Shootout: Sony FE 50/2.5G vs Sony 50/1.4 ZA vs Voigtlander FE 50/2 APO-Lanthar — Teak Bench
2021-03-26 • SEND FEEDBACK | 
Related: apochromatic, Sony, Sony FE, Sony FE 50mm f/1.4 ZA, Sony FE 50mm f/2.5 G, Sony Lenses, Voigtlander, Voigtlander FE, Voigtlander FE APO-Lanthar 50mm f/2 Aspherical, Voigtlander Lenses
Related: apochromatic, Sony, Sony FE, Sony FE 50mm f/1.4 ZA, Sony FE 50mm f/2.5 G, Sony Lenses, Voigtlander, Voigtlander FE, Voigtlander FE APO-Lanthar 50mm f/2 Aspherical, Voigtlander Lenses
Sometimes the simplest subjects are most instructive, and this is one such case.
This 3-way comparison pits the Sony FE 50mm f/2.5G against the Sony FE 50mm f/1.4 ZA and Voigtlander FE 50mm f/2 APO-Lanthar on a static target at about 7 feet / 1.7m distance. It evaluates sharpness across the field, focus shift, distortion, field of view, and bokeh.
Shootout: Sony FE 50/2.5G vs Sony 50/1.4 ZA vs Voigtlander FE 50/2 APO-Lanthar — Teak Bench
Includes images from f/2.5 through f/8, plus crops.
f8 @ 1/8 sec, ISO 100; 2021-03-25 18:51:41
Sony A1 + Sony FE 50mm f/2.5 G
RAW: LACA corrected, vignetting corrected, +20 Whites, +20 Dehaze, +10 Clarity, diffraction mitigating sharpening
Sony A1 + Sony FE 50mm f/2.5 G
RAW: LACA corrected, vignetting corrected, +20 Whites, +20 Dehaze, +10 Clarity, diffraction mitigating sharpening
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