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Sony, Nikon and Canon Kit Lens Shootout

This comparison or “shootout” review will cover the Sony 18-70mm F/3.5-5.6, Nikon 18-55mm F/3.5-5.6G VR, and the Canon 18-55mm F/3.5-5.6 IS lenses.  If you want to see a more in-depth review, and complete specifications for a particular lens, go to the following:

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Sony 16mm F/2.8 Fish-eye Review

Here’s a brief look at the Sony 16mm F/2.8 Fish-eye lens.  Scroll down for the main review.

Lens SAL-16F28  Sony 16mm F/2.8 Fish-eye Box contents
Front cover, rear cap and users manual. Cost $999 Build quality Good Additional information
Re-badged Minolta lens from the 1980s, has built-in filters originally for B&W and color film photography Specifications below
Optical configuration

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Sony Carl Zeiss 24mm F/2 SSM Review

Here’s a brief look at the Sony Carl Zeiss 24mm F/2 SSM lens.  Scroll down for the main review.

Lens SAL-24F20Z  Sony 24mm F/2 SSM Carl Zeiss Distagon Box contents
Front and rear caps, hood, vinyl pouch and user’s manual. Cost $1398 Build quality Excellent Additional information
New Sony Carl Zeiss distagon design introduced in 2010. Specifications below
Optical

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Sony 85mm F/2.8 SAM Review

Here’s a brief look at the Sony 85mm F/2.8 SAM lens.  Scroll down for the main review.

Lens SAL-85F28  Sony 85mm F/2.8 SAM Box contents
Front and rear caps, hood and user’s manual. Cost $323 Build quality Good Additional information
New Sony design introduced in 2010.  This is one of Sony’s “easy choice” lenses, which means cheap price, but optically…

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Sony CZ 16-80mm and Sony 16-105mm Comparison

This page covers the differences, and similarities of the Carl Zeiss 16-80mm F/3.5-4.5 and Sony 16-105mm F/3.5-5.6 zoom lenses.

Sony Carl Zeiss 16-80mm F/3.5-4.5

Lens Sony Carl Zeiss® Vario-Sonnar T* DT 16-80mm  F/3.5-4.5 ZA zoom  Equivalent to 24-120mm.  APS-C cameras only. Box contents This lens came with a hood, front and rear caps and a padded case. Cost $699 Build

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