Sony 35mm GM 1.4 Lens Review For Filmmakers - BEATS Sigma 35mm 1.2

Sony's 35mm GM 1.4 lens is here! In the easiest lens review ever, I'll be comparing 35mm GM to the Sony 24mm & Sigma 35mm 1.2, & telling you why it's the best 35mm lens I've ever used for filmmaking.

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0:00 Intro
1:10 Why 35mm?
1:55 Sigma 35mm 1.2 Thoughts
3:08 Sony 35mm Size & Weight
4:38 Nice Features For Filmmakers
5:07 Image Quality & Autofocus Speed
6:17 Manual Focus Performance
6:41 Price vs The Competition
7:33 Conclusion - An Easy Recommendation

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[philipbloom]

Hey matt, didn’t you find the focus breath to be rather strong? Especially compared to the F1.8 and sigma F1.2

[AlexD]

a WORD on FOCUS BREATHING!!! What a crafty Sony salesman!

[MaxwellAdventuress]

Thank you Matt. You’re by far the best camera review guy for video / wedding.

[JoseAnayaTV]

That's it! You convinced me... I'm getting the beautiful Sigma 35mm 1.2!

[rectape]

Why you didn't mention the focus breathing?

[TAPPChannel]

I guess this is a "must have" lens if you want to get that blurry background... Its hard to get it with 2.8F

[mathieupsyche]

Nice thanks ! But why you didn't compare it to the original Sony 35mm 1.8 ?

[jolyoncox]

Your main talking head shot is looking beautiful Matt! Colour contrast is just excellent. Anything in particular you have tweaked lately? Thanks for another great review.

[BSRWeddingFilms]

Nice review Matt! 👍🏼 Sony keeps crushing it with the GM lenses. Still waiting for the 50 1.4!

[Evapors]

This may be a silly question but I’m in film school learning so in your slow motion shots are you recording them in slomo 120 fps or are you slowing them down in post? Of so what are you recording in? Anyone can answer this! Thank you!

[bigpat]

I have the sigma 24-70 and the Sony 85. wold you go with the 24 or the 35 first?

[SlavGuns]

Just bought one open box... Perfect with A7iv and will be with fx30. Focus breathing compensation works well. Without it the lens is horrendous.

[xeroeddie]

It's really hard to figure out what system to buy into. I can find pros and cons with all the major brands, but the form factor of these new Sony lenses combined with great eye-af and silent focusing is a BIG plus for Sony.

[潘星昌]

1:46 SONY 135mm F3.5 - is this a lens for the DSLR version of Alpha?

[frankfeng]

6:29 I like the fact that EVF is used in a position that also provides more stable handholding results.

[mudbrats]

I bought the Sony 35SEL18 and I find that for everyday video like shooting product or motorcycle walk around I have to stand so far away from the subject I can’t use the lens and always end up using my kit lens. Is there a better lens with stabilization for what I do and will allow me to shoot in small areas or closer to the subject?

[blagoyvalchev]

1:38 min there is a window on the left bottom corner of the screen from wedding. I like the colors of the video. Can u tell me more about it like what is the PP, Lut, color grading etc. Thanks, mate!

[aim_qat]

Thank you Matt,
What you recommend for video 24mm OR 35mm, or jumping to 24-70 😄

[JoseTheRover]

Why do people forget the Samyang 35mm 1.4?

[switchunboxing]

What set up did you use for these close-up shots of the product? Did you just crop in after or is that how close you were?