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woof woof said:
Another G lens coming?

Sony will announce a new G lens in February? | sonyalpharumors

Another sources told me that Sony is likely to release a new "G" lens in February. And it is related to this lens and this lens. What do you make out of this info? ;)
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I think I'd like to see a 28, 35 or 50mm F1.8 G of similar build and optical quality to the 20mm f1.8 G or a 28 or 35mm mini f2.5/f2.8 G. If it's anything else I doubt very much I'll be interested.

Anyone hoping for anything?
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It’s a zoom.
 
Actually a 16-50mm f4 would be great.
 
I was hoping for telephoto prime, 600mm f/5.6 or a 500mm maybe?
 
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f/2.8 said:
I am waiting for a 50mm f/1.8, have been for about 3 years :ROFLMAO: Have been trolling Sony on social media for ages about it and their rep.
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Hi all, on the subject of the 50mm f1.8 am I the only one that isn’t overly impressed with this lens? It’s sharp but the focus is really noisy and relatively slow and the purple fringing (excuse my lack of the correct terminology) in bright sunlight is really bad.
 
Micro-four-thirds said:
Hi all, on the subject of the 50mm f1.8 am I the only one that isn’t overly impressed with this lens? It’s sharp but the focus is really noisy and relatively slow and the purple fringing (excuse my lack of the correct terminology) in bright sunlight is really bad
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It is trash
the_accidental said:
No, I don't think so - the comments above are because it has such a bad rep people want a replacement.

The Zeiss 55 and the 50/2.5 mini G have good reviews/opinions.
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Neither are a 50 f/1.8
 
f/2.8 said:
I am waiting for a 50mm f/1.8, have been for about 3 years :ROFLMAO: Have been trolling Sony on social media for ages about it and their rep.
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I've been thinking of selling my 55mm f1.8 and just doing without but if they do bring out a decent 50mm f1.8 I might well get one. I know they do a budget one now but I've stayed away as some have reported slow focusing and if that's the case I think it'd be pretty poor on my A7 as the 50mm macro was basically unusable on the A7.

I have been thinking of having quite a severe clear out as I have lenses I haven't used much at all, 35mm f2.8 hasn't been used since I got the 40mm f2.5 and 35, 55 and 85mm f1.8's get used very infrequently ditto the 28mm f2 and I might have used the 28-70mm about four times.
 
the_accidental said:
No, I don't think so - the comments above are because it has such a bad rep people want a replacement.

The Zeiss 55 and the 50/2.5 mini G have good reviews/opinions.
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I have the 55mm and at the time I got it I thought it was the best lens I'd ever used. I compared it to my Canon 50mm f2.5 "Macro" and I thought it was better than the Canon lens at every aperture the Canon could match. I've never got over the fact that it's 55mm not 50mm though.

I have the 40mm f2.5 G and I've read that the 50mm can't quite match the 40mm for resolution and contrast but is better for CA and flare resistance. I don't know if I really see the point in having 40 and 50mm f2.5 lenses though. If a new 50mm f1.8 came alone I would think about it.
 
Micro-four-thirds said:
Hi all, on the subject of the 50mm f1.8 am I the only one that isn’t overly impressed with this lens? It’s sharp but the focus is really noisy and relatively slow and the purple fringing (excuse my lack of the correct terminology) in bright sunlight is really bad.
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I actually forgot I bought this lens but similarly found the focus slow and noisy so just ended up not using it.
 
woof woof said:
I've been thinking of selling my 55mm f1.8 and just doing without but if they do bring out a decent 50mm f1.8 I might well get one. I know they do a budget one now but I've stayed away as some have reported slow focusing and if that's the case I think it'd be pretty poor on my A7 as the 50mm macro was basically unusable on the A7.

I have been thinking of having quite a severe clear out as I have lenses I haven't used much at all, 35mm f2.8 hasn't been used since I got the 40mm f2.5 and 35, 55 and 85mm f1.8's get used very infrequently ditto the 28mm f2 and I might have used the 28-70mm about four times.
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I would deffo buy a 50mm f/1.8 if one was available. Even if it was as good as the 35 f/1.8 and similar size I would get it.

Got rid of the 55 years ago. Have the 50 f/1.2 which is spectacular and the Samyang 45mm f1.8 which is fine for what it is. Would find room for a 50 f/1.8 if one was available though.

Have asked Sony for a 50 f/1.8 but while the old one continues to sell in large numbers they don’t seem interested.
 
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f/2.8 said:
Have asked Sony for a 50 f/1.8 but while the old one continues to sell in large numbers they don’t seem interested.
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A shame.

I want to keep this up as a hobby but time for photography has been limited for a few months now and I've started to look at all the little or even unused gear. I'll see it time frees up a bit as the days get longer and hopefully we get better weather.
 
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Bungieben said:
Sony A1 V3 firmware available
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Seems a decent update considering. That being said I doubt any of the new features will benefit me :LOL:
 
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