![]() In this case, the necessary number was two, though I’ve seen as many as four in a lens like the 135mm F1.8 GM. They evaluate the amount of torque needed to drive the focusing element(s) and then multiply the number of linear motors needed for fast, quiet focus. Sony has developed a winning autofocus formula in recent GM lenses by utilizing XD (Extreme Dynamic) Linear Motors. Sony 35mm F1.4 GM Autofocus and Video Performance There are are smaller, lighter F1.8 options, but Sony has designed this lens so that there isn’t a huge impact in size and portability when moving up to the pro-grade option. It looks great mounted on the camera, has quality weather sealing, and works just as I would want. It is wonderfully compact and light for a professional grade F1.4 lens, has a wide variety of features, and is functionally pretty much perfect other than lacking a bit of feel during manual focus. In short, the 35GM basically ticks all the boxes. ![]() The GM lens is obviously smaller and light than Sigma’s new 35mm F1.4 DN ART lens: The first thing that is important to highlight with the 35GM is that Sony has managed to produce another high quality prime lens that manages to give great build and feature quality while managing size and weight. As always, this is a completely independent review. Thanks to Sony Canada for getting me an early loaner of the lens. To discover more, read on here or you can watch either my long format definitive review or shorter standard video reviews below.įollow Me Patreon | My Newsletter | Instagram | Facebook | DA Merchandise | Flickr | 500px That’s the nuance of what Sony has achieved with the 35GM a rare lens that succeeds on both the artistic and technical sides of things. At a pixel level, the lock is incredibly sharp on both of them and rendered with excellent contrast, but I suspect you will instinctively favor the overall rendering on the left from the GM lens where the chain link fence melts away to creamy defocus in a more artistic, pleasing way. They were taken of the same subject, though obviously not at identical times. I suspect that will be a winning formula for Sony, who is showing tremendous maturation as a brand right now. The recent Sony 35mm F1.4 and 14mm F1.8 GM lenses (which I’m also testing at the moment) continue in the vein of the 24mm F1.4 GM, delivering exceptional optical qualities while also managing to keep the size relatively compact and the price relatively moderate. The Sony 135mm F1.8 GM isn’t cheap, but it is one of the sharpest lenses I’ve ever tested ( my review here), with exceptional autofocus and build. The 24mm F1.4 G Master ( my review here) was exceptional because it delivered the optical and autofocus performance while also keeping the size and price down to acceptable levels. But more recent GM lenses (and G lenses, for that matter), have been a different story. Sony has really hit its stride in lens development in the past few years, as while early G Master lenses were good on many levels, I didn’t find them as exceptional as their price point suggested they should be and in relation to competitors from other brands. The photos and tests that I share as a part of my review cycle of the 35GM (as we’ll call it for brevity) have all been done with the new Sony Alpha 1 which will serve as my benchmark camera for the foreseeable future ( my review here). Sigma did just release a cheaper alternative in the form of the Sigma 35mm F1.4 DN ART ( my review here), though the 35mm F1.4 GM still has a number of clear advantages that we’ll detail in our review. That replacement is here in the form of the Sony 35mm F1.4 G Master, a fabulous new lens that will almost certainly serve as the benchmark by w other 35mm lenses are evaluated against for a while. The aging Distagon lens was still begging for a replacement, however, as it came before Sony’s G Master premium lens series had surfaced. Sony later released a compact alternative, the Sony FE 35mm F1.8, a lens that most concluded is very good though perhaps slightly overpriced ( my review here). Samyang later brought a competing lens at a much lower price point (the Samyang AF 35mm F1.4, my review here). That lens was also quite expensive, typically retailing for well over $1500 USD (the price has dropped subsequent to the release of the GM lens). For years the sole “professional” option was the Sony Zeiss Distagon 35mm F1.4, a lens with a very mixed reputation that seems to be due to having a lot of sample variation (some good copies, some not so good). The classic 35mm focal length is one that, until recently, was slightly underrepresented on Sony.
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