Check out the comparison between the Sony Carl Zeiss 24-70mm (at 50mm) and the Sony 50mm F/1.4. This is the last comp with the CZ zoom and the primes.
The Sony 50mm F/1.4 is definitely superior to the CZ zoom at 50mm, but I don’t think that should keep you from unloading your primes and using the CZ …
Sony surreptitiously unveils a couple of updated entry-level cameras. The basic differences from each other: the A390 has live view and a tilting screen, and costs $100 more. Both are now 14.2mp. Release date set for July.
I’m still scratching my head and wondering when Sony is going to come out with the A700 replacement. I’m reading over my …
The image below was taken with the Sony 300mm F/2.8 G SSM, F/11, 1/200s, +0.70ev, ISO 200. The subject is a quite large Agave plant underneath a tree with shifting light. I like the oddly embossed leaves and dark background. Fully enlarged it looks sharp with nice contrast, but I shot this exact same scene with a cheap …
Check out the next comparison, this time with the Sony Carl Zeiss 24-70mm at 35mm, and the restyled version of the Minolta AF 35mm F/2. The CZ 24-70mm compares very well with the older, but very good Minolta 35mm prime lens. So far, the CZ zoom has definitely held its own in most prime comparisons. I have …
This image was taken at Windy Point, about half way up the Mt Lemmon hwy. That’s Thimble peak in the lower right, and the camera looks west over the city of Tucson. The mountains in the middle (Tucson) are about 25 miles (40km) away, and the last range (Quinlan) is over 50 miles (80km).
I used the Sony A900 …
Here’s another random picture as I wait on the Sony NEX stuff to review, and some more prime comps with the Sony 24-70mm.
The image below was taken with the Tamron 28-75mm F/2.8 @35mm, F/32 at ISO 100. I used F/32 to slow the shutter speed (1/15s) and smooth out the waterfall. I forgot my ND filter, so I…This is a shot of the lobby looking towards the dining room at the Grand Canyon lodge, north rim. It’s not the best as there were too many people and objects in my way to get the shot I really wanted. I used the A900 with the Sony CZ 16-35mm F/2.8 @16mm.
I see a small green ghost just…Check out the next comparison, this time with the Sony Carl Zeiss 24-70mm and the Sony 28mm F/2.8 at 28mm (of course).
The Sony CZ zoom looks sharper in the centers at wide apertures. The mid areas, (or approximately the APS-C corner areas) are easily sharper at all apertures with the Sony CZ zoom. The extreme corners are …