TOKINA lenses – the brand name for optical giant Hoya’s interchangeable range – have always been renowned for their tank-like build quality and resistance to plastic trends. They compare so well with Nikon’s own lenses it is hard to tell the difference by feel, and the current design also matches Nikon more than it does . . . → Read More: Tokina 11-16mm f/2.8 SD (IF) DX
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 Comments are closed  Equipment Reviews, Lenses - Alpha Mount, News  11-16mm, Alpha, lens, Sony, Tokina, wideangle, zoom Continuing to make profiles when time permits, here is a reasonably detailed profile for the Sony DT 16-80mm f/3.5-4.5 ZA Carl Zeiss zoom (2007) created using the Sony Alpha 550 14.2 megapixel camera using Manual Focus Check Live View at 14X to set the lens focus and ensure the chart is positioned to use 100% . . . → Read More: CZ 16-80mm Adobe Profile Share this: Comments are closed Cameras (DSLR), Lenses - Alpha Mount, Software Reviews 16-80mm, Adobe, Carl Zeiss, CZ, lens profile, Sony, ZA, zoom Sony, which has a UK event taking place on Thursday July 15th showcasing new products for the Christmas market, has surprised us by launching its NEX mount HD camcorder with 14.2 megapixel CMOS sensor and 18-200mm OSS interchangeable lens much sooner than anyone expected. . . . → Read More: NEX camcorder launched Share this: One comment - (Comments are closed) Cameras (DSLR), Lenses - Alpha Mount, News Alpha, AVCHD, camcorder, camera, Handycam, HD, NEX, NEX-VG10E, Sony, video, zoom Press release from Sony, March 3rd 2009 – important bits highlighted in bold, uncalled-for comments in italics: The Cyber-shot HX1 by Sony, teams stunning picture quality, lightning-fast shooting and powerful creative features in a stylish, supremely easy to use camera. The new flagship of the Cyber-shot range showcases a range of sophisticated image sensing, optical . . . → Read More: HX1 Cyber-shot with EXMOR CMOS and G Lens Share this: One comment - (Comments are closed) Cameras (DSLR), DK's ramblings, News 1080p, action, Alpha, anti blur, Bridge, camera, CMOS, Cyber-shot, Cybershot, digicam, digital movement blur reduction, digital panorama, EVF, EXMOR, G lens, HDTV, high speed, HX1, ISO, pan, Sony, stitching, zoom Tamron’s new ultra wide angle zoom for APS-C/DX is getting a bit of a blasting from reviewers. Now, when I see this happen, I get curious. Lens testing is often badly designed for such zooms, involving test chart targets at distances which are extremely close and result in very bad figures caused mainly by a . . . → Read More: Tamron 10-24mm f/3.5-4.5 Share this: 5 comments - (Comments are closed) Equipment Reviews, Lenses - Alpha Mount 10-24mm, Fuji S5, lens, Nikon, Sony, Tamron, test, wide, zoom TAMRON has announced that its new 10-24mm lens will be an ƒ3.5-4.5 design – not an ƒ2.8 as some rumours had it – and will hit the shops in Nikon and Canon mounts first, on September 20th. . . . → Read More: Tamron 10-24mm ƒ3.5-4.5 announced Share this: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 
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 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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