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Yes, it is the price now. All the F/2 series are rare and thus expensive.

I'm a happy Alpha user now. But honestly, if my 35/2 was broken one day and Sony does not have a replacement available, finding another one is such an hassle that I would seriously consider going back to Canon.

When I want to "go light", I only take the 35/2 & 85/1.4za. I might add the 50/3.5 Macro, which is tiny.

I never tried the 100/2. Do you think it's better than the 85/1.4za?

Thanks for the comments :) Shanghai is a big city, so there are plenty of places to use. My photoclub is very active, so I always discover new places and meet new models. I'm new on flickr, nothing from Getty yet For Photoshop & Lightroom, I advise to watch the video trainings from Lynda.com: Ph...

$840 is a lot for such a lens.
My 135/1.8za cost me $1200 in Hong-Kong with a 1 year international guarantee and it also works very well on the a900.

Here is a gallery (48 pics) of my 1st month with the A900
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Update: I got a 2nd hand A700 early February, kept it for 2 months and went up to A900. Lens range: Minolta 35/2 (old) Sigma 50/1.4 HSM Minolta 50/3.5 Macro Sony 85/1.4 ZA Sony 135/1.8 ZA I'm now looking for a Minolta 28/2. But I think it will take a while. In the meantime, I'll probably get a Minol...

Haha, yes. I think I'll try to grab a 2nd hand one now and see how things go later.

It would be nice to see a A-mount version of the Sigma 150/2.8 Macro, I hope it comes one day too.

I have used all the main independent offerings - Sigma, Tamron, Tokina - including the 14mm f/2.8 Tamron, 12-24mm Sigma. The best current allround lens is the Tokina, not made in Sony mount. The least consistent for top quality corner to corner work is the new Tamron. At the moment, the Sigma is th...

Did you notice some focus shift with that lens?

I'm also interested in the Sigma 12-24 but I realized that it's not HSM in Sony mount. Is focussing accurate? And I remember about some Sigma lenses being damaged by the powerful AF of the alpha cameras.

Improve the spatial frequency detection of the sensors behind the AF prismatic lens system. I didn't really understand that :D I somehow understand how AF works from this page: http://www.nikon.com/about/technology/core/software/caf/index.htm" onclick="window.open(this.href);return false;...

What can they do to improve focus accuracy then ?

Do you think Sony can introduce a centre AF sensor with F/1.4 or F/1.8 precision?

Add to that the fast that I can't get a new 50 1.7, only the $350 50/1.4, nor a 35 1.7 only the $1300!! 35 1.4 G lens from Sony, and I can't help but think that they're out of touch with us. I don't know many people who are willing to double or triple (depending on body) the kit cost just to get a ...

When a market is saturated, manufacters' job is to create new demand: think about cell phones: even 10 years ago only 'important people" had them... Yes but listening to consumers is a basic task that is too often forgotten. When engineers think they know better, you often get products like th...