This is the 70th in a series of posts on the Fujifilm GFX-50S. The series starts here. For the nonce, I’m done with my little sprint of evaluating the Sony 12-24. I’ll return to the work I was doing on the Fuji 110/2 and the 23/4 on the GFX. Today’s post is about bokeh, and… [Read More]
Archives for July 2017
Sony 12-24 f/4 OOF PSFs
This is part 8 of a test of the Sony 12-24 mm f/4 FE lens. The test starts here. A couple of TLAs (three-letter acronyms) up there, huh? OOF you probably know; it stands for out of focus. PSF means point spread function, and is a bit more obscure. It’s what the camera does with… [Read More]
Sony 12-24 f/4 FE on a7RII — more flare
This is part 7 of a test of the Sony 12-24 mm f/4 FE lens. The test starts here. Now we’ll look at a different kind of flare. Wide open at 12 mm: There si some flare here: it’s that string of small reflections of the sun running inward fro the real sun towards the… [Read More]
Sony 12-24 f/4 FE on a7RII — flare
This is part 6 of a test of the Sony 12-24 mm f/4 FE lens. The test starts here. In order to start to get a handle on the Sony UWA zoom’s flare, I set up on one of my usual test scenes, seen here wide open at 12 mm, 18 mm. and 24 mm…. [Read More]
Sony 12-24, Batis 18, WATE on a7RII
This is part 5 of a test of the Sony 12-24 mm f/4 FE lens. The test starts here. I’ve been asked to compare the Sony 12-24 to the Zeiss Batis 18 mm f/2.8 and the Leica 16-18-21 mm f/4 Tri-Elmar. I aim to please, and here’s a visual look at all three. I set… [Read More]