Sony FE 28mm f/2 test by Opticallimits: “it’s quite obvious that Sony had to cut a couple of corners in order to save costs”

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Opticallimits tested he Sony FE 28mm f/2 and concluded:

The Sony FE 28mm f/2 may be a prime lens but it’s quite obvious that Sony had (or wanted) to cut a couple of corners in order to save costs. The resolution characteristic isn’t overly harmonious to say the least. The lens may be sharp at medium aperture settings but has a substantial border/corner weakness at f/2 and f/2.8. Of course, you may argue that this isn’t really overly important for shallow depth-of-field photography but it’s hardly impressive for a prime lens in any case. If you operate the camera with activated image auto-correction, you won’t notice drastic weaknesses beyond this. However, both the original image distortions as well as vignetting are on the high side. Lateral CAs aren’t all that hot either for a contemporary lens. The quality of the bokeh is one of the better aspects. The rendition of out-of-focus highlights is a little rough but the general blur is very smooth.
The lens may not feel like much due to its low weight but objectively there isn’t anything to complain about the build quality. An all-metal body and a smooth focusing ring are good base ingredients and adding a constant length as well as the dust- and moisture-sealing makes it a very decent package. The AF is also reasonably fast and, typical for most Sony lenses, noiseless. Sony skipped the implementation of an optical image stabilizer but this would have been unusual in this lens class anyway.
The reason for the existence of a prime lens should be that it offers something “more” over a zoom lens its focal length class. In the case of the Sony FE 28mm f/2, it’s about an extra stop or two of speed. The question is whether this alone can be a reason for buying the lens …
So not really a great conclusion :(
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This week SAR readers photos selection

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Speed Review: Sony FE400mm f/2.8 G-Master OSS Lens by Patrick Murphy-Racey

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Patrick Murphy-Racey:

Sometimes I can be long-winded on my youtube content, so after so many of you liked and watched by A9 Speed Review, I thought I would try one on the new 400mm f/2.8 lens from Sony. I got to shoot it last Saturday and had a BLAST. If you want more information, just search for my LONG review of the same lens, but have some popcorn or chips at the ready. Chocolate can also be good…

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This is how you get two months of Adobe Creative Cloud for free!

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With the following trick you should be able to get extra two months of Adobe Creative Cloud for free! Note: Tested and works in US and UK. Not sure if it works in other countries too:

  1. Log into your Adobe account
  2. Click on ‘Manage plan’
  3. Click on ‘Cancel plan’ (next to ‘Change plan’)
  4. You’ll now be in a ‘Cancel plan’ menu. Choose a reason for leaving.
  5. Click ‘continue’ on the ‘Details’ step.
  6. You’ll now arrive at the ‘offers’ section, where you can choose to accept the ‘two months free’ offer.

Techradar writes:

There are a few caveats. We’ve only tried this process in the UK, although there are plenty of Creative Cloud subscribers from the US on Twitter who appear to have had similar success. That said, we can’t guarantee it’ll work for all regions.

Also, the nature of the offer means it’s mainly designed for those who are set up to pay monthly – although, again, there is anecdotal evidence on Twitter that suggests it will also work with those who have chosen to pay annually, with some users saying that a credit was applied to their account.

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85mm f/1.8 for 358 Euro and 24-105mm for 809 Euro sold directly by Amazon Germany (UPDATE: Sold out!)

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UPDATE: The legit Amazon DIRECT sales is now sold out!!!

UPDATE_2: Now only a SCAM third party seller still seels it for the low price. So please do not buy it anymore because your order will be CANCELED anyway

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Three super deals sold directly by Amazon Germany:

  1. 85mm f/1.8 for 358 Euro
  2. 24-105mm for 809 Euro
  3. Tamron 28-75mm for 699 Euro

I repeat this is sold DIRECTLY by Amazon and not via third party sellers.

Dutch Amazon store deals (Benelux shipment only?):
Save 600€ on the Sony 16-35mm GM at Amazon Netherland (Click here).
Save 500€ on the Sony 100-400mm GM at Amazon Netherland (Click here).

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Sony Tidbits…

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WHY Shoot with PRIME Lenses?! NEW Tamron 24mm and 35mm 2.8 PRIME LENSES!

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8K vs 4K TVs: Double-blind study by Warner Bros. et al reveals most consumers can’t tell the difference (TechHive).
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