Sony FE 135 mm f/1.8 GM review - Summary

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Sony FE 135 mm f/1.8 GM

12 September 2022

Maciej Latałło

11. Summary

Pros:

solid, weather-sealed mechanical construction,
excellent image quality in the frame centre up from the maximum relative aperture,
acceptable image qualtiy on the edge of the frame,
very good correction of longitudinal chromatic aberration,
negligible lateral chromatic aberration,
lack of problems with distortion,
practically zero coma,
out-of-focus images nice to look at,
slight vignetting on the APS-C sensor,
quick, silend, and accurate autofocus.

Cons:

a bit too high astigmatism,
visible vignetting on full frame.

The mere comparison of pros and cons proves that the Sony FE 135 mm f/1.8 GM is a very well-done lens; if you assess these lists thinking about the importance of every asset and flaw, you will get rid of any doubts. Why? Because two cons merely deserve mentioning – the astigmatism is on the borderline between medium and high and vignetting is not very bothersome; additionally, this problem can be easily corrected by software.

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In fact, the biggest problem of this lens seems to be its price. Over $2000 for a portrait prime is really too much; you have to be really determined to buy such a piece of equipment.