So, coming from Sony (not counting zooms): large aperture standard (50/1.4 presumably), and "middle telephoto", whatever that is. Hardly comparable to what Fuji is doing.
carstenw wrote:
So, coming from Sony (not counting zooms): large aperture standard (50/1.4 presumably), and "middle telephoto", whatever that is. Hardly comparable to what Fuji is doing.
that is old. the large aperture standard is the 35/1.8 and the snap pancake is the 20/2.8.
edit: I believe the mid telephoto is supposed to be an 85mm of some sort.
sebboh wrote:
that is old. the large aperture standard is the 35/1.8 and the snap pancake is the 20/2.8.
edit: I believe the mid telephoto is supposed to be an 85mm of some sort.
Regardless ... Sony's E-mount lens roadmap is a yawner, with more consumer-focussed glass than serious enthusiast/pro offerings. I think Fuji's roadmap, by comparison, hits its target market better ... but that market is also arguably more limited, whereas Sony NEX has to address everything from beginner/newbie/happy-snappy to the pro/enthusiast (who might also be in Fuji's XP1/X-E1 market segment).
Rob_O wrote:
Regardless ... Sony's E-mount lens roadmap is a yawner, with more consumer-focussed glass than serious enthusiast/pro offerings. I think Fuji's roadmap, by comparison, hits its target market better ... but that market is also arguably more limited, whereas Sony NEX has to address everything from beginner/newbie/happy-snappy to the pro/enthusiast (who might also be in Fuji's XP1/X-E1 market segment).
oh, i totally agree i was just pointing out that the roadmap was old and that we know what most of those unnamed lenses are already.
johnahill wrote:
Top one looks like Lulworth cove, where's the second one, looks like some cool art/grafitti
Good eye. It's actually a bit west of Lulworth Cove though, adjacent to Durdle Door (just east of) overlooking Man o War rocks ... which is technically part of St Oswald's Bay I think.
The next two are in Swanage. That is a mural -- including the window on the left, which isn't a real window. Very cool piece of work as seen here.
Yeah, at first I thought it was a definite "stop the car!" moment to find something like that roadside. But then began to suspect it was a very well done mural.... somehow too good to be true. In any case, a great find in its own right!
How does compare the 14mm with 18-55 zoom at wider end? I read photozone mtf and the "kit" zoom MTF surprised me, being not too far from the fixed lens. I'll buy next year 10-24 OS but in the meanwhile i'm looking for a wide angle... voigtlander 12, 15 are good alternatives, but versatility and lower price of the zoom could be a decisive factor...
The 18-55 is a sharp lens, but the 14mm is better. The 14mm may be the best ultra-wide I've ever owned. (I have not had the 21 Distagon). It's sharp over most of the frame from f/2.8, and sharp all the way to the corners stopped down just a little bit. Very little CA and essentially zero distortion, which is amazing given the AOV.
