More 200-600mm and 600mm press coverage roundup

USA Preorders:
Sony 200-600mm FE at Amazon, BHphoto, FocusCamera, BuyDig and Adorama.
Sony 600mm FE GM at Amazon, BHphoto, FocusCamera, BuyDig and Adorama.
EU Preorders:
Sony 200-600mm FE at Calumet DE. WexUK. ParkCameras. Calumet NL. Cameratools NL.
Sony 600mm FE GM at Calumet DE. WexUK. ParkCameras. Calumet NL. Cameratools NL.
Asia Preorders:
Sony 200-600mm FE at Sony Japan. Sony Australia.
Sony 600mm FE GM at Sony Japan. Sony Australia.

 

Reviews:
Hands-On by Imaging Resource.
200-600mm impressions by ThePhoBlographer.
600mm impressions by ThePhoBlographer.
200-600mm review from Ken Rockwell.
600mm review from Ken Rockwell.
200-600mm test at LeMondeDeLaPhoto.
600mm test at LeMondeDeLaPhoto.
Sony FE 600 mm GM y 200-600 G – Toma de Contacto + Muestras (AlbedoMedia).
Lens test by DC.watch

Videos:

Size comparison between the new 200-600mm and 600mm FE lenses

via Camerasize

After seeing this image I realized how small the excellent 100-400mm GM is. Still, I prefer the extra reach of the new 200-600mm lens!

USA Preorders:
Sony 200-600mm FE at Amazon, BHphoto, FocusCamera, BuyDig and Adorama.
Sony 600mm FE GM at Amazon, BHphoto, FocusCamera, BuyDig and Adorama.
EU Preorders:
Sony 200-600mm FE at Calumet DE. WexUK. ParkCameras. Calumet NL. Cameratools NL.
Sony 600mm FE GM at Calumet DE. WexUK. ParkCameras. Calumet NL. Cameratools NL.
Asia Preorders:
Sony 200-600mm FE at Sony Japan. Sony Australia.
Sony 600mm FE GM at Sony Japan. Sony Australia.

Tamron 17-28mm f/2.8 tested: Sharp and with fast autofocus!


image by  Trần Gia Hy

The German Magazine fotomagazin.de tested the new Tamron 17-28mm f/2.8. This is what they think:

  • It has a tight zoom ring
  • lens hood is made of plastic
  • Autofocus works very quick
  • The lens is sharp even wide open
  • Some wavy distortion at 17mm and pincushion distortion at 28mm. But it’s easy to correct.
  • Some vignetting at 17mm aperture which is gone at 28mm

Price of the lens is 999 Euro….not mentioned by the magazin…but I know it :)

The lens is listed with no pricing at BHphoto, FocusCamera and Adorama.

IQ comparison between the Fuji GFX100 and Sony A7rIII

If you are curious to learn how well the new Sony 102MP medium format sensor works on the Fuji GFX100 check out the comparison posted by Imaging Resource.

This for example is a cropped image comparison at ISO100:

And here is the ISO 12.800 comparison:

Of course the Fuji is sharper. But whether this difference can justify the $7,000 price difference is up to you to judge :)