SonilGomes Posted November 5, 2019 Share Posted November 5, 2019 Hi, im looking into getting a 50mm for my full frame Sony a7iii. Right now I only have a Zeiss 35mm and would like to widen my options a bit (I mainly shoot people now). Im finding it hard to decide whether its worth spending the extra thousand euros for the Zeiss 50mm F1.4 or whether I should just stick to the 50mm F1.8 for 250€. Im doing fashion and gradually improving, so right now still small stuff but hope bigger things go coming up for clients or magazines over the next couple of years. Heres the debate: the cheaper lens gives ok results and is within my budget, but it also gives some color diffraction and other stuff. Will this be noticeable enough to keep me from being able to use that lens for proffesional works? Maybe its not good for huge prints but might do the job for a couple of years for portraits etc. What are your thoughts about using the cheap lens for proffesional works? Should I just save up for the Zeiss one? My 35mm is already Zeiss so maybe I should try to stick to that level of quality, but im just not sure if it will be worth such a huge price difference. If Zeiss was on budget id go for it but its not, so the 250€ f1.8 seems tempting. Im mainly considering this from the point of view of delivering these photos to clients, not for my personal use. Thoughts or any experiences on it?? Thanks Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
EthanAlexander Posted November 5, 2019 Share Posted November 5, 2019 I can't really recommend enough getting the cheaper 1.8. It's SUPER light, obviously super cheap, and unless you need to do HUGE crops I'd say it's plenty of resolution. I haven't ever wished I had more, anyway. It's actually got the best chromatic aberration score: Jonathan422 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Super Members BTM_Pix Posted November 5, 2019 Super Members Share Posted November 5, 2019 7 hours ago, SonilGomes said: Hi, im looking into getting into spamming and wondered if anyone would notice that this post has been lifted off Reddit EthanAlexander 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
EthanAlexander Posted November 5, 2019 Share Posted November 5, 2019 DANGITTTT THEY'RE SO SNEAKY NOW kye 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mako Sports Posted November 5, 2019 Share Posted November 5, 2019 The 50 1.8 sucks, best option is the Zeiss 55mm f1.8. I dont think the 50 1.4 is worth it: larger, heavier, more expensive, and who shoots video at F1.4? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
noone Posted November 5, 2019 Share Posted November 5, 2019 I will bite. Yeah, I agree about the Sony Zeiss 55 1.8. It has ended any desire for another normal lens for me (though I still have a few). Really though, pretty much any normal lens ever made will be ok for people shots as long as it is a decent copy (IE has not been dropped or has fungus or other issues). Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Super Members BTM_Pix Posted November 5, 2019 Super Members Share Posted November 5, 2019 The only reason the "creator" of this thread would want an f1.4 lens would be to give him this type of subject isolation : noone, Mako Sports, Kisaha and 2 others 1 4 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
thebrothersthre3 Posted November 5, 2019 Share Posted November 5, 2019 I second the 55mm 1.8, very nice lens, and its also tiny, which I don't think you can complain about. For portrait stuff I'd rarely shoot wide open, I like the entire face to be in focus. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Inazuma Posted November 5, 2019 Share Posted November 5, 2019 When i used to have an A7 iii i had the 50mm 1.8 and was very happy with it! Please save your money. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
thebrothersthre3 Posted November 5, 2019 Share Posted November 5, 2019 1 hour ago, Inazuma said: When i used to have an A7 iii i had the 50mm 1.8 and was very happy with it! Please save your money. Any issues with it wide open? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Inazuma Posted November 5, 2019 Share Posted November 5, 2019 17 minutes ago, thebrothersthre3 said: Any issues with it wide open? I didnt have any issues with it Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Shell64 Posted November 6, 2019 Share Posted November 6, 2019 1 hour ago, NuzakFarnas said: agreed! Two spammers ganging up to take over the world?! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
lebigmac Posted November 6, 2019 Share Posted November 6, 2019 I'd second the proposal of the 175€ 50 1.8. It surprised me in terms of quality and weight & have never been disappointed with the results wide open. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
thebrothersthre3 Posted November 6, 2019 Share Posted November 6, 2019 Dammit these spammers are getting on my nerves Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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