MrT-Man

It might well be that both of your 35/1.4 samples are suboptimal. I went through five copies before I got a truly good one, and I’m now quite satisfied with the sharpness at f/1.4. Probably still ...

My absolute favorite lenses are the Loxia 25 and 85. They’re special lenses, from a color, contrast and rendering perspective. Not to mention that they’re fun to shoot with. I’m not quite sure what ...

The 55 is great for its portability, but the LoCA really annoyed me after a while. I sold it for the 50/1.4 and am much happier. The color and contrast is noticeably better. Images have more pop. ...

I have the Batis 18/25/85/135 and Loxia 25/35/50/85. In addition to the Sony 35/1.4 and 50/1.4. If we're talking about Batis and Loxia, my most favorite lenses, hands down, are the Loxia 25 and 85. ...

Personally, I think it makes sense to own both the 35/1.4 and 50/1.4 because there IS a noticeable difference in the focal length (the 35 is more like a 33 I believe, just like the 50 is more like ...

Thanks, that's helpful. I do love the Loxia -- I consider the Loxia 25 and 85 to be near-perfect lenses. I've thought about whether I should supplement the Loxia 25 with the 24 GM, but maybe I ...

In what way did you find it to be clearly inferior? Color / contrast? Sunstars?

I think crop mode is quite a viable option on an A7rIII. But on an A7III, you’re not giving yourself a lot of megapixels to work with. But yes, it would work. One caveat is that your equivalent ...

The 1.4 isn't sharper than the 2.8. The difference is in bokeh and rendering. There are many people who like the 2.8, but personally I found it produced lifeless, flat images. I would consider it ...

I think no one other than Sony knows the answer to whether the variability has improved. Just make sure to buy it from someplace with a good return policy. Then test it with Jim Kasson's test, or ...

Batis 40, or 24/1.4 GM in APS mode.... Personally I've been happy with the Sony 35/1.4 (once I managed to get a good copy). I don't find the size and weight to be all that bad -- it's certainly ...

I don't think there's any point in considering it until we see some comparative reviews. It might well be the case that the Batis has some advantages (color/microcontrast?). Or it might also be ...

I'm going to disagree with some of the comments here, in that - Personally, I think it would be a mistake not to have an f/1.4 prime or two -- both for the indoor light sensitivity, and the ...

From the images I’ve seen so far, the 35 has much nicer bokeh/rendering (admittedly, a matter of preference).

I think it's too challenging to do a brick wall test for a 50/1.4. I'm not against brick wall tests in general, but I think 50mm is pushing it due to shallow DOF and potential issue of misalignment. ...

I suspect the 35/1.4 bokeh will beat out the Batis in all respects, except for onion rings.

I don’t find the focus on the 85 to be slow at all. Slow in relation to what?

I agree that the Loxia 25 is a superb lens, and worth considering. I suspect it performs even better than the Sony 24 GM, although we’ll have to wait for some comparisons to confirm that.

They’re very different focal lengths, so it really depends what you want to prioritize. A 24 or 25 would be the best, in that range, for people shots and as a walk-around. It can be tricky to ...

I would repeat the test at f/1.4, as f/4 obviously masks whatever flaws it might have.