Just bought a new lens and I’m already in love with it.
As a photographer I’m far from being a gear head. I’ve literally never used anything but my trusty f/1.4 FE Zeiss Distagon lens since I bought it new in 2015 but I’ve been struggling to take bike shots with my 35mm 1.4 (not enough separation and even focus on the bike vs the background).
A pro bike photographer I found on a forum uses a 70-200MM F2.8 lens. I googled the price, and holy shitballs, $3,699.00 AUD and the thing is frikkin’ huge! I reached out to him and he also suggested an 85mm prime. Sony makes an FE 85mm F1.8 for $700 AUD so I pounced on it.
It’s a whole new world for me as I’ve got to stand really far away from my subject, but I think it’s great and that it’ll do the job just fine!
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Just bought a new lens and I’m already in love with it.
As a photographer I’m far from being a gear head. I’ve literally never used anything but my trusty f/1.4 FE Zeiss Distagon lens since I bought it new in 2015 but I’ve been struggling to take bike shots with my 35mm 1.4 (not enough separation and even focus on the bike vs the background).
A pro bike photographer I found on a forum uses a 70-200MM F2.8 lens. I googled the price, and holy shitballs, $3,699.00 AUD and the thing is frikkin’ huge! I reached out to him and he also suggested an 85mm prime. Sony makes an FE 85mm F1.8 for $700 AUD so I pounced on it.
It’s a whole new world for me as I’ve got to stand really far away from my subject, but I think it’s great and that it’ll do the job just fine!