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Sony A7RIII review in Cameracraft

By David Kilpatrick, on April 7th, 2018

Read David Kilpatrick’s review of the Sony A7RIII

Cameracraft January/February started the A7RIII test report, and March/April 2018 continued it. Both are free to read now on ISSUU. In the second issue you’ll also find the review of the 24-105mm f/4 FE G OSS lens. In the first issue, Gary Friedman looks at the RX10 . . . → Read More: Sony A7RIII review in Cameracraft

Comments are closed   Equipment Reviews, Lenses - E mount, Magazines, NEX System, Sony Digital Cameras   , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , ,  

Never say ‘zoom with your feet’…

By David Kilpatrick, on April 16th, 2017

There’s a dismissive and rather superior position some camera club buffs take – ‘why not zoom with your feet?’. It is well worth ignoring. The focal length of your lens, whether your use a zoom or a range of fixed focal length lenses, decides the exact relationship of elements in the picture including one component . . . → Read More: Never say ‘zoom with your feet’…

4 comments - (Comments are closed)   DK's ramblings, Lenses - E mount, Photo Techniques   , , , , , , , ,  

New 85mm f/1.8 FE and 100mm f/2.8 STF for E-mount

By David Kilpatrick, on February 7th, 2017

Sony has announced two new lenses for E-mount mirrorless cameras.

The FE 100mm F2.8[i] STF GM OSS is the first Smooth Transition Focus prime since the acclaimed A-mount 135mm and is designed for the best possible bokeh without any trace of aperture-related artefacts. The compact, lightweight FE 85mm F1.8 portrait prime lens may . . . → Read More: New 85mm f/1.8 FE and 100mm f/2.8 STF for E-mount

Comments are closed   Lenses - E mount, News   , , , , , , , ,  

Sony FE Macro 50mm f/2.8 – only $500

By David Kilpatrick, on August 30th, 2016

Sony has just announced yet another 50mm, and this time it’s different – a truly affordable 50mm 1:1 macro, only $500 US. We reckon this will become the most popular standard 50mm lens by far, even more so than the budget 50mm f/1.8. Now you can photograph your food properly at last!

It certainly . . . → Read More: Sony FE Macro 50mm f/2.8 – only $500

Comments are closed   Lenses - E mount, NEX System   , , , , , , , , ,  

Sony UK cashbacks end Sept 4th

By David Kilpatrick, on August 30th, 2016

Some worthwhile Sony lens cashbacks – some applying to in-stock lenses which may not have suffered the August price-hike yet – can be found from UK dealers such as WEX Photographic.

Amazon.co.uk has a reasonably good list of lenses too and the 70-200mm f/4 FE OSS G can still be found for under £1k . . . → Read More: Sony UK cashbacks end Sept 4th

Comments are closed   Lenses - Alpha Mount, Lenses - E mount, NEX System, Offers   , , , , , , , , , ,  

Tamron’s super value 70-300mm USD on the A7RII

By David Kilpatrick, on June 14th, 2016

If you want to get a 70-300mm which works on the Sony A7RII, the A7 series body with the best on-sensor phase detection/contrast detection mix, your first choice should be the new Sony FE 70-300mm f/4-5.6 G OSS. But that demands a wallet opened with £1,150 (UK SRP) in it. In return you get . . . → Read More: Tamron’s super value 70-300mm USD on the A7RII

2 comments - (Comments are closed)   Accessories - 3rd party, Equipment Reviews, Lenses - Alpha Mount, Sony Digital Cameras   , , , , , , , , , , , , , ,  

Sony 28-75mm f/2.8 SAM on mirrorless FF

By David Kilpatrick, on April 15th, 2016

With the 24-70mm f/2.8 new Sony GM FE lens selling for £1799 (UK) and the A-mount version two 24-70mm f/2.8 for a full £100 more, the cost of a basic mid-range zoom to use with a camera like the A7RII remains very high. There are good arguments to be happy with the 24-70mm f/4 . . . → Read More: Sony 28-75mm f/2.8 SAM on mirrorless FF

Comments are closed   DK's ramblings, Equipment Reviews, Lenses - Alpha Mount, NEX System   , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , ,  

f2 Cameracraft latest issue out now

By David Kilpatrick, on April 13th, 2016

The latest edition of f2 Cameracraft contains our reviews of the Voigtländer 10mm and 15mm lenses, and also a review of the superb new Tamron SP 85mm f/1.8 VC and 90mm f/2.8 SP Macro VC lenses, plus Sigma’s 20mm f/1.4 and 24-35mm f/2 – all tested on the Sony A7R II which we use for . . . → Read More: f2 Cameracraft latest issue out now

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The best 50mm for A7RII

By David Kilpatrick, on March 28th, 2016

After testing the Sony Carl Zeiss 55mm f/1.8 FE in 2014, I was less than impressed. I may have had a decentred example (it happened to dPreview and at least one photographer I trust to know his lens performance expectations). It was, certainly, pin-sharp on a test chart or a brick wall but the moment . . . → Read More: The best 50mm for A7RII

4 comments - (Comments are closed)   DK's ramblings, Lenses - Alpha Mount, Uncategorized   , , , , , ,  

My new Sony 85mm…

By David Kilpatrick, on February 22nd, 2016

With extremely expensive Sony-fit 85mm lenses in abundance and beyond my (economically sensible) reach, I’ve done good commercial work last year on the Canon 85mm f/1.8 USM and later the Sony 85mm f/2.8 SAM on A7RII. Some of my work relies on showing close-up details with strong differential focus, and hardly any lenses are free . . . → Read More: My new Sony 85mm…

Comments are closed   DK's ramblings, Equipment Reviews, Lenses - E mount, NEX System   , , , , , , , , , , , , ,  
 
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