Sale on select Sony lenses (and cameras) through June 19th. The prices below are from B&H Photo, but Sony has the same
prices listed on their website. Check out the 300mm SSM G for $5800, that’s $500 less than normal retail. I have
reviews of all lenses listed below, go here for the full list.
100mm F/2.8 …
I’ve posted another zoom comparison, this time using zoom lenses that go up to 200mm or 210mm. The format is pretty much the same as the 300mm page. Don’t try to compare the crops from 300mm to 200mm/210mm because they were taken from a different distance, in this case 20′ or 6.1m. In the 200mm tele zoom shoot out …
I’ve put together what I’m now calling the “quick lens evaluation page” which is the forth link on the nav bar to the left. This page lists all lenses I’ve reviewed so far, including Sony, Minolta, Tamron and Sigma. I decided to leave out the Konica Minolta branded lenses, they’re already covered under Sony.
Each lens has …
Just an item I’d like to pass along; anybody that has a superzoom camera, such as the Olympus SP-550 UZ, should check out the quite small, but very handy case I found at OfficeMax ($14.99). It holds the camera snugly, and still allows room for some batteries or filters. There are two side pockets, where you could put …
Thanks to another kind visitor (Thomas from the great state of Texas), I was able to review the Minotla AF 300mm F/4 APO G (HS). This lens is fairly small and portable, which makes it a good birding or sports lens in decent light. Without the hood, it’s about the same size and weight as the Sony 70-200mm …
The 300mm zoom and prime lens shoot out page now has Sony tele-converter use crops added below the regular crops for the three lenses that will accept the Sony TCs.
A few interesting results show up if you look closely, like the extra 100mm on the end of the Sony 70-400mm produces about the most detail, even when you …