Digital Camera News and Reviews

Sony 100mm f/2.8 macro

Popzone has reviewed the 100mm f/2.8 macro (SAL-100M28) lens from Sony. This lens was originally designed for Minolta DSLR’s, but has been redesigned for the Sony Alpha mount.

Popzone ends up giving the Sony 100mm f/2.8 macro lens an ok review as the lens is able to produce very sharp pictures. The build quality is decent, but could been better and it is the same with the auto focus speed. There is also some chromatic aberrations in out of focus areas.
The price tag is a bit steep at about 580US$ so maybe one should look at alternative lenses before deciding on the Sony 100mm f/2.8 macro.

Read the full review of the Sony 100mm f/2.8 lens here.

Sony 24-70mm f/2.8

PopPhoto.com has tested the Sony 24 -70mm f/2.8 Carl Zeiss Vario Sonnar T Zoom (SAL-2470Z) lens on a Sony A700 DSLR body. With a price of $1,750 this standard zoom lens got pro-quality Carl Zeiss T coated optics.

PopPhoto ends up giving the Sony lens a very good rating as it able to produce excellent pictures and very good build quality.
PopPhoto will redo the tests when Sony releases a full frame body to check for distortion and light falloff.

Read the full review of the Sony 24 -70mm f/2.8 lens here.

Sony Cyber-shot DSC-W150

Digital Camera Resource Page (DCRP) has reviewed the compact digital camera Sony Cyber-shot DSC-W150.
Some key features for the Cyber-shot DSC-W150:
-8.1 megapixels
-5x optical zoom lens by Carl Zeiss (30-150mm equivalent)
-2.7″ LCD screen
-Image stabilization
-Face detection

DCRP ends up giving the compact camera a good rating depending on what you want from a camera. The DSC-W150 is able to produce pictures of good quality, got a nice zoom range, useful image stabilization and compact metal body.
A big downside for many photographers is that the camera lacks manual controls making it hard to take pictures in different situations where you want full control of the settings. The camera also got some problems with noise reduction kicking in even at ISO 80 making the details a bid smudged.
All in all this seems like a good point and shot camera for simple photographing work.

Read the full review of the Sony Cyber-shot DSC-W150 here.

Sony Cyber-shot DSC-H10

Dpreview.com has reviewed Sony’s new camera in the “High Zoom” range, the Sony Cyber-shot DSC-H10 digital camera.
Some key features for the Sony Cyber-shot DSC-H10:
-8.1 megapixel CCD sensor
-10X optical zoom lens from Carl Zeiss (38-380mm equivalent)
-3″ LCD screen
-Optical image stabilization
-Face detection
-HDTV compatibility

Dpreview ends up giving the Sony Cyber-shot DSC-H10 a “Recommended (just)” rating due to good image quality, good zoom range, good movie quality and compact size.
On the downside the camera doesn’t have any real wide angle which can be a minus for landscape photography and there is no option for setting the white balance manually.

Read the full review of the Sony Cyber-shot DSC-H10 camera here.