SonySEL35F14Z E Mount - Full Frame Distagon T* 35mm F1.4 Zeiss Lens

I'm extremely happy with my purchase - got it on the same day thanks to Amazon Prime.This is a truly special lens - the build is super strong, however it is quite heavy.Amazing for video - works well with my Ronin S and WOW the bokeh is absolutely amazing.Even though its a 6 year old lens, I can say that except for size, it is better or as good as the G Master.

This is a good lens, if you can get a good copy. A reputable YouTube reviewer has suggested that only a third of these lenses are sharp. Whatever the percentage is, the lens should only be bought in a store that will let you try multiple copies until you are happy. It is should also be noted that the lens protection in the box from Sony is awful. Just some thin bubble wrap for a lens that is considered premium by any standards. By contrast in-box protection from Zeiss or Voigtlander is outstanding and made to fit snugly around the lens. It is not enough to design a great lens, it also needs to be manufactured, tested and packaged with the utmost care. At this price, that's what you are paying for. My copy had to be returned. I bought a manual focus 35mm Voigtlander instead and I am waiting for the Batis 40mm to be announced any day now.

I absolutely love this lens. Having been lent one a year or so ago, I was determined to buy my own copy but was somewhat deterred by the price at the time. In recent months the price has dropped by hundreds of and I count resit.I love the bokeh this lens gives, as well as the lightening fast auto focus when combined with my a7 iii. it is a little big and heavy compared with the new ( and now much more expensive) GM 1.4 35mm but the this is perfectly acceptable to carry around and is the perfect lens for environmental portraiture.I love the aperture ring, which can be set to clicker photographs Or to turn silently for video focus and depth of field effects.As you would expect the Zeiss 'pop' is great - the subject really stands out clearly in the photos which are very sharp even at F1.4.

1) Poor quality control. I have tried 3 copies from amazon and one second hand - all exhibited unacceptable right sided softness. This is a know QC issue. This lense is made in Malaysia or another SE Asian country - not Japan.For the price this is unacceptable.2) Though this lens is known to be somewhat sharp in the centre at 1.4 (if you get a good copy), the Sigma is sharper. The "look" of photographs taken by this lens compared to the sigma is more pleasing. The canon 35mm 1.4 II is the best 35mm sharpness/QC/look wise.EDIT:Months later, I had the urge to purchase this lens again. On reflection, was it bad luck that I tried 4 lenses that were soft on the right side? I've come to the conclusion that this lens is made soft on the right side, as a side effect of having pretty good central sharpness and that zeiss look (excellent for portraits). It's pretty sharp at 1.4, very sharp after. The right side becomes sharp at over f2 or so. I've changed the rating fro 3 to 5 stars as in real world scenarios this lens shines. It produces photographs that are one step beyond the cheaper lenses I have used - because of the character. I picked up my last 35mm 1.4 on auction at £850, though. Not sure I'd purchase it new for £1250 which is what it seems to stay around.

I have this attached to my A7R and the news is good so far. I shoot landscape and portrait photography and in both areas with the A7R it is absolutely stunning The aperture ring is great and the A7R defaults to auto in most modes if you don't have much time. Its heavy and its large for a 35mm but its very versatile and I love using it. I am not going to get into the technicalities of other detractors comments I can only say if it wasn't so large and expensive it would get 5 stars.

Selten bin ich von einem Objektiv so begeistert gewesen wie von dem Zeiss Distagon 35mm f/1.4 FE.Das Objektiv zaubert einen sehr starken Look, an den andere 35mm Objektive nicht ganz ran kommen. Das Bokehrendering ist das beste, das ich je von einem 35mm Objektiv gesehen habe. Auch das sehr gute Sigma 35mm Art kommt an dieses nicht ran, obwohl ebenfalls ein sehr tolles Objektiv.Der Autofokus ist das beste, was man aktuell bei einem 35mm f/1.4 Objektiv für Sony E Mount bekommt. Es ist schnell und lautlos.Die chromatischen Aberrationen treten auf und sind je nach Motiv relativ stark ausgeprägt, aber auch andere 35mm Objektive haben sie.Die Schärfe ist phänomenal. Selbst bei Blende f/1.4 an der Sony A7RIII zeichnet das Objektiv sehr scharf.Aber dieses Bokeh ist echt zum Verlieben.Andererseits gibt es das Sigma 35mm Art für einen halben Preis. Ja, es hat einen nicht so guten Autofokus. Ja, an das Bokeh des Zeiss kommt es nicht ganz ran. Aber ist genau so scharf und kostet eben gerade mal Hälfte.Wer in Zeiss investieren möchte, muss das bewusst tun. Hier kauft man etwas besonderes, was man woanders nicht bekommt.Ob es den doppelten Preis wert ist, muss jeder für sich selbst entscheiden.