Digital Camera News and Reviews

Sony DT 18-70mm

Dpreview.com has reviewed the Sony DT 18-70mm 1:3.5-5.6 SAL-1870 lens. This is the kit lens for entry level DSLRs from Sony and thus it is interesting to see the quality of the Sony DT 18-70mm lens in comparison to entry level kit lenses from other brands.

Dpreview ends up giving the Sony DT 18-70mm lens a pretty poor rating because the lens is pretty old and can not handle the high resolution of the new DSLR very well. The lens also suffers from chromatic aberration from 18mm to 35mm and soft corners. On the positive side the lens is very resistant to flare and have a bit longer reach than most kit lenses.

Read the full review here.

Adobe just released updates for two of its products, Lightroom and Camera Raw.

Lightroom gets updated to 1.4 and Camera Raw to 4.4. Both programs get updated support for the digital cameras Canon EOS 450D (Digital Rebel XSi/EOS Kiss X2), Fujifilm S100FS, Nikon D60, Olympus SP-570 UZ, Pentax K20D and K200D and Sony A200, A300 and A350.
Lightroom also get updated printer driver compatibility for Mac OS X v10.5 (Leopard).
The latest version of Adobe Lightroom can be download here and the latest version of Adobe Camera Raw can be downloaded here.

Stuff.tv reports that sources within Polaroid confirms that they are making a digital frame with a design that look like the old school Polaroid photos.
You only need to hook up your memory card with digital pictures, to the frame and then you have a wall hanger instantly. Sounds pretty cool! I would so buy this from Polaroid if it ever hits the marked.

Sony DA 16-105mm

Dpreview.com has reviewed the Sony lens DT 16-105mm 1:3.5-5.6 SAL-16105. This lens is kit lens for the Sony Alpha 700 DSLR is “designed for” for digital SLR’s. With the focal length equal to 24-157.5mm (in 35 standard) in a pretty compact body this can be a great walk-around lens.

Dpreview ends up giving the Sony DT 16-105mm a recommended rating because of the useful zoom range, very sharp at the wide side and small and good build quality. The only cons are some chromatic aberration and a bit soft at the telephoto end.

Read the extensive, full review here.