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Agree it's sharp enough.  But that funky bokeh!  Some vintage stuff going on there.

So let's get this straight - you want to crop not because you are reach-limited or for compositional purposes but just afraid of vignetting? Is that your only reason and concern? If that's the case ...

Check and make sure long exposure NR is set to on.

Nobody is demanding perfection. OP thought the GM is as sharp as the primes, but in reality it sin't. I disagree. I just had another look at OP's posted photos, and it's clear that the prime ...

Well when someone spending over $2k for a lens not being soft isn't good enough, it has to be sharp sharp sharp. You bet people are shooting charts to death to see if it's worth the premium price tag.

I wouldn't attempt the above personally on an expensive camera that is the R2. Send it in for repair, sh!t happens, lesson learned the expensive way, suck it up...

It's most certainly absurd when it's larger than all 85mm fast primes made for DSLR except the Otus.

The GM size and weight is just absurd imho.

A zoom rarely rivals a prime. One uses zoom for versatility and not outright IQ.

Well "improving technical aspects of their photography" is all down to who has the deepest pockets...or willing to spend the most. However does best technical photo = better image? Maybe, maybe not. ...

Yes, for measurbators. I personally don't think it's worth the diff and find the GM way overpriced at its current pricing. Seriously if and when Sigma updates and releases the 85 Art (which early ...

Exactly what I've suggested before which OP ignored. Bingo. Because some people thinks going ff will magically makes their image better...

Nice pics. By the way whoever thinks that GM has no cat eye bokeh can look at the 1st pic.

No.  Crop it in post yourself.

If you primarily shoot jpg forget Sony and go either Olympus or Fuji.

You aren't odd.  I've been thru it all myself. I used to shoot with Sigma 35 and 50 Art, and 85LII. We all have GAS, but when I had those lenses it felt like a chore everytime I have to take them ...

I tested the GM in the store and it also produces cat eye bokeh. GM is smoother yes, but at what costs?!?!  That's the question everyone should ask and answer honestly to themselves.

I thought the superior bokeh with the GM is universally agreed, yes even a Batis owner such as myself. And AF speed and sound, lack of OSS, price etc etc What's good enough is subjective, ...

Personally I am not interested. Once you go ff there's no way of going back. Also the price is too high for the a6300 imo. It has to drop 30-40% before it will start appealing to me (if ever!).

Great examples of what shooting raw and proper pp does to images shot with a sub-par lens. You can have the best lens in the world, and ooc jpg still won't and can't make it truly shines :) People ...