Sony 50mm f1.2GM
I think this is a very worthwhile lens to buy.
I have said that I love it in the video many times,
but I have never posted a video to talk about it in detail.
Today, let me share with you
this Sony's first lens The long-term experience of using the f1.2 large aperture lens
Hello everyone, this is Kelvin.
Since this lens has been released for more than a year, there are already overwhelming reviews on the
Internet . I
believe many Sony users have already bought it , so
I will throw it away. Let
's talk about why I like it so much
and to be honest
I also because it's almost fully transferred to Sony's system now The
Sony A7 IV didn't come out a year ago The only Sony body
I have is the A7S3
I bought the 50mm f1 .2 GM
originally only intended to use it to shoot video
, not to take pictures,
because at that time
I still insisted on
the
combination of Sony video and Nikon photography, and the reason for buying it was very simple
, that is because it has a large f1.2 aperture and
can do Compared to Canon and Nikon
, its size and weight are the smallest and lightest, but after getting my hands on it,
I found that
although it is the smallest and lightest in terms of parameters, it
still has 35mm
compared to 24mm f1.4 GM. The f1.4 GM
is indeed a big circle, and it is heavy
to hold in the hand,
but considering that it is a large aperture lens of f1.2
,
I can't bear it. In fact, I once thought
of using an adapter ring
to put it on the Nikon I used it on my Z6 II,
but after some research,
I finally gave up on that idea.
I got this lens at the end of June last year (2021),
but from August to November last year,
New Zealand experienced more than three months. When
the city is closed, I have no chance to take it out to work
. When I
was at home, I used it to shoot a short video of home isolation,
but more often
, I used A7S3 to take some photos
of my
family and
garden. After
using it for a long time,
I found that this lens
is really
excellent in terms of image quality, sharpness, color and focus. It
also makes me more and more like to use Sony cameras to take pictures , although
the A7S3 is not particularly suitable for taking pictures. Photo
but A IV was released soon.
I placed the order immediately and was lucky enough to get the first batch in New Zealand.
With the gradual unblocking of New Zealand at the end of November, it
happened to be the peak season for weddings.
50mm f1.2 GM
has become my past. The main hang-up lens for a few months of wedding follow-up shooting. At
that time, I usually used a Nikon Z6 II with
a 85mm f1.8s or 24mm f1.8s
plus a Sony A7 IV with a 50mm f1.2 GM
. After a few shots
I found that the 50mm f1.2 GM , although it looks thicker,
does not make me feel particularly tired when actually using it,
which
makes me more like to use this lens for work.
The same money, the lighter the
lens and body
The less physical energy I spend
, it is indeed a work artifact when I think about it
. I have mentioned many times in my previous videos that when
I
was shooting weddings, I
mainly used fixed focus lenses to shoot with dual cameras,
one
camera with 35mm and the other. 85mm
but when I got the 50mm f1.2 GM
it completely changed my shooting habits and
a lot of the time I
cover most of my day with just the 50mm f1.2 GM
because it really is
It is very useful, especially
in wedding photography. Whether it is shooting the bride's makeup preparation, the
groom 's preparation
, shooting some invitations,
some jewelry details, group
photos,
ceremonies
, outdoor scenes,
dinner parties
, it can be used for
f1.2 aperture blur and close-up. The amount of light has a very good performance
whether it is outdoors or indoors,
and the 4 XD focusing motors
are used. Although it is a large aperture lens of f1.2,
it has a crazy focusing speed .
Coupled with Sony's powerful focusing system,
it can do almost every A photo can
be accurately focused on the focal point I want, and there
will be no false focus,
and I don't need
to zoom in on the screen after taking the picture and repeatedly confirm whether it is in focus or not
. It is also because it is so strong. 35mm f1
The usage ratio of .4 GM
and Sigma's 85mm f1.4 DG DN has
also dropped significantly,
which is precisely because it is so easy to use
and the overall performance of the A7 IV is really very balanced,
which can satisfy most of my daily life . In order
to better unify the colors
and take advantage of the Sony lens group on hand,
I also decided to use Sony cameras for dual-camera shooting,
so I ordered another A7 IV at the beginning of this year.
Now I am in I usually use 24mm+50mm or 50mm+85mm
for events and wedding follow-up shoots. I will use the 35mm lens
as an alternative lens according to the scene.
This
50mm f1.2 GM lens is
sharp The degree is really invincible.
Before
this, I only used the large aperture lens of f1.2.
I only used the 50mm f1.2s of Nikon.
You can also take a look at my previous video.
In fact , the design direction of the two lenses is completely different,
so I don't recommend using them for direct comparison,
but for me,
I actually prefer a sharper lens
rather than a relatively soft bokeh
lens But whether the picture is sharp,
everyone can easily see that
this 50mm f1.2 GM
has sharp center
sharpness even at full aperture
. For a portrait lens
, edge sharpness is not particularly important to me
, but its performance It is also ok.
When the aperture is reduced to f2, the
edge sharpness is also significantly improved.
In terms of glare control,
it is equipped with the second-generation nano AR coating technology.
Although in many evaluations,
it has a strong light shot. There is a slight ghosting problem,
but in my daily actual shooting, I
did not encounter obvious problems with the lens hood,
but this lens is not without its shortcomings.
In terms of purple fringing and dispersion control,
it does not have Nikon's 50mm f1. .2s is well done.
At f1.2,
you can see a little purple fringing in the bokeh,
but the problem is not serious
. How about the background blur and flare
? You can also see the samples
, although at f1.2
it is The light spot is not particularly round,
but this is also a common problem with f1.2 large aperture lenses.
For me, I
don't think it will affect my love for it. Whether the blur is good or
not is really a matter of opinion.
In the video In terms of shooting, when shooting
handheld ,
it feels very
good
. The infinite aperture adjustment on the lens and the
well-damped focus
ring
are the icing on the cake
. However, with Sony's cameras, I usually use autofocus
, but combined with the A7 IV's focus assist function,
even in auto In focus mode, we
can turn the focus ring slightly, or we can switch between manual and auto
focus
smoothly.
Perhaps the only disadvantage of this lens is the breathing effect control
, which is not as good as Nikon's 50mm f1.2s, but compared to Sony's The 35mm f1.4 GM
's breathing effect control
has been significantly improved
. I am not particularly dissatisfied with the daily video shooting,
and with the A7 IV's lens breathing compensation
, this shortcoming can still be ignored,
but I still hope that
Sony can Update the firmware of the A7S3 as soon as possible,
so that some new functions on the A7 IV
can also be delegated to the A7S3
. It has a large aperture of f1.2.
If we shoot
at slog3, the minimum ISO of the A7S3
is 640 or the minimum ISO of the A7 IV is 800.
For outdoor shooting with full aperture,
we
need to use 5-stop or more ND filter most of the time.
This point must be paid attention to when using it
, but after a whole year of use
, in fact, I mainly use this lens to take pictures.
The proportion of video is also relatively small.
To sum up , this lens is my favorite lens at present.
Whether it is for work or for daily shooting, it
is the lens that I have used the most in the past six months.
The Sony users around me recommend
the most lenses.
Most of them have the same opinion as me after buying them. It
is easy to use,
although the price is expensive
, but it is really worth it
, especially for the photographers who use it for work.
During the year,
Sony released a lot of lenses,
each with its own characteristics
and from last year's
70-200mm f2.8 GM oss II
to this year's 16-35mm f4G PZ
and 24-70mm f2.8 GM II
It can be seen that Sony is constantly surpassing itself
and constantly optimizing the camera and video experience of the lens
16-35mm f I have already placed an order for
4G PZ and 24-70mm f2.8 GM II
. After I get the lens,
I will also share some of my views
and experience
with you. If you are interested, please follow me and
pay attention to my future updates
this year I'm actually looking forward to
Sony's launch
of the 85mm f1.2 GM. It is
estimated that it will become one of the must-buy lenses for many Sony users.
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