Sony FE 14mm F1.8 GM

Sony FE 135mm F1.8 GM Review

Sony's pricey FE 135mm F1.8 GM lens incorporates the latest optical and focusing technologies to deliver sharp, crisp images. The Sony FE 135mm F1.8 GM ($2,099.99) is another entry in the company's top-end line of lenses, the G Master series. As with other G Master lenses, the 135mm F1.8 is built to professional specifications, with exotic lens elements, weather-sealed construction, and exceptional resolution. Its focal length makes it a bit of a specialized tool for portraiture, but it also gets quite close for macro shots, and focuses quickly enough to keep up with fast action. It's one of the pricier entries in Sony's catalog, but if a 135mm prime is a tool you use for portraits and other photographic disciplines, rest assured that it backs the price up with exceptional image quality. G Master Design The FE 135mm F1.8 GM doesn't stray from the blueprint that Sony has established for the G Master lens series. It's about average size for a lens of this type (5.0 by 3.5 inches, HD) and 2.1 pounds. It's a little smaller and lighter than the Sigma 135mm F1.8 DG HSM Art (5.6 by 3.6 inches, 2.6 pounds), whic...

Sony FE 14mm F1.8 GM Review

The Sony FE 14mm F1.8 GM lens captures ultra-wide photos with a bright aperture to defocus backgrounds. It's smaller than a zoom, a plus for use on drones and gimbals. Sony camera owners enjoy access to one of the earliest, and most well established, made-for-mirrorless lens libraries. With all of the basic optics covered, there's room to explore more exotic, niche designs. The FE 14mm F1.8 GM ($1,599.99) captures an ultra-wide angle and has an extra-bright aperture, a real benefit for night sky photography. It's smaller and lighter than zoom lenses, making it a better fit for use on a gimbal or drone, and a lot easier to carry than the Sigma 14mm F1.8 DG HSM Art, a lens first made for SLRs that is available in E-mount.Mirrorless Optics Cut Down Size Many tout the smaller size and weight of mirrorless camera systems as the big reason to move away from an SLR. There's not always a dramatic difference—most full-frame cameras are sized and shaped similarly to comparable SLRs out of ergonomic necessity, as tiny cameras make too many sacrifices in handling. But for wide lens designs, the benefits are palpable. Optical designers have the freedom to p...

Sony FE 14mm F1.8 GM (Review Sony FE 14mm F1.8 GM)

A bright, wide prime with full-frame sensor coverage

Sony FE 14mm F1.8 GM Lens for Sony E - BRAND NEW review

If you love ultra-wide lenses, then this could well be the one that will hit the spot. The dynamic compositions that are possible are unique to this type of optic, and on top of that, we have an absolutely superb optical performance, far in excess of what the first lenses that I have mentioned were...

Sony 135mm f/1.8 Carl Zeiss Sonnar T* SAL-135F18Z

SLRgear Review February 23, 2009 by Andrew Alexander The Sony 135mm ƒ/1.8 ZA lens was introduced in October 2006, shortly after the debut of the Sony alpha system earlier that year.

Best lens in my collection

WOW is the word that can describe this lens. As soon as I got this lens home, took a test shot and was amazed by picture quality. Attached the test shot to this review.. This is the lens that always stays on my A900.

Sony FE 135mm f1.8 GM review

The FE 135mm f1.8 G Master is another valuable addition to the Sony line-up, filling an important gap in the catalogue for portrait and event shooters. Like other recent G Master lenses, it confidently delivers on its promise of sharp details across the frame, both near and far, with attractive...

Sony FE 135mm f/1.8 GM

The ninth addition to Sony's premium G Master series, the FE 135mm f/1.8 GM is likely to interest many portrait, wedding, event and live performance photographers in need of a fast telephoto prime lens.

What We Love. The Sony FE 135mm F/1.8 GM is brilliant, and it is an invaluable tool for portrait photographers. Sony's got it equipped with rugged build and weather-sealing to make it field ready as well as features like a focus range limiter switch, an aperture de-click switch, an aperture control...

Sony FE 135mm f/1.8 GM Lens Review

When a lens is as well-designed as this one, the purchase (or rent) decision comes down to whether or not the provided focal length is a useful addition to the kit and whether or not the price tag can be afforded.