1.4 lenses?

Started 9 months ago | Discussions thread

jtyoung

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Re: Is there a technical (or otherwise) reason why there are no Sony 1.4 lenses?

In reply to WT21, 9 months ago

WT21 wrote:

I like the idea of the 35/1.8, but why not a 35/1.4? Money, cost blah blah blah, but there are no 1.4 Sony lenses for e mount that I can think of, or am I missing something? It seems their fast lenses are 50/1.8, 35/1.8 and 24/1.8, no?

Why not a 1.4? My CV 40/1.4 is wonderful on my 5n, but I'd like some AF!

Seems to me that for most modern lens makers, a f1.8 falls into the entry level fast prime while the f1.2 version is the premium fast prime. The f1.4s seem to be an anomaly.

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Is there a technical (or otherwise) reason why there are no Sony 1.4 lenses?	WT21	9 months ago
Re: Is there a technical (or otherwise) reason why there are no Sony 1.4 lenses?	Jim Parsons	9 months ago
Re: Is there a technical (or otherwise) reason why there are no Sony 1.4 lenses?	El Matadurr	9 months ago
Re: Is there a technical (or otherwise) reason why there are no Sony 1.4 lenses?	Fois Giovanni	9 months ago
Re: Is there a technical (or otherwise) reason why there are no Sony 1.4 lenses?	john-photoguy	9 months ago
Re: Is there a technical (or otherwise) reason why there are no Sony 1.4 lenses?	TonyCu	9 months ago
Re: Is there a technical (or otherwise) reason why there are no Sony 1.4 lenses?	WT21	9 months ago
Agreed, I don't think that Jim's right here	Jonathan_Whiteman	9 months ago
Re: Agreed, I don't think that Jim's right here	Jim Parsons	9 months ago
Re: Is there a technical (or otherwise) reason why there are no Sony 1.4 lenses?	nevercat	9 months ago
Re: Is there a technical (or otherwise) reason why there are no Sony 1.4 lenses?	WT21	9 months ago
Re: Is there a technical (or otherwise) reason why there are no Sony 1.4 lenses?	Jim Parsons	9 months ago
Re: Is there a technical (or otherwise) reason why there are no Sony 1.4 lenses?	GodSpeaks	9 months ago
Re: Is there a technical (or otherwise) reason why there are no Sony 1.4 lenses?	tesilab	9 months ago
Re: Is there a technical (or otherwise) reason why there are no Sony 1.4 lenses?	nevercat	9 months ago
DOF for idiots as an excuse???	Jonathan_Whiteman	9 months ago
Re: DOF for idiots as an excuse??? No as part of it!	nevercat	9 months ago
Re: DOF for idiots as an excuse??? No as part of it!	Jonathan_Whiteman	9 months ago
Re: Is there a technical (or otherwise) reason why there are no Sony 1.4 lenses?	FuzzyQball	9 months ago
Re: Is there a technical (or otherwise) reason why there are no Sony 1.4 lenses?	Jonathan_Whiteman	9 months ago
Re: Is there a technical (or otherwise) reason why there are no Sony 1.4 lenses?	WT21	9 months ago
Re: Is there a technical (or otherwise) reason why there are no Sony 1.4 lenses?	Jonathan_Whiteman	9 months ago
Re: Is there a technical (or otherwise) reason why there are no Sony 1.4 lenses?	Jonathan_Whiteman	9 months ago
Re: Is there a technical (or otherwise) reason why there are no Sony 1.4 lenses?	headofdestiny	9 months ago
Re: Is there a technical (or otherwise) reason why there are no Sony 1.4 lenses?	DuncanDovovan	9 months ago
Re: Is there a technical (or otherwise) reason why there are no Sony 1.4 lenses?	WT21	9 months ago
Re: Is there a technical (or otherwise) reason why there are no Sony 1.4 lenses?	headofdestiny	9 months ago
Re: Is there a technical (or otherwise) reason why there are no Sony 1.4 lenses?	WT21	9 months ago
Re: Is there a technical (or otherwise) reason why there are no Sony 1.4 lenses?	headofdestiny	9 months ago
Re: Is there a technical (or otherwise) reason why there are no Sony 1.4 lenses?	WT21	9 months ago
Re: Is there a technical (or otherwise) reason why there are no Sony 1.4 lenses?	headofdestiny	9 months ago
Re: Is there a technical (or otherwise) reason why there are no Sony 1.4 lenses?	perpetual motion	9 months ago
Re: Is there a technical (or otherwise) reason why there are no Sony 1.4 lenses?	jtyoung	9 months ago
Re: Is there a technical (or otherwise) reason why there are no Sony 1.4 lenses?	headofdestiny	9 months ago
Re: Is there a technical (or otherwise) reason why there are no Sony 1.4 lenses?	WT21	9 months ago
Re: Is there a technical (or otherwise) reason why there are no Sony 1.4 lenses?	perpetual motion	9 months ago
Re: Is there a technical (or otherwise) reason why there are no Sony 1.4 lenses?	WT21	9 months ago
Re: Is there a technical (or otherwise) reason why there are no Sony 1.4 lenses?	headofdestiny	9 months ago
Re: Is there a technical (or otherwise) reason why there are no Sony 1.4 lenses?	blue_skies	9 months ago
Re: Is there a technical (or otherwise) reason why there are no Sony 1.4 lenses?	headofdestiny	9 months ago
Re: Is there a technical (or otherwise) reason why there are no Sony 1.4 lenses?	blue_skies	9 months ago
Re: Is there a technical (or otherwise) reason why there are no Sony 1.4 lenses?	headofdestiny	9 months ago
Re: Is there a technical (or otherwise) reason why there are no Sony 1.4 lenses?	blue_skies	9 months ago
Re: Is there a technical (or otherwise) reason why there are no Sony 1.4 lenses?	seachicken2000	9 months ago
Re: Is there a technical (or otherwise) reason why there are no Sony 1.4 lenses?	WT21	9 months ago
Re: Is there a technical (or otherwise) reason why there are no Sony 1.4 lenses?	Dennis	9 months ago
Re: Is there a technical (or otherwise) reason why there are no Sony 1.4 lenses?	WT21	9 months ago
Re: Is there a technical (or otherwise) reason why there are no Sony 1.4 lenses?	headofdestiny	9 months ago
Re: Is there a technical (or otherwise) reason why there are no Sony 1.4 lenses?	pako	9 months ago
It's called the "double dipping" principle	cs hauser	9 months ago
Re: It's called the "double dipping" principle	blue_skies	9 months ago
Re: It's called the "double dipping" principle	cs hauser	9 months ago
Re: It's called the "double dipping" principle	quezra	9 months ago
Re: It's called the "double dipping" principle	quezra	9 months ago
Technical reasons for f/1.8	ProfHankD	9 months ago
Agreed, you don't need f1.4 for good bokeh	Jonathan_Whiteman	9 months ago
Re: Agreed, you don't need f1.4 for good bokeh	WT21	9 months ago
Re: Agreed, you don't need f1.4 for good bokeh	Jonathan_Whiteman	9 months ago
Re: Agreed, you don't need f1.4 for good bokeh	KM Legacy	9 months ago
Re: Agreed, you don't need f1.4 for good bokeh	don_van_vliet	9 months ago
Re: Agreed, you don't need f1.4 for good bokeh	WT21	9 months ago
Diminishing returns?	don_van_vliet	9 months ago
Re: Diminishing returns?	Rehabdoc	9 months ago
Re: Diminishing returns?	WT21	9 months ago

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