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I will now be referring to all GM lenses as "Gangster Mode" lol

Great job on the video Terry! Thanks for making it.

Great job, Terry, as always. I was in NY 2 days ago. My goal was to get the A7RV and the 50mm 1.4. BandH only had the 50mm 1.2, so I had to get it. This is my 1st GM lens. What's funny is I traded an A7iv and rx100 vii and still left $4000.00 🤔in that store. I would have spent more, but they were closing shortly after I got there.

Love your presentation style, and I truly admire the depth of your knowledge! A super thanks for all the practical info that you pass on in all your videos!

great analysis like always. i have the 50 1.2, but i can see the benefit of the 1.4. i imagine this would be easier to travel with the other gm primes since the size and filter thread are equivalent to the 24 and 35 gm.

Man the shots out of this lens is 🔥 plus the Sony FX3

Incredible video. Thank you so much.

This channel is amazing. Thank you for the info

great video as always

Excellent review! You deserve more subscribers. I pre-ordered the Sony 50mm 1.4 GM after selling my Sony 55 1.8 Zeiss lens. I can't wait to get the 50mm 1.4 GM!

My gosh Terry, Ann is a beautiful guest in this video! Thanks for this helpful episode. Standard Warfield excellence and coolness!

I’m all about that 50mm 1.4. Mad I have to wait till May. I’m ready to sell my 24-70 GMii for that and a used 24mm GM. Gotta wait a few months so may as well make some 24-70 content and vlogs.

I've been researching the differences between the 50 1.4 and 1.2 lenses to see if it would be worth owning either one and I came across your video. What a pleasant surprise that you're from the CLE!! Very good video. Subscribed.

Fantastic video big dawg

Love your videos man.

Yet another great video 👏 Thank you..and keep doing what you're doing. May I just ask you (and fellow subscribers) a question please? I have the A7RV and I am looking at the 50mm f1.4 GM and the f1.2 GM. Having watched a number of reviews I'm confused. Would you say that both lenses would be equally as sharp on the A7RV? I have found a deal where the 1.2 is only £200 more than the 1.4......

I've just replaced my 50mm f/1.2 with the f/1.4. It's lighter and smaller and I carry three lenses on long hikes up mountains where every gram counts

I have the 50 f 1.2 gm I love it I got it as soon as it dropped it's a legit beast

I was waiting for this drop. Was looking into the Sigma 50mm 1.4 cause I only have a Sigma 24-70 f2.8 lens and I have been doing more portrait work lately and realized I need a 50mm. I love the price of the Sigma but hate there is no breathing compensation (for video). Sucks that I cant use the entire potential of the A7IV. So for only $450 more I think the Sony 50 f1.4 is the best choice because I want all the features of having a 1st party lens but I don't want to pay that ridiculously high price the other sony GMs cost. The difference between the 1.2 and 1.4 are not that big to me. looks like its time to sell my ZV1 and other things to get it haha

Dope video bro! I'm so glad you got the lens. And you're correct, sometimes people just want a Sony lens. And we know that using GM lens with the Sony cameras has a lot of other benefits other than just image. Love my 1.2 but I think the 1.4 is needed and welcomed.

Love that intro!!

Great video Terry. I own the Sony 1.4 and it is excellent. That said, cell phone camera's are getting so good that when I take a photo with my Sony A7RV, my goal is how can I set my photos apart from a "great" cell phone image or at least take a photo a cell phone just can't match. I will be keeping my Sony 50mm 1.4 to use when traveling, but I want to get a 1.2 for that unmatched one of a kind look a cell camera can never get.

Excellent review. 67mn filter thread is way underated. Then there's the 200 plus gram point weight difference (these things add up).

I used both and I own the 1.4 now. Similar power but the 1.4 seems a little bit better on my gimbal. I mainly shoot ports and I found myself stopping down to f/2.8 on the 1.2 50… after careful testing the 1.4 I think it’s a better value imo! Thanks for the review and Great video broski💯.. just earned my Sub 🔥

If I’m dropping around $2K for a lens it’s going to be the 135 GM! Great video, I have my eye on the 1.4 Gangsta Mode

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Dude your are awesome!! I've been trying to decide. I'm just an amateur but 1.4 GM is my choice. Thanks for helping me with your excellent presentation.

Thank you for showing the difference in light gathering ability between these two lenses. You are the only reviewer I've seen who did that. Not even Mr Nerdy, Gerald Undone, did that for us. So, why is that important? As someone who wants to use a 50mm for "landscape" astrophotography (capture some feature on the ground with the milky way overhead), a fast lens is highly desirable. Not just any fast lens as it needs to be good in the corners too, so that the stars don't get badly distorted or out of focus. But just like those who want the best bokeh, or the best subject separation, the widest aperture is great for star shooters because...more light = better stars. For the same shutter speed, you can use a lower ISO with a wider aperture. And for landscape astro, you are shutter speed limited because the earth is rotating and the stars elongate as the seconds tick by. The higher the focal length of the lens, the quicker the elongation happens and the more you want a fast aperture lens. A 14mm lens...you can get away with a slow f2.8 aperture. At 50mm, you need the fastest aperture lens you can afford. So, I saw a comment on this topic on a photography forum where someone claimed the 50 f1.2 was 2/3's of a stop faster than the f1.4. I thought wow, that's better than the implied half stop difference between 1.2 and 1.4. But here you demonstrated it was only a 1/3 stop difference. So, 2/3's of a stop would make me think maybe the f1.2 was worth the extra cost, but 1/3 of a stop...hard to justify that much extra money unless I can get a deal on a used lens. The f1.2 is selling used at a bigger discount than the f1.4 now, but it's still several hundred more.

If I ever need an intro for myself, I’ll have you do that exact intro for me hahaha

You can equalize the bokeh by either taking a half a step close with the 1.4 of just going into Lightroom with the specific picture you want to print or use for advertising and making your subject and un-sharpen the image and taking down the clarity just a little to match the 1.2. If you want to go a little crazy to suit your taste, then you can at your heart’s content! 😁

Nice Lens Man

From my perspective it's a nobrainer - the GM f1.4 is arguably just as good as the older f1.2 in practical real world use situations, but is usefully more compact and cheaper (that should read "very slightly better value" 'cus it isn't cheap). USA pricing is considerably better than here in Europe or the UK. In US a $700 discount saves 35%. Online in UK best I can source a f1.2 for is currently £1,659 but the newer f1.4 current best is £1,429 ie saving just £230 or circa 14%. And that's a seriously discounted grey import price! If you look at regular retail pricing (effectively a quasi cartel enforced unofficially by Sony UK) then a f1.2 costs £2,099 vs £1,499 (via WEX a major UK supplier). That's about a 28% saving, but £1,499 equates to about $1,865 at current market exchange rates. So your US price of circa $1300 is about $565 less than 'cartel retail ' or a discount of around 30%. So not wishing to get 'mugged' as an early adopter, I will wait for now, but probably pick up GM f1.4 eventually, once world recessionary pain kicks in and effectively forces Sony to sell for a little less in UK. I still remember when the acclaimed Sony 24mm GM f1.4 launched nearly 4 years ago. UK price was about £1,550 (from memory). I bought a photo show discounted copy in 2019 at circa £1.340. Today that sells at retail £1,299 (WEX) or £819 from my preferred grey importer! So you can see, unless desperate to be first to own, it pays to wait and let the market come to you. I fully expect to eventually buy for circa £1,000 or $1250, or at least your $1300 equivalent.

I already invest in 50 1.2 I'm loving it

Told You!!!! 😁 😉Called it! I am not crazy!! 🤣🤣🤣 It was very hard to tell the difference between these two. I would personally save the money and weight with the f1.4. Great video as always!

This demonstrates the point of diminishing returns. Sony could have only come out with an F1.2, there are not a ton of great F1.2's out there, but then you see how it costs 1.5x the F1.4. It has its place but like you said it does 96% what the cheaper lens does.

The real question is would you drop the 1.2 Gangsta Mode for the 1.4 for the size and weight??

I have the 1.2 and its stunning

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I can see the benefits in lower price and smaller dimensions. Have not seen the weight difference yet. When it comes to sharpness I suspect that measured at f/1.4 equally the 50mm f/1.2 is sharper than 50mm f/1.4.

50mm 1.2 or 16-35 gm ii, getting both but not sure which one first😂

That price is nice.

Yeah man I can see it. Just slightly dreamier but I can’t justify 700 more. Especially after y’all got me for the a7r5 and 24-70 😫

Got the 1.4 today

Great review, but I don't see the point of doing 50 before the 85.

It's a no brainer. Save the money and get the 1.4 The difference is like splitting hairs.

Very cool lens!

Other than the form factor of F1.4 being smaller and lighter everything else is definitely better with F1.2. Yes, differences might be very small but there’s no doubt that you get better bokeh, lower aperture, faster auto focus and sharper image quality in my mind. In other words, yes F1.2 is almost 50% more expensive than F1.4 but If you already own F1.2 or buy one, you will not miss having F1.4 except for the form factor.

Thought we get it on dudes FX30 to see how 75mm would look 😂

If u turn the 1.2 GM to 1.4 it'll be sharper than the 1.4 gm

Is it possible that f1.2 is too much bokeh? The f1.4 seems like a better lens with smaller size, weight and prize.

Would you rather have the 50 f1.4 GM or the New Sigma 50 f1.2 Art.

Why did you only compare the 50mm F1.2 at F1.2 to the 50mm F1.4? If you shoot at F1.4 with the 50F1.2 it is sharper than the 50F1.4 and has a perfekt Bokeh with round lights. For me it's not the Bokeh at F1.2, but the quality at F1.4 which I prefer at the 50mm F1.2 to the new 50mm F1.4!!!

1.4 is a no brainer

I’m in the market for a 50mm and between the two I’d go for lighter, sharper, cheaper. But what I really would like to know is how the new GM 50 1.4 stacks up against the new Sigma 50 1.4 DG DN for $450 US less than the new GM. Review?

Wait... are you a Clevelander??

Here in belgium there is just a difference around 200 euro, think im going to buy the 1.2.... Thats because the 1.2 has a promotion here for a short while. BTW you talk like flossy carter lol

Both lenses have different optical formulas.

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I truly don't understand this constant obsession in the photography world in regards to "bokeh". Unless you're just doing portraits or product shots nonstop, then what is the point??????.......people want to see a little bit of the background to provide some kinda sense of realism and of the surrounding environment. Buy lenses based on your shooting style and not off of lowest apertures or latest tech stats/reviews.

Early reviews has shown excessive focus breathing, some missed focus, and cats-eye bokeh wide open. That being said, I have the 1.2 and would love the size and weight of this new lens. TBH, the new Sigma might be a better buy.

Why would Sony make 1.4? No one will buy the 1.2.

If u turn the 1.2 GM to 1.4 it'll be sharper than the 1.4 gm