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September 27 2010

9/27/10

 Sony has quietly re-posted the CZ 24mm F/2 lens to the “fixed lens” listing in their US website.  It also looks like they made sure the description didn’t have any remnants of the 24-70mm zoom in it.  That’s good, and I hope there aren’t any problems bringing it to market.

This lens rental site has come out …

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September 23 2010

9/23/10

Some folks are wondering about the flash extension for the 18-200mm NEX lens.  I talked to a US Sony sales rep, and he told me that the flash extension is only included with the purchase of a NEX camera and 18-200mm lens, in kit form, (NEX5H).  All other purchases, like the 18-200mm alone, or in conjunction with a NEX …

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September 22 2010

9/22/10

Check out my full review of the new Sony NEX 18-200mm F/3.5-6.3 OSS lens, it’s a long one, and chock full of sample crops and comparisons, so dial-up users be patient while the page loads. I went ahead and did a quick comp with this lens and the Sony 70-200mm F/2.8 at 200mm, just to see what the …

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September 10 2010

9/10/10

Check out this article, and then here, if you’re looking to improve on your interior photography skills.  It’s about a bird that skillfully builds a colorful, and visually appealing room to show off his artistic talent, and himself.  Most humans don’t care much about this, or aren’t clever enough to pull off something similar in order to …

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September 17 2010

9/17/10

I’ve got a good jump on the new Sony NEX 18-200mm F/3.5-6.3 review, and should have it ready next week sometime.  Instantly noticeable are the high build quality and smooth zooming and focusing, all are much better than the Carl Zeiss 16-80mm.  Image quality takes a serious back seat to that CZ lens, at least at the long end, …

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September 12 2010

9/12/10

Has Sony pulled the plug on the Carl Zeiss 24mm F/2 lens?  It does not appear anywhere on their site as of 21:44, 9/12/10 EST.  Apparently, Sony’s US website was down on Saturday for maintenance(?)  As I was trying to update some links to the CZ 24mm F/2 lens I noticed it was gone on the Carl Zeiss lens

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September 7 2010

9/7/10

 Apparently, Sony has decided to pull back the A560/580 release for the immediate future. The cameras are no longer listed on Sony’s US website.  This is really weird, and I don’t think I’ve ever seen that happen before, at least with Sony.  Another item that seems odd is the absence of the NEX 18-200mm lens which was supposed to …

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September 2 2010

9/2/10

 I forgot to mention a couple of things about the NEX cameras in the entries below. First, I think the cameras only make sense when used with a small lens, because the whole idea behind the NEX system is small size.  When you put a big lens on a tiny camera, the package is still big, sorta like using …

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