Digital Camera News and Reviews

Sony DT 11-18mm f/4.5-5.6

Photozone.de has reviewed the only ultra-wide angle lens from Sony, the Sony DT 11-18mm f/4.5-5.6 SAL-1118. Although it says Sony on the lens it is really a modified Tamron 11-18mm lens.
Photozone.de give the lens a pretty poor review as the lens suffer from heavy distortion at 11mm and recommends looking at the alternatives from Sigma if you are interested in an ultra-wide lens for Sony DSLRs.

Read the full review here.

Zeiss ZA Planar T* 85mm f/1.4

The German photo website photozone.de has reviewed the lens Zeiss ZA Planar T* 85mm f/1.4, Sony SAL-85F14 for Sony Alpha mount. This Zeiss lens is great for low light portraits and to get a very shallow depth of field (DOF).

Photozone ends up giving the Zeiss ZA Planar T* 85mm f/1.4 lens a “Highly Recommended” grade due to the lens’ excellent sharpness even from f/1.4 and great contrast. The only drawback is a some tiny problems with the focus ring and the high price (but good optics come at a high price).
Read the full review here.

The Sony 50mm f/1.4 ( SAL-50F14 ) lens has been reviewed by photozone.de.
The verdict is not very positive because the lens performance could be better at f/1.4. The image quality picks up at f/2 and is very good at f/4.

Check out the full review over on the photozone.de website. The review is very thorough so well worth the read.

The German review site photozone.de has reviewed the wide angle lens Sigma AF 12-24mm f/4.5-5.6 EX DG for Sony alpha mount. Photozone ended up giving the lens a very positive verdict both when it comes to build and image quality.
Check out the full review here.