Before giving back the Tamron 17-50mm F/2.8, I thought I’d do a quick comparison between it and the Sony CZ 16-80mm using the same apertures and focal lengths, (at the widest and 50mm), plus the regular sun shot, color fringing and distortion at wide angle, and of course the sharpness crops.
The Sony CZ 16-80mm surprised me somewhat in …Sony DT 30mm F/2.8 macro first thoughts: This lens has generated a lot of interest, especially concerning the working distance since the focal length is so short. I had a chance to check out the new little macro I bought from Sony, and here are my thoughts so far.
Build quality; very cheap plastic feeling, probably because it’s …One of the top three “must see reviewed” lenses in the survey this past September (see 9/6 entry below) is the Tamron 17-50mm F/2.8 XR Di II. Thanks to Richard in sunny California, I have a complete review ready for you of just that lens. A good way to support this site, and help others, is to send …
The next lens comparison is ready, because I have nothing else better to offer at the moment. This time we’ll check out the Sony CZ 16-35mm F/2.8 at 20mm, and the Sony 20mm F/2.8. I’ve had several people wonder (out loud) about how the new Zeiss lenses rate among the primes offered by Sony, and some of the …
The first installment of my new random lens comparisons is below. I like doing this just for kicks, as it doesn’t take up too much time.
I’ve been playing with the Tamron 17-50mm F/2.8 XR Di II for the last week or two, (thanks to Richard in CA), and noticed it was pretty sharp across the entire frame when…I’ve updated the “coming soon” list to include the newest lens arrivals for reviewing. The list probably won’t be done in the exact order you see, but hopefully it’ll be close. I’m not planning on doing a “normal” review of the Sony 16mm F/2.8 fish-eye, most people are not going to examine the pictures from this lens with technical …
Is it October already? I’m behind a little, and got carried away as usual and spent way too much time on the Super-wide zoom comparison page, which compares the following lenses; Sony CZ 16-35mm, Minolta AF 17-35mm F/3.5 G, and the Konica Minolta AF 17-35mm F/2.8-4. I used the A900 full frame camera exclusively, since these lenses are …
I thought maybe I’d send my A700 back to Sony for repairs, it’s out of warranty as I bought it in 1/08. I’m having problems with the control dials and wide auto-focusing. The Sony service department informed me they charge $458 for a “flat rate” repair, which doesn’t include “excessive wear” from misuse or commercial use, repairing that’ll cost …