Which 35mm lens to buy? (Sony 35 GM vs Sony 35 F1.8 vs Samyang 35mm F1.4 vs Sigma 35mm F1.2)
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Anyways, regarding the lenses, it was a tough choice to make with so many options in the market but I think I got the answer. Hope you guys find this video useful in helping you make your decision.
At the point of making this video, the Sigma 35 F1.4 was not announced yet. Would have been really cool to include it into the comparison. Maybe another time.
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0:00 - 0:31 Opening
0:32 - 1:21 Intro, Discount Code & Shoutouts
1:22 - 1:57 Lenses I am Comparing
1:58 - 6:52 Sample Images
6:53 - 11:06 Sample Footage
11:07 - 14:50 Specifications & User Experience
14:51 - 15:24 Conclusion
Gear:
Main Camera Body - Sony A7SIII
Secondary Camera Body - A7RIII/A7III
Lens I Own:
My Favorite Prime - Sony 90 F2.8 or Sony 55 F1.8
My Telephoto Lens - Sony 70-200 F2.8
My Most Versatile Zoom - Sigma 24-70 F2.8
My Wide Angle - Sony 16-35 F4
My Wildlife Lens - Sony 200-600 F5.6 - 6.3
Action Camera : Gopro Hero 7 & Hero 6
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Bro! You answered all of my answers of 35mm and one of my researched video samples are medium shots and you gave us that!
Thanks Man! I hope a lot of people will find your channel.
I’m glad this video helped you! Haha. This took a lot of time and effort to film and edit and at least it’s worth it 😂
@@BernardLau1991 They said reviewing 2 products in 1 video is hard with all the criteria. I can't imagine how difficult the 4 is 😂
@@14mviews72 haha. That’s true. The last time I did 4 tripods as well I regretted halfway through the video 😂
Thanks for this video... I too had an idea of going for Sony 1.8 instead of Sigma 1.4
I ended up buying the 35 f1.8 for myself 😁
This is such a good and thorough review man. Really torn between the Sony lenses.
Thank you for your kind words! If it helps, I ended up buying the 35 F1.8 because of the minimal focus breathing as I am a videographer. The size, price and weight was a huge bonus. If I was a photographer, I would lean towards the 35 F1.4 Sigma but can't go wrong with either of these lenses IMO
Great in depth comparison. Thank you.
Thank you for the support!
Great video, exactly what i was looking for.
Thank you 😁
Excellent and thorough review!
Glad you liked it!
The 35mm f1.8 is an amazing lens for the price and size, plus it has remarkably low focus breathing which is a feature hard to find in even the most expensive lenses. In your test, for instance, the GM had veeery pronounced focus breathing, which can be pretty distracting for video use. I say go for the 35mm f1.8 ✌🏻
Agreed, but then again I love the aperture ring and build of it, I wish there was a Sony lens with such build without the focus breathing lol
@@Alexsu1 if only it was like the 20mm g lens hahaha
Yeah I lean towards the f1.8 too 😂
This was very helpful, thanks bud
Thank you! Glad it helped :)
@@BernardLau1991 Literally just got one off of eBay this week!
Thanks for your video! I got the 1.8 and thinking if worth to switch to the GM, after watched your video, I think 1.8 is the best choice for both photo and video.
Definitely if you're shooting video. :)
@@BernardLau1991 even for photo, 1.4 and 1.8 not much different as well, based on your video
@@KelvinHuTV haha. Yeah. I actually did a video comparing multiple f1.4 to 1.8 before and I find it hard to pick the 1.4 cos of price and weight
Nice review thank you!👍
Thank you for your kind words and support! :)
Very good and interesting test, thank you!
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Thank you for your had work. It really helps.
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Samyang 35 1.4 ($500) is actually cheaper than Sony 35 1.8 ($650) in US. I picked up Samyang used for $380.
I still prefer the size and weight of the sony haha
Very useful and well put. Ma sha Allah. Great job
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Great Test! Thank You!
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verry good review ! so much work to do...
Yes it is! Thanks for the support!
With the samyang 35mm 1.4 is essential install the latest firmware version for the autofocus performance. Essential!
haha. lens not with me anymore 😂
great comparison, well done. I onwed Sony 1.8, sigma 1.4, sony zeiss 1.4 and Tamron 35-150mm before...at the moment, I don't have any of them. personally I think for hybrid shooter like me who mostly do video, sometimes portrait photography. the sony 35mm 1.8 is a great value vs price. But for portrait photographers, the Sony GM f1.4 is the definite choice.
why do you say that ?GM more clarity for high res images? and for film where clarity is deemed digital (not wanted) and sony 35 does fine ?
@@mattduncan5500 I assume you mentioned 35mm 1.8? yea for the price, it's considered great for hybrid shooter.
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Great video👌🏼🔥
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Great video was the samyang running the latest firmware?
I didn't check back then but I got it from a rental shop and I'm pretty sure they update. :)
Great comprehensive review!
I would like to seek your opinion. Given my primary interest in photography, particularly in areas such as travel, street, landscape, architecture, and occasional portraits, which Sony lens would you recommend: the 35mm f/1.4 GM or the 35mm f/1.8?
Thank you for your kind words. I would say the GM would be better, but if your priority is lightweight, and affordability, I am sure you won't regret the f1,8 either. Hope this helps!
@@BernardLau1991 appreciate your advice on this. Cheers
Another question - can you see the difference when you take photos in the night by using GM f/1.4 and f/1.8
Did you use a gimbal for verification at this time? If you haven't used it, isn't samyang's active image stabilization really working?
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very good test, thank you
Thank you 😁
Dang I do close up videos. Sony f1.8 might be the way to go for me. Unless there’s a better competitor that can get as close or closer? Or if I just get a zoom lens, can I fix this issue?
The Sony 35 can get really close and nice shots with it for sure. However, if your sole purpose is to get close shots, this wouldn’t be my go to lens. I use the 24-70 sigma and use the 70mm for better close up shots imo. And of course the king of close ups would be the 90mm macro, which I do use as well.
Hope this helps!
@@BernardLau1991 Well I’m holding the object right in front of the camera. So, although I have never use a camera, and I am only using a smart phone, I would think I don’t really need that much zoom. But admittedly, I do use the 3x telephoto SOMETIMES so I can zoom in on the table but that’s not as important. I can just move the camera closer towards the table at that point. I just need something that’s going to allow me to hold objects close to it like I currently do with my iPhone 13 Pro. I don’t know if you would be willing to take the time to check out a video to get an idea of what my videos are like but I want to have that same perspective. I’m just looking to get a new camera because the iPhone 13 like to make everything blurry. Like, even if I am holding a controller up to the camera, it wants to make the buttons blurry, but have the D pad and focus. I’m assuming it’s because of the f1.5 aperture. So in getting a camera, I’m looking to fix this by being able to adjust it. That makes me wonder if I even need 1.4 or 1.8. Maybe I could get away with something like a 2 for my use case. I kind of like a more subtle Bokeh in my opinion, it looks even better and more realistic. Some of the shots that people having these videos they just don’t look appealing to me because it looks like a green screen or it looks weird like it’s just an entirely blurry Vaseline image with a random tree branch coming out of nowhere lol. But maybe that’s the difference between photographers and somebody making videos like me where I just want to review the product and get the very best shots of the product I can so that somebody interested in the product can get a detailed look up what it’s like to hold it. I don’t need blurry edges or anything like that. Maybe in my eyes are getting bad, but I can’t stand that. Some people are showing footage samples of this lens of a child or something in like the arms of the child are blurry and then the face is coming in and out of focus and people are just going crazy about how amazing they think it looks and I’m like?? I can’t see lol
Do you think 35mm GM suitable for traveling? Does it have good handling with a7c?
I mean it’s definitely a good lens and for f1.4, it’s as portable as it’s going to get haha. But personally, I purchased the Sony f1.8 for a few reasons. 1. Price. 2. Weight and size. 3. I do videos a lot and the focus breathing on the lens is the best between all lenses. Hope this helps!
So seems like you’re be going for the 1.8!! Good choice man, I’m now re-evaluating my lens choices haha
If I were to buy one now, I will definitely go for the 1.8. But after this test, I enjoyed using the 35mm focal length but I dont think it was enough for me to get one 😂
@@BernardLau1991 really? To me, 35mm is the perfect focal length for a walk-around travel lens when you don't want to carry a big zoom.
@@electrichimp it is a versatile focal length but considering I have the 20f1.8 and the 55 f1.8, the 35 isn’t a top priority now hahaha. And the 24-70 pretty much lives on my camera and I have the 35mm covered for now. Aiming for the 85mm first and 35 only when I have the spare cash 😂
@@BernardLau1991 got it 👍🏻 well, maybe consider the 35mm f1.8 if you need something tiny with a truly flexible focal length. To me, the whole point of it is that I don’t need to swap lenses or carry a bigger zoom, it’s a focal length wide and tight enough for everyday use 🙂
Switched to Sony from Nikon and got the Sony 35mm 1.8. I really like it but the Nikon 35mm 1.8 Z lens is much sharper.
Can I use Nikon lens on Sony camera
Got to sacrifice something to gain something haha. Hope you have been liking the Sony system. :)
Not to my knowledge. Never seen anyone doing that either hhaa
For video 35 1.8 best choice price/quality
I agree 😁
between samyang 35mm 1.4 and 1.8, i know the size difference, is there any other difference?
I think the auto focus of the f1.8 is better. I like it more overall :)
Did you had the lens upgraded with the latest firmware update?
OMG.. how did you get your dog to stay perfectly still? haha Great review
haha. I trained and conditioned them to be patient. 😂 Thanks for watching!
i own Both 35 1,4 GM and 35 1.8 and there is no difference in sharpness i was so confused. and 1.8 is so small and compact. Image from 35 1,4 looks more simple and 1.8 has more art look. The only Benefit of GM is its colors more clean and has no color tint. Im thinking about to sell it and change for zoom lens .
I have both zoom and primes, I think there is a use case for both and don't sell it unless you really need to haha
Bro, may I know what firmware version of samyang 35 1.4 you testing in this video ?
Hi. Unfortunately, I don't have the answer to that :/ But I would highly recommend the sony 35 f1.8 over it haha
@@BernardLau1991 why ? Haha actually I own samyang 35 1.4 😂 so far the focus is very fast and accurate for firmware version 4. The only downside is the weight only, it is too heavy for my A7c 🤦
@@teckmeng94 not just the AF. I think the color not that nice too haha. Yeah and the weight.
Where is Zeiss 35mm 1.4 ? :(
Haha. Not saying that it is a bad lens but I don't think it's as good as the others. Which is why I didn't add it in. 😃
sigma 35mm 1.4 dg dn or sony 35mm 1.8 ?
If photo sigma 35 f1.4. If video, Sony 35 f1.8.
If you need low light badly, sigma is the better choice. Not sure if you checked out my other 35mm part 2 but I tested the 35 f1.4 there
@@BernardLau1991 it's for photography , thanks
@@albertogvphoto Then the sigma haha
@@BernardLau1991 Some say that the Sony 35mm 1.8 produces sharper images
hey I'd be buying the Samyang 35mm F1.8 its better & a lot cheaper than the Sony & better AF than the samyang 35 F1.4
Youve tried it already? I’m cautious about samyang’s product hahaha
@@BernardLau1991 i have used it for a few shoots & found it to be the best Samyang lens to date..
@@GilbertTV I'm interested in the samyang 14 f2.8. Any experience with that? haha
@@BernardLau1991 I've never tried this one
im interested in samyang 35mm 1.8 vs 1.4 . What can you advise me with ?
when your doing a test shot of a lens use tripod.so all the footage are the same.try your test shot again.
Appreciate the feedback, but I have my reasons for not using a tripod. In this sort of scenario, I feel that it would not affect the results I am looking for but it would consume 3x the time and effort.
Omg, the focus breathing on the GM 1.4 XD! So sad : ( I want to buy it but the focus breathing is really a deal-breaker...
Yeah. It is quite bad. I think for photos it’s a pretty awesome lens but for videos, the f1.8 is better hahaha