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At the end of September 2006, I set off for a quick visit to photokina in Cologne, having parted company with Icon’s am-pro magazine ƒ2 and not really needing to report on the whole show in detail. Here’s the report I wrote then, with photos, and some thoughts for the 2008 show. . . . → Read More: Photokina – a look back, and forward Share this: Comments are closed  Cameras (DSLR), DK's ramblings, Lenses - Alpha Mount  2006 report, A900, Alpha, Alpha 900, DSLR, fair, Germany, Köln, launch, lens, messe, photokina, Rhine, September 2008, show, Sony, stand, trade This article was originally published in Photoworld magazine April 2008. It discusses the reasons for choosing between the 18-70mm, 16-105mm, 16-80mm, 18-200mm and 18-250mm kit lens choices for the Sony Alpha DSLR system and has been updated as necessary from the original text. . . . → Read More: Which Sony Alpha kit lens? Share this: 6 comments - (Comments are closed) Equipment Reviews, Lenses - Alpha Mount 16-105mm, 16-80mm, 18-200mm, 18-250mm, 18-70mm, Alpha, Aperture, build, bundle, Carl Zeiss, choice, CZ, filters, kit, lens, optic, outfit, performance, SAL, sharpness, size, Sony, system, vignetting, weight, zoom SONY Alpha prices are now the lowest of any competing DSLR system – for current-model bodies – on the UK market. Dealers are now selling the Alpha 200 body for as little as £229.99 and even the Alpha 350 has dropped to under £400 body-only. £100 cashback on the Alpha 700 body, £150 on any . . . → Read More: Cashback deal extended, prices cut Share this:What we thought would be the ‘Alpha Pro’ project – display centres for the entire system sited at key retail outlets through Britain – turned out to be the ‘ACE’ project. That is, Sony Alpha Centres of Excellence. London Camera Exchange Colchester, one of the selected dealers, supplied these shots of the new showcase. . . . → Read More: Sony unveils ‘ACE’ dealers in UK Share this:If you use Sigma lenses on your Alpha, you can join the Sigma User Club UK and enter their prize competitions (anyone can join, worldwide, but you must be in the UK to enter the competitions as the prizes are given by the UK distribution company). . . . → Read More: Win a Sigma 20mm f/1.8 and fly the Alpha flag Share this:The parallel development of Carl Zeiss lenses for Sony (AF lenses in the Alpha mount) and independent manual focus lenses for other makes continues. The latest CZ design is a revision of the classic 18mm Distagon last seen in the Contax system, optimised for colour balance and reflection supression with digital SLRs. . . . → Read More: Zeiss announce 18mm f3.5 – not for Alpha Share this: 2 comments - (Comments are closed) Accessories - 3rd party, Lenses - Alpha Mount, News 18mm, Alpha, Canon, Carl Zeiss, Contax, CZ, Distagon, lens, Nikon, Pentax, Robert White, Sony, wide, wideangle 
Our cover photo for the Spring 2008 issue of Photoworld was taken with a Tamron 70-300mm zoom costing less than £120 from most larger retailers or internet shops. The reputation of the lens meant we had to take a look at it, because the current choice in the Sony range is limited to one ‘kit’ . . . → Read More: Tamron 70-300mm f/4-5.6 Tele-Macro LD Di Share this: 2 comments - (Comments are closed) Accessories - 3rd party, Equipment Reviews, Lenses - Alpha Mount 70-300mm, LD Di, lens, Tamron, tele macro, test, zoom Today I took delivery of a Sony 70-300mm f/4.5-5.6 G SSM lens. There is no doubt this is the best built Sony SAL lens I’ve handled (the CZ 135mm 1.8, 85mm f1.4 are a class above again). It weighs over 800g with its lens-hood, which is one of the most efficient deep tele hoods I’ve . . . → Read More: The 70-300mm G SSM sized up Share this: One comment - (Comments are closed) Equipment Reviews, Lenses - Alpha Mount, News 70-300mm, G, G-series, lens, SAL, Sony, SSM, telephoto, telezoom, zoom THE LENSBABY was a novelty item when first introduced as a low-cost meniscus lens mounted on a flexible concertina tube with an SLR mount-fitting at the other end. Like the Diana or Holga cameras sometimes used by professionals to capture a feel of post-modern grunge, it used aberrations creatively. . . . → Read More: The Lensbaby 3G creative zonal focus tilt-swing lens Share this: Comments are closed Accessories - Minolta/Sony, Equipment Reviews, Lenses - Alpha Mount Alpha, Aperture, creative, effects, lens, Lens Baby, lensbabies, LensBaby, Sony A review by David Kilpatrick from Photoworld Spring 2007 with additional updates MY SONY Carl Zeiss 16-80mm “superzoom” arrived from Warehouseexpress – the best price I could find and one of the very best dealers in terms of service – packed rather minimally for a £465 purchase. . . . → Read More: Sony Carl Zeiss SAL 16-80mm f/3.5-4.5 T* ZA DT Share this: One comment - (Comments are closed) Lenses - Alpha Mount 16-80mm, Alpha, camera, Carl Zeiss, CZ, DSLR, lens, optic, Sony, zoom |
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