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Re the D800. Conventional wisdom had it that eventually people would stop chasing more megapixels when they had a sensor with as much definition as they could possibly need. However, perhaps it is more true to say that punters will continue to chase more megapixels until they become a positive disad...

I was there a few years ago, but used Mimiya 645, so can't post my pics to this forum. Besides, they weren't particularly successful. I agree - access is trickier than it looks and care is needed getting down to the level of the stream. It's strange in that the tree cover is so dense it feels as tho...

I might just mention here that a guy in the Tottenham Court Road Sony Centre (where I have received useful advice and information in the past) told me that Sony had ditched FF for good. I thought he was talking out of the wrong end of his anatomy, but am pleased that this has been confirmed. But I s...

I'm trying to get my head round this - forgive me if it's clear to everyone else. Does this mean that AF will not work on the A99 except with the lenses listed, or that there are two AF systems and only the select lenses will work with both? Having said that, I'm really happy with my A900 (with an A...

When travelling (relatively!) light with my A900 I find the 24-85 more than satisfactory. The 28-75 may be even better but (obviously) it doesn't go quite as wide and it's heavier. Incidentally I also have the 28-75 SAM which uniquely in the Minolta/Sony range takes 67mm filters - I bought it as a k...

This announcement was reported in 'Amateur Photographer' under the headline 'SONY UNVEILS WHOPPER ZOOM'. Is this the first zoom lens where the shortest and longest focal length are exactly the same? Or is it just another case (alas, all too common these days) of failing to engage brain when typing u...

I got one for my A900, but it cannot be used with eyepiece correction lenses. Now I use a third party angle finder which almost fits, but not quite! There is just enough gap to accommodate the correction lens and it's usable! Of course, you don't need correction lenses with the angle finder (it has ...

Does anyone know if Sony are going to be at FOI this year? I don't see them on the event's website at the moment (!).

There is a poll on dyxum.com about the A700 control wheel defect. Almost 400 people have voted and the breakdown is 47% have had the problem and 53% have not. The problem with the poll though is that it started in 2010 and after you have voted saying you have not had the problem you can't go back a...

David Kilpatrick wrote:Not a Russian M39. Most are rubbish. A Russian Kiev 66 lens in my case. I have two Russian lenses 50mm f/2 M39 and 58mmf/2 M42. Would not rush to use either for serious work.

David

How would a Kiev 66 lens compare with a Zeiss MC 80mm for Pentacon Six?

It is only my thoughts but the A-580 has been a reasonable seller even if it was in short supply over here in the UK, also without the hype of the reviewers in the Glossy mags. Regards Richard This may be of no significance at all. Sony have just announced a 5in external screen which can run off an...

I wasn't going back that far. I was really thinking about MAF (Sony Alpha) mount lenses. Actually, I do use lenses with most of the listed filter threads! 49mm: 50mm f1.7 I have one, but don't use it. 100-200mm 'little beercan' - I have used this but was disappointed by sharpness on A900 55mm: Minol...

Am I to assume from this that the Sony 85mm f1.4 has beein discontinued?

... I can not afford to buy one and don't actually need a lens of that size and weight for everyday work. Quite. It sounds a really great lens, but who is it intended for? I think for most photographers to carry one of these monsters around it will be necessary to decide what to leave behind to mak...

Sorry! I saw the word Sony and failed to spot f/2. I don't really call that lens a Sony 24mm, I call it a CZ 24mm or at the very least a Sony Carl Zeiss 24mm. Yes, of course the CZ 24mm f/2 is in a completely different class. As to whether it's worth a huge amount of money, not so sure. David It's ...