Sony 85mm F2.8 SAM A-mount lens review by Hols52
 Hols52#10539 date: Sep-23-2012 | |
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| sharpness: 5 color: 5 build: 4 distortion: 5 flare control: 5 overall: 4.8 | tested on:
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| ownership: | I own this lens |
| compared to: | Sony 50 F1.4 Sony 35 Sony 16-50 Sony 16-105 |
| price paid: | £190 |
| positive: | IQ, weight |
| negative: | None |
| comment: | Another excellent lens in the "cheap" series. I love this lens as much as I do the Sony 35 F1.8 and Sony 50 F1.4. IQ excellent, focuses quick enough for all my purposes. Light and easy to carry around. The build quality seems absolutely fine to me - again on a par with the other two primes I have mentioned. There really is nothing not to like with this lens - if you like this focal length I cannot see a huge reason to spend about £1000 more for the Zeiss equivalent. I own and use the Zeiss 24mm F2 which I have reviewed here and yes it is an outstanding lens. But if the Zeiss 85mm is as good as that lens it still would not be worth my while or pennies to spend an extra £1000 and "upgrade" to the Zeiss. That is how good this lens is, rather than saying anything negative about the Zeiss 85. |
rating summary
- total reviews: 47
- sharpness: 4.69
- color: 4.70
- build: 3.34
- distortion: 4.70
- flare control: 4.40
- overall: 4.37