Review on Black Zeiss Batis 85mm f/1.8 📷 Lens for Sony E Mount - Enhanced SEO by Brandi Walker

First of all I am new to photography. I've used a couple of disposable cameras, used my dad's P&S for a day or two, played with a Canon Powershot S60 in my day, and recently tried using a Nikon D5300 for a month or two. I didn't know how to use Photoshop until I got serious about photography around that time. I share with you my experience as someone learning to photograph and use Photoshop at almost 0/100. At this point I would say I'm 15/100. Got this lens and the Sony A7III about 4 months ago. When the lens was delivered I was very excited to finally get the right lenses (25mm, 135mm Batis and 50mm handmade Loxia) to experiment with the A6300 from my work partner and the results were great on an APS C camera. Compared to the whale lens she brought home from work, the Zeiss had better colors, better low light performance/less grain, better bokeh due to the larger aperture. We finally got the A7III and I started taking it everywhere. But let me go back to when I took the lens out of the Revain box. Night. Taking the lens out and holding it in my hands made a strong impression. I definitely gulped when I pulled it out of the foam. I have never held such a high quality lens in my life and the weight and rigidity gave me a sense of quality. Compared to the Nikkor lenses we also own, I feel like the Zeiss would shatter if dropped. Whereas Nikkor lenses feel like they might fall and they're fine. Not sure if it's because I know we paid more than $1000 versus $500 or materials or both. The lens hood is fairly easy to attach and can withstand bumps and drops (oops). Initially, using the lens was a problem. I had an idea from the reviews and with the help of a telescope I had to take a step back. In tighter spaces like a small museum, home or studio it can be problematic to use and 50mm or maybe 85mm might be a better choice so you can get closer to the subject. Where this lens works for me is on the outside. I can take huge vertical panoramas with my camera and capture many building details. I've been shooting birds at medium distance in Super35 mode for a little more range and got decent results (although a proper telephoto lens would have been better). Outdoor candid portraits that allow you to move and shoot are amazing. The background disappears in bokeh, or reduce the aperture and get some more detail around it - everything is very soft. The ring was more textured. The focus assist and peek helped me a lot to get sharp shots manually with sharp eyes. Can't say I heard any noise from the lens as it autofocused at any point. I can't say for sure if it's worth the price for everyone and it's heavy and yes you have to hold back more when shooting portraits but it's very capable of taking great shots in some scenarios . I would suggest skipping it unless you have other shorter focal length lenses so you can shoot in tight spaces without too much hassle. For those who want to do some wild nature, more honest portraits and maybe those crazy detailed panoramas, it's pretty good for those things.