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2014-04-30 Sony A6000 Comments

2013-10-25 Voigtlander VM-E Close Focus Lens Adapter with Close Focus for Sony A7/A7R/NEX E-Mount

2013-10-24 Instant Savings of 20% on Zeiss Touit For Sony NEX or Fujifilm X

2013-10-13 Sony Full-Frame NEX A7r: Rangefinder Lenses, Telecentric Design

2013-10-13 Reader Comments: Sony RX1R

2013-10-12 This Week’s Camera News

2013-10-10 Sony NEX A7 and A7r: 24 and 36 Megapixels on Full Frame?

2013-09-28 Reader Comments on Ricoh GR and More

2013-09-15 Thoughts on a Full-Frame Sony NEX

2013-08-10 Nikon’s Camera Sales for Q1, 2013

2013-08-10 New Features for Finding Stuff at diglloyd.com

2013-08-01 Camera Production Figures (CIPA)

2013-07-31 Is the Full Frame DSLR the New Medium Format? What do DSLRs Lack?

2013-07-30 WSJ: “The Point-and-Shoot Camera Faces Its Existential Moment”

2013-06-04 Zeiss Touit Lenses Starting to Ship

2013-05-31 Zeiss Touit 12mm f/2.8 Distagon: Aperture Series Sharpness, Bokeh (Picnic Table, Sony NEX-7)

2013-05-28 Zeiss Touit 12mm f/2.8 Distagon: Field Curvature

2013-05-28 Zeiss Touit 12mm f/2.8 Distagon: Examples (Alpine Creek, Sony NEX-7)

2013-05-28 Wide Angles in the Creek (Sony NEX-7, Touit 12mm f/2.8 Distagon)

2013-05-22 Zeiss Touit 32mm f/1.8 Planar: Aperture Series At Close Range (Sunflowers, Sony NEX-7)

2013-05-22 Zeiss Touit 32mm f/1.8 Planar: Aperture Series (Sunflowers, Sony NEX-7)

2013-05-19 Zeiss Touit 32mm f/1.8 Planar: Evening on the High Line in NYC

2013-05-18 Zeiss Touit 32mm f/1.8 Planar: MTF and Distortion and Vignetting Charts (for Sony NEX + Fuji X)

2013-05-18 Zeiss Touit 12mm f/2.8 Distagon: Examples, Evening Architecture

2013-05-17 Zeiss Touit 12mm f/2.8 Distagon: MTF and Distortion and Vignetting Charts (for Sony NEX + Fuji X)

2013-05-17 Zeiss Touit 12mm f/2.8 Distagon: Examples in New York City, Part 2

2013-05-17 Zeiss Touit 12mm f/2.8 Distagon: Examples in New York City, Part 1

2013-05-16 Zeiss Touit 32mm f/1.8 Planar: Portraiture in NYC

2013-05-16 Zeiss Touit 32mm f/1.8 Planar: Bokeh (Glassware)

2013-05-16 Zeiss Touit 12mm f/2.8 Distagon: Portraiture with an Ultra Wide Angle

Comparisons across format.

Can smaller sensor cameras compete with larger ones on any basis?.

  1. Shootout: Sony NEX-7 vs Nikon D7100 (Blue Doll, Pellegrino)

Sony NEX-7 and NEX-5N

24 or 16 megapixels in a compact body with APS-C sensor..

  1. Introduction
  2. Ergonomics
  3. Usability Issue — Unwanted ISO Changes
  4. Usability Issue — Focus By Wire Hysteresis
  5. Usability Issue — Unwanted Video Recording 📹
  6. Features
  7. Perspective (Quality, Usability, Ergonomics)
  8. NEX-7 Contrast Bug
  9. Examples (Portraits)
  10. Examples (Capturing the Moment)
  11. Examples (Capturing the Moment Foggy)
  12. Examples (Russian Ridge Fog/Sunset)
  13. Examples (Zeiss ZM 25/2.8 Biogon)
  14. Examples (Zeiss ZM 35/2 Biogon)
  15. Zeiss ZM 35/2 Aperture Series (Radio Towers)
  16. Aperture Series: Leica 35mm f/1.4 Summilux-M ASPH on Sony NEX-7 (Tile Rooftops)
  17. Color Balance Varies By Aperture
  18. Diffraction
  19. Using Focus Assist
  20. Programming for MF Assist
  21. Lens Selection and Recommendations
  22. Ray Angle, Color Shift, Sharpness
  23. Table of Ray Angles for Zeiss ZM Lenses
  24. Color Shading on NEX-7 with M-mount Lenses
  25. Color Shading on NEX-5N with M-mount Lenses
  26. Avoiding Subtle Damage to the NEX Lens Mount
  27. Lens Adapter Skew
  28. Noise
  29. Noise at ISO 100 - Geese
  30. Noise at ISO 100 - Seagull
  31. Noise at ISO 100 - Downsampled to 12MP
  32. Noise at ISO 200 - Portrait
  33. Noise at ISO 200 - Duck
  34. Noise Reduction by Downsampling
  35. Reader Comments

Sony Alpha A6000

Value camera: 24 megapixel APS-C sensor with EVF and vibration-free shutter..

  1. Introduction to Sony Alpha A6000
  2. Noise at ISO 100 (Pellegrino)
  3. Aperture Series: Lincoln Stamp
  4. Aperture Series: Old Coins 1:5
  5. Aperture Series: Pellegrino Bottles

50mm f/2 Makro-Planar

Versatility in a “normal” lens and macro too!.

  1. Performance on 56-megapixel DSLR Pixel Density + MTF (Nikon D7100 + Sony NEX-7, Blue Doll)

Ray angle and Color Shading With M Lenses

Off-center color casts, off-center sharpness..

  1. Color Shading for M-Mount lenses on Sony NEX-7
  2. Color Shading for M-Mount lenses on Sony NEX-5N
  3. Color Shift When Stopping Down (Sony NEX-7)

Leica 28mm f/2 Summicron-M ASPH (pre-2016)

Leica’s widest lens utilizing built-in frame lines..

  1. Examples: Leica 28/2 (Beach, NEX-7)

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

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

  1. Aperture Series: 35/1.4 — Tile Rooftops Aerial (NEX7)

Leica 50mm f/1.4 Summilux-M ASPH

Leica’s superlative normal lens..

  1. Examples: 50/1.4 Summilux-M (NEX-7, Portraits)

Zeiss ZM 25mm f/2.8 Biogon

Compact wide angle with brilliant contrast..

  1. Examples: Zeiss 25/2.8 Biogon (Forest, NEX-7)

Zeiss ZM 28mm f/2.8 C-Biogon

Compact wide angle..

  1. Examples: Zeiss 28mm f/2.8 C-Biogon (Beach, NEX-7)

Zeiss ZM 35mm f/2 Biogon

All around razor sharp performer..

  1. Examples: Zeiss ZM 35/2 Forest (NEX-7)

Voigtlander Nokton 35mm f/1.2 II ASPH

Fastest 35mm lens for Leica M, great ergonomics..

  1. Voigtlander Nokton 35/1.2 II Examples (Landscape, NEX-7)

ALLVIEW Cameras

ARCHIVAL MATERIAL. Terrific backup bodies or even primary body for M-mount lenses..

  1. The Sony NEX-7
  2. The Sony NEX-5N


Blog posts, reverse chronological

2014

2014-04-30 Sony A6000 Comments

2013

2013-10-25 Voigtlander VM-E Close Focus Lens Adapter with Close Focus for Sony A7/A7R/NEX E-Mount

2013-10-24 Instant Savings of 20% on Zeiss Touit For Sony NEX or Fujifilm X

2013-10-13 Sony Full-Frame NEX A7r: Rangefinder Lenses, Telecentric Design

2013-10-13 Reader Comments: Sony RX1R

2013-10-12 This Week’s Camera News

2013-10-10 Sony NEX A7 and A7r: 24 and 36 Megapixels on Full Frame?

2013-09-28 Reader Comments on Ricoh GR and More

2013-09-15 Thoughts on a Full-Frame Sony NEX

2013-08-10 Nikon’s Camera Sales for Q1, 2013

2013-08-10 New Features for Finding Stuff at diglloyd.com

2013-08-01 Camera Production Figures (CIPA)

2013-07-31 Is the Full Frame DSLR the New Medium Format? What do DSLRs Lack?

2013-07-30 WSJ: “The Point-and-Shoot Camera Faces Its Existential Moment”

2013-06-04 Zeiss Touit Lenses Starting to Ship

2013-05-31 Zeiss Touit 12mm f/2.8 Distagon: Aperture Series Sharpness, Bokeh (Picnic Table, Sony NEX-7)

2013-05-28 Zeiss Touit 12mm f/2.8 Distagon: Field Curvature

2013-05-28 Zeiss Touit 12mm f/2.8 Distagon: Examples (Alpine Creek, Sony NEX-7)

2013-05-28 Wide Angles in the Creek (Sony NEX-7, Touit 12mm f/2.8 Distagon)

2013-05-22 Zeiss Touit 32mm f/1.8 Planar: Aperture Series At Close Range (Sunflowers, Sony NEX-7)

2013-05-22 Zeiss Touit 32mm f/1.8 Planar: Aperture Series (Sunflowers, Sony NEX-7)

2013-05-19 Zeiss Touit 32mm f/1.8 Planar: Evening on the High Line in NYC

2013-05-18 Zeiss Touit 32mm f/1.8 Planar: MTF and Distortion and Vignetting Charts (for Sony NEX + Fuji X)

2013-05-18 Zeiss Touit 12mm f/2.8 Distagon: Examples, Evening Architecture

2013-05-17 Zeiss Touit 12mm f/2.8 Distagon: MTF and Distortion and Vignetting Charts (for Sony NEX + Fuji X)

2013-05-17 Zeiss Touit 12mm f/2.8 Distagon: Examples in New York City, Part 2

2013-05-17 Zeiss Touit 12mm f/2.8 Distagon: Examples in New York City, Part 1

2013-05-16 Zeiss Touit 32mm f/1.8 Planar: Portraiture in NYC

2013-05-16 Zeiss Touit 32mm f/1.8 Planar: Bokeh (Glassware)

2013-05-16 Zeiss Touit 12mm f/2.8 Distagon: Portraiture with an Ultra Wide Angle

2013-05-12 Oversampling: What Would 56 Megapixels Look Like from a Sony NEX-7 Sensor?

2013-05-11 Zeiss Touit 32mm f/1.8 Planar: Examples

2013-05-11 Zeiss Touit 32mm f/1.8 Planar: Correcting Distortion in Adobe Camera Raw

2013-05-10 Zeiss Touit 32mm f/1.8 Planar: Distortion Correction in JPEG, vs RAW

2013-05-10 Zeiss Touit 12mm f/2.8 Distagon: More Examples Added

2013-05-10 Zeiss Touit 12mm f/2.8 Distagon: First Batch of Examples (Sony NEX-7)

2013-05-10 Zeiss Touit 12mm f/2.8 Distagon: Distortion Correction in JPEG, vs RAW

2013-05-09 Zeiss Touit Lenses: the Birds Roost

2013-05-09 Zeiss Touit Lenses to Arrive Friday

2013-05-09 Zeiss Touit 32mm f/1.8 Planar: First Look with Full Aperture Series at 1:20 (Sony NEX-7)

2013-05-04 Zeiss Touit Autofocus Lenses for Sony NEX or Fuji X Now Available for Pre-Order at B&H

2013-05-04 Lens Corrections for Native Lenses on Sony NEX and Fuji X

2013-05-03 24 Megapixel APS-C Shootout: Sony NEX-7 vs Nikon D7100 (with Zeiss 50/2 Makro-Planar)

2013-05-01 Zeiss Touit 32mm f/1.8 Planar — Autofocus Normal Lens for Sony NEX or Fuji X

2013-05-01 Zeiss Touit 12mm f/2.8 Distagon — Autofocus Ultra Wide Angle for Sony NEX or Fuji X

2013-04-30 Zeiss Touit 12mm f/2.8 Distagon and 32mm f/1.8 Planar

2013-04-29 Sony NEX-7 with Zeiss Touit 12/2.8 and 32/1.8

2013-04-29 Mounting the Sony NEX-7 to a ballhead (tripod)

2013-03-07 Zeiss Lenses for Sony NEX and Fuji X

2013-02-09 A Reader Dislikes Sony NEX-6

2013-01-31 Sony NEX-6 + Metabones SpeedBooster — Three Lenses Compared at 35mm

2013-01-30 Sony NEX-6 + Metabones SpeedBooster — Canon 135mm f/2L

2013-01-29 Sony NEX-6 + Metabones SpeedBooster — Lens Survey (Canon EF and Zeiss ZE)

2013-01-29 Sony NEX-6 + Metabones SpeedBooster — Eight Lenses Compared at 50mm

2012

2012-02-20 Leica 35mm f/1.4 Summilux-M ASPH FLE Aperture Series on Sony NEX-7

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