Sony 300mm f2.8 SSM G Series II Lens Review
Sony E 35mm f/1.8 OSS got reviewed at Photozone:
The Sony E 35mm f/1.8 OSS is certainly one of the more interesting prime lenses in the Sony NEX lineup. Even when ignoring performance aspects, the very high speed in conjunction with the optical image stabilizer (OSS) are exciting value propositions for users who are intending to go beyond snapshots. The good news is, however, that the lens is also capable of producing quality images.
Minolta 35mm f/2.0 review by Ken Rockwell.
Minolta 35mm f/1.4 review by Ken Rockwell.
Minolta 28mm f/2.0 review by Ken Rockwell.
Sony NEX-5t first impression review Imaging Resource.
Sony NEX-5t test at Digitbox.fr (part two, french).
A7r image samples by LetsGoDigital.
Sony EXview HAD CCD II Explained (Youtube).
QX10 and QX100 test at Stiftung Warentest.
Sony A7 image samples at Digitalcamerareview.
Sony NEX-5t review at ThePhoBlographer.
Jorge: “As you know, Sony has decided to change all branding for their cameras to “Alpha”. Having said that, with Sony becoming a prominent player in the photo industry and introducing revolutionary new products it was only a matter of time before a dedicated site for the Sony cameras images was brought up online. I invite you to join www.SonyAlphaImages.com if you have not done so yet and begin posting your photos there for free.
Anonymous: “I have do some test on the New DXO Optic Pro 9 “Prime” Noise reduction on A77. I think the result is impressive, it effectively remove the High ISO Noise problem from A77. The only disadvantage is the processing time is a bit too long. 6mins for 36Mp D800 Raw file, 4mins for 24Mp A77 Raw file. I have post the compare images in the forum: http://www.dchome.net/forum.php?mod=viewthread&tid=1230106&extra=page%3D1“
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No, it can’t be that a Sony lens is actually good!
Dxo 9 gets my vote too – I’ve used my a77 to shoot a number of work football matches (at night). Needless to say it was all high iso… I’ve revisited some of them in dxo 9 and the results are stunning – prime pulls out a crazy amount of detail, easily a 2 stop advantage at the high end IMHO and dr doesn’t seem to suffer either. That said, dxo is worth it just for the lens correction profiles
Prime is indeed phenomenal. Process speed is extremely slow, but not every image needs Prime. However, Dxo color is sometimes off no matter what I tried. Highlight recovery is way behind the competition. Push and pull might produce strong color cast. Other stuff is not any better than Lightroom. I don’t often need lens correction since they don’t have it. And I’m using 4 different raw converters to take advantage of their strong suits.
I love my old friend 35mm/1.4 …
A small point that has not been mentioned is battery type.
I carry multiple sony cameras and they all use the same battery.
Because they are rather power hungry I carry 6 spares plus the ones in the camera..
I have never run short of charged batteries no matter how muxh shooting I do in a day.
I most certainly hope that the new Sony cameras continue to use the same battery as they represent a substantial investment and carrying multiple batteries for different cameras is not something I would like to do.
Or they could make a battery that holds a descent charge.
Sony battery is not inferior than Canikon. EVF and LCD do suck a lot of juice. Unfortunately, battery tech has not progressed much. Sony, however, does make battery so if there is anything new, we’ll be the lab rats.
And as they keep developing cameras that suck so much juice, they should be developing better batteries also. 300 shots is not a decent charge.
Easier said than done. LiOn has been around for a while and not much better than the previous gen NiMh. Better battery life is only for OVF and DSLR cameras (always will be…)
A new lithiom ion battery has been developed that holds 30x the charge of the current one.
There is no reason not to increase the capacity of the batterry but leave it the same size and shape so it is still compatable with the old.
Where do you see this Barry? 30x is quite optimistic.
He’s talking about a recent publication and as usual you have to take the optimistic results with a huge grain of salt as we’ve seen with many similar publications the past decade. Especially when it comes to mass production at a reasonable cost right now.
It was broadcast on cbs. About 3 months ago…
Apparently a new cell phone battery that will power your phone for a month, recharge in minutes, and jump start your car.
Thats what the report said…i dont have more info but imagine it will eventually be used for more than just cellphones…notvyet available of course.
The battery is fine…i just want then to keep it the same so everything new is compatable with the old.
Sony has a VERY VERY big problem with not keeping thier products compatable wiyh each other.
Yes, a7/r use NP-FW50 as well. Also, the fact that they support in-camera USB charging means you can have the camera always charging in your bag via a cheap & light USB rechargeable back-up battery – and leave some of those spares at home 😉
None of my cameras stay in my back…I use them all at the same time to be sure I dont miss a shot if equipment fails.
Having multiple models use the same battery is not a small point, it’s a huge plus. I don’t know why not more camera companies pay attention to that. Make a customer more likely to upgrade, too. Coming to think about it, Sony really does a lot of thing right these days. Body choice, pricing, menues, sensors. The thing that really really bites them is native lens choice. You simply cannot support 4 different systems with the amount of effort they are spending on it.
A few weeks ago I put a short comparison of DxO 9 prime on dyxum: http://www.dyxum.com/dforum/dxo-v9-prime-noise-reduction_topic102238.html
It’s just one image, but it’s from the A900 at ISO 12800, something you would probably not use because of the heavy noise. 🙂 The comparison contains out-of-camera JPG, DxO v8, DxO v9 ‘regular’ and DxO v9 ‘prime’. The difference is amazing.
Downside is indeed the long processing… So you should really select the images you want to process with ‘prime’ denoising.
It’s definitely a case of knowing when to bring out the big guns… I’ve got a pretty capable rig (4770k,gtx 680 for gpu acceleration and 8gb) and prime still brings it to its knees!
Upgrade your 8gb. PRIME does use a lot of memory. I have 32gb and it took about 3 sec to see the effect. Exporting is slow cause DXO still does know how to optimize their codes.
Thanks for the tip!
Would be interesting to try prime with the new MacPro
I use LR 5, but have read very good reviews of Photo Ninja. Have you, or anyone else tried it vs the other RAW converters?
No, I’ve only worked with Sony IDC and Adobe Camera Raw before I moved to DxO, and that’s over 5 years ago.
Almost all of my pictures are taken at base ISO, so I never felt the need to check other tools.
Apparently that’s what it’s best for! I’ve not tried it yet, might have a go.
Admin: if you want me to keep visiting your site after I receive my A7 you will never post another link to a Ken Rockwell review.
Ken has more insight than you do. Why would you not like Ken? Is it because he says things you don’t agree with or like? Would you like to cry about that too? Please cry… I feel your pain. Cry me a river.
Ken Rockwell is a joke.
There are good reasons why KR is the most hated photographer on the internet.
And whay about Amount :((