Sony NEX-7 135mm Lens Battle Part 2

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The 135mm Lens Battle Combatants Part 1 for Larger Pictures


Here is the second part of our NEX-7 135mm Lens Battle. Part 1 discussed 135mm lens handling on the NEX-7. We tested three prime lenses (Canon 135/3.5 LTM, Konica 135/3.5, Minolta 135/3.5 MD) and two zoom lenses (Canon 70-200/2.8L, Olympus 75-150/4). The zoom lenses were set at 135mm approximately. The lenses tested are around $100 or less with the exception of the Canon zoom.

The shots were taken at wide open aperture (f/2.8, f/3.5, or f/4) and the at f/8. We have labeled each sample a color and a number. The NEX-7 or lens was on a tripod, ISO100, and JPG Fine output. The samples below are arranged as follows:
  • One is shot wide open. It shows the full scene with standard editing.
  • One Crop is shot wide open with no editing. It is a 100% crop.
  • Two is shot at f/8. It shows the full scene with standard editing.
  • Two Crop is shot at f/8 with no editing. It is a 100% crop.
  • Three is shot at f/8. It shows the full scene with standard editing.
Here are the samples. Please comment on which samples you like best.

Blue Sample

nex-7 135mm minolta canon eos ltm olympus konica
nex-7 135mm minolta canon eos ltm olympus konica

nex-7 135mm minolta canon eos ltm olympus konica
nex-7 135mm minolta canon eos ltm olympus konica

nex-7 135mm minolta canon eos ltm olympus konica

Red Sample

nex-7 135mm minolta canon eos ltm olympus konica

nex-7 135mm minolta canon eos ltm olympus konicanex-7 135mm minolta canon eos ltm olympus konica

nex-7 135mm minolta canon eos ltm olympus konica

Green Sample

nex-7 135mm minolta canon eos ltm olympus konica
nex-7 135mm minolta canon eos ltm olympus konica

nex-7 135mm minolta canon eos ltm olympus konica
nex-7 135mm minolta canon eos ltm olympus konica

nex-7 135mm minolta canon eos ltm olympus konica

Orange Sample

nex-7 135mm minolta canon eos ltm olympus konicanex-7 135mm minolta canon eos ltm olympus konica

nex-7 135mm minolta canon eos ltm olympus konicanex-7 135mm minolta canon eos ltm olympus konica

nex-7 135mm minolta canon eos ltm olympus konica

Yellow Sample

nex-7 135mm minolta canon eos ltm olympus konica
nex-7 135mm minolta canon eos ltm olympus konica

nex-7 135mm minolta canon eos ltm olympus konica


This post will be edited with the answer key.


Here is the answer key for the sets above: blue, green, orange, red, and yellow. These 100% crops of the RAW file developed by Adode Camera Raw with Daylight white balance. Thanks for participating.

Comments

  1. Green was my favorite, followed by Red, Orange, Yellow, Blue

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  2. Thanks for the comments. I'll try to post some crops of the RAW files.

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  3. Some more comments from around the internet...

    FR
    Red

    FC
    Red, but it's a close call. Goes to show how small a difference lenses actually make...

    pl
    Only the wide-open-100%-crop is even noteworthy, the others are pretty much identical. In that case, red is a pretty visible winner.

    BD
    I like green the best. Red is close but has worse CA, even at f/8.

    kf
    Green or yellow for me.

    ct
    best to worst, for me: green, red, orange, yellow, blue. would have loved to see how much of a difference the canon 135mm f2.0 (or zeiss 135) makes.

    B.K.
    Red or orange. Nice idea to make sure people just don't blindly vote for their favorite lens maker :)

    Jill
    The red and the green are my two favorite renditions of the scene. The red has more contrast in it, but my overall favorite is the green. I like the details it picked up.

    Lassy
    1. Red
    2. Green
    3. Orange
    4. Yellow
    5. Blue

    AT
    wow, very surprised that the old canon lens performed so much better than the others.

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  4. I have the Minolta MC Tele Rokkor 135mm F2.8 I love that lens. It is very sharp and can even be hand-held on the nex in certain situations.

    I would say the Green is first and Red second, but as people have said. It's very close.

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