Lens Reviews

Sony 70-400mm f4-5.6G SSM II at Dxo

We close this mini Dxomark trilogy with their take on the Sony 70-400mm f4-5.6G SSM II, an Alpha SLR lens.

Sony 500mm f4G SSM at Dxomark

From a compact prime we go to a giant prime, the Sony 500mm f4G SSM SLR lens which challenged the Dxomark testing process enough that they had to use their new Seattle-dpreview lab in order to get it done. This is their report.

Rokinon 35mm f1.4 umc at SAL

Oppa Samyang style, but Rokinon style too, as the Rokinon 35mm f1.4 umc prime lens gets reviewed at Sony Alpha Lab. We will let you guess which mount it was tested on :)

Sony 55-300mm f4.5-5.6 DT SAM at PC

Back to the land of affordable lenses we go with a new review of the Sony 55-300mm f4.5-5.6 DT SAM at Photographic Central Mount World.

Samyang 85mm f1.4 at SAL

Oppa Samyang style! A new Samyang lens review is out, it is of the 85mm f1.4 of the Sony Alpha SLR variety at Sony Alpha Labs.

Sony 18-135mm f3.5-5.6 SAM at PC

Yeah! A new lens review! It is the Sony Alpha 18-135mm f3.5-5.6 SAM SLR lens at Photographic Central World.

Sony 18-135mm DT at PR

Alpha time now with a review of the Sony 18-135mm DT lens at Photo Review. This is a recently released Alpha DSLR lens, f3.5-5.6, SAM.

Sony 135mm f2.8 at Photozone.de

Photozone.de revisits the Sony 135mm f2.8 lens with a 35mm full frame review of the lens as their original review was way back when Sony did not have a 35mmFF DSLR.

Minolta 100-300mm f4.5-5.6 APO D at PC

Minolta time now with a review of the Minolta 100-300mm f4.5-5.6 APO D at Photographic Central.

Sony 50mm f1.8 SAM DT at P.Blog

Prime time is not just popular with TV, it is also popular with photographers ;-) A new review of the Sony 50mm f1.8 SAM DT prime is out at Photography Blog.

Sony 16-50mm f2.8 DT at P.Blog

Back to the f2.8 zooms we go with a review of the Sony 16-50mm f2.8 DT at Photography Blog. As the DT suggests, this is an "APS-C lens".

Sony 85mm f2.8 SAM at PC

Alpha time now with a review of the Sony Alpha 85mm f2.8 SAM lens at Photographic Central.

Sony 16-50mm f2.8 DT at Photozone

Photozone is back with a new review, this time they take a look at the Sony 16-50mm f2.8 DT lens for the Alpha mount (or adapter-mounted on NEXxies)

Zeiss 16-35mm f2.8 (ZA) at SLR Lens Review

Sony-Zeiss time now with a review of the Sony Zeiss 16-35mm f2.8 Vario-Sonnar T* ZA lens at SLR Lens Review.

Zeiss 24-70mm f2.8 T* (ZA) at SLR Lens Review

Zeiss SLR lens time now with a review of the Zeiss 24-70mm f2.8 T* Vario-Sonnar (ZA) at SLR Lens Review.

Zeiss 24mm f2 ZA SSM T* at PCA

Photo Club Alpha has reviewed the Zeiss 24mm f2 ZA SSM T* Alpha-mount SLR lens! I can see superlatives from my house!

Sony 35mm f1.8 SAM gets Dxomark'ed

Dxomark time now, and they are putting the Sony 35mm f1.8 SAM DT through the paces! Find out what they found out.

Sony 35mm f1.8 SAM gets Dxomark'ed

It is lens Dxomark time, and this time the subject of the testing is the Sony 35mm f1.8 SAM DT, a lens for APS-C dSLRs.

Sony 16-50mm f2.8 DT SSM at Photo Review

F2.8 zoom review time now with a review of the Sony Alpha 16-50mm f2.8 DT SSM lens at Photo Review which includes Imatest findings.

Tamron 18-270mm Di-II (non-VC Alpha) at PCA

Superzoom time but with restrictions! Photo Club Alpha checks out the Alpha version of the Tamron 18-270mm Di-II lens. Because Alpha DSLRs include sensor-shift stabilization, Tamron did not include optical stabilization (VC) in the Alpha version of the lens, turning what would have been a double advantage into a disadvantage.