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A-mount Lenses: Sony offers three new 2013 models

By Tom Bonner | Published: March 8, 2013

Sony continues to expand and refine the Alpha A-mount lens line-up. Three new A-mount lens will be introduced in 2013. Two are refined upgrades of existing lenses, while a new Carl Zeiss 50mm f/1.4 prime makes an appearance.

Posted in A-Mount, Lenses | Also tagged A-mount, Alphatracks, Carl Zeiss Lens, digital camera, G-series Lens, Photography, Sony Alpha, Sony Alpha dSLR, Tom Bonner | Leave a comment

Using Minolta Lenses on the Sony Alpha

By Tom Bonner | Published: August 10, 2010

Fortunately, figuring which Minolta lens are compatible with the Sony Alpha is fairly straight forward, but there is a lot of confusion and misinformation about.

Posted in A-Mount, Lenses, Rokkor Lenses, Sony DSLR | Also tagged Alphatracks, Lenses, Minolta, Rokkor, Sony Alpha, Tom Bonner | 13 Responses

Scoping out the Sony E-Mount Lenses

By Tom Bonner | Published: May 17, 2010

Sony will launch the NEX camera line with three available lenses. Which lenses should you choose?

Posted in E-Mount, Lenses, Nex3, Nex5 | Also tagged Alphatracks, digital camera, E-Mount, EVF, Nex-3, Photography, Tom Bonner | 11 Responses

Bar Camp Charlotte; a Rokkor prime lens comes out of retirement

By Tom Bonner | Published: October 27, 2009

Bar Camp Charlotte returned to Area 15 in Charlotte’s NoDa district last weekend. Last January I wrote about my experiences shooting the first Charlotte Bar Camp with a M42 telephoto lens. This time around, I hauled along a wide selection of lenses, including the 70-210mm Minolta “Beer Can,”  the Minolta 50mm f/1.7 prime lens, 16mm […]

Posted in DSLR, Lenses, Rokkor Lenses | Also tagged Minolta, Rokkor, Sony Alpha | 6 Responses

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