It works really well and lets me get a full set of detail AND context/habitat shots much faster.

I have already started using the 135GM and 400GM for this (in addition to their 'traditional' uses). I used to use all macro lenses on these trips, but found the sheer detail, sharpness and croppability of other GM primes makes them very good for a zoom-by-cropping approach too.

But some of the reasoning may help.Įdit: I should add that my main use for the 35GM, and my reason for choosing it, is to use for context shots and (heavily cropped) close-ups during macro and micro field trips (using the relevant lenses for that too). Minor or not, I find them intensely annoying in premium, high-priced glass.Īll these are personal preferences of course, and I can't say if it's the right choice for you.

The vignetting of the 35GM looks pretty severe, but I can tolerate that far more than the greater (fringing) aberrations that the 50GM exhibits. The 35mm FL does both better for my intended uses (priority on close and heavily cropped rather than distant and whole frame) Never quite close enough or not quite wide enough, even when zooming with the feet. A very important requirement for me.ģ) I find 50mm FL a bit 'middle of nowhere' at times. But I would have still chosen the 35mm even if I didn't already own a 50mm prime.ġ) Fewer/lesser IQ compromises in the 35mm (less CA, LoCA and edge/corner softness wide open)Ģ) 35mm focuses closer and gives a larger reproduction ratio (1:4). Same choice here, though I already own the Zony 50mm f/1.4 ZA and the 35mm GM was released first, so my decision was pretty easy.

Sony 50mm 1.2 gm flickr