Comments on: (SR4) Sony testing various fullframe prototypes. Nikon DX3 competitor coming (with built-in grip)

By: Carl

Carl — Wed, 29 Jun 2011 21:12:47 +0000

If you had read the context of my comment you’d see I was talking exclusively about supertelephotos. There’s plenty of excellent shorter focal length lenses in the system and always has been.

If you need a 400mm f2.8, then Sony is a no go no matter how much you like the brand.

By: Tom_Tom

Tom_Tom — Wed, 29 Jun 2011 15:32:49 +0000

Carl what on earth are you talking about? :

” As it stands now, though, they’ve only got the lenses inherited from Minolta’s half-hearted attempts at competing in that field.”

Have you ever heard of the sony/zeiss 85mm 1.4 and 135mm 1.8? They are only among the top ranked lenses in the world period, and also a major contributing factor as to why some pros and semi pros jump ship to join sony. I agree Sony needs to keep building their lens line up, but I’m sure they are and it doesn’t happen over night.

Also about the News companies buying into sony systems, well thats most likely not going to happen anyway and I doubt that is top of the the list for the sony executives when they think of market strategy,, “yeah lets get that one little newspaper in town to buy a sony system” does that sound right?

By: Dulaney Ward

Dulaney Ward — Wed, 29 Jun 2011 13:03:06 +0000

I think we’ll have a great EVF that almost everyone loves long before we have a “hybrid” that is really very satisfactory. So I believe that the future is with the EVF.

By: Carl

Carl — Wed, 29 Jun 2011 09:22:13 +0000

That’s pretty much de rigueur on photography forums in general, and hardly something specific to this place.

Still, while it’s generally the case, it isn’t true of all of us. I have some nice G lenses, and am quite prepared to buy more if the lenses I want are made. That doesn’t mean on release I’ll strut into Sony Style and whip out a gold card, but I’ll put money aside over the course of months and then buy it when a good deal comes along.

By: Carl

Carl — Wed, 29 Jun 2011 09:13:39 +0000

It’s not so much that people buy these lenses as it is companies buy them, and their staff photographers use them. Pretty much every photo you see in the sport section of the newspaper is taken with one of those fast long lenses. The cost isn’t a problem when someone else is footing the bill.

Of course, if you’re in that field Sony and Pentax aren’t even options, even if you happen to shoot one of those brands for personal work. Canon and Nikon are the only options. If Sony wanted to compete in that market, I think they could find enough customers to make it work as they’re a big, well respected company with lots of experience in pro imaging. As it stands now, though, they’ve only got the lenses inherited from Minolta’s half-hearted attempts at competing in that field.