Roger Cicala from LensRentals.com has tested the new Sony FE 135mm F1.8 GM lens and said: “This is the sharpest lens we’ve tested. Period. (At last count, that’s out of 300+ lenses tested.)
Roger and his team tested 10 pre-release copies of the new Sony FE 135mm F1.8 G Master Lens and averaged out the results. The first test showed MTF curves higher than anything they had ever seen in a normal-range lens. (Lenses like 400mm f/2.8 super telephotos, are about this high. But those are super telephotos. And f/2.8.).
The MTF tests showed that it’s dramatically better in the center of the image than the Sigma 135mm F 1.8, especially at higher resolutions. It’s also sharper in the center half of the image even at f/1.8 than the Zeiss 135mm Batis is at f/2.8.
You can read the full test over on LensRentals.com
If you are thinking to buy this lens then it might also be worth checking out my compilation of early YouTuber First Impressions.
* Sony FE 135mm F1.8 GM Pre-order Links
US: Amazon.com | Adorama
UK: Wex Photo | Park Cameras
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