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I've taken backpacking for multiple trips and I believe dust have gotten itself underneath the focus ring and while it's not "scratchy" when I rotate the focus ring, at some points, I feel a bit of resistance and it's no longer super smooth. Just to anyone who's curious.. still a remarkable lens though.
I've had mine for a couple of months now and love it. The quality of the images it produces, be it portraits, landscapes, or street are fantastic. After buying this lens I could in no way justify the extra ££££'s for the 1.4 for no real benefit. As you say, the size is brilliant, so easy to carry around and I just love it when it's on the gimbal. It's definitely a keeper, if you are thinking of getting one, just do it, you won't regret it 🙂
My favorite lens on my A7R3 and A6000. It convinced me that I might not be as much of a wide focal length shooter as I thought. A great length for street shooting people without getting right in their space. Terrific size for a travel kit. I hope the new FE 35mm f1.8 has the same color, sharpness and bokeh.
I upgraded my Gear from Sony A58Y to a A7ii and i bought that Lense 85mm f1.8 instead too and it broke my mind in all new views of photos i can ever get what i never saw with my eyes. Love that sense ❤📸 and good Video again 🤌
I paid $450 USD for a used version in mint condition. It works great on my APSC cameras :A6400 and A6500. I tried the GM f/1.4 version and found it too large, too expensive and it doesn't focus quite as fast as the f/1.8 model. I shoot with a two camera system and have this on my A6500 and usually my 30mm f/2.4 Sigma on the A6400. Then I need a really wide shot, I use the 12mm f/2.0 Rokinon. All in all, I am a happy camper!
I applied the same reasoning with my Nikon lenses. I paid for the extra aperture stop for my 35mm, but not my 85mm. That saved me a lot of money on the lens and the 35mm and 85mm have the same thread size, so I can swap ND filter's, polarizer filter's, etc. The 85mm is much lighter than the 35mm and makes it a good lens to use while walking around and making photo's.
There are a couple more differences between this and the 1.4 though - there’s the 11 blades as opposed to 9 for smoother bokeh, the weather sealing, the aperture ring, more elements and of course the superior quality glass
You’re absolutely correct about the importance of weight + size for travel and street photography. I have a bunch of Sigma ART lenses that I absolutely love but I keep leaving them in my hotel when I’m out on the streets. I have the Sony FE 28mm/2.0 and it’s a pleasure to shoot with! Next I’m planning to grab this 85mm/1.8 and probably the 55/1.8 and have those in my bag when travelling. My heavier lenses will continue to get used in studio and more controlled shoots. Great review!
@@BenHecht1 I'm getting your reply here a year after I put my comment! I do have some pictures I can show you but I can't get them from my phone which is what I'm on right now. If when I'm looking through my mail tomorrow on my computer I see this, I will post some of the pictures.
Hey Pierre. Thank you so much for your enthousiasm on Sony and it's gear.. Im going from a Nikon to a Sony A7II soon, because of you. I think it's the best choice i will ever make. Your enthiousiasm really got me started again with the hobby that i left long time ago :)
glad to hear your honest thoughts on it - ever considered shooting with the helios 85 1.5? it's a very artistic lens but you might enjoy, who knows haha
The 50mm really have a lot of downside, some of it lack af, loud af noise bcs it is on early production. Sony have been improved and I would say that the 35mm and also 85mm doesn’t have the same issues...
Great video! You a hit a really important point with the size. I also notice that I don't like taking my big heavy lenses around as much as smaller ones.
Hi Pierre, First off, just want to say congrats on the channel. I'm new to following you, and have really enjoyed your TH-cam and IG channels. Very refreshing, and super interesting topics. especially for us passionate hobbyists out there :-) . Question for you. I've been a Lumix Micro 4/3 guy (GX8) for a few years now, and am considering moving up to full-frame with the Sony A7R III (I don't need the MP or Video advantages of the IV). I'll be shooting mostly portraits, and the occasional travel landscapes. I feel like the 85/1.8 would be a GREAT first lens, but I keep looking at the 24-105/4.0 as the most flexible option for me, given I'm not ready to buy TWO expensive lenses yet. I'm interested in your opinion! Merci pour tout l'excellent travail que vous faites !
Hello from Kyiv Ukraine. I also have this lens and it is very good. I shoot fashion models and portraits for work so I purchased the Samyang 85mm F1.4 AF. Awesome. For photos if you want a F1.4 it works as a native lens but not so good for video right now but Samyang will be addressing this with a future firmware update they said.
Hey Pierre. Just discovered your channel with the "7 secrets to getting sharper photos for the rest of your life" video. This is the second video that I have now seen and I am hooked! Keep up the content. We are all enjoying it (:
yes it's worth it! I love it! I use it for portrait work and it's as sharp as my Zeiss lenses. great value!!! (Don't bother with the GM lens, save your money, it's not worth any difference it might offer.)
I recently took it with me to shoot some street photography and I didn't enjoy it as much as I thought I would. I like better wider focal lengths. I'll use it for portraits though! Great video!
Hi pierre, nice review! Been watching your videos to learn more about street photography. Just want to ask if i used this in apsc camera. The focal length will be x1.5 right? So 127mm. I want to clarify as well which is very important to me. Will be the aperture in using full frame lens in crop sensor camera would be x1.5 aswell? So the 1.8 aperture would be 2.7f?
My favorite channel. As a beginner, this is like a school to me. I love the way you explain stuff, Brother. I also have the 24mm f1.4 as well as this 85mm f1.8. Thank you so much for building my confidence. Now my question: Which focal lens would you recommend for a7iii please? For my personal music videos and portraits, please? I am getting into professional portraiture. Thank you so much.
Totally agree, Pierre. I love that lens. Together with the 35 f/2.8 and 55 f/1.8, a Sony shooter can have three ridiculously light and reasonably-priced standard primes in his bag. Only thing I don’t have yet since switching to Sony is a good wide-angle. Still using my 24-105 for landscapes and wide stuff. Any suggestions? Is Sony’s 16-35 as good as people say or would you go with a wide prime or 2?
KarltheFirst The Sony 16-35 f4 is my first ever 16-35. For many years in Canon I’ve been shooting 24-70 as a standard. But felt that I needed a bit more width while traveling all around street shots. I am very very impressed by the performance in focus and sharpness. It’s f4 which I am not very used to but cranking that iso with the Sony is no problem!
Awesome guys, thanks so much for your replies. I honestly never quite got the need for an f/2.8 in a wide-angle zoom since I use them mostly for landscapes, but Daniel, you make a good point that they can be great for street stuff as well (and I’ve seen you use the 16-35 on the street also, Pierre). So I was pretty set on the f/4 and then started reading these RAVE reviews about the Sony f/2.8 16-35 (and the weight difference isn’t that great from the f/4 either). So now I can’t decide, but glad to hear about your experience with the f/4, Daniel. Pierre, do you have the Zeiss f/4 or the Sony f/2.8? I know the price difference is big, but I’m amazed that the f/2.8 is almost as light, which makes it hard for me to look away from it...
Oh and Pierre, I watched the low-light chopper vid, it was great! I still have trouble understanding how people get shots from a fast-moving helicopter at nighttime. I may need to watch it again for the technical part. The first time I was mostly enjoying the views of Chicago, having never been there...
When it comes to glass, Sony are really giving Canon a run for the money. Sony appears to have some really beautiful glass, as many of your videos show. I hope you get to view the new Sony 100 to 600mm. That looks to be a great value/IQ lense to have. Makes me want to switch to Sony! Thanks again for another great video.
I have both lenses and the 85 is definitely a more nimble and easier to use and carry lens. The 90 is almost too sharp for flattering portraits but I do love the quality of that lens. I bought mine for the macro ( and I don't think the 85 wa available then) but for general purposes, if i had to do it again, I would have gone with the 85 and skipped the 90.
@@chryseass.5143 Thank you. That's my thinking too. I don't like macro as much as I like shooting other things. And, for some macro shots I prefer a long telephoto lens with an extension tube. Thanks for taking the time to answer.
Idk if you are interested about this lens but there is 50mm 1.1 lens , search for kamlan version ii its around 200$, or there is more expensive alternative
great review ! I use your trick on a7iv setting lens button to eye detection, whatever the focus mode. It is awesome, while just activating eye detetcion doesn't work pretty well. However on a7rv, i don't find that function. Can you help me ? I have the feeling that Sony is so confident in eye detection with IA that they removed that option.
Hey Pierre, thanks for the nice review man. It’s always about finding that sweet spot in your composition and how one uses the lens. I got some good results with my Sony a6000 with that lens as a test I did. It was pretty sharp. Of course you’re using the A7R3 which has a 42 MP so you got a slight advantage in terms of sharpness. Maybe it being TOO sharp 😂 nonetheless man, thanks for such a nice review. Always look forward to your videos.
Hello Pierre! I recently went to Cancun and took my Sony A7iii l, lenses and some gear a total of 3500 dollars. Customs asked if I had over 4000 worth of photography gear. My question to you is what do you say when traveling to countries and you have expensive gear over that limit? Have experienced this at all? Thanks!
Hey Jose! Yes I always say it is less. The reason is because you're not transporting NEW gear - it is used one that you have been using already - so its real value is actually a lot lower :) Hope that helps!
Depends on your specific needs. Do you shoot outdoors mostly. Do you find the 135mm too long in some cases? I use both the 135mm 1.8 and 85mm 1.4 depending on the job I am doing and/or the space I have.
@@shaolin95 I mainly shoot outdoors but I do notice I have to step back a lot sometimes. Not that it's THAT big of a deal, okay I probably answered it, not big of a deal so I don't need an 85mm haha.
The weight of the 1.4 is kind of absurd lol. Tinkered with one at the Sony Showroom in Japan and immediately told myself "yeah, I'll never want to lug this thing around all day".
I can tell you for video shooting, 1.4 is horrible to use compare to 1.8. Slower focus, heavier, and because it's much bigger it's harder to mount on a stabilizer.
I own this lens, for landscape, it's a great lens, it even produces nice sun stars, no common for Sony lens, but for portrait, it really don't care for the Boheh it produces, I will even take a cheap Samyang 85 1.4 Version one over this Sony any day. it's not about the 1/3 of stop light gathering, it's the bokeh quality that I don't care for it.
@@Vicky-il5yvIF you are the the type of person have to have AF lens, then yes i would recommended it for landscape shooting, as for the Bokeh, I would not call it something "wrong", but there is other lens produces much smoother, nicer, looking background rendering, like the Samyang 85 1.4 i mentioned, and of course there is the 85GM that can produce so much better Bokeh. So no i will never recommend this lens as a portrait lens because there is so many better options out there.
@@Vicky-il5yv and also there is sigma 85 1.4 DG DN, it's just as sharp if not even sharper for stop down landscape application, and at the same time offer much better looking bokek when shoot wide open for Portrait. To me is a much better option.
@@dannyli9424 yeah GM and Sigma would be better but they are costly too, specially for a hobby photographer like me. Now it would be interesting to choose one among Sony 85 1.8 and Samyang 1.4 mark II. 🤔 When it comes to autofocus, I have seen/noticed, Sony lenses are bit more reliable (as expected being native). Whereas, not sure which one is better in terms of sharpness at wide open and overall optical quality. Any suggestion would be helpful.
To be honest I wouldn't worry too much about sharpness, any of these lens mentioned here is really sharp enough, i know everyone is looking for different things in a lens, but in my own case, the rendering is much much more important than the sharpness, especially for portrait application, that's the reason I am against this Sony and prefer the Samyang, Sigma and GM. if you really going after sharpness, those Zeiss and Voigtlander MF will give you much better sharpness and local contrast too, such as the Zeiss Loxia 85 which I also own, it's a probably the best 85 for landscape, so with that being said, I wouldn't buy this Sony 85 1.8 for landscape or portrait, that's my point. but for those just want one lens for everything, this lens is strong contender for sure,. kind of like the jack of all trades but master of none type of lens.
Can't say I've been lucky with my sunrise attempts yet 😅 Who's got that 85mm ?! Love it or hate it?!
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I got it and it’s all love ❤️❤️❤️❤️ Sharp like crazy and fast AF.
Just got it three days ago!!
Fast becoming my favourite lens for candid shots at parties - beautiful photos!
Also love the 85, it's more than a half of shooting time on my A7III
First lens I got because of this video :)
Amen. It's been my main lens for both landscape and portraits for 6 months, it's a beautiful lens. I can vouch for everything you've said!
Thanks for being here man! :)
@@Pierretlambert Been here a while, will be here always! Your content and attitude really inspires me, and you never fail to reply on IG :) Your feed is literally fire lol. @fotografilio
how is it now?? :D
Crop sensor or full frame?
my anxiety with you tossing that around by the water haha XD
I WAS JUST GONNA SAY THAT
I've taken backpacking for multiple trips and I believe dust have gotten itself underneath the focus ring and while it's not "scratchy" when I rotate the focus ring, at some points, I feel a bit of resistance and it's no longer super smooth. Just to anyone who's curious.. still a remarkable lens though.
I've had mine for a couple of months now and love it. The quality of the images it produces, be it portraits, landscapes, or street are fantastic. After buying this lens I could in no way justify the extra ££££'s for the 1.4 for no real benefit. As you say, the size is brilliant, so easy to carry around and I just love it when it's on the gimbal. It's definitely a keeper, if you are thinking of getting one, just do it, you won't regret it 🙂
100%!
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My favorite lens on my A7R3 and A6000. It convinced me that I might not be as much of a wide focal length shooter as I thought. A great length for street shooting people without getting right in their space. Terrific size for a travel kit. I hope the new FE 35mm f1.8 has the same color, sharpness and bokeh.
My favorite lens for my 6500, especially for street! Gorgeous portraits too. No regrets with this lens!
I upgraded my Gear from Sony A58Y to a A7ii and i bought that Lense 85mm f1.8 instead too and it broke my mind in all new views of photos i can ever get what i never saw with my eyes. Love that sense ❤📸 and good Video again 🤌
Love this lens. At the price you cannot beat it. Bought it and shot my cousin's son's first bday party and fell in love with this lens.
Just bought this lens in Canada in 2023. It is amazing and I LOVE the size.
I paid $450 USD for a used version in mint condition. It works great on my APSC cameras :A6400 and A6500. I tried the GM f/1.4 version and found it too large, too expensive and it doesn't focus quite as fast as the f/1.8 model. I shoot with a two camera system and have this on my A6500 and usually my 30mm f/2.4 Sigma on the A6400. Then I need a really wide shot, I use the 12mm f/2.0 Rokinon. All in all, I am a happy camper!
How do you like the a6400?
I applied the same reasoning with my Nikon lenses. I paid for the extra aperture stop for my 35mm, but not my 85mm. That saved me a lot of money on the lens and the 35mm and 85mm have the same thread size, so I can swap ND filter's, polarizer filter's, etc. The 85mm is much lighter than the 35mm and makes it a good lens to use while walking around and making photo's.
Nice!!
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Underrated comment. The 35 GM and this lens sharing a 67mm thread size is very convenient!
There are a couple more differences between this and the 1.4 though - there’s the 11 blades as opposed to 9 for smoother bokeh, the weather sealing, the aperture ring, more elements and of course the superior quality glass
the AF on the 1.4 is slower than the 1.8 i have seen tons of people prove this in real time tests
You’re absolutely correct about the importance of weight + size for travel and street photography. I have a bunch of Sigma ART lenses that I absolutely love but I keep leaving them in my hotel when I’m out on the streets. I have the Sony FE 28mm/2.0 and it’s a pleasure to shoot with! Next I’m planning to grab this 85mm/1.8 and probably the 55/1.8 and have those in my bag when travelling. My heavier lenses will continue to get used in studio and more controlled shoots.
Great review!
Yep. This lens, the 55 and the 24mm pancake cover most of what you might encounter on the streets.
Entertaining informative vid as usual... would you choose this or the 55mm 1.8 zeiss?
This was the review I was looking for! The output for the cost is well worth the value in this lens. Thanks Pierre!
I have owned them both, and are totally agree with you👍
I sold my 1.4 GM not worth the money..
Oh good to hear!! :)
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Hi Pierre, I can’t decide which one to get. A 16-35 or 12-24? I’m leaning on the ultra wide 12-24. What do you think?
I'd say this is my favorite lens, I've gotten great sports shots with it at horse shows, many great shots!
Can I see them ?
@@BenHecht1 I'm getting your reply here a year after I put my comment! I do have some pictures I can show you but I can't get them from my phone which is what I'm on right now. If when I'm looking through my mail tomorrow on my computer I see this, I will post some of the pictures.
Thank you, Pierre. You have helped me make a decision on this dilemma I've been having.
Hey Pierre. Thank you so much for your enthousiasm on Sony and it's gear.. Im going from a Nikon to a Sony A7II soon, because of you. I think it's the best choice i will ever make. Your enthiousiasm really got me started again with the hobby that i left long time ago :)
Is it good for indoor shooting.. for example for TH-cam videos
I really enjoy hearing your honest opinion about products. Nice video.
Thank you Clark! Hope you have a great weekend!
Hi, I just bought this lens, You think I should have UV filter for it. and If I use UV filter Quality it has dropped? / Thank you.
glad to hear your honest thoughts on it - ever considered shooting with the helios 85 1.5? it's a very artistic lens but you might enjoy, who knows haha
Ah no! I should try :)
Please tell about the af noise , my 50 mm makes noise and even the external mic record it
The 50mm really have a lot of downside, some of it lack af, loud af noise bcs it is on early production. Sony have been improved and I would say that the 35mm and also 85mm doesn’t have the same issues...
Good : Its super sharp!!
Bad : you cant use it as fuel in a firepit.
. . . . wat hahaha
Now I am buying it this week, Thank you for the review.
I have it for about 3 years. I would say the most thing I like is the radical bokeh, sweet!
Hi I am looking to fit this lens to my Canon 750D is this compatible? if not, do I need an adaptor, and which one? Thank You
Great video! You a hit a really important point with the size. I also notice that I don't like taking my big heavy lenses around as much as smaller ones.
Hi Pierre, First off, just want to say congrats on the channel. I'm new to following you, and have really enjoyed your TH-cam and IG channels. Very refreshing, and super interesting topics. especially for us passionate hobbyists out there :-) .
Question for you. I've been a Lumix Micro 4/3 guy (GX8) for a few years now, and am considering moving up to full-frame with the Sony A7R III (I don't need the MP or Video advantages of the IV). I'll be shooting mostly portraits, and the occasional travel landscapes. I feel like the 85/1.8 would be a GREAT first lens, but I keep looking at the 24-105/4.0 as the most flexible option for me, given I'm not ready to buy TWO expensive lenses yet. I'm interested in your opinion!
Merci pour tout l'excellent travail que vous faites !
i have 2.8/24-70 and 1.4/35, they are both heavy. Do you think i should get 1.8/85?
Hello from Kyiv Ukraine. I also have this lens and it is very good. I shoot fashion models and portraits for work so I purchased the Samyang 85mm F1.4 AF. Awesome. For photos if you want a F1.4 it works as a native lens but not so good for video right now but Samyang will be addressing this with a future firmware update they said.
I use an Eos R with RF 35mm f1.8, i use this lens the most because it’s so small and light! Way more important than the best quality.
Hey Pierre. Just discovered your channel with the "7 secrets to getting sharper photos for the rest of your life" video. This is the second video that I have now seen and I am hooked! Keep up the content. We are all enjoying it (:
Thanks man! Welcome to the adventures :)
yes it's worth it! I love it! I use it for portrait work and it's as sharp as my Zeiss lenses. great value!!! (Don't bother with the GM lens, save your money, it's not worth any difference it might offer.)
😍 excellent review... 😂And like the way you use that hood as a bangle
Is the 50mm f/1.8 worth it? I shoot portraits and headshots.
I recently took it with me to shoot some street photography and I didn't enjoy it as much as I thought I would. I like better wider focal lengths. I'll use it for portraits though! Great video!
Thanks Pablo!
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Hello just want to ask. Did you notice rattling on lens when its not mounted on camera?
Hi pierre, nice review! Been watching your videos to learn more about street photography. Just want to ask if i used this in apsc camera. The focal length will be x1.5 right? So 127mm. I want to clarify as well which is very important to me. Will be the aperture in using full frame lens in crop sensor camera would be x1.5 aswell? So the 1.8 aperture would be 2.7f?
Hi, in the links of amazon, there is one in $600 and another one $1500, so what is the difference ?
I have Sony 6400 ... I will buy this lens. But is Sony a7iii better ?
Yes!!! I got the first like of this video! Love your videos Pierre keep them coming!
Ah you're the best Jose!! Thank you :)
will this lens work well with sony a6000? better than investing on Sigma 56? because im thinking of moving full frame later on.
its nice to see more Sony vlogers in Chicago
Thanks! :)
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*pier*re filming on a pier, how ironic
Edit: damn, the pier in pierre didn't go bold :(
haha
Pierre sure does love his jet ski’s lol
Is the focus ring linear and possible to do manual focus? Some fly by wire focus rings are just not reliable.
Loved this video and review. Please keep these review videos coming, these are really helpful. Thank you.
Thank you!
My favorite channel. As a beginner, this is like a school to me. I love the way you explain stuff, Brother. I also have the 24mm f1.4 as well as this 85mm f1.8. Thank you so much for building my confidence. Now my question: Which focal lens would you recommend for a7iii please? For my personal music videos and portraits, please? I am getting into professional portraiture. Thank you so much.
Hey David! Look into 24, 35 and 85. Try them all and see what works best for you!
Pierre T. Lambert Thank you so much, Brother. I appreciate
Hi man. What lens did you use to Vlog? Love the perspective man!!
16-35 at 16mm :)
@@Pierretlambert Thanks for your reply :)
Ditto on the 24 1.4 and the 85 1.8
Totally agree, Pierre. I love that lens. Together with the 35 f/2.8 and 55 f/1.8, a Sony shooter can have three ridiculously light and reasonably-priced standard primes in his bag. Only thing I don’t have yet since switching to Sony is a good wide-angle. Still using my 24-105 for landscapes and wide stuff. Any suggestions? Is Sony’s 16-35 as good as people say or would you go with a wide prime or 2?
The 16-35 is fantastic imho :)
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KarltheFirst The Sony 16-35 f4 is my first ever 16-35. For many years in Canon I’ve been shooting 24-70 as a standard. But felt that I needed a bit more width while traveling all around street shots. I am very very impressed by the performance in focus and sharpness. It’s f4 which I am not very used to but cranking that iso with the Sony is no problem!
Awesome guys, thanks so much for your replies. I honestly never quite got the need for an f/2.8 in a wide-angle zoom since I use them mostly for landscapes, but Daniel, you make a good point that they can be great for street stuff as well (and I’ve seen you use the 16-35 on the street also, Pierre). So I was pretty set on the f/4 and then started reading these RAVE reviews about the Sony f/2.8 16-35 (and the weight difference isn’t that great from the f/4 either). So now I can’t decide, but glad to hear about your experience with the f/4, Daniel. Pierre, do you have the Zeiss f/4 or the Sony f/2.8? I know the price difference is big, but I’m amazed that the f/2.8 is almost as light, which makes it hard for me to look away from it...
Oh and Pierre, I watched the low-light chopper vid, it was great! I still have trouble understanding how people get shots from a fast-moving helicopter at nighttime. I may need to watch it again for the technical part. The first time I was mostly enjoying the views of Chicago, having never been there...
When it comes to glass, Sony are really giving Canon a run for the money. Sony appears to have some really beautiful glass, as many of your videos show.
I hope you get to view the new Sony 100 to 600mm. That looks to be a great value/IQ lense to have.
Makes me want to switch to Sony!
Thanks again for another great video.
I'd love to try it yes Andrew! Thanks :)
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This video saves me money. I was going for the Samyang 85mm 1.4 FE II and its kind of expensive. Now I’m going to buy this
hey, great video. I wanna know is this lens okay with sony A6100 cz of its aps-c?
Wow... i love this lens... i'am using 5DMK3... and canon lenses... next time i want to have Sony a73 or 4 and sony lenses... Thanks bro...
Do you need this lens if you have the 90mm macro 2.8?
I have both lenses and the 85 is definitely a more nimble and easier to use and carry lens. The 90 is almost too sharp for flattering portraits but I do love the quality of that lens. I bought mine for the macro ( and I don't think the 85 wa available then) but for general purposes, if i had to do it again, I would have gone with the 85 and skipped the 90.
@@chryseass.5143 Thank you. That's my thinking too. I don't like macro as much as I like shooting other things. And, for some macro shots I prefer a long telephoto lens with an extension tube. Thanks for taking the time to answer.
I have had it a couple of months and love this lens so much. I dont think it can be beat for the price.
Right?!
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Pierre T. Lambert nice. Checking it out nowwwwwwwww....
Another great video! Thanks Pierre
Hey how come you went with an 85 prime vs say a 135 prime? Does the 85 give enough reach for run and gun shooting while traveling in your experience?
For me yes!
Pierre T. Lambert thanks!
Great video, really enjoyable but it's a step up ring not down. You need to step up to the filter from the lens.
Do you always shoot Auto when doing street shooting ?
This or the 18-105 F/4 as a 2nd lens for a beginner?
From one pierre to another. YOU ROCK
My question : is it good with A6300 for family/kids photos?
pierre mirkan sure, if you want a 125mm local length
Thanks for the review ! Very helpful ! I
Is it worth buying it if I have the 28-75 Tamron ? Are the sharpness and bokeh noticeably better ?
Idk if you are interested about this lens but there is 50mm 1.1 lens , search for kamlan version ii its around 200$, or there is more expensive alternative
great review ! I use your trick on a7iv setting lens button to eye detection, whatever the focus mode. It is awesome, while just activating eye detetcion doesn't work pretty well. However on a7rv, i don't find that function. Can you help me ? I have the feeling that Sony is so confident in eye detection with IA that they removed that option.
I love these Chicago videos man! 🔥 👌🏽
Thanks Omar!
Ps: you're gonna love the new video! th-cam.com/video/yD0Eaq7T_mQ/w-d-xo.html - My best so far!
Nice review. Also love that lens
Thanks!
im just watching this video thinking....
if he drops this lens..he's f***ed lol great video man @jxsfilms
Hey Pierre, thanks for the nice review man. It’s always about finding that sweet spot in your composition and how one uses the lens. I got some good results with my Sony a6000 with that lens as a test I did. It was pretty sharp.
Of course you’re using the A7R3 which has a 42 MP so you got a slight advantage in terms of sharpness. Maybe it being TOO sharp 😂 nonetheless man, thanks for such a nice review. Always look forward to your videos.
Thanks a lot Samar!
Hello Pierre! I recently went to Cancun and took my Sony A7iii l, lenses and some gear a total of 3500 dollars. Customs asked if I had over 4000 worth of photography gear. My question to you is what do you say when traveling to countries and you have expensive gear over that limit? Have experienced this at all? Thanks!
Hey Jose! Yes I always say it is less. The reason is because you're not transporting NEW gear - it is used one that you have been using already - so its real value is actually a lot lower :)
Hope that helps!
Yes it does! Thank you!
Thank you! So helpful. I plan to purchase this lens for my a6300.
would this lens be good for shooting active puppies
thank you for this video. I learned a lot.
Thank you!
Ps: new video! th-cam.com/video/yD0Eaq7T_mQ/w-d-xo.html - My best so far!
its more like 85f1.8 or the 90 f/2.8 Macro?
Would you rather take this lens with you or the Samyang AF 85mm F/1.4 FE? 🤔
He's not a portrait photographer so he will probably choose the size weight and faster af of the sony 1.8
Would you pick this over the 90mm macro?
I sold my 85mm 1.8 and replaced it with the 90mm macro, superb for portraits (maybe too sharp) and of course a macro as well, so duel purpose lens
Nice! What made you go to the macro over the 85?
Would you recommend this lens to me even if I have the 135mm 1.8?
Depends on your specific needs. Do you shoot outdoors mostly. Do you find the 135mm too long in some cases? I use both the 135mm 1.8 and 85mm 1.4 depending on the job I am doing and/or the space I have.
@@shaolin95 I mainly shoot outdoors but I do notice I have to step back a lot sometimes. Not that it's THAT big of a deal, okay I probably answered it, not big of a deal so I don't need an 85mm haha.
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Are you glad you replaced your 70-200 for this lens for travel photography?
Jess Dasilva good question!
Yes for short trips I'm happy with that! For longer special shoots I'll still take the 70-200 ;)
What about the lens on a apsc camera? Is it worth it?
Considering the premium you have to pay for the GM 1,4, it is definitely worth it, and nobody will no the difference.
Yeap!
Draw backs are Chromic Abboration and probably vignetting, I know that's at F1.8 so both is normal but espacily the CA is really drastic.
So many moves with the lens in the hand above the water made me nervous the whole video :D
please tell with what camera and lens u shoot this video please please please
Thank you Mr Lambert
Thanks Jim!
what about this vs Samyang 85/1.4 FE AF? That makes the 1.4 similarly priced unlike the GM..
Haven't tried yet!
Just bought this lens and can’t wait to use it!!
It's been 1 year. Whats you take in it know
Going to get this lens ASAP
The weight of the 1.4 is kind of absurd lol. Tinkered with one at the Sony Showroom in Japan and immediately told myself "yeah, I'll never want to lug this thing around all day".
This guy is way more comfortable than me holding a lens over a body of water.
Recently, Shot a (cinematic) video with this lens.. it’s 100% worth your money (for stills and video)💯%
How did you find the stabilisation on this lens man? Since it doesn’t have any I’m slightly worried it might be too shaky with handheld video
How does this lens perform when doing street photography?
Thank for the review man. Been considering to buy 85mm 1.8.. :)
I can tell you for video shooting, 1.4 is horrible to use compare to 1.8. Slower focus, heavier, and because it's much bigger it's harder to mount on a stabilizer.
I own this lens, for landscape, it's a great lens, it even produces nice sun stars, no common for Sony lens, but for portrait, it really don't care for the Boheh it produces, I will even take a cheap Samyang 85 1.4 Version one over this Sony any day. it's not about the 1/3 of stop light gathering, it's the bokeh quality that I don't care for it.
Would you recommend it? Is there anything wrong you see about bokeh?
@@Vicky-il5yvIF you are the the type of person have to have AF lens, then yes i would recommended it for landscape shooting,
as for the Bokeh, I would not call it something "wrong", but there is other lens produces much smoother, nicer, looking background rendering, like the Samyang 85 1.4 i mentioned, and of course there is the 85GM that can produce so much better Bokeh. So no i will never recommend this lens as a portrait lens because there is so many better options out there.
@@Vicky-il5yv and also there is sigma 85 1.4 DG DN, it's just as sharp if not even sharper for stop down landscape application, and at the same time offer much better looking bokek when shoot wide open for Portrait. To me is a much better option.
@@dannyli9424 yeah GM and Sigma would be better but they are costly too, specially for a hobby photographer like me.
Now it would be interesting to choose one among Sony 85 1.8 and Samyang 1.4 mark II. 🤔
When it comes to autofocus, I have seen/noticed, Sony lenses are bit more reliable (as expected being native).
Whereas, not sure which one is better in terms of sharpness at wide open and overall optical quality.
Any suggestion would be helpful.
To be honest I wouldn't worry too much about sharpness, any of these lens mentioned here is really sharp enough, i know everyone is looking for different things in a lens, but in my own case, the rendering is much much more important than the sharpness, especially for portrait application, that's the reason I am against this Sony and prefer the Samyang, Sigma and GM. if you really going after sharpness, those Zeiss and Voigtlander MF will give you much better sharpness and local contrast too, such as the Zeiss Loxia 85 which I also own, it's a probably the best 85 for landscape, so with that being said, I wouldn't buy this Sony 85 1.8 for landscape or portrait, that's my point. but for those just want one lens for everything, this lens is strong contender for sure,. kind of like the jack of all trades but master of none type of lens.
Where did you record this video? Somewhere by Montrose?