Portrait lens for sony a700 50mm, 85mm?

[BuDWiZe]

I have been borring a friends f1.7 50mm minolta lens for a while but have to give it back so nows the time to get me a good lens

Just wonder what your suggestions might be if 85mm f1.4 better than 50mm?. ive been looking at reviews for the 50mm from sony and 85mm sony CZ T* so far but am still undecided

if someone more knowledgable on lenses can steer me along thatll be cool

Anthony

[bigdazzler]

Hey mate ... Ive got both, and love them both. :D Bearing in mind though, im using them on a FF A850.

They are both the same max aperture so thats a moot point in terms of speed, they both have lovely bokeh with the 85 slight ahead, with a little more creaminess, due to the longer focal length, and they are both super sharp. You really cant go wrong with either to be honest.

I think your main consideration considering youre using a crop body is whether you will have the space to shoot with the 85 on the A700. That becomes quite a longish lens on a crop body.

Also, do you shoot a lot where you want to compress your scene ? ie. like bringing the background closer, shoot a lot of models with big noses ?? :D If so, the 85 might be for you.

The other big factor is obviously budget with the CZ about 4 times the price of the 50.

[bigdazzler]

oh yea ... check out most of my threads in the formal and posed forum. Most of those shots were taken with either one of these lenses or the other.

[BuDWiZe]

thanks Bigdazzler i actually have my zoom kit lens 55-200 and i set it to 85mm to see the distance and a head and shoulder shot i only had to be about 2 odd meters away for the 85
I can see in tight places it may be a issue but otherwise not.

I also have a 60mm 1:1 tamron macro so because i have that i was thinking to use it for closer quaters then the 85 for the more space if its better quality glass.

Im going to go check out some of your shots :)


thanks mate

[bigdazzler]

I suppose it comes down to one of the lenses is CZ quality and the other is not, if that helps ;)

[BuDWiZe]

sort of lol im still learning about lenses. but i do read the CZ are meant to be the best

[bigdazzler]

no sort of mate ... fact.

Carl Zeiss lenses are Sonys Pro Grade lenses, very much on par with Canons L series and Nikons Nikkors. Dont let anyone tell you any different.

[BuDWiZe]

thanks Bigdazzler i am now ordering me the 85mm Sony CZ 1.4 planar T :)

[yak]

There is the new 85mm f2.8 sam (SAL85F28) releasing soon. heaps cheaper than the CZ F1.4.

[bigdazzler]

Bet it won't come within worlds of the CZ mate ... But good to have a cheaper option available I guess


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[BuDWiZe]

yak yeah i saw that but as bigdazzler says wont hold a candle to the cz but thanks for sharing the info

BuD

[ament]

budget wise 1st i think, if got money go for 85 f1.4 Carl zeiss, if limited budget just use sony SAL5014