The Sony FE 70-300mm lens got tested by the German guys from Photozone. They are not impressed by this lens performance:
Honestly, the Sony FE 70-300mm f/4.5-5.6 G OSS disappointed us a little. You are buying such lenses primarily for its potential at the very long end of the range which is where the performance may not be bad but it certainly doesn’t reflect the promises of a G-class lens nor its high price tag. Now that being said – the center quality is still very good at 300mm and that’s where most of the action is at this setting. The lens is a bit expensive relative to its performance. If you want to have 300mm, you just don’t have another choice at the moment but if you can live with a little less we’d rather recommend the Sony FE 70-200mm f/4 G OSS instead.
Note: You now have a choice! The 100-400mm GM….but it costs twice as much :(
Sony Focus Hold Button Basics: The Breakdown with Miguel Quiles
Sony Alpha A99II – Part Review, Part WTF (Dan M Lee).
Sony Introduces Extended Life Solid State Drives for Professional Video Recorders (Sony Blog).
Sony | PlayMemories Camera Apps | Stop Motion+ | “Sweet Dreams” (Sony Channel)
Cine Lens Mania: Primes versus Zooms (Explora).
Entaniya Fisheye 250 E on Sony a6500 Back to Back (Entapano).
Techradar says the new Nikon D830 (or 850) may get a Samsung sensor (Nikoneye).
Mariusc: “Recently I took a trip to Tenerife and recorded a Slow Motion Travel Film that I’ve posted on my YouTube channel. I think it would be a nice thing to show the abilities of the camera to your audience. Here is the link to the film: https://youtu.be/bgMZspjuvO0“
And you got two days left to grab those Adorama exclusive deals on the Rokinon E-mount lenses:
50mm f/1.4 Autofocus FE lens for $499 ($200 off) at Adorama.
50mm f/1.2 for $399 ($100 off) in Sony E-Mount – Black or Sony E-Mount – Silver.
20mm f/1.8 for $429 ($170 off) at Adorama.
The new Batis 135mm FE lens is now in Stock at BHphoto too.
You save $100 on the Sigma MC-11 Canon EF to Sony E-mount adapter sold by Amazon, Adorama and BHphoto.
And do checkout the great savings on the Sony Open Box stuff sold by BestBuy on eBay:
£12.5K worth of ouch. Not taking care when mounting large telephoto lenses can be a costly mistake. 🙈
I guess (and I hope) this lens was covered by his insurance. It’s also hard to replace this lens as you need to order it welll in advance and it will ship to you only within 1-2 months (Check at [shopcountry 58571]).
Having such a sensor would improve the autofocus tracking performance. But for now we don’t know if and when Sony will use that patented tech on a Sony camera.
ePhotozine tested the Sony 18-110mm PZ OSS f/4.0 E-mount lens. The conclusion:
This is a lens that crosses the requirements of two worlds of photography, stills and video. It can quite easily be used for both, with the proviso that to do so for stills could be quite an expensive option. Having said that, it is very well made, very versatile, can be set up to suit the purpose and handles like a dream. Regardless of the price, it has to be Highly Recommended.
Whether you’re working in video, cinema or something in-between (as most people do nowadays), I think this lens is really worth a close look. There’s currently no other lens that compares to it in terms of versatility, price and physical design. Furthermore, I found the optical quality achieved in tandem with Sony’s internal electronic solutions and automatic lens compensation to be really impressive.
Here is a new A9 news and test roundup:
Sony α9 – First Impression by Jan Tichy
The Sony a9 5x Slow Motion (120fps) by Gary Fong.
Sony Removes SLOG on Sony a9? (ThatCameraGuy)
Sony A9 – Not so hot on second look? (PeterGregg).
Sony A9 4K Video ( low light test ) at Cameras Tested.
100-400mm preview by PCmag.
Electronic shutter evolution: Sony A9 and Olympus OM-D E-M1 II (Mirrorlesscomparisons).
Canon, Nikon, Sony : on compare les prix (Focus Numerique).
Kurz ausprobiert: Sony Alpha 9 (Photoscala).
Sony a9 offers powerful pro-level customization (Dpreview).
Sony Alpha A9 Full-Frame Mirrorless Camera – First Look by Cameta Camera
The Belgium PCH Store is doing a Sony A9 Pre-order gift. For each a9 Pre-order they give for free the battery Grip and a free battery till the end of June !
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