Showcase Zeiss FE 55mm f/1.8

[TedG954]

ILCE-7RM2    FE 55mm F1.8 ZA    55mm    f/16.0    1/125s    ISO 100

ILCE-7RM2    FE 55mm F1.8 ZA    55mm    f/16.0    1/100s    ISO 100

 

[N4865G]

ILCE-7M3    Zeiss Sonnar T* FE 55 mm F1.8 ZA (SEL55F18Z)    55mm    f/1.8    1/125s    ISO 500

 

[N4865G]

ILCE-7M3    Zeiss Sonnar T* FE 55 mm F1.8 ZA (SEL55F18Z)    55mm    f/5.6    1/640s    ISO 100

ILCE-7M3    Zeiss Sonnar T* FE 55 mm F1.8 ZA (SEL55F18Z)    55mm    f/5.6    1/640s    ISO 100

 

[Arutemu]

ILCE-6300    FE 55mm F1.8 ZA    55mm    f/1.8    1/100s    ISO 1000

Timothy by Artem, on Flickr

 

[christilou]

View attachment 102012 Timothy by Artem, on Flickr

Well this inspired me to get my 55 out today

 

[Arutemu]

Well this inspired me to get my 55 out today

I don't think you will regret it

 

[dbmiller]

I don't think you will regret it

Yep. Lovely rendering...

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[christilou]

I didn't get out yesterday but I took these in the garden ....

ILCE-7RM3    FE 55mm F1.8 ZA    55mm    f/1.8    1/640s    ISO 100

ILCE-7RM3    FE 55mm F1.8 ZA    55mm    f/1.8    1/500s    ISO 100

ILCE-7RM3    FE 55mm F1.8 ZA    55mm    f/1.8    1/640s    ISO 100

ILCE-7RM3    FE 55mm F1.8 ZA    55mm    f/1.8    1/640s    ISO 100

 

[christilou]

Lap Dog ...... A7RIII

ILCE-7RM3    FE 55mm F1.8 ZA    55mm    f/1.8    1/250s    ISO 100

 

[Antonio Correia]

Frog in the lake (quite small... )
One of the first shots with the just arrived lens. Looks good !

ILCE-7M3    FE 55mm F1.8 ZA    55mm    f/8.0    1/100s    ISO 100

 

[Antonio Correia]

ILCE-7M3    FE 55mm F1.8 ZA    55mm    f/3.2    1/60s    ISO 4000

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[MWhite]

You can see the "onion ring" bokeh balls very clearly.

ILCE-7M3    FE 55mm F1.8 ZA    55mm    f/1.8    1/1000s    ISO 100

Morning the grass by UnderOpenWater, on Flickr

 

[Antonio Correia]

ILCE-7M3    FE 55mm F1.8 ZA    55mm    f/1.8    1/250s    ISO 100

 

[fractal]

ILCE-7RM2    FE 55mm F1.8 ZA    55mm    f/1.8    1/50s    ISO 2000

 

[Antonio Correia]

ILCE-7M3    FE 55mm F1.8 ZA    55mm    f/4.0    1/640s    ISO 100

 

[Antonio Correia]

ILCE-7M3    FE 55mm F1.8 ZA    55mm    f/4.0    1/400s    ISO 100

 

[SpecFoto]

Mostly I do outside portraits with my Sony, because the Eye Detect is great and simply works at distances, with my 135mm or 85mm Batis lenses. My 55mm f1.8 ZA is used mostly for inside portraits (and travel), and I find it is just great, so sharp with nice color. But with Covid 19 panic I am not doing much inside portraits or travel, so it sits quietly waiting to be useful again

Here are a few with the 55mm from 2019. Used 2 led lights in umbrellas on the 1st one and my AD200 in my 24" 16 sided softbox on the last 2.

ILCE-7M3    FE 55mm F1.8 ZA    55mm    f/2.2    1/80s    ISO 200

ILCE-7M3    FE 55mm F1.8 ZA    55mm    f/3.5    1/100s    ISO 100

ILCE-7M3    FE 55mm F1.8 ZA    55mm    f/3.5    1/100s    ISO 100

 

[Antonio Correia]

Jim, excellent portraits indeed.
However... don't you think that the young lady in the first image is a bit too yellowish/orange ?
The other two are superbly illuminated !
thanks for posting such a nice shots !

 

[SpecFoto]

Jim, excellent portraits indeed.
However... don't you think that the young lady in the first image is a bit too yellowish/orange ?
The other two are superbly illuminated !
thanks for posting such a nice shots !

Thanks Antonio! That may be because it was someones else's LED lights, the 1st time I tried them, and the WB may be off. I definitely like shooting with my AD200's better than LED's.

Edit: I corrected the WB and replaced the photo above, it is more a natural tone now. The WB was set to Auto, but LED's have adjustable color temp and I don't remember where it was set, which is why the skin tone was off. Thanks

 

[SpecFoto]

Added a couple more. Again with my AD200.

ILCE-7M3    FE 55mm F1.8 ZA    55mm    f/3.2    1/250s    ISO 100

ILCE-7M3    FE 55mm F1.8 ZA    55mm    f/3.5    1/100s    ISO 400