It looks like my prediction (last entry below) was right. Sony has made the price cuts permanent, and then some. They’ve added even more price cuts in just the last couple of days. They quietly lowered the 500mm F/8 reflex $50 to $649. Also changed from earlier in the week is the 100mm F/2.8 macro, now $589 instead of …
It looks like the Sony (DSLR/accessories) unilateral pricing policy (June ’08) is making the executives sweat at night, and in an effort to avoid following in the footsteps of Konica Minolta, they’ve lowered the prices on most camera bodies, and nearly half of their lenses. I’ve always thought Sony high-end lenses and accessories were over-priced, and it looks like …
Since the Sony 50mm F/1.4 lens review is the most popular page on the site, (I think I was the first one to review it a couple of years ago) I thought I’d post the full frame results as quickly as possible in case folks might be thinking about a stocking stuffer for themselves next month. Bokeh and coma …
Looks like I’ve wrapped up work on the A900 review. Check out the latest entry, which is a comparison of results between Sony’s Image data converter SR 3, and Adobe’s Lightroom 2.1 with ACR 4.6. I will say that Lightroom is light years ahead of Sony when it comes to RAW processing. Check out the last comparison on …
Has anyone noticed Sony has dropped the HVL-56AM flash unit. I guess they replaced it with the more expensive HVL-58AM, go figure! Hold on though before you bail for Canon, Sony has reduced the price of the entry level HVL-36AM to $199. On the A900, you need the HVL-58AM to trigger wireless flash, so you need that unit and …
I’ve wrapped up most of the work on the A900 review. I’m still having some trouble getting meaningful results with IDC, though I messed up when I said I was able to tweak a 1/3 stop of highlight recovery, my fault, I’m getting about a full stop. I haven’t checked ACR yet.
Random thoughts; focusing is better on …