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2023-09-12 NEW! Sony FE 16-35mm f/2.8 GM II

2023-08-25 3-Way SHOOTOUT: Sigma FE 14mm f/1.4 DG DN Art vs Sony FE 14/1.8 vs Sony FE 12-24/2.8 GM: Expansive View to White Mountain Peak

2023-07-31 Sony A7R V Focus Bracketing is an Unreliable Engineering Dumpster Fire

2023-04-24 Sony FE 24-70mm f/2.8 GM II Distortion at 24mm, 34mm, 50mm, 62mm

2023-04-11 Sony FE 20-70mm f/4 G Aperture Series @ 21mm: Huge Laurel at Bend in Alpine Creek

2023-04-11 Sony FE 20mm f/1.8 G: Distortion Corrected vs Uncorrected

2023-04-09 Sony FE 20-70mm f/4 G Aperture Series @ 24mm: Riparian Spring Green

2023-04-09 Sony FE 20-70mm f/4 G Aperture Series # 34mm: Riparian Spring Green

2023-04-07 Sony FE 20-70mm f/4 G Aperture Series: Alpine Creek @ 28mm

2023-04-07 Sony FE 20-70mm f/4 G Aperture Series @ 52mm: Riparian Spring Green

Sony A7R V

5th Generation standard-setting camera..

  1. Sony FE 12-24mm f/2.8 GM Aperture Series @ 21mm: Huge Laurel at Bend in Alpine Creek (A7R V, Pixel Shift)

Sony A1 Eye AF

Eye autofocus with humans, animals, birds..

  1. Animal Eye AF: Tigger on the Prowl, Spring Green (Sony FE 100-400mm f/4.5-6.3 GM)
  2. Animal Eye AF: Tigger on the Prowl in the Spring Green, plus Western Bluebird (Sony FE 600mm f/4GM)
  3. Animal Eye AF: Tigger Closeups (Sony FE 600mm f/4GM)
  4. Animal Eye AF: Tigger on the Prowl, Spring Green (Sony FE 200-600mm f/4.5-6.3 G)

Sony FE 14mm f/1.8 GM

Ultra high performance extreme wide angle..

  1. Introduction to Sony FE 14mm f/1.8 GM
  2. Optical Distortion for Sony FE 14mm f/1.8 GM
  3. Examples: Backyard
  4. Examples: Pine Creek Forest
  5. Examples: White Mountains, Dusk
  6. Aperture Series: Backlit Persimmon Tree, Upward View
  7. Aperture Series: Pine Creek Tungsten Mine, Snow Flurries
  8. Aperture Series: Mining Structures, View to Superstition Mountains
  9. Aperture Series: Bristlecone, Pre-Dawn Glow
  10. Aperture Series: Greenstone Lake
  11. Shootout vs Sony FE 12-24/2.8 GM: Backyard
  12. Shootout vs: Sony FE 12-24/2.8 GM: Mining Cabin Interior

Sony FE 20mm f/1.8 G

Compact ultra-wide angle lens..

  1. Introduction to Sony FE 20mm f/1.8 G
  2. Distortion for Sony FE 20mm f/1.8 G
  3. Examples: Alabama Hills
  4. Examples: Inyo National Forest
  5. Aperture Series: Backlit Sagebrush View to Peaks
  6. Aperture Series: Alabama Hills Granite Monolith, Sunrise
  7. Aperture Series: View Towards Big Pine and Eastern Sierra, Dusk
  8. Aperture Series: View Over Dry Wash to Early Sun on Mt Whitney Range

Sony FE 24mm f/1.4 GM

High performance wide angle..

  1. Introduction to Sony FE 24mm f/1.4 GM
  2. Distortion for Sony FE 24mm f/1.4 GM
  3. Violet Fringing and Secondary Color Bokeh, Point Spread Function
  4. Examples: Close-Range Shooting
  5. Aperture Series: Quadrangle Shadows and Rising Moon
  6. Aperture Series: Burghers and Rising Moon
  7. Aperture Series: Orange Poppies
  8. Aperture Series: Spreading Pine and its Needles and Cones
  9. Aperture Series: View Through Pines to Mono Lake
  10. Shootout: Sony 24mm f/1.4 GM vs Zeiss Batis 25mm f/2: Mosaic (Sony A7R III)
  11. Shootout: Sony 24/1.4 GM vs Zeiss Loxia 25/2.4: Beaver-Gnawed Log by Lichenized Boulder (Sony A7R III)

Sony FE 24mm f/2.8 G

High performance, high speed..

  1. Introduction to Sony FE 24mm f/2.8 G
  2. MTF for Sony FE 24mm f/2.8 G
  3. Distortion Correction for Sony FE 24mm f/2.8 G, Adobe Camera Raw
  4. Aperture Series: Deck Planks — Getting Optimal Results by Understanding Focus Shift, Field Curvature, Distortion Correction
  5. Aperture Series: Fenceline, with/without Distortion Correction

Sony FE 28mm f/2

Fast wide angle..

  1. Sony FE 28mm f/2 Introduction
  2. Apertures Series: Dolls at Close Range (Sony A7R)
  3. Distortion for Sony 28mm f/2 (Examples)
  4. Aperture Series: Knobby Boulder (A7R)
  5. Aperture Series: Gnarled Stump In Storm, Hoover Wilderness (A7R)
  6. Aperture Series: Snowstorm Rolls in Over Saddlebag Lake (A7R)
  7. Aperture Series: Waterfall View of Mt Conness Sub-Peak (A7R)
  8. Aperture Series: Drainage Above Saddlebag Lake (A7R)

Sony FE 35mm f/1.4 GM

High performance mild wide-angle..

  1. Introduction to Sony FE 35mm f/1.4 GM
  2. Optical Distortion for Sony FE 35mm f/1.4 GM
  3. Examples: Tigger Close and Far
  4. Examples: Backyard
  5. Aperture Series: Pine Creek Peaks
  6. Aperture Series: Aspen Trunks, Early Morning Light
  7. Shootout vs Voigtlander FE 35/2 APO-Lanthar: Pine Creek Cliffs
  8. Aperture Series: Mining Cabin Interior
  9. Aperture Series: Lichen-Covered Boulder in Beaver Pond
  10. Shootout vs Voigtlander FE 35/1.4 GM: Patriarch Grove

Sony FE 35mm f/1.4 Distagon ZA

Fast and gorgeous moderate wide angle Zeiss design..

  1. Sony FE 35mm f/1.4 Distagon ZA Introduction

Sony FE 35mm f/1.8

Compact moderate wide angle..

  1. Aperture Series: Mosaic (Sony A7R IV)

Sony Planar T* FE 50mm f/1.4 ZA

Fast high performance normal lens of Zeiss design..

  1. Introduction to Sony FE 50mm f/1.4 ZA
  2. MTF for Sony FE 50mm f/1.4
  3. Shootout vs Rokinon FE 50/1.4 AF (Dolls, Sony A7R II)
  4. Evaluation of Secondary Color: Chrome Grating (Sony A7R II)
  5. Examples @ f/1.4: Metal, Backlighting and More (Sony A7R II)
  6. Field Examples: Yosemite Area (Sony A7R II)
  7. Field Examples: Hall Natural Area, Dusk (Sony A7R II)
  8. Shootout vs Zeiss Loxia 50/2: Spuller Lake View to Mt Conness (Sony A7R II, Bad Sample of Sony 50/1.4)
  9. Shootout vs Zeiss Loxia 50/2: Lee Vining Creek Meadow (Sony A7R II)
  10. Shootout: Sony FE 50/2.5G vs Sony 50/1.4 ZA vs Voigtlander FE 50/2 APO-Lanthar — Teak Bench

Sony FE 50mm f/2.8 Macro

Compact macro lens focusing to 1:1..

  1. Introduction to Sony FE 50mm f/2.8 Macro

Sony FE 35mm f/2.8 ZA Sonnar

Compact moderate wide angle for Sony mirrorless..

  1. Sony FE 35mm f/2.8 ZA Sonnar Introduction
  2. MTF for Sony FE 35mm f/2.8 ZA Sonnar
  3. Distortion for Sony FE 35mm f/2.8 ZA Sonnar
  4. Aperture Series: Agapanthus Berries (Sony A7R)
  5. Aperture Series: Grass in Pot by Bench (Sony A7R)
  6. Aperture Series: Persimmons on Tree Closeup (Sony A7R)
  7. Aperture Series: Persimmon Tree Hanging Fruit (Sony A7R)
  8. Aperture Series: Redwood Stump Long Exposure (Sony A7R)
  9. Aperture Series: Red Barn (Sony A7R)
  10. Aperture Series: Santa Claus Lights (Sony A7R)
  11. vs Zeiss Loxia 35/2 Biogon (Log Cabin Mine, Sony A7R)

Sony FE 40mm f/2.5 G

High performance, high speed..

  1. Introduction to Sony FE 40mm f/2.5 G
  2. MTF for Sony FE 40mm f/2.5 G
  3. Aperture Series: Backlit Deck and Backyard
  4. Aperture Series: Peach Tree Blossoms
  5. Aperture Series: Three Oaks

Sony FE 50mm f/1.2 GM

High performance, high speed..

  1. Introduction to Sony FE 50mm f/1.2 GM
  2. MTF for Sony FE 50mm f/1.2 GM
  3. Design Challenges for Sony FE 50mm f/1.2 GM
  4. Distortion and Distortion Correction for Sony FE 50mm f/1.2 GM
  5. Lens Skew
  6. Focus Shift Evaluation: Ruler
  7. Examples: Backyard
  8. Examples: Old Talc Mine
  9. Examples: Lundy Canyon, Dawn and Dusk
  10. Examples: Dreamy Drawing (Backyard)
  11. Aperture Series: California Buckeye Flower Spike Amid Leaves
  12. Aperture Series: Garage Weight Room
  13. Aperture Series: Sunrise Over Patriarch Grove
  14. Aperture Series: Rainstorm Over White Mountains
  15. Aperture Series: Late Day View to White Mountain Peak
  16. Aperture Series: Old Mining Cabin Interior
  17. Aperture Series: Boulder and Flowering Shrub Amid Aspen
  18. Aperture Series: Last Season’s Plant Spikes in Spring Meadow
  19. SHOOTOUT vs Voigtlander 50/2 APO: View South over Patriarch Grove
  20. Shootout vs Sony FE 24-70mm f/2.8 GM II, Voigtlander FE 50/2 (Deck and Roof)

Sony FE 50mm f/1.4 GM

High performance, high speed..

  1. Introduction to Sony FE 50mm f/1.4 GM

Sony FE 50mm f/2.5 G

High performance, high speed..

  1. Introduction to Sony FE 50mm f/2.5 G
  2. MTF for Sony FE 50mm f/2.5 G
  3. Shootout: Sony FE 50/2.5G vs Sony 50/1.4 ZA vs Voigtlander FE 50/2 APO-Lanthar — Teak Bench
  4. Shootout: Sony FE 50/2.5G vs Voigtlander FE 50/2 APO-Lanthar — Backlit Deck and Backyard

Sony FE 55mm f/1.8 ZA Sonnar

Compact normal lens for full-frame Sony mirrorless..

  1. Sony FE 55mm f/1.8 ZA Sonnar Introduction
  2. MTF for Sony FE 55mm f/1.8 ZA Sonnar
  3. Portrait Examples (low light handheld, Sony A7 II IS)
  4. Aperture Series: Red Barn (Sony A7R)
  5. Aperture Series: Grass Island (Sony A7R)
  6. Aperture Series: Colorful Leaves Closeup (Sony A7R)
  7. Aperture Series: Creek Wends its Way Through Boulders (Sony A7R)
  8. Aperture Series: Sedge and Creek Reflections (Sony A7R)
  9. Aperture Series: Water-Worn Boulders (Sony A7R)
  10. Aperture Series: Green Mossy Boulder Cataract (Sony A7R)
  11. Aperture Series: Creekside Forest (Sony A7R)

Sony FE 85mm f/1.4 GM

Top-grade medium telephoto..

  1. Sony FE 85mm f/1.4 GM Introduction
  2. MTF
  3. Ergonomics: Focusing, Aperture Ring, Lens Hood
  4. Focus Accuracy, Dusk
  5. Troubling Focus Accuracy at f/1.4 and f/4, Controlled Conditions (Dolls)
  6. Focus Accuracy at f/1.4 and f/4 (Lens Align Target)
  7. Focus Accuracy at f/1.4 (Outdoors)
  8. Examples: Natural Light Outdoor Portraits with Eye AF
  9. Aperture Series: Church Mosaic
  10. Aperture Series: Yellow Bike at Night
  11. Aperture Series: Backlit Palms at Dusk
  12. Aperture Series: Tower at Night
  13. Aperture Series: Dolls
  14. Aperture Series: Running Creek
  15. Aperture Series: Standing Dead Tree In Old Beaver Pond
  16. Aperture Series: Aspen at Edge of Beaver Pond Meadow, First Kiss of Sunlight
  17. Aperture Series: Small Pine in Dana Meadow
  18. Aperture Series: Aspen Trunks at Rock Creek
  19. Aperture Series: Staggered Tree Trunks
  20. Aperture Series: Small Aspen Amid Tree Trunks Across Rock Creek
  21. Shootout vs Zeiss Batis 85mm f/1.8 (Dolls, A7R II)
  22. Compared: Sony 85mm f/1.4 GM vs Zeiss Loxia 85mm f/2.4: Portraits at Tenaya Pool

Sony FE 100mm f/2.8 STF GM

Razor sharp medium telephoto with apodization filter..

  1. Introduction to Sony FE 100mm f/2.8 STF GM
  2. Aperture Series: Dolls (A7R II)
  3. Aperture Series: Mosaic (A7R II)
  4. Examples: Portrait Model (A7R II)

Sony 90mm f/2.8 Macro G OSS

Native-mount macro length designed by Zeiss..

  1. Overview of Sony 90mm f/2.8 Macro G OSS
  2. The Obligatory Cat Picture (A7R II)
  3. Examples: Bad Lens Sample (A7R II)
  4. Aperture Series: Yellow Flowers (A7R II)
  5. Aperture Series: Tiny Leaf on Wet Rock (A7R II)
  6. Aperture Series: Dolls (A7R II)

Sony FE 135mm f/1.4 GM

Top-grade telephoto..

  1. Introduction to Sony FE 135mm f/1.8 GM
  2. Examples: Night Shooting (Sony A7R III)
  3. Flare with Sony FE 135mm f/1.8 GM
  4. Examples: Portraits (Sony A7R III)
  5. Examples: Mono Craters Area (Sony A7R III)
  6. Aperture Series: Church at Night (Sony A7R III)
  7. Aperture Series: One Burgher, Night Lighting (Sony A7R III)
  8. Aperture Series: Ancient Pine at Mono Craters
  9. Aperture Series: Rotten Tree Trunk (Sony A7R III)
  10. Shootout: Sony 135mm f/1.8 GM vs Sigma 135mm f/1.8 DG HSM Art (Mosaic)

Sigma FE 14mm f/1.4 DG DN Art

Super-fast ultra-wide astrophotography lens..

  1. Aperture Series: Expansive View to White Mountain Peak

Sigma FE 14-24mm f/2.8 DG DN Art

Native-mount ultra wide angle high performance zoom for mirrorless..

  1. Shootout @ 14mm: Mosaic (Sony A7R IV)
  2. 3-Way Shootout @ 18mm: Mosaic (Sony A7R IV)
  3. 3-Way Shootout @ 24mm: Mosaic (Sony A7R IV)
  4. Compared @ 14mm: Swing and Tilt, Optical Decentering — Sigma FE 14-24mm f/2.8 DG DN Art and Two Sony FE 12-24mm f/2.8 GM
  5. Shootout @ 20mm: Sigma FE 14-24/2.8 DG DN vs Sony FE 12-24/2.8 GM vs Sony FE 12-24/4G: Death Valley Strata

Sigma FE 135mm f/1.8 DG HSM Art

Outstanding fast wide angle, DSLR optical design..

  1. Shootout: Sigma 135mm f/1.8 DG HSM Art vs Sony 135mm f/1.8 GM (Mosaic)

Voigtlander FE 35mm f/2 APO-Lanthar Aspherical

High-grade manual focus wide-normal lens..

  1. Shootout vs Sony FE 35/1.4 GM, Sigma FE 35/2 DG DN: Pine Creek Cliffs
  2. Shootout vs Sony FE 35/1.4 GM: Patriarch Grove
  3. Shootout vs Sony FE 24-70mm f/2.8 GM II (Deck and Roof)
  4. Shootout @ 35mm vs Sony FE 24-70mm f/2.8 GM II (Outhouse at Dusk)

Voigtlander FE 50mm f/2 APO-Lanthar Aspherical

High-grade manual focus normal lens..

  1. Shootout: Sony FE 50/2.5G vs Sony 50/1.4 ZA vs Voigtlander FE 50/2 APO-Lanthar — Teak Bench
  2. Shootout: Sony FE 50/2.5G vs Voigtlander FE 50/2 APO-Lanthar — Backlit Deck and Backyard
  3. SHOOTOUT vs Sony 50/1.2GM: View South over Patriarch Grove
  4. Shootout vs Sony FE 24-70mm f/2.8 GM II (Deck and Roof)
  5. Shootout @ 50mm vs Voigtlander FE 50/2 APO (Barn at Sunrise)

Voigtlander FE 65mm f/2 Macro APO-Lanthar Aspherical

Ultra high grade macro all-arounder..

  1. Shootout @ 65mm vs Voigtlander FE 65/2 APO-Macro-Lanthar (Deck and Roof)

Voigtlander FE MACRO APO-LANTHAR 110mm f/2.5

High grade macro all-arounder at a modest price..

  1. Shootout: Voigtlander 110/2.5 vs Sony 70-200/2.8 GM: View over Saddlebag Lake to Southern Spur of Mt Conness (Sony A7R IV)

Sony FE 12-24mm f/2.8 GM

Fast extreme wide angle zoom..

  1. Introduction to Sony FE 12-24mm f/2.8 GM
  2. Distortion for Sony FE 12-24mm f/2.8 GM
  3. Examples: Lundy Canyon
  4. Focus Stacking
  5. Aperture Series @ 24mm: Blue Water among Orange Streambed, Tenaya Canyon
  6. Shootout @ 12mm vs Sony 12-24/4G: Big Tree at Alpine Creek Bend
  7. Shootout @ 12mm: Sony FE 12-24mm f/2.8 GM vs Sony FE 12-24mm f/4 GM: Two Aspen, Lundy Canyon
  8. Shootout @ 12mm: Sony FE 12-24mm f/2.8 GM vs Sony FE 12-24mm f/4 GM: Brilliant Backlit Beaver Pond Meadow
  9. Aperture Series @ 13mm: House Under Construction
  10. Compared @ 14mm: Swing and Tilt, Optical Decentering —two Sony FE 12-24mm f/2.8 GM and Sigma FE 14-24mm f/2.8 DG DN Art
  11. Aperture Series @ 15mm: Backlit Aspen
  12. Aperture Series @ 17mm: Big Tree at Bend in Alpine Creek
  13. Shootout @ 18mm: Sony FE 12-24mm f/2.8 GM vs Zeiss Batis 18/2.8: First Ice on Beaver Pond, Lundy Canyon
  14. Shootout @ 18mm: Sony FE 12-24mm f/2.8 GM vs Zeiss Batis 18/2.8: View from Crooked Creek Canyon to White Mountain Peak
  15. Aperture Series @ 21mm: Aspen Grove on Rocky Slope
  16. Shootout @ 20mm: Sony FE 12-24/2.8 GM vs Sony FE 12-24/4G vs Sigma FE 14-24/2.8 DG DN: Death Valley Strata
  17. Shootout @ 21mm: Sony FE 12-24mm f/2.8 GM vs Zeiss Loxia 21mm: First Ice on Beaver Pond, Lundy Canyon
  18. Aperture Series @ 24mm: Late Day Sunlight on Desert Slope
  19. Aperture Series @ 24mm: Colorful Autumn Forest, Tenaya Canyon Streamside
  20. Shootout @ 24mm: Sony FE 12-24mm f/2.8 GM vs Zeiss Loxia 25mm f/2.4 vs Sigma FE 14-24mm f/2.8 DG DN Art: Brilliant Backlit Beaver Pond Meadow
  21. Shootout vs Sony FE 12-24mm f2/8 GM: Backyard
  22. Shootout vs Sony FE 14/1.8 GM: Mining Cabin Interior
  23. Shootout @24mm vs Sony FE 24-70/2.8 GM II, Zeiss Loxia 25/2.4 (Deck and Roof)
  24. Aperture Series @ 19mm: Deck and House
  25. Shootout @ 24mm vs Sony FE 24-70mm f/2.8 GM II (Colorado Cabin)
  26. Sony FE 12-24mm f/2.8 GM Aperture Series @ 21mm: Huge Laurel at Bend in Alpine Creek (A7R V, Pixel Shift)

Sony FE 12-24mm f/4 G

Extreme wide angle zoom..

  1. Introduction to Sony FE 12-24mm f/4 G
  2. Distortion Examples @ 12mm, Uncorrected and Corrected
  3. Distortion Examples @ 17mm, Uncorrected and Corrected
  4. Distortion Examples @ 24mm, Uncorrected and Corrected
  5. Aperture Series @ 12mm: Mosaic
  6. Aperture Series @ 12mm: Mosaic (Sony A7R IV)
  7. Aperture Series @ 17mm: Mosaic
  8. Aperture Series @ 24mm: Mosaic
  9. Examples: Rock Creek and Morgan Lakes, High Sierra
  10. Examples: Twenty Lakes Basin (Sony A7R IV)
  11. Examples: Dana Lakes and Glacier Canyon
  12. Shootout vs Zeiss Loxia 21/2.8: Pescadero Creek Overview
  13. Shootout: Sony 12-24/4 vs Zeiss Batis 18/2.8: Pescadero Creek Downstream
  14. Shootout: Sony 12-24/4 vs Zeiss Batis 18/2.8: Blue Water Flows Over Dark Rocks
  15. Aperture Series @ 13mm: Pescadero Creek Side Pool (with Focus Stack)
  16. Aperture Series @ 12mm: Pescadero Creek, Upstream (with Focus Stack)
  17. Aperture Series @ 17mm: Dana Lake Iceberg
  18. Aperture Series @ 12mm: Raindrops Fall On Dana Lake
  19. Aperture Series @ 12mm: Melting Out Dana Lake #3
  20. Imaging Performance @ 12mm, Single Frame vs Stacked: Pine at Morgan Lake
  21. Imaging Performance @ 24mm, Single Frame vs Stacked: Downed Tree, Last Kiss of Sunlight
  22. Shootout @ 12mm: Sony FE 12-24mm f/4 GM vs Sony FE 12-24mm f/2.8 GM: Two Aspen, Lundy Canyon
  23. Shootout @ 12mm: Sony FE 12-24mm f/4 GM vs Sony FE 12-24mm f/2.8 GM: Brilliant Backlit Beaver Pond Meadow
  24. 3-Way Shootout @ 18mm: Mosaic (Sony A7R IV)
  25. 3-Way Shootout @ 24mm: Mosaic (Sony A7R IV)
  26. Shootout @ 12mm vs Sony FE 12-24/2.8GM: Big Tree at Alpine Creek Bend
  27. Shootout @ 20mm: Sony FE 12-24/4G vs Sigma FE 14-24/2.8 DG DN vs Sony FE 12-24/2.8 GM: Death Valley Strata

Sony FE 16-35mm f/2.8 GM II

Pro-grade f/2.8 wide angle zoom, updated..

  1. Introduction to Sony FE 16-35/2.8 GM II
  2. Sony FE 16-35/2.8 GM II: Distortion (TBD)

Sony FE 16-35mm f/2.8 GM

Pro-grade f/2.8 wide angle zoom..

  1. Introduction to Sony FE 16-35mm f/2.8 GM
  2. Examples: Rock Creek and Morgan Lakes, High Sierra
  3. Shootout @ 16mm: Sony 16-35/2.8 GM vs Sony 12-24/4 G: Bristlecone Pines Amid White Mountain Strata
  4. Evaluating Imaging Performance @ 17mm, Single Frame vs Stacked: Bristlecone Log Low View
  5. Imaging Performance @ 17mm, Single Frame vs Stacked: Flowers Amid Bristlecones
  6. Imaging Performance @ 16mm, Single Frame vs 3-Frame Stack: Flowers in Meadow to High Peaks, Dusk
  7. Aperture Series @ 28mm: Aspen by Creek
  8. Aperture Series @ 35mm: Mosaic (Sony A7R IV)
  9. 3-Way Shootout @ 18mm: Rock Creek Meadow
  10. 3-Way Shootout @ 18mm: Mosaic (Sony A7R IV)
  11. 3-Way Shootout @ 21mm: Morgan Pond
  12. 3-Way Shootout @ 24mm: Rock Creek Meadow
  13. 3-Way Shootout @ 24mm: Mosaic (Sony A7R IV)

Sony FE 16-35mm f/4 ZA OSS Vario-Tessar

Comapact ultra-wide zoom for Sony full frame mirrorless..

  1. Introduction to Sony FE 16-35mm f/4 ZA OSS Vario-Tessar
  2. Focusing and Focus Shift Mitigations
  3. Distortion Examples @ 16mm / 17mm
  4. Distortion Examples @ 20mm / 21mm
  5. Distortion Examples @ 24mm
  6. Distortion Examples @ 28mm
  7. Distortion Examples @ 35mm
  8. Flare Control
  9. Aperture Series @ 16mm: Mosaic (Sony A7R)
  10. Aperture Series @ 16mm: Dana Lake, Wide View (Sony A7R II)
  11. Aperture Series @ 17mm: Persimmon Wagon (Sony A7R)
  12. Aperture Series @ 21mm: Yellow and Blue Bike, Focus Shift (Sony A7R)
  13. Aperture Series @ 24mm: Mosaic (Sony A7R)
  14. Aperture Series @ 25mm: Yellow and Blue Bike Close, Focus Shift (Sony A7R)
  15. Bokeh Aperture Series @ 31mm: Buckeye (Sony A7R)
  16. Aperture Series @ 35mm: Yellow and Blue Bike Close, Focus Shift (Sony A7R)
  17. Aperture Series @ 34mm: Persimmon Cluster Closeup (Sony A7R)
  18. Aperture Series @ 35mm: Pumpkin, Focus Shift (Sony A7R)
  19. vs Sony FE 35/2.8: Mosaic (Sony A7R)

Sony FE 20-70mm f/4 G

Wide range zoom aimed at bloggers..

  1. Introduction to Sony FE 20-70mm f/4 G
  2. MTF Charts for Sony FE 20-70mm f/4 G
  3. Sony FE 20-70mm f/4 G Distortion @ 20mm, 24mm, 35mm, 50mm, 65mm
  4. Aperture Series @ 21mm: Huge Laurel at Bend in Alpine Creek
  5. Aperture Series @ 24mm: Riparian Spring Green, Alpine Creek
  6. Aperture Series @ 28mm: Alpine Creek
  7. Aperture Series @ 34mm: Riparian Spring Green, Alpine Creek
  8. Aperture Series @ 52mm: Riparian Spring Green, Alpine Creek
  9. Aperture Series @ 66mm: Alpine Creek
  10. Aperture Series @ 70mm: Riparian Spring Green, Alpine Creek

Sony FE 24-70mm f/2.8 GM II

Premiere mid-range zoom for Sony full frame mirrorless.

  1. Introduction to Sony FE 24-70mm f/2.8 GM II
  2. Distortion
  3. Aperture Series @ 70mm: Deck and Roof
  4. Aperture Series @ 24mm: Sunflower Head
  5. Aperture Series @ 24mm: Flowering Artichokes
  6. Aperture Series @ 38mm: Sunflower Head
  7. Aperture Series @ 55mm: Sunflower Head
  8. Aperture Series @ 63mm: Cabin at Sunrise
  9. Shootout @24mm vs Sony FE 12-24mm f/2.8 GM, Zeiss Loxia 25/2.4 (Deck and Roof)
  10. Shootout @ 24mm vs Sony FE 12-24mm f/2.8 GM (Colorado Cabin)
  11. Shootout @ 35mm vs Voigtlander FE 35/2 APO-Lanthar (Deck and Roof)
  12. Shootout @ 35mm vs Voigtlander FE 35/2 APO (Outhouse at Dusk)
  13. Shootout @ 50mm vs Voigtlander FE 50/2 APO-Lanthar (Deck and Roof)
  14. Shootout @ 65mm vs Voigtlander FE 65/2 APO-Macro-Lanthar (Deck and Roof)
  15. Shootout @ 50mm vs Voigtlander FE 50/2 APO (Barn at Sunrise)

Sony FE 24-70mm f/2.8 GM

Premiere mid-range zoom for Sony full frame mirrorless.

  1. Sony FE 24-70mm f/2.8 GM Introduction
  2. Ergonomics
  3. Distortion @ 24mm: Uncorrected vs Corrected
  4. Distortion @ 35mm: Uncorrected vs Corrected
  5. Distortion @ 50mm: Uncorrected vs Corrected
  6. Distortion @ 70mm: Uncorrected vs Corrected
  7. Aperture Series @24mm: Redwoods Reaching for the Sun
  8. Aperture Series @24mm: Mossy Maples Stately Redwoods
  9. Aperture Series @24mm: Purissima Creekbed
  10. Aperture Series @24mm: Light Searches for the Forest Floor
  11. Aperture Series @24mm: Water Surges Through Boulders
  12. Aperture Series @24mm: Rush to the Ocean
  13. Aperture Series @24mm: Finely Detailed Mosaic
  14. Aperture Series @28mm: Sidelit Redwoods
  15. Aperture Series @30mm: Rushing Water Loop
  16. Aperture Series @35mm: Finely Detailed Mosaic
  17. Aperture Series @43mm: Rising Redwoods
  18. Aperture Series @49mm: Pescadero Creek High Water, Downstream
  19. Aperture Series @50mm: Finely Detailed Mosaic
  20. Aperture Series @52mm: Strongly Backlit MTB
  21. Aperture Series @70mm: Two Redwoods
  22. Aperture Series @70mm: Side Stream Across The Creek
  23. Aperture Series @70mm: Finely Detailed Mosaic

Sony FE 24-70mm f/4 OSS Vario-Tessar

Comapact mid-range zoom for Sony full frame mirrorless.

  1. Sony FE 24-70mm f/4 OSS Vario-Tessar Introduction
  2. Aperture Series @ 24mm: Moots Vamoots RSL (Sony A7R)
  3. Aperture Series @ 43mm: Moots Vamoots RSL (Sony A7R)
  4. Aperture Series @ 70mm: Moots Vamoots RSL (Sony A7R)
  5. Aperture Series @ 38mm: Backlit Deck Chairs and Table (Sony A7R)
  6. Aperture Series @ 70mm: Pots and Plants (Sony A7R)
  7. Distortion and Color Fringing @ 24mm
  8. Distortion and Color Fringing @ 43mm
  9. Distortion and Color Fringing @ 70mm

Sony FE 24-105mm f/4 G OSS

Wide angle to telephoto zoom with optical stabilization..

  1. Introduction to Sony FE 24-105mm f/4 G OSS
  2. Distortion Correction @ 24mm: Loss of Sharpness and Micro Contrast (Pixel Shift)
  3. Distortion @ 35mm: Corrected vs Uncorrected
  4. Distortion Correction @ 105mm: Loss of Sharpness and Micro Contrast (Pixel Shift)
  5. Shootout @ 24mm: Sony 24-105/4G OSS vs Zeiss Batis 25mm f/2 (Mosaic)
  6. Shootout @ 35mm: Sony 24-105/4G OSS vs Zeiss Loxia 35mm f/2 (Mosaic)
  7. Aperture Series @ 50mm: Mosaic
  8. Aperture Series @ 70mm: Mosaic
  9. Shootout @ 85mm: Sony 24-105/4G OSS vs Zeiss Loxia 85mm f/2.4 (Mosaic)
  10. Aperture Series @ 105mm: Mosaic

Sony FE 24-240mm f/3.5-6.3 OSS

10X superzoom..

  1. Overview of Sony FE 24-240mm f/3.5-6.3 OSS
  2. Examples: Glacier Canyon, Mt Dana (A1)
  3. Aperture Series: Backlit Trail, Glacier Canyon (A1)
  4. Aperture Series: Dana Lake, Mt Dana (A1)

Sony FE 28-60mm f/4-5.6

Compact short-range zoom..

  1. Overview of Sony FE 28-60mm f/4-5.6

Sony FE PZ 28-135mm f/4G OSS

Wide mid-range zoom targeted at video shooters..

  1. Overview of Sony FE PZ 28-135mm f/4G OSS
  2. Focus Shift Aperture Series@ 28mm: Cat On Desk at Sunset (A7R II)
  3. Focus Shift Aperture Series@ 38mm: Picnic Table (A7R II)
  4. Focus Shift @ 31mm: Olympic Bar (A7R II)
  5. Focus Shift @ 50mm: Bicycle Drivetrain (A7R II)
  6. Focus Shift Aperture Series @ 83mm: Dolls (A7R II)
  7. Aperture Series @ 135mm: Dolls (A7R II)

Sony FE 70-200mm f/2.8 GM OSS II

Barely good-enough telephoto zoom for Sony full frame mirrorless.

  1. Introduction to Sony FE 70-200mm f/2.8 GM II

Sony FE 70-200mm f/2.8 GM OSS

Barely good-enough telephoto zoom for Sony full frame mirrorless.

  1. Sony FE 70-200mm f/2.8 GM Introduction
  2. Examples: Sharpness in the Field, Focusing, Lens Quality Issues
  3. Aperture Series @ 70mm: Ellery Lake

Sony FE 70-300mm f/4.5-5.6 G OSS

Compact long range telephoto zoom for Sony full frame mirrorless.

  1. Sony FE 70-300mm f/4.5-5.6 G OSS Introduction
  2. Examples: White Mountains
  3. Aperture Series @ 80mm: Wyman Cabin

Sony FE 100-400mm f/4.5-5.6 GM OSS

Hand-holdable super telephoto zoom..

  1. Introduction to Sony FE 100-400mm f/4.5-5.6 GM OSS
  2. Animal Eye AF: Tigger on the Prowl, Spring Green

Sony FE 200-600mm f/5.6-6.3 G OSS

Hand-holdable super telephoto zoom..

  1. Introduction to Sony FE 200-600mm f/5.6-6.3 G OSS
  2. Animal Eye AF: Tigger on the Prowl, Spring Green
  3. Examples: White Mountains, Far Distance
  4. Examples: White Mountains Marmots

Sony FE 600mm f/4 GM OSS

Hand-holdable super telephoto zoom..

  1. Introduction to Sony FE 600mm f/4 GM OSS
  2. Animal Eye AF: Tigger on the Prowl in the Spring Green, plus Western Bluebird
  3. Animal Eye AF: Tigger Closeups (Sony FE 600mm f/4GM)

Zeiss 24mm f/1.8 for Sony NEX

Moderate wide angle for Sony NEX..

  1. Sony/Zeiss 24mm ƒ/1.8 Sonnar Overview
  2. Examples Sony 24mm ƒ/1.8 Sonnar (Childs Stuff)
  3. Examples Sony 24mm ƒ/1.8 Sonnar (Portraits)
  4. Sony 24mm ƒ/1.8 Sonnar Aperture Series (Focus Shift)
  5. Sony 24mm ƒ/1.8 Sonnar Aperture Series (Tile Rooftops)
  6. Sony 24mm ƒ/1.8 Sonnar Aperture Series (Pencils)
  7. Sony 24mm ƒ/1.8 Sonnar Aperture Series (Blanket)
  8. Correcting Color Fringing, Sony 24mm ƒ/1.8 Sonnar

Zeiss Loxia 21mm f/2.8 Distagon

Outstanding ultra wide angle performer..

  1. Shootout: Zeiss Loxia 21mm vs Sony FE 12-24mm f/2.8 GM: First Ice on Beaver Pond

Zeiss Loxia 25mm f/2.4 Distagon

Outstanding wide angle, superb performer..

  1. Shootout: Zeiss Loxia 25/2.4 vs Sony 24/1.4 GM: Beaver-Gnawed Log by Lichenized Boulder (Sony A7R III)
  2. Shootout @ 24mm: Zeiss Loxia 25mm f/2.4 vs Sony FE 12-24mm f/2.8 GM vs Sigma FE 14-24mm f/2.8 DG DN Art: Brilliant Backlit Beaver Pond Meadow
  3. Shootout @24mm vs Sony FE 12-24//2.8 GM, Sony FE 24-70/2.8 GM II (Deck and Roof)

Zeiss Loxia 35mm f/2 Biogon

Manual focus moderate wide angle for full-frame mirrorless..

  1. Loxia 35/2 Biogon vs Sony 35/2.8 Sonnar: Log Cabin Mine Main Building (Sony A7R)

Zeiss Loxia 50mm f/2 Planar

Manual focus normal lens for full-frame mirrorless..

  1. Shootout vs Sony 50/1.4 ZA: Spuller Lake View to Mt Conness (Sony A7R II)
  2. Shootout vs Sony 50/1.4 ZA: Lee Vining Creek Meadow (Sony A7R II)

Zeiss Batis 25mm f/2 Distagon

Autofocus wide angle for Sony full-frame mirrorless..

  1. Shootout: Zeiss Batis 25mm f/2 vs Sony 24mm f/1.4 GM v(Mosaic)

Zeiss Touit 32mm f/1.8 Planar

Normal lens for Sony NEX or Fujifilm X..

  1. Compared to Sony 35mm f/1.8 (Dolls, NEX-7)

Focus Stacking Examples

Examples of Focus Stacking..

  1. Example: Two-Frame Stack (Huge Boulder, Sony 85/1.4 GM)

Fujifilm GFX100S/100 Comparisons

Is 100 better than 45/50/60 megapixels?.

  1. SHOOTOUT: Fujifilm GF 23mm f/4 on GFX100S vs Sony FE 12-24mm f/2.8 GM on Sony A1
  2. SHOOTOUT: Fujifilm GFX100S vs Sony A1: Deck and Roof
  3. SHOOTOUT @ 26/21mm: Fujifilm GFX100S vs Sony A7R V Pixel Shift: Huge Laurel at Bend in Alpine Creek

Fujifilm GF 20-35mm f/4 R WR

Compact wide angle.

  1. SHOOTOUT @ 20mm/16mm: Fujifilm GFX100S vs Sony A7R V Pixel Shift: Huge Laurel at Bend in Alpine Creek
  2. SHOOTOUT @ 26/21mm: Fujifilm GFX100S vs Sony A7R V Pixel Shift: Huge Laurel at Bend in Alpine Creek

Fujifilm GF 35-70mm f/4.5-5.6

Compact wide angle.

  1. SHOOTOUT: Fujifilm GFX100S vs Sony A1: Deck and Roof

Leica 35mm f/1.4 Summilux-M ASPH (2010 FLE)

Leica’s superlative and most natural lens for the M..

  1. Compared: vs Zeiss ZM 35/2 and Sony 35/2.8 (Sony A7R, Red Barn)

Zeiss ZM 35mm f/2 Biogon

All around razor sharp performer..

  1. vs 35/1.4 Summilux and Sony 35/2.8 (Sony A7R, Red Barn)

Blog posts, reverse chronological

2023

2023-09-12 NEW! Sony FE 16-35mm f/2.8 GM II

2023-08-25 3-Way SHOOTOUT: Sigma FE 14mm f/1.4 DG DN Art vs Sony FE 14/1.8 vs Sony FE 12-24/2.8 GM: Expansive View to White Mountain Peak

2023-07-31 Sony A7R V Focus Bracketing is an Unreliable Engineering Dumpster Fire

2023-04-24 Sony FE 24-70mm f/2.8 GM II Distortion at 24mm, 34mm, 50mm, 62mm

2023-04-11 Sony FE 20-70mm f/4 G Aperture Series @ 21mm: Huge Laurel at Bend in Alpine Creek

2023-04-11 Sony FE 20mm f/1.8 G: Distortion Corrected vs Uncorrected

2023-04-09 Sony FE 20-70mm f/4 G Aperture Series @ 24mm: Riparian Spring Green

2023-04-09 Sony FE 20-70mm f/4 G Aperture Series # 34mm: Riparian Spring Green

2023-04-07 Sony FE 20-70mm f/4 G Aperture Series: Alpine Creek @ 28mm

2023-04-07 Sony FE 20-70mm f/4 G Aperture Series @ 52mm: Riparian Spring Green

2023-04-06 Sony FE 20-70mm f/4 G Aperture Series: Alpine Creek @ 66mm

2023-04-06 Sony FE 20-70mm f/4 G Aperture Series @ 70mm: Riparian Spring Green

2023-03-24 Sony FE 20-70mm f/4 G: Going Bonkers Trying to Compare It

2023-03-20 Adobe Camera Raw Still Lacks Distortion Correction for Sony FE 20-70mm f/4 G

2023-03-07 Sony FE 20-70mm f/4G: Assessing Distortion at 20mm, 24mm, 35mm, 50mm, 65mm

2023-03-07 Sony FE 20-70mm f/4G: Fun-House-Mirror Distortion, as Expected

2023-03-01 Sony FE 20-70mm f/4G: Should Arrive in a Few Days for Testing

2023-02-25 Sony FE 50mm f/1.4 GM

2023-01-17 Sony FE 20-70mm f/4G: Appealing Zoom Range, How Good Will It Be?

2022

2022-12-23 SHOOTOUT: Sony A7R V Pixel Shift vs Fujifilm GFX100S @ 20/16mm: the Medium Format Killer Keeps Delivering

2022-12-22 Sony A7R V Pixel Shift + Sony FE 12-24mm f/2.8 GM @ 21mm: Comparing Pixel Shift to Single Shot (Huge Laurel at Bend in Alpine Creek)

2022-12-21 SHOOTOUT: Sony A7R V Pixel Shift vs Fujifilm GFX100S @ 26/21mm: the Medium Format Killer Keeps Delivering

2022-10-03 Shootout: Sony FE 24-70mm f/2.8 GM II vs Voigtlander FE 50/2 APO (Barn at Sunrise)

2022-10-03 Sony FE 24-70mm f/2.8 GM II Aperture Series @ 63mm: Cabin at Sunrise

2022-10-03 Shootout: Sony FE 24-70mm f/2.8 GM II vs Voigtlander FE 35/2 APO (Outhouse at Dusk)

2022-09-30 Shootout: Sony FE 24-70mm f/2.8 GM II vs Sony FE 12-24mm f/2.8 GM (Colorado Cabin)

2022-08-22 Megapixels SHOOTOUT: Fujifilm GFX100S + Fujifilm GF 23mm f/4 vs Sony A1 + Sony FE 12-24mm f/2.8 GM, Deck And Roof

2022-08-18 Sony FE 12-24mm f/2.8 GM Aperture Series @ 19mm: Deck and House (with and without pixel shift)

2022-07-18 SHOOTOUT: Fujifilm GFX100S vs Sony A1, Deck and Roof

2022-07-16 Sony 24-70mm f/2.8 GM II Aperture Series @ 24mm: Flowering Artichokes

2022-07-16 Sony 24-70mm f/2.8 GM II Aperture Series @ 38mm: Van Gogh Sunflower Opens

2022-07-16 Sony 24-70mm f/2.8 GM II Aperture Series @ 55mm: Van Gogh Sunflower Opens

2022-07-16 Sony 24-70mm f/2.8 GM II Aperture Series @ 24mm: Van Gogh Sunflower Opens

2022-07-15 Sony 24-70mm f/2.8 GM II: Finally a Good Sample

2022-07-12 Sony 24-70mm f/2.8 GM II Aperture Series @ 70mm: Deck and Roof

2022-07-11 3rd Sample of the Sony 24-70mm f/2.8 GM II — Good/Symmetric on the Long End

2022-07-11 SHOOTOUT: Two Samples of Sony FE 24-70mm f/2.8 GM II vs Sony FE 12-24/2.8 GM, Zeiss Loxia 25/2.4: Deck and Roof

2022-07-10 Reader Comment: Zoom Lens Sample Variation especially the Sony 24-70mm f/2.8 GM II

2022-07-08 SHOOTOUT: Two Samples of Sony FE 24-70mm f/2.8 GM II vs Voigtlander FE 65mm f/2 APO-Lanthar: Deck and Roof

2022-07-08 SHOOTOUT: Two Samples of Sony FE 24-70mm f/2.8 GM II vs Voigtlander FE 50mm f/2 APO-Lanthar, Sony FE 50mm f/1.2 GM: Deck and Roof

2022-07-07 SHOOTOUT: Two Samples of Sony FE 24-70mm f/2.8 GM II vs Voigtlander FE 35mm f/2 APO-Lanthar: Deck and Roof

2022-06-27 Sony FE 24-70mm f/2.8 GM II: Initial Comments

2022-05-04 Best Camera for You? Reader Comments

2022-04-29 Best Camera for You? Sony A1 + Sony FE 24-70/2.8 GM II vs Fujifilm GFX100S + Fujifilm GF 35-70/4.5-5.6

2022-04-27 Sony FE 24-70mm f/2.8 GM II: Unprecedented Performance in a Mid-Range Zoom?

2022-01-13 SHOOTOUT: Sony FE 50mm f/1.2 GM vs Voigtlander FE 50mm f/2 APO-Lanthar Aspherical: View South over Patriarch Grove

2022-01-12 Sony FE 50mm f/1.2 GM Aperture Series: Last Season’s Plant Spikes in Spring Meadow

2022-01-06 Sony FE 50mm f/1.2 GM Aperture Series: Boulder and Flowering Shrub Amid Aspen

2022-01-03 Marmots with the Sony FE 200-600mm

2021

2021-10-17 Sony FE 12-24mm f/2.8 GM Aperture Series: Blue Water among Orange Streambed Boulders, Tenaya Canyon (Sony A1)

2021-10-14 Sony FE 12-24mm f/2.8 GM Aperture Series: Colorful Autumn Forest, Tenaya Canyon Streamside (Sony A1)

2021-10-13 NEW Sony FE 70-200mm f/2.8 GM II Available for Pre-Order Oct 14

2021-08-20 Sony FE 14mm f/1.8 GM Aperture Series, Greenstone Lake

2021-08-04 Sony FE 35mm f/1.4 GM Aperture Series: Lichen-Covered Boulder in Beaver Pond

2021-08-03 Sony FE 200-600mm f/4.5-6.3 G OSS Examples: White Mountains Distance

2021-07-18 Sony FE 14mm f/1.8 GM Examples: White Mountains

2021-07-17 Sony FE 14mm f/1.8 GM Examples: Pine Creek Forest

2021-07-16 Sony FE 14mm f/1.8 GM Examples: Backyard

2021-07-10 SHOOTOUT: Sony FE 14mm f/1.8 GM vs Sony FE 12-24mm f/2.8 GM: Mining Cabin Interior

2021-07-09 Sony FE 14mm f/1.8 GM vs Sony FE 12-24mm f/2.8 GM: Distortion and Distortion Correction

2021-07-09 Sony FE 14mm f/1.8 GM, Sony FE 35mm f/1.4 GM: Distortion and Distortion Correction

2021-07-08 Voigtlander FE 35mm f/2 APO-Lanthar vs Sony FE 35mm f/1.4 GM: Patriarch Grove, Aerial View

2021-07-08 Sony FE 50mm f/1.2 GM Aperture Series: Example of Unacceptable Lens Skew

2021-07-06 Sony FE 50mm f/1.2 GM Aperture Series: Late Day View to White Mountain Peak

2021-07-06 Sony FE 50mm f/1.2 GM Aperture Series: Rainstorm over White Mountains

2021-06-27 Sony FE 14mm f/1.8 GM Aperture Series: Bristlecone, Pre-Dawn Glow

2021-06-26 Sony FE 50mm f/1.2 GM Examples: Lundy Canyon, Dawn and Dusk

2021-06-25 Sony FE 14mm f/1.8 GM Aperture Series: Mining Structures, View to Superstition Mountains

2021-06-25 Sony FE 35mm f/1.4 GM Aperture Series: Mining Cabin Interior

2021-06-22 Sony FE 50mm f/1.2 GM Aperture Series: Mining Cabin Interior

2021-06-22 Sony FE 50mm f/1.2 GM Examples: Old Talc Mine

2021-06-17 Sony FE 50mm f/1.2 GM Aperture Series: Sunrise Over Patriarch Grove

2021-06-15 Sony FE 35/1.4 GM Aperture Series: Aspen Trunks, Early Morning Light

2021-06-10 Rendering Style of the Sony FE 50mm f/1.2 GM: Best Ever in a 50mm Lens?

2021-06-05 Patriarch Grove, Sunrise

2021-05-31 Sony FE 35/1.4 GM Aperture Series: Pine Creek Peaks

2021-05-31 Shootout: Voigtlander FE 35/2 APO-Lanthar vs Sony FE 35/1.4 GM: Pine Creek Cliffs

2021-05-29 Sony FE 14mm f/1.8 GM Aperture Series: Pine Creek Tungsten Mine, Snow Flurries

2021-05-15 SHOOTOUT: Sony FE 14mm f/1.8 GM vs Sony FE 12-24mm f/2.8 GM: Backyard

2021-05-15 Reader Comments: Sony FE 50mm f/1.2 GM gets rave reviews

2021-05-14 Sony FE 14mm f/1.8 GM Aperture Series: Backlit Persimmon Tree

2021-05-12 Sony FE 50mm f/1.2 GM Aperture Series: Garage Weight Room

2021-05-11 Sony FE 50mm f/1.2 GM Examples: Strikingly Beautiful Image Rendition with Outstanding Sharpness

2021-05-11 Sony FE 50mm f/1.2 GM Aperture Series: California Buckeye flower spike amid leaves

2021-05-10 Sony GM Lenses: World-Class Performance, Why Look Elsewhere?

2021-05-09 Sony FE 35mm f/1.4 GM Examples: Tigger

2021-05-09 Sony FE 35mm f/1.4 GM Examples: Backyard

2021-05-07 Sony FE 50mm f/1.2 GM Examples: Backyard

2021-04-20 Sony FE 14mm f/1.8 GM: the ultimate night-sky lens?

2021-04-01 Sony FE 24mm f/2.8G Aperture Series: Fenceline

2021-03-31 Sony FE 40mm f/2.5G Aperture Series: Three Oaks

2021-03-31 Sony FE 40mm f/2.5G Aperture Series: Peach Tree Blossoms

2021-03-29 Sony FE 24mm f/2.8G: for Best Results, Understand the Optical Behaviors (Aperture Series: Deck Planks)

2021-03-27 Sony FE 40mm f/2.5G Aperture Series: Backlit Deck, Morning

2021-03-27 Shootout: Sony FE 50/2.5G vs Voigtlander FE 50/2 APO-Lanthar — Backlit Deck, Morning

2021-03-26 Shootout: Sony FE 50/2.5G vs Sony 50/1.4 ZA vs Voigtlander FE 50/2 APO-Lanthar — Teak Bench

2021-03-24 Sony FE 24mm f/2.8 G: Distortion and Distortion Correction

2021-03-24 Sony A1 Animal Eye AF with the Sony FE 600mm f/4 GM OSS, Supermodel Tigger Closeups

2021-03-24 Sony A1 Animal Eye AF with the Sony FE 200-600mm f/4.5-6.3 G OSS, Tigger and a Safely-Away Western Bluebird

2021-03-24 Sony FE 24mm f/2.8 G, Sony FE 40mm f/2.5 G, Sony FE 50mm f/2.5 G: Brilliant Design of the Lens Hoods and Front Lens Elements

2021-03-24 On the Way for Testing: Sony FE 24mm f/2.8 G, Sony FE 40mm f/2.5 G, Sony FE 50mm f/2.5 G

2021-03-23 Sony A1 Animal Eye AF with the Sony FE 600mm f/4 GM OSS

2021-03-23 Sony Delivers on the Promise of Mirrorless with Three Diminutive and Ultralight High Performance Prime Lenses, at 24mm, 40mm, 50mm

2021-03-21 Sony A1 Bird Eye AF: Great Blue Heron and Sony FE 600mm f/4 GM OSS

2021-03-20 Sony A1 Animal Eye AF with the Sony FE 100mm f/2.8 STF OSS

2021-03-19 Sony A1 Human Eye AF for Tight Head Shots, Sony FE 135mm f/1.8 GM

2021-03-16 Sony FE 50mm f/1.2 GM: “pinnacle of the G Master series, with the ultimate in resolution and bokeh”

2021-02-26 Voigtlander FE 35mm f/2 APO-Lanthar vs Sony FE 35mm f/1.4 GM

2021-02-12 SHOOTOUT: Voigtlander FE 110mm f/2.5 vs Sony FE 70-200mm f/2.8 GM: View over Saddlebag Lake to Southern Spur of Mt Conness (Sony A7R IV)

2020

2020-12-11 Shootout @ 20mm: Sony FE 12-24/2.8 GM vs Sony FE 12-24/4G vs Sigma FE 14-24/2.8 DG DN Art : Death Valley Strata

2020-12-10 Sony FE 12-24mm f/2.8 GM Aperture Series @ 21mm: Aspen Grove on Rocky Slope

2020-12-09 Purchased the Sony FE 12-24mm f/2.8 GM for My Own Use

2020-12-09 Sony FE 12-24mm f/2.8 GM Aperture Series @ 15mm: Backlit Aspen

2020-12-09 Sony FE 12-24mm f/2.8 GM: Focus Stacking (Colorful Boulder in Dry Wash, Death Valley)

2020-12-08 Sony FE 12-24mm f/2.8 GM: Focus Stacking (Dry Wash in Death Valley)

2020-12-07 Sony FE 12-24mm f/2.8 GM Aperture Series @ 12mm: Late Day Sunlight on Desert Slope

2020-11-17 Shootout @ 18mm: Sony FE 12-24mm f/2.8 GM vs Sony FE 12-24mm f/4 G: View from Crooked Creek Canyon to White Mountain Peak

2020-11-09 3-Way Shootout @ 24mm: Sony FE 12-24mm f/2.8 GM vs Sigma FE 14-24mm f/2.8 DG DN Art vs Zeiss Loxia 25mm f/4: Brilliant Backlit Beaver Pond Meadow

2020-11-08 Shootout @ 12mm: Sony FE 12-24mm f/2.8 GM vs Sony FE 12-24mm f/4 G: Brilliant Backlit Beaver Pond Meadow

2020-11-05 Shootout @ 12mm: Sony FE 12-24mm f/2.8 GM vs Sony FE 12-24mm f/4 G: Two Aspen

2020-11-01 Shootout: Sony FE 12-24mm f/2.8 GM vs Zeiss Batis 18mm f/2.8 Distagon: First Ice on Beaver Pond, Lundy Canyon

2020-10-27 Shootout: Sony FE 12-24mm f/2.8 GM vs Zeiss Loxia 21mm f/2.8 Distagon: First Ice on Beaver Pond, Lundy Canyon

2020-10-26 Gorgeous Fall Color in Lundy Canyon: Sony FE 12-24mm f/2.8 GM in the field in Eastern Sierra

2020-10-23 Compared @ 14mm: Swing and Tilt, Optical Decentering — two Sony FE 12-24mm f/2.8 GM and Sigma FE 14-24mm f/2.8 DG DN Art

2020-10-20 Sony FE 12-24mm f/2.8 GM Aperture Series @ 13mm: House Under Construction

2020-10-18 Analyzing Swing and Tilt of Sony A7R IV with Two Samples of Sony FE 12-24mm f/2.8 GM

2020-10-16 Update on Sony A7R IV Lens Mount / Sensor Parallelism, Lens Skew of Sony FE 12-24mm f/2.8 GM, Coming Field Shooting

2020-10-07 Sony A7R IV in for Repair of Lens Mount / Sensor Parallelism Problem

2020-10-01 Sony FE 12-24mm f/2.8 GM Aperture Series: Big Tree at Bend in Alpine Creek (jaw-dropping focus shift and lens skew)

2020-09-30 Sony FE 12-24mm f/2.8 GM Shootout @ 12mm vs Sony FE 12-24mm f/4 G: Big Tree at Creek Bend

2020-09-30 Sony FE 12-24mm f/2.8 GM Distortion Examples, Uncorrected vs Distortion Correction

2020-09-22 Looks Like the Eastern Sierra Fall Color Season is Toast

2020-07-07 Sony FE 12-24mm f/2.8 GM: will it be the ultra wide zoom I’ve been hankering for?

2020-05-07 Sony FE 20mm f/1.8 G Aperture Series: Alabama Hills Granite Monolith, Sunrise (Sony A7R IV)

2020-05-05 Sony FE 20mm f/1.8 G Aperture Series: View Towards Big Pine and Eastern Sierra, Dusk (Sony A7R IV)

2020-05-03 Sony FE 20mm f/1.8G Examples: Alabama Hills and Inyo National Forest

2020-04-30 Sunset over Owens Valley, View to Big Pine

2020-04-05 Sony FE 20mm f/1.8G: Sometimes a Fast Lens Is Needed to Get the Shot

2020-04-02 Sony FE 20mm f/1.8 G Examples: Alabama Hills (Sony A7R IV)

2020-03-31 Sony FE 20mm f/1.8 G Aperture Series: View Over Dry Wash to Early Sun on Mt Whitney Range (Sony A7R IV)

2020-03-23 Sony FE 20mm f/1.8 G Aperture Series:Backlit Sagebrush View to Peaks (Sony A7R IV)

2019

2019-09-22 3-Way Shootout: Sony 16-35mm f/2.8 GM vs Sony 12-24mm f/4 G vs Sigma 14-24mm f/2.8 DG DN Art @ 24mm: Mosaic (Sony A7R IV)

2019-09-20 Sony 16-35mm f/2.8 GM Aperture Series @ 35mm: Mosaic (Sony A7R IV)

2019-09-19 Sony FE 35mm f/1.8 Aperture Series: Mosaic (Sony A7R IV)

2019-09-19 Shootout: Sony 12-24mm f/4 G vs Sigma 14-24mm f/2.8 DG DN Art @ 14mm: Mosaic (Sony A7R IV)

2019-09-19 3-Way Shootout: Sony 16-35mm f/2.8 GM vs Sony 12-24mm f/4 G vs Sigma 14-24mm f/2.8 DG DN Art @ 18mm: Mosaic (Sony A7R IV)

2019-09-18 Sony FE 12-24mm f/4 G Aperture Series: Mosaic (Sony A7R IV)

2019-06-21 Sony 135mm f/1.8 GM Aperture Series: Rotten Tree Trunk (Sony A7R III)

2019-06-21 Sony 135mm f/1.8 GM Examples: Mono Craters (Sony A7R III)

2019-06-15 Sony 135mm f/1.8 GM Aperture Series: Ancient Pine at Mono Craters (Sony A7R III)

2019-06-15 Sony FE 24mm f/1.4 GM Aperture Series: View Through Pines to Mono Lake (Sony A7R III)

2019-06-15 Sony FE 24mm f/1.4 GM Aperture Series: Spreading Pine and Its Needles and Cones (Sony A7R III)

2019-06-03 Shootout: Sony 24/1.4 GM vs Zeiss Loxia 25/2.4: Beaver-Gnawed Log by Lichenized Boulder (Sony A7R III)

2019-05-19 Shootout: Sony 24mm f/1.4 GM vs Zeiss Batis 25mm f/2 (Mosaic, Sony A7R III)

2019-05-19 Shootout: Sony 135mm f/1.8 GM vs Sigma 135mm f/1.8 DG HSM Art (Mosaic, Sony A7R III)

2019-05-18 Sony FE 24mm f/1.4 GM Aperture Series: Burghers and Rising Moon (Sony A7R III)

2019-05-18 Sony FE 24mm f/1.4 GM Aperture Series: Quadrangle Shadows and Rising Moon (Sony A7R III)

2019-05-17 First Look at Sony 24mm f/1.4 GM, Examples

2019-05-13 Sony 135mm f/1.8 GM Portrait Examples (Sony A7R III)

2019-05-10 Sony 135mm f/1.8 GM Examples: Night Shooting (Sony A7R III)

2019-05-10 Sony 135mm f/1.8 GM Aperture Series: One Burgher, Night Lighting (Sony A7R III)

2019-05-10 Sony 135mm f/1.8 GM Aperture Series: Church at Night (Sony A7R III)

2018

2018-09-30 Sony 85mm f/1.4 GM Aperture Series: Staggered Tree Trunks, Rock Creek

2018-09-30 Sony 85mm f/1.4 GM Aperture Series for Bokeh / Visual Impact: Aspen Trunks at Rock Creek

2018-09-24 Reader Comment: Sony Mirrorless for Sports, Sony FE 400mm f/2.8 GM OSS

2018-09-20 Coming Soon: Sony FE 24mm f/1.4 GM

2018-09-19 Sony 85mm f/1.4 GM Aperture Series: Small Pine in Dana Meadow

2018-09-19 Compared: Sony 85mm f/1.4 GM vs Zeiss Loxia 85mm f/2.4: Portraits at Tenaya Pool

2018-02-08 Sony FE 24-105mm f/4 G OSS Aperture Series @ 70mm (Mosaic)

2018-02-08 Sony FE 24-105mm f/4 G OSS Aperture Series @ 50mm (Mosaic)

2018-02-07 Sony FE 24-105mm f/4 G OSS Aperture Series @ 105mm (Mosaic)

2018-02-07 Shootout: Sony FE 24-105mm f/4 G OSS vs Zeiss Loxia 35mm f/2 (Sony A7R III)

2018-01-28 Sony A7R III Pixel Shift: Examples of Checkerboarding Defects and a Puzzling (and Disturbing) Finding About Pixel Shift

2018-01-28 Sony A7R III Pixel Shift: How Distortion Correction Affects Micro Contrast and Sharpness with Sony 24-105/4G OSS @ 105mm

2018-01-28 Sony A7R III Pixel Shift: How Distortion Correction Affects Micro Contrast and Sharpness with Sony 24-105/4G OSS @ 24mm

2018-01-27 Shootout: Sony FE 24-105mm f/4 G OSS vs Zeiss Batis 25mm f/2, on Sony A7R III

2018-01-24 Shootout: Sony FE 24-105mm f/4 G OSS vs Zeiss Loxia 85mm f/2.4, on Sony A7R III with Pixel Shift

2018-01-20 Working on Sony FE 24-105mm f/4 G OSS

2017

2017-08-25 Sony 12-24mm f/4 G Examples: Dana Lakes and Glacier Canyon

2017-08-24 Sony 16-35mm f/2.8 GM 3-Way Shootout vs Sony 12-24mm f/4 and Zeiss Loxia 21mm f/2.8: Morgan Pond

2017-08-23 Sony 12-24mm f/4 G Examples: Rock Creek and Morgan Lakes area

2017-08-23 Sony 16-35mm f/2.8 GM Examples: Rock Creek and Morgan Lakes area

2017-08-23 Sony 16-35mm f/2.8 GM: Imaging Performance @ 16mm, Single Frame vs 3-Frame Stack: Flowers in Meadow to High Peaks, Dusk

2017-08-23 Sony 16-35mm f/2.8 GM 3-Way Shootout vs Sony 12-24mm f/4 and Zeiss Batis 25mm f/2: Rock Creek Meadow

2017-08-21 Sony 16-35mm f/2.8 GM 3-Way Shootout vs Sony 12-24mm f/4 and Zeiss Batis 18mm f/2.8: Rock Creek Meadow

2017-08-19 Sony 12-24mm f/4 G @ 24mm: Single Frame Performance at f/11 vs Focus Stacking at f/11 (Downed Tree, Last Kiss of Sunlight)

2017-08-19 Sony 12-24mm f/4 G @ 12mm: Single Frame Performance at f/11 vs Focus Stacking at f/11 (Pine at Morgan Lake)

2017-08-12 Sony 16-35mm f/2.8 GM Aperture Series: Aspen by Creek

2017-08-09 Sony 16-35mm f/2.8 GM: Single Frame Performance at f/9 vs Focus Stacking at f/9 (Flowers Amid Bristlecones)

2017-08-09 Sony 16-35mm f/2.8 GM: Single Frame Performance at f/9 vs Focus Stacking at f/9 (Bristlecone Log Low View)

2017-08-07 Shootout @ 16mm: Sony 16-35mm f/2.8 GM vs 12-24mm f/4 G: Bristlecone Pines Amid White Mountain Strata

2017-08-03 Sony 12-24mm f/4G Aperture Series @ 12mm: Melting Out Dana Lake #3 (A7R II)

2017-08-03 Sony 12-24mm f/4G Aperture Series @ 12mm: Raindrops Fall on Dana Lake (A7R II)

2017-08-03 Sony FE 16-35mm f/2.8 GM Arrived

2017-08-03 Sony 12-24mm f/4G Aperture Series @ 17mm: Dana Lake Iceberg (A7R II)

2017-07-25 Shootout: Sony 12-24mm f/4G vs Zeiss Batis 18mm f/2.8 (Blue Water Flows Over Dark Rocks, Sony A7R II)

2017-07-25 Format Shootout: Fujifilm GFX-50S + Fujifilm GF 23mm f/4 vs Sony A7R II + Sony FE 12-24mm f/4

2017-07-24 Shootout: Sony 12-24mm f/4G vs Zeiss Batis 18mm f/2.8 (Pescadero Creek, Sony A7R II)

2017-07-24 Sony 12-24mm f/4G Aperture Series @ 12mm: Pescadero Creek, Upstream (Sony A7R II)

2017-07-23 Sony 12-24mm f/4G Aperture Series @ 13mm: Pescadero Creek Side Pool (Sony A7R II)

2017-07-23 Sony 12-24mm f/4G Distortion: Uncorrected vs Corrected

2017-07-23 Shootout: Sony 12-24mm f/4G vs Zeiss Loxia 21mm f/2.8 (Pescadero Creek, Sony A7R II)

2017-07-23 Reader Comment: Nikon 70-200mm f/2.8E FL ED and Image Stabilization on a Tripod

2017-07-23 Reader Comment: Sony FE 12-24mm f/4 G Right Side Blur

2017-07-21 Sony A7R II Tripod Use: IBIS Damages Image Sharpness as it Always Has

2017-07-11 Sony FE 12-24mm f/4 G: Aperture Series at 17mm and 24mm (Mosaic)

2017-07-10 Sony FE 12-24mm f/4 G: Aperture Series at 12mm (Mosaic)

2017-07-07 Sony FE 12-24mm f/4 G: Might Have Serious Drawbacks

2017-06-11 Reviewed: Sony FE 70-200mm f/2.8 GM OSS

2017-05-17 Sony FE 12-24mm f/4 G

2017-05-17 Sony FE 16-35mm f/2.8 GM

2017-05-07 Sony FE 100mm f/2.8 STF Aperture Series: Mosaic

2017-04-21 Sony FE 100mm f/2.8 STF GM OSS — Portraits

2017-04-17 First Look: Sony FE 100mm f/2.8 STF GM OSS Aperture Series: Dolls

2017-03-17 Sony FE 100mm f/2.8 STF GM OSS Lens

2016

2016-09-25 Reviewed: Sony 70-300mm f/4.5-5.6 G OSS

2016-09-11 SHOOTOUT: Sony FE 50mm f/1.4 ZA vs Zeiss Loxia 50mm f/2: Upper Lee Vining Creek Meadow (Sony A7R II)

2016-09-10 Sony 50mm f/1.4 ZA: Examples in Eastern Sierra

2016-09-09 Sony 50mm f/1.4 ZA: Examples in Hall Natural Area at Dusk

2016-09-06 SHOOTOUT: Sony FE 50mm f/1.4 ZA vs Zeiss Loxia 50mm f/2: Spuller Lake View to Mt Conness (Sony A7R II)

2016-09-04 Sony A7R II + Sony 85mm f/1.4 GM Aperture Series: Aspen at Edge of Beaver Pond Meadow, First Kiss of Sunlight

2016-09-04 Sony A7R II + Sony 85mm f/1.4 GM Aperture Series: Standing Dead Tree In Old Beaver Pond

2016-09-04 Focus Stacking with Sony 85/1.4 GM: Getting that Impossible Depth of Field for Landscape Scenes

2016-09-01 Sony FE 50mm f/2.8 Macro

2016-08-25 Sony 50mm f/1.4 ZA: Gorgeous Rendering

2016-08-11 Sony Planar T* 50mm f/1.4 ZA Examples at f/1.4 + Color Correction Evaluation

2016-08-10 Wondering about 50/55mm Lenses on Sony

2016-08-09 Shootout: Sony Planar T* 50mm f/1.4 ZA vs Rokinon FE 50mm /1.4 (Dolls, Sony A7R II)

2016-07-11 NEW Sony Planar T* FE 50mm f/1.4 ZA for Sony Mirrorless

2016-06-12 Sony FE 70-300mm f/4.5-5.6 G OSS in White Mountains Snow

2016-05-29 REVIEWED: Sony FE PZ 28-135mm f/4G OSS

2016-05-27 Sony FE PZ 28-135mm f/4G OSS on A7R II

2016-05-10 Sony FE PZ 28-135mm f/4G OSS

2016-05-08 Sony 85mm f/1.4 Scratchy/Noisy Focusing: I Heard None with my Sample

2016-05-07 Sony 85mm f/1.4 GM Examples: Portraits With Commentary

2016-05-05 Shipping: Sony FE 70-300mm f/4.5-56 G OSS

2016-05-05 Shipping: Sony FE 50mm f/1.8

2016-04-27 Sony G Master 24-70mm f/2.8 GM Aperture Series @ 24mm: Light Searches for the Forest Floor + Water Surges Through Boulders + Rush to the Ocean

2016-04-27 Sony G Master 24-70mm f/2.8 GM Aperture Series @ 28mm: Sidelit Redwoods

2016-04-27 Sony G Master 24-70mm f/2.8 GM Aperture Series @ 30mm: Rushing Water Loop

2016-04-27 Sony G Master 24-70mm f/2.8 GM Aperture Series @ 49mm: Pescadero Creek High Water, Downstream

2016-04-27 Sony G Master 24-70mm f/2.8 GM Aperture Series @ 70mm: Side Stream Across The Creek

2016-04-26 Sony G Master 24-70mm f/2.8 GM Aperture Series @ 70mm: Two Redwoods

2016-04-26 Sony G Master 24-70mm f/2.8 GM Aperture Series @ 43mm: Rising Redwoods

2016-04-26 Sony G Master 24-70mm f/2.8 GM Aperture Series @ 24mm: Purissima Creekbed

2016-04-26 Sony G Master 24-70mm f/2.8 GM Aperture Series @ 24mm: Mossy Maples, Stately Redwoods

2016-04-26 Sony G Master 24-70mm f/2.8 GM Aperture Series @ 24mm: Redwoods Reaching for the Sun

2016-04-26 Sony G Master 24-70mm f/2.8 GM Distortion Examples, Uncorrected vs Corrected

2016-04-24 Sony A7R II + Sony 85mm f/1.4 GM Aperture Series: Running Creek

2016-04-24 Sony A7R II + Sony 85mm f/1.4 GM Autofocus at Moderate Outdoor Distance

2016-04-22 Sony 85mm f/1.4 GM: Ergonomics

2016-04-17 Sony G Master 85mm f/1.4 Focus Accuracy on Sony A7R II with Firmware 3.1

2016-04-16 Sony G Master 85mm f/1.4 Aperture Series: Understanding Behavior, Particularly Focus Shift

2016-04-15 Shootout at Close Range: Sony G Master 85mm f/1.4 vs Zeiss Batis 85mm f/1.8 Sonnar (Dolls, Sony A7R II) UPDATED

2016-04-15 REVIEWED: Sony G Master 24-70mm f/2.8 GM at 24mm, 35mm, 50mm, 70mm

2016-04-14 Sony G Master 85mm f/1.4 Aperture Series: Tower at Night

2016-04-14 Sony G Master 85mm f/1.4 Aperture Series: Backlit Palms at Dusk

2016-04-14 Sony G Master 85mm f/1.4 Aperture Series: Yellow Bike at Night

2016-04-14 Sony G Master 85mm f/1.4 Aperture Series: Mosaic

2016-04-13 Sony G Master 85mm f/1.4 Focus Accuracy

2016-04-12 Sony G Master 24-70mm f/2.8 GM Aperture Series: Backlit Mountain Bike

2016-04-09 Sony G Master 85mm f/1.4 Scratchy/Noisy Focus with Internal Wear

2016-03-31 Sony FE 70-300mm f/4.5-56 G OSS

2016-03-31 Sony FE 50mm f/1.8

2016-02-03 Sony FE 24-70mm f/2.8 GM

2016-02-03 Sony FE 70-200mm f/2.8 GM OSS

2016-02-03 Sony FE 85mm f/1.4 GM

2015

2015-08-24 Two Sony 90mm f/2.8 Macro G OSS Aperture Series: Yellow Flowers + Tiny Leaf on Wet Rocks (Sony A7R II)

2015-08-23 Sony FE 35mm f/1.4 Distagon OSS ZA Aperture Series: Triangle-Shaped erratic on Dana Lake Moraine (Sony A7R II)

2015-08-23 Sony FE 16-35mm f/4 ZA OSS Vario-Tessar Aperture Series: Dana Lake, Wide View (Sony A7R II)

2015-08-09 Sony 90mm f/2.8: Bad Sample (NOW WITH EXAMPLES)

2015-08-06 Sony A7R II: In-Depth ISO series in Color and Grayscale, with RGB images, R/G/B and Grayscale Channels

2015-08-06 Sony A7R II: First Look with the Sony 90mm f/2.8 Macro G OSS

2015-06-30 In Stock: Canon EF 100-400mm f/4-5.6L II IS and Sony FE 90mm f/2.8, Fujifilm X-T10

2015-06-14 Sony FE 28mm f/2 Aperture Series: Drainage Above Saddlebag Lake (Sony A7R)

2015-06-14 Two Sony FE 28mm f/2 Aperture Series: 'Waterfall View of Mt Conness Sub-Peak' and 'Snowstorm Rolls in Over Saddlebag Lake' (Sony A7R)

2015-06-13 Sony FE 28mm f/2 Aperture Series: Gnarled Stump in Snowstorm, Hoover Wilderness (Sony A7R)

2015-06-04 Snowstorm in the Hoover Wilderness (with Zeiss Batis, Sony 28/2)

2015-05-26 Sony FE 28mm f/2 Aperture Series: Knobby Boulder in Creek (Sony A7R)

2015-05-26 Sony FE 28mm f/2: Strong Distortion and How Correcting it Damages Sharpness

2015-05-19 Sony FE 28mm f/2: Assessing Focus Shift and Color Correction and Sharpness at Close Range (Dolls, Sony A7R)

2015-04-11 Sony FE 35mm f/1.4 Distagon: Assessing Focus Shift and Color Correction (Dolls, Sony A7R)

2014

2014-12-28 Sony A7 II and Sony 55/1.8: Image Stabilization in Less Ideal Shooting Positions

2014-12-27 Sony A7 II and Sony 55/1.8: Assesssing Image Stabilization at 1/15 and 1/20 second, and 1/5 + 1/6 second

2014-12-22 Sony FE 16-35mm f/4 OSS @ 24mm: Aperture Series, Mosaic

2014-12-03 Sony FE 16-35mm f/4 OSS @ 16mm: Aperture Series, Mosaic

2014-12-01 Head to Head: Sony FE 16-35/4 vs Sony FE 35/2.8 Sonnar

2014-11-30 Sony FE 16-35mm f/4: Aperture Series at 35mm Pumpkin + Mitigating Focus Shift

2014-11-29 Sony FE 16-35mm f/4: Aperture Series at 34mm, Persimmon Cluster

2014-11-29 Sony FE 16-35mm f/4: Distortion at 16mm, 20/21mm, 24mm, 28mm, 35mm

2014-11-28 Sony FE 16-35mm f/4: Aperture Series at 17mm, Persimmon Wagon

2014-11-28 Sony FE 16-35mm f/4 ZA OSS Vario-Tessar: Bokeh Series, In-Focus and Defocused

2014-11-28 Sony FE 16-35mm f/4 ZA OSS Vario-Tessar: Aperture Series at 35mm, Yellow Blue Bike, Close Range

2014-11-26 Sony FE 16-35mm f/4 ZA OSS Vario-Tessar: Aperture Series, Yellow Blue Bike

2014-11-25 Sony Image Stabilization and the Sony FE 16-35mm f/4 ZA OSS Vario-Tessar

2014-11-14 Sony 16-35mm f/4 for A7 Cameras

2014-11-12 Items Coming for Review: Sony 16-35, Schneider PC-TS 28/4.5 HM ASPH

2014-11-03 Shootout: Zeiss Loxia 35/2 Biogon vs Sony/Zeiss FE 35/2.8 Sonnar (Log Cabin Mine, Sony A7R)

2014-02-16 Sony FE 24-70mm f/4 OSS Vario-Tessar: Aperture Series at 43mm, 70mm + Distortion and Color Fringing at 43mm, 70mm

2014-02-13 Sony FE 70-200mm f/4G OSS Now Available for Pre-Order

2014-02-10 Sony FE 24-70mm f/4 OSS Vario-Tessar: Distortion and Color Fringing at 24mm

2014-02-10 Sony FE 24-70mm f/4 OSS Vario-Tessar Aperture Series @ 24mm (Moots Vamoots RSL)

2014-02-09 Sony FE 24-70mm f/4 OSS Vario-Tessar Aperture Series @ 70mm (Pots and Plants)

2014-02-09 Sony FE 24-70mm f/4 OSS Vario-Tessar Aperture Series @ 38mm (Wet Deck Furniture)

2014-02-07 Sony FE 24-70mm f/4 OSS Vario-Tessar In Hand for Testing

2013

2013-12-28 Sony FE 55mm f/1.8 Sonnar on A7R: Creekside Forest, Aperture Series

2013-12-24 Sony FE 55mm f/1.8 Sonnar on A7R: Green Mossy Boulder Cataract, Aperture Series

2013-12-23 Sony FE 55mm f/1.8 Sonnar on A7R: Aperture Series “Water Worn Boulders”

2013-12-22 Sony FE 55mm f/1.8 Sonnar on A7R: Aperture Series “Sedge and Creek Reflections ”

2013-12-21 Sony FE 55mm f/1.8 Sonnar on A7R: Grass Island Aperture Series

2013-12-21 Sony FE 55mm f/1.8 Sonnar on A7R: Colorful Leaves Aperture Series

2013-12-21 Sony FE 55mm f/1.8 Sonnar on A7R: Aperture Series “Creek Meanders Through Boulders”

2013-12-20 Sony FE 55mm f/1.8 Sonnar on Sony A7R Aperture Series (Red Barn) and Shutter Vibration at 55mm

2013-12-19 Sony FE 55mm f/1.8 Sonnar Arrived

2013-12-17 Sony FE 55mm f/1.8 Sonnar IN STOCK

2013-12-16 Sony FE 35/2.8 Sonnar on A7R: Aperture Series (Santa Claus)

2013-12-16 Sony 35/2.8 on A7R: Aperture Series (Red Barn)

2013-05-22 Compared: Zeiss Touit 32mm f/1.8 Planar vs Sony 35mm f/1.8 OSS on Sony NEX-7

2012

2012-01-31 Sony NEX-5N Color Shading With Leica M Lenses (and Sony 24/1.8)

2012-01-30 Sony NEX-7 + Sony 24mm f/1.8 Sonnar — “Bad Sample” Documented

2012-01-30 Reader Comment: B+W XS-Pro Filters Don’t Fit Sony 24/1.8

2012-01-23 Sony NEX-7 Color Shading & Vignetting vs Sony 24mm f/1.8 Sonnar

2012-01-21 Sony NEX-7 + Sony 24mm f/1.8 Sonnar Examples — Close Range

2012-01-20 Sony NEX-7 + Sony/Zeiss 24mm f/1.8 Sonnar Aperture Series (Pencils)

2012-01-20 Sony NEX-7 + Sony/Zeiss 24mm f/1.8 Sonnar Aperture Series (Blanket)

2012-01-17 Sony NEX (Zeiss) 24mm f/1.8 Sonnar on NEX-7 — Tested

2012-01-17 Sony NEX (Zeiss) 24mm f/1.8 Sonnar Initial Experience

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