Pre-orders begin on Sony’s new products.
70-400mm II. $2198. The old one is still on sale for $1898. If money’s no problem, get the new one, for all others, the old one is basically the same thing, just in Sony Silver™
50mm F/1.4 CZ Planar. $1498, yes, that’s correct. It had better be even …
Sony announces new products. Sony has a few new products to show off, and new versions of older products.
70-400mm.
Sony says the optical design has been carried over, however, version II includes ‘nano AR’ coatings, Minolta white color instead of Sony Silver™ and faster AF. Note; people using cameras without AF micro adjustments may as well get …
Sony NEX 10-18mm F/4 OSS review ready!
The Sony NEX 10-18mm F/4 OSS is an extremely wide zoom lens with the same coverage as a full frame 15-27mm lens, and is the first such lens for Sony APS-C lovers since the introduction of the less than stellar Konica Minolta (and later Sony—but made by Tamron) 11-18mm F/4.5-5.6. Fortunately, …
Sigma 50-500mm OS better than Sony 70-400mm?
The web popular lensrentals.com founder/owner/ceo/etc is looking for a new camera system to meet his personal photography needs, and one of the criteria is a very sharp 400mm lens. This guy evaluates lens performance, repairs and of course rents thousands of lenses a year, and should know what’s great, (and what’s not) …
Sony NEX 35/1.8 update, with comp!
A few people didn’t like the look of my crops, and thought the Sony NEX 35/1.8 was crummy. Well, that’s not the case, maybe my crops are crummy, but not the lens as a whole. I try to take test images from different subjects, just to keep things from being too repetitive, …
Sony NEX 35/1.8 OSS review!
The Sony NEX 35mm F/1.8 OSS (check price) lens is another welcome addition to the NEX family, producing sharp images with good contrast at most apertures, smooth bokeh, and almost no distortion. Build quality as well as fit and finish are quite good, and don’t forget the useful OSS (optical stabilization) built…Instant savings on NEX-5R, 6 and 7, and A77.
The Sony NEX-7 (body only) has an instant savings of $200, and the Sony A77 $300, (body only) ending Feb 9th. Also included in the saving: I may go for the NEX-5R $548 or NEX-6 $748 as an upgrade to my crummy NEX-C3, I just don’t care for that …
The Panasonic Lumix G Vario 7-14mm F/4 lens—is great!
The full review of the Panasonic Lumix G Vario 7-14mm F/4 ASPH ultra wide zoom lens is now ready. If you’re bored at work, or have 10 minutes to spare it’s worth a look! Image quality is excellent, and it’s the best ultra wide zoom I’ve ever tested, even better …