Several things have happened to my attempts to buy an A700: 1. Sony received my order for an A700, a 70-200G, and an A700 battery grip. 2. Sony screwed up the...
From B&H Dear DR. JACK CASNER, We are pleased to inform you that the following order has been shipped" - 70-200mm f/2.8 G LENS Looks like my new lens will be...
As near as I can see the A700 focuses the beercan faster in dim light than does the A100. The A100 isn't bad. The A700 seems immediate. Might just be wishful...
Buying A700. One kit has two lens and another kit has one lens for the same price. Which is better buy? 1870mm+75300mm lens kit? or 18200mm lense kit? Thanks,...
Check the F values on the lenses and distortion that the zoom will cause. The second question is if you need the 300 range. Personally, I like having the 2...
... It is approx twice the speed/force of rotation of the A100. David ... -- Icon Publications Ltd, Maxwell Place, Maxwell Lane, Kelso TD5 7BB Company...
... Quality wise the two lens kit beats the 18-200mm hands down as well as having an extra 100mm range. Swedish FOTO Hasseblad MTF reports this month prove it...
... Having now had a few hours to play with the camera, I should point out that it also has fast and slow AF motor options. I'm going to find out whether slow...
... Swedish FOTO Hasseblad MTF reports this ... David, does the site you reference replace the old Photodo? Photodo used to be a favorite of mine but it now...
... Sorry - it is a printed magazine. I can't find a website version of the test. David ... -- Icon Publications Ltd, Maxwell Place, Maxwell Lane, Kelso TD5...
I received the 70-200 Sony G today. What a hunk of metal and glass! Tomorrow I will shoot the A700 with the Zeiss Vario-Sonnar and the G. This should be an...
Hallo Jack, congrats and please tell us your impressions... BG Hans This matter will take a little while to study. Here's why: With the first few photos I...
Further to my previous posting, on the possibility of a Zeiss telephoto zoom, I still have my Contax RTS system, with three manual focus primes - the standard...
By sheer coincidence I was thinking about the Vario-Sonnar last night, while reading some posts about the A-700 on the various forums, and what a nice combo it...
I have seen - and owned - adapters for C/Y to Canon, but not for C/Y to Minolta. They may be available: perhaps it would be worthwhile to communicate with...
All I've heard are nameless and detail free references to Sony and even more Zeiss lenses. You should not be sorry about the G lens, though, no matter WHAT...
... even more ... matter ... There is a new 70-300mm f4.5-5.6 G SSM lens due out next year, already shown in prototype. It will cost around $800 (we think) and...
Hi Tony, the Minolta/Sony 2.8/70-200mm is for sure the best lens in this class. There is not real competition her. Neither Canon nor Nikon lenses compare to...
I've got the M42 adapter. But it is not so easy to take pictures. The metering system doesn''t work so you'll have to guess. You can't focus to infinity. And...
Unfortunately the registration distance is too great and any adapter would need a supplementary lens built in to enable focus to infinity (as does the Minolta...
If you want a even cheaper solution you can easily go with ... I second the vote for the f/4 beercan. It is an excellent lens with both the A100 and the A700....
Having read various horror stories about mixing and (non)matching lenses from manufacturers' budget lens lines, I was wondering about colour matching, to be...
Thank Pieter, Roger, and everyone else who replied to me on this. It is appreciated, even though it does look as if it was all wishful thinking after all ... ...
... It is ... thinking ... Hello Tony, I'm sure you don't miss much. I myself have a m42 to MA and a MD to MA Adapter. I also own a, with Pete Ganzels Adapter...
Does anyone know the pinout designation of the Maxxum (sony) shoe mount, I need to be able to know, if possible, how to trip the flash in a standalone...
I sold my A100 to a guy in San Diego and now this guy is saying that the SSS is not working properly (the camera just came back from the service before I...
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