Lens Reviews
24mm Wide Angle Comparison
Many people are wondering how the Sony Carl Zeiss 24mm F/2 prime lens performs when compared directly to the Sony Carl Zeiss zooms at 24mm. Below is a direct comparison, but you should not use the outcome here solely when making a purchasing decision. There are other factors that are sometimes far more important than sharpness or distortion. Heft, flare/ghosting …
APS-C Super-wide Zoom Comparison
200mm Tele Zoom Shoot-out
This is a comparison between the lenses listed below, all crops were taken from the center of the image at 200mm or 210mm. If the image box is empty, that means the aperture listed is not available on that lens. The camera used for this comp is the Sony A900.
When looking at the crops, keep in mind the …
85mm Prime Lens Comparison
Sony A7R and 1980s film camera image comparison
Just a short but fun post showing some resolution samples between an old film camera and the high megapixel Sony A7R.
The subject is the Windy Point pull-out along the Catalina Hwy, on the way up to Mt Lemmon in Tucson, AZ. I used this scene because it contains a lot of small details, which makes it easier to judge …
Sony FE 24-70mm F/4 ZA review
Click for a full review of Sony's new FE 24-70mm F/4 Zeiss lens!
Sony and their systems
I wrote a post a couple of years ago (on this site but got canned in the redo) about Sony’s rough roll-out of their camera business, and took a lot of heat for it. People didn’t like how I pointed out the average selling price for one of Sony’s lenses (real high!), and the fact that their full frame offerings …