Please note; the specifications given here are more …
If you’ve purchased one of Sony’s new translucent mirror cameras recently (as of Dec/2010), and have wondered about how it really compares to a traditional DSLR as far as image quality is concerned, and if there is such a thing as a “penalty” resulting from a mirror that doesn’t flip up and out of the way to fully expose the …
Sony DSLR users may, or may not know they don’t get any visual benefit from sensor-shift type image stabilization, that is, the Sony SteadyShot stabilization only begins its job once the mirror is up and out of the way, after you press the shutter button. Canon and Nikon DSLR users have grown accustomed to seeing the smoothing effects of their …
This is a comparison between the lenses listed below, all crops were taken from the center of the image at 300mm. 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 following information:…
I whipped up a quick comparison between the Tamron 70-300mm F/4-5.6, and Sony 70-300mm F/4.5-5.6 SSM G. I figure it’s worth checking out if you’re looking at buying one of these lenses.
Tamron 70-300mm F/4-5.6 Di USD
Sony 70-300mm F/4.5-5.6 SSM GBefore viewing the crops please read: I used a slightly different part of the stamp scene …
Minolta AF 70-210mm F/4 (Beercan) and Minolta AF 70-210mm F/3.5-4.5
Comparison at 70mm and 210mm with center, mid-level and corner crops. The Sony A900 was used for this review. In a nut-shell, the Minolta 70-210mm F/4 is a better lens overall, (including build and image quality), but the smaller and slightly newer variable aperture model is quite good when zoomed…