Short break from rumors to report three news:
1) Our friend Kurt Munger (Click here) tested the brand new Zeiss 50mm f/1.4 SSM lens. Conclusions will be posted soon.
2) The Eisa (European Imaging and Sound association) selected the Sony A99 as best advanced camera 2013-2014.
3) Comparison Reviews Zeiss Touit 2.8/12 vs Sony SEL1018 and Touit 1.8/32 vs Sony 1.8/35 OSS vs SLR Magic HyperPrime CINE 35/T0.95 comparison review at 3Dkraft.
And now back to rumor work…
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Am I mistaken that Munger said he wasn’t bothering with Alpha (or FF) lens tests any longer. About a year ago, I thought he was convinced NEX was the future. Perhaps I’m wrong.
Look forward to reading this review.
Maybe his definition of future stretches a little bit further than one year? 🙂
Sony rules.
As usual Eisa found nomination for every camera on the market 🙂
Indeed! The Canon 6D was best advanced SLR, but the A99 was best advanced camera!!!
“A99 best advanced camera 2013/2014”.
Go tell this to that piece of work of Kai (DigitalRev)… 😀
3D Kraft, comparison was a great one! I personnally find Sony SEL1018 was so much nicer than the zeiss touit, sharpest was almost the same but SEL1018 colours are so richer and brighter. Well done, Sony!
Sharpness. Typo
Agreed, based on that not very impressed by the Touits.
This isn’t Zeiss’s fault, it’s Cosina’s…or should I say it is Zeiss’s fault letting Cosina destroy its reputation?
The Zeiss 50mm looks a great lens, but not as perfect as I’d expect given the price tag of £1299, particularly having grown up with the knowledge that 50mm lenses are easy and cheap to build.
And ‘drip proof’ as specc’ed on sony.co.uk doesn’t inspire much confidence – I could well imagine it’s fine in the rain but Sony’s wording doesn’t sound like they’re willing to guarantee anything.
I notice the a99 didnt compet in same league than classic slr because its the canon 6d who won it. So the a99 didnt compet against canon nikon, so if he was alone its easy to win…
The A99 isn’t a classic DSLR, that’s why it wasn’t included in the competition, the 6D however, is an “advanced camera”, so you should say that the 6D won in the “advanced DSLR” class only because the A99 isn’t a DSLR.
Then what is D7100?
It’s an APS-C DSLR. Anyway, imho, don’t even try to understand it. The thing is a joke.
Eisa awards must be paid for, they literally make up so many awards that every manufacturer gets a nice sticker to add to their boxes every year. The awards are virtually meaningless.
Congratulations Sony for winning the European Advanced camera of the year – which is a higher award then the SLR camera of the year
Does that mean you have to pay more to get that award?
The A99 is an excellent camera indeed
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