JPNola
Veteran
Some of you have received this lens. What are your impressions of the lens?
Of most interest to me is the focusing action. Is the focusing action similar to that of the kit lens for the Ex3? Is there a true focus end stop? How is the focus throw? Does the focus feel manual or feel more electronic like that of the Sony E-mount glass? How is the focus breathing on the lens? I assume the lens does not trombone when focusing. That is, the front element remains in place and does not extend when focusing as does the front element on the Canon EF 24-70mm.
Because I ordered the camera and lens separately I will not receive my pre-ordered FE 28-135mm until well into January if not in February. Sony is filling pre-orders of Fs7 with lens before they fill orders of lens alone. As many of us have learned first hand, the date that Sony says a product will be "released" has little to do with when you can actually obtain the product. I naively thought that Sony would make the new product equally available in Japan, Europe, and North America. But the manner in which the Fs7 became available indicates that the way it works is that Japan get's the new product first, then Europe, and then North America.
I thought I would be okay with the lens only being an f/4. But after using an f/2.8 Canon zoom alongside Sony f/4 zooms I have come to the conclusion that having an f/2.8 lens is very advantageous over an f/4 lens. Not just for the increased ability in low light but for that super-shallow focus look which is the main reason clients want S35 cameras. f/2.8 on S35 is quite a special look that just can't be achieved with f/4 glass, imo.
Of most interest to me is the focusing action. Is the focusing action similar to that of the kit lens for the Ex3? Is there a true focus end stop? How is the focus throw? Does the focus feel manual or feel more electronic like that of the Sony E-mount glass? How is the focus breathing on the lens? I assume the lens does not trombone when focusing. That is, the front element remains in place and does not extend when focusing as does the front element on the Canon EF 24-70mm.
Because I ordered the camera and lens separately I will not receive my pre-ordered FE 28-135mm until well into January if not in February. Sony is filling pre-orders of Fs7 with lens before they fill orders of lens alone. As many of us have learned first hand, the date that Sony says a product will be "released" has little to do with when you can actually obtain the product. I naively thought that Sony would make the new product equally available in Japan, Europe, and North America. But the manner in which the Fs7 became available indicates that the way it works is that Japan get's the new product first, then Europe, and then North America.
I thought I would be okay with the lens only being an f/4. But after using an f/2.8 Canon zoom alongside Sony f/4 zooms I have come to the conclusion that having an f/2.8 lens is very advantageous over an f/4 lens. Not just for the increased ability in low light but for that super-shallow focus look which is the main reason clients want S35 cameras. f/2.8 on S35 is quite a special look that just can't be achieved with f/4 glass, imo.
