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Sony Zeiss 24-70mm Review and Image Sample Galleries

Posted April 1st, 2008 by cgarrard

Sony Carl Zeiss 24-70mm f2.8 SSM SAL-2470Z

Built like an Artillery Shell, Sharp as Silk Image Quality

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April 2008, Carl Garrard

(A very special thanks to Matt Davids at AlphaLensRental.com for the review copy of the lens!)

The Sony Zeiss 24-70mm f2.8 SSM large aperture lens is a professional's tool, from the price to its overall performance. Complete with a fast 2.8 max aperture thru the entire zoom range, Zeiss *T Coatings, two Aspherical and two ED glass lens elements that help eliminate flare and CA distortions, and a super fast and ultra quiet internal focusing motor, all add up to one serious lens. The Carl Zeiss 24-70 was tested on the Sony A700 and the Sony A350(See our image sample galleries).

Sony 50mm f2.8 Macro Review

Posted February 18th, 2008 by cgarrard

Sony 50mm 2.8 Macro

A great macro lens, and more...

Sony 50mm Macro

Introduction -

The Sony 50mm 2.8 Macro is an often overlooked lens for the Alpha kit. I haven't figured out just yet why this is, but I think I have a good idea. What does it offer that would make one want it for your kit? Well, the Sony 50mm 2.8 is a very sharp lens, it's built like a rock, comes complete with a focus hold/DOF preview button and a focus limiter, and has some seriously creamy-smooth Bokeh. Those who want a lens for portraits, well, it fits that bill too.

Sony 70-300G SSM 4.5-5.6 -Hands on First Impressions and Samples

Posted February 10th, 2008 by cgarrard

Sony 70-300G SSM 4.5-5.6 Telephoto Zoom Lens

70-300G SSM

At PMA 2008, I was fortunate enough to be able to strap this lens onto my A700 and fire off a couple of pictures. But before I go into my impressions I want to say that before PMA, my general thoughts on the 70-300 zoom range lenses were that there are a couple really good lenses in that range, and many that are mediocre.

Tamron AF 90mm Di f 2.8 Macro Lens Review

Posted February 9th, 2008 by cgarrard

Tamron 90mm Di 2.8 Macro AutoFocus Lens

Review by: C. Garrard

Lens graciously provided by Matt Davids at www.AlphaLensRental.com, thank you Matt!

Tamron 90mm Lens

*Tested on the Sony Alpha A100 and A700

Preamble:

One of the priorities of AlphaMountWorld.com is to bring you real world reviews of products of great quality and value to add to your Alpha system. Also, so that you don't have to shop all over the net or read thousands of reviews to make a final decision. We aim to find the best products for overall value and performance, then review them for you. Of late, we have had our eye on a few macro lenses we feel bring an excellent addition to your kit. While there are many macro lenses available to the Alpha Mount, we have narrowed our favorites to just a handful based on image quality, price, and build. One of these lenses is the Tamron 90mm 2.8 Macro.

Sony 55-200 at PMA: Up close look, more details revealed

Posted February 2nd, 2008 by cgarrard

Sony 55-200 at PMA, hands on report:

Sony 55-200 image

The Sony 55-200 has been an area of interest for me since I did the Tamron 55-200 review a couple months back (we will update our site with that review soon). There are claims from some sources that the Sony 55-200 has a more popular, larger diameter front element and, that it does not rotate like the Tamron model. This would be a more filter friendly feature (such as a polarizer).

Sony 18-250mm f3.5-6.3 Review

Posted January 16th, 2008 by cgarrard

Sony 18-250mm f3.5-f6.3
Lens Review for the Alpha Mount

Sony 18-250 Lens

Tested on: Sony Alpha A700
(sample images on last page)

Preamble:

The Sony 18-250 is one of the newest lenses offered under the Sony brand name. It is an exciting optic, in theory giving the DSLR photographer a very high quality “one lens solution” for travel, or lighter packing/convenience situations and more. Basically, the Sony is an slightly upgraded and rebadged version of Tamron’s 18-250, but there are key differences worth noting.