The Fig Tree Declares that it is Spring

2014-04-01 • SEND FEEDBACK |
Related: apochromatic, Sony, Sony A7R, Sony A7R II, Sony A7R III, Sony mirrorless, Zeiss, Zeiss APO, Zeiss Distagon, Zeiss DSLR Lenses, Zeiss Lenses, Zeiss Otus, Zeiss Otus 55mm f/1.4 APO-Distagon

My fig tree declares that not only is it spring, but there will be good eatin' in about 2.5 months. This is my favorite fig tree whose thin-skinned figs cannot make it to a market, but boy are they tasty.

Assuming one avoids the Sony A7R shutter vibration, the Zeiss Otus 55mm f/1.4 APO-Distagon is almost too sharp on the Sony A7R sensor. The Otus really needs something in the 70 megapixel range because it doesn’t break a sweat at 36 megapixels. But it’s a lot more than sharpness (as my review shows). Every image is stunning on a technical level; but the duds are so intriguing on the technical side that it makes them harder to throw away!

Figs on April 1st
Sony A7R + Zeiss Otus 55mm f/1.4 APO-Distagon @ f/2.8
(greatly cropped)