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OK, this is a big thread and I haven't read it all but i thought i would put this in. I was looking at Kurtmunger.com site today and his latest article is sure interesting. he had the wheel problem and contacted Sony for an estimate since his A700 is out of warranty. He was told it would cost $458 t...

Yes I agree, pretty useless for speed but I use it mainly for landscape and stills. Thats why I'm unsure if I should keep it or get a CZ 16-80 for my A700. I just dont want to drop in lens quality.

BJ

Hello, After having my new A700 for a few days, I'm really happy with the results. I was going to keep my DSC-R1 to cover general focal lengths, but am now thinking of getting the CZ 16-80 for the new A700 instead. These lenses cover the exact same range in crop ( 24-120) so if anyone who has owned ...

Thanks guys, For me, I've decided to keep my photography as simple as possible. I have only two raw converters, RT and IDC. I did some tests and compared using the in camera DRO and then trying to adjust a raw to get the same effect. I just couldn't get it to look quite the same. DRO to me looks ver...

Well as i said on another thread, I decided to buy an A700 and a 70-300G to go with my DSC-R1. New gear arrived a few days ago, and for the first time, I decided to deliberately NOT read the manual. As I have had new gear before I knew to charge the battery and then format the card in camera to get ...

Well, I think that Sony understands there are people out there that appreciate good solid engineering without frills. hence the A850. This camera is more than me. It is all I realistically will ever need from a camera and then some. I could care less if the lens says Zeiss or Minolta or Sony, as lon...

Pako, I understand what you are saying, but most manufacturers make a big deal that their lenses are digitally optimized. I guess this means new coatings and maybe optical formula redone where necessary. The old Minolta lenses were designed for film. I'm certainly no expert on this, but from what I'...

Thank you David, I was really just musing and wishing that zeiss would make some wideangle primes for the Sony. I do realise the Zeiss manual focus lenses are made by Cosina, but to me that doesn't matter if they perform. BTW, where are the CZ zooms and Primes for the Sony made? are they german or f...

Only joking, sort of. :( Just wondering why since Sony and Zeiss have a close relationship, we don't get the beautiful manual focus lenses from Zeiss? They are making them for Nikon,Pentax and now Canon. I know Nikon and Canon are the biggies of the photo world but I think Sony would now have a bett...

Hi all, Once again thanks for the input. So, an update on what I've decided to do. But first just a bit about my R1. On many of the reviews of this camera it was said that the lens alone was worth the price, and for those that have used one I think you'll agree. Its a CZ zoom covering 24-120 and its...

Hi Guys, Thanks very much for your feedback.Much appreciated. And thanks for the link to the article by David. I went around about 6 or 7 shops here in Auckland but was not able to look at the A700 because it has been discontinued but I can get one from out of town from left over stock. I was able t...

Hello everyone, I'm a newbie here but plan on being around for a while. At the moment I'm using an Sony DSC-R1,( a great lens by the way ) and as I'm semi retired and would like to get back into my photography more seriously (mostly landscape) I plan on buying into the Sony system with a DSLR. My ne...