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Sony 135/2.8 [T4.5] STF

10 September, 2020

Sony 135mm STF ‘Smooth Trans Focus’ – A Bit of Lens GAS Come Good – By Vincent Ferrier

By vincent ferrier

I am an amateur photographer, shooting family and friends and also doing outdoor / travel photography. I don't think I suffer from GAS but I like to test gear, so I suppose I ma...
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25 May, 2020

Sony 135mm STF ‘Smooth Trans Focus’ – A Different Compromise for Sharp Focus and Smooth Bokeh

By Hamish Gill

Months back, I talked myself (quite easily I should add) into buying a Sony/Minolta A-mount 135mm STF lens of regular reader Rollin Banderob. I was beyond intrigued by this unus...
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11 October, 2018

Sony 135/2.8 [T4.5] STF Mini-Review – By Rollin Banderob

By Rollin Banderob

As a photojournalist - in the vein of William Albert Allard, Eugene Richards and Alex Web - I strove to layer content in many parts of my images, and as such find obsession with...
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