Mirrorless cameras have the reputation of being smaller/lighter than DSLRs, but are they really? John compiled a few lists of comparable Sony, Canon, Nikon and Pentax lenses to find out. At this time it seems only mirrorless bodies offer a size/weight advantage, while lens designs are fixed in size, when covering a comparable sensor size. I’ll let the numbers and […]
image courtesy of Lensrentals Lens rentals tested the new Sony FE Planar T* 50mm f/1.4 ZA and came up with some very impressive results that include the 50mm Zeiss Planar having lower lens variation than the Sony 55mm F1.8 Sonnar T* FE ZA. The Planar is also better than the Otus in the center, while only falling a little […]
Sony released firmware updates for a few FE lenses that seem to have been pulled for an unknown reason. The links below reflect the July firmware updates, but when you click through to the downloads only the March firmware updates are available. Version 02 also reflects the March firmware updates. 35mm f/1.4 FE firmware download 35mm f/2.8 FE firmware […]
I will update this post as other preorder links become available. Sony Planar T* FE 50mm f/1.4 ZA Lens at B&H photo, Amazon, Adorama Sony FA-WRC1M Wireless Radio Commander at B&H photo, Amazon, Adorama Sony FA-WRR1 Wireless Radio Receiver at B&H photo, Amazon, Adorama Sony VMC-MM1 Multi Terminal Cable at B&H photo, Amazon, Adorama Sony FE 70-200mm f/2.8 GM OSS Lens […]
Sony Planar T* FE 50mm f/1.4 ZA Lens SAN DIEGO, July 11, 2016 – Sony Electronics, a worldwide leader in digital imaging and the world’s largest image sensor manufacturer, has today introduced a new full-frame lens for their E-mount camera system, the Planar T* FE 50mm F1.4 ZA (model SEL50F14Z). This 50mm prime lens features a large F1.4 […]
Looks like the new Sony FE 24-70mm F2.8 GM is competitive with similar Nikon and Canon zooms, by DXO’s measure, but DXO hasn’t compared them with comparable sensors yet so sharpness isn’t overly relevant in their test, because of the substantially differing pixel count. “In this comparison we’ve tested the Sony against the equivalent Canon and Nikon rival models. We’ve chosen the higher […]