Digital Camera News and Reviews

‘Sony 24-70mm f/2.8 SSM (SAL-2470Z)

The German review site Photozone has tested Sony Carl Zeiss Vario-Sonnar ZA T* 24-70mm f/2.8 SSM (SAL-2470Z) lens. This Sony lens seems to be designed for the new fullformat DSLR, but it also works with the existing APS-C DSLRs. On APS-C DSLRs the 24-70mm f/2.8 lens will have a field-of-view equivalent of 36-105mm.

Photozone ends up giving the Sony Carl Zeiss Vario-Sonnar ZA T* 24-70mm f/2.8 SSM lens a very good review as the lens does not produce any vignetting or distortion (on APS-C DSLRs).
The only downsides for this lens is some poor bokeh at 70mm f/2.8 and some flare.
Overall it seems like an excellent lens from Sony.

Read the full test / review of the Sony Carl Zeiss Vario-Sonnar ZA T* 24-70mm f/2.8 SSM (SAL-2470Z) 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 Alpha A700

DIWA Labs has tested 3 new lenses with the Sony Alpha 700 dslr. The lenses are Carl Zeiss DT 16-80mm f/3.5-4.5 ZA, Sony 50mm f/1.4 and Sony 50mm f/2.8 Macro.

The tests done by DIWA Labs are very technical so you need to read their test guide to understand the test results.

Check out the full tests here.