Calling all Sony Alpha users!

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leaky5 said:
I am just waiting for delivery of one of the 100-200's, paid £45 for it and a metal bodied 35-105. These give very good results as well, some of the optics are shared with the 70-210 beercan. The good thing is everybody wants the 70-210, so the others are usually cheaper.
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The 100-200 and 35-105 have just turned up and they are in great physical shape, will have to wait until I get home to test them fully.

I also have a 70-210 beercan which is currently up on Ebay, if I get the chance over the weekend I will take identical shoots with all 3 at 100 and the 100-200 & 70-210 at 200 and post the results to see if there is much difference.
 
leaky5 said:
Yep, this one is much better on the outside and completely clear on the inside to.
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Okies.
I've got fixed up now or else I would have had it off you....I lost out with the last one (just as well going by the above description! :lol::lol::lol:;))

Good luck in the sale
:thumbs:
 
Smiffy said:
Okies.
I've got fixed up now or else I would have had it off you....I lost out with the last one (just as well going by the above description! :lol::lol::lol:;))

Good luck in the sale
:thumbs:
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Honest guv there was nothing wrong with it !!!! Optically and mechanically it was fine, just a few scratches and the rubber was a bit faded, the new one is one of the best I have seen, just a few marks were the hood reverses.

Unlike one of the other 'beercans !!!!!!' on there at the moment:thumbsdown:
 
leaky5 said:
Honest guv there was nothing wrong with it !!!! Optically and mechanically it was fine, just a few scratches and the rubber was a bit faded, the new one is one of the best I have seen, just a few marks were the hood reverses.

Unlike one of the other 'beercans !!!!!!' on there at the moment:thumbsdown:
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I've bought mine from a long standing member on the Dyxum website. He sent me three high res piccies of it the other night and other than a tiny little mark on the plastic aperture window (which I doubt I would have noticed unless he pointed it out to me) it's like new.
Complete with both end caps and the hood.
Looking forward to seeing how it performs
Rob
 
I had a little play with my metal bodied 35-105mm last night, very good but the AF minimum distance is a bit oo err..1.5ft.
But yea nice lens, I got a good close up of a Chicken Kiev (:shrug:)
A beercan would be nice but I've only got £50 to spend
 
Well my two new lenses arrived today, and I've been out in the garden and had a quick test with them.
The Beercan is in fantastic condition and a couple of hand held test shots show it to be everything I was hoping it to be.
Pin sharp, even at f4 in low light and I can't wait to try it out in earnest on the tripod with something decent to capture.

But it's the 35-70mm f4 that has absolutely amazed me!!

Bear in mind I picked this up for £25.00 (less if you take the postage into account) and was included in the deal as an extra. I didn't know anything about it until the guy said he would include it in his original deal.
I hate to say it, but my initial impressions are that this is even better than the Sigma 17-70 I have just purchased.
It's not quite as quick as the Sigma to lock focus, but when it has the results are soooo sharp it's unbelievable.
Unless I know I will be shooting group shots indoors, this is going to be the lens that stays firmly attached to the camera I think.
It really is that good.
Rob
 
stan the man said:
***THIS THREAD IS WORTHLESS WITHOUT PICS***

:D
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You don't really want to see the crap pics I took do you?
They were of "nothing"...just testing the lenses out Stan.
I'd rather wait until I get something decent for you to look at mate.
But trust me......that Minolta 35-70mm gives the Sigma that you and I rate so highly a real run for it's money mate.
 
Smiffy said:
You don't really want to see the crap pics I took do you?
They were of "nothing"...just testing the lenses out Stan.
I'd rather wait until I get something decent for you to look at mate.
But trust me......that Minolta 35-70mm gives the Sigma that you and I rate so highly a real run for it's money mate.
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[TANTRUM MODE ON]i wanna see pics...[TANTRUM MODE OFF] :lol:

sounds like you've had a bargain there mate :thumbs:
 
stan the man said:
[TANTRUM MODE ON]i wanna see pics...[TANTRUM MODE OFF] :lol:

sounds like you've had a bargain there mate :thumbs:
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Early days I know Stan, but I consider it to be the best £150.00 I've spent on the hobby to date.
I'll try to take some decent piccies over the week-end and post 'em up but time could be a bit short 'cos I'm working tomorrow.
 
Smiffy said:
Well my two new lenses arrived today, and I've been out in the garden and had a quick test with them.
The Beercan is in fantastic condition and a couple of hand held test shots show it to be everything I was hoping it to be.
Pin sharp, even at f4 in low light and I can't wait to try it out in earnest on the tripod with something decent to capture.

But it's the 35-70mm f4 that has absolutely amazed me!!

Bear in mind I picked this up for £25.00 (less if you take the postage into account) and was included in the deal as an extra. I didn't know anything about it until the guy said he would include it in his original deal.
I hate to say it, but my initial impressions are that this is even better than the Sigma 17-70 I have just purchased.
It's not quite as quick as the Sigma to lock focus, but when it has the results are soooo sharp it's unbelievable.
Unless I know I will be shooting group shots indoors, this is going to be the lens that stays firmly attached to the camera I think.
It really is that good.
Rob
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Yo.
Congrats mate, sounds like you had the bargain of the century!!!
Looking forward to some sample pics!!
 
I am looking for a Sony fit TC. Dyxum shows various ones including a 1.7x. I can only seem to find new 1.4x and 2x ones.
The lens I want to use it on is an f4.5 and according to Dyxum you can only use up to 1.7x on this.
Does anyone know if this is a hard and fast rule ? i.e. is might the 2x work ?
 
leaky5 said:
I am looking for a Sony fit TC. Dyxum shows various ones including a 1.7x. I can only seem to find new 1.4x and 2x ones.
The lens I want to use it on is an f4.5 and according to Dyxum you can only use up to 1.7x on this.
Does anyone know if this is a hard and fast rule ? i.e. is might the 2x work ?
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don't quote me,but....

i don't think it will autofocus over F/5.6 although you could probably manual focus with the 2X T/C.
 
Just for info I am selling a few Sony related bits of kit over on AVforums , might be worth a look.
 
Quite a few members on here are members Stan even some on the dedicated Sony Alpha thread ;)
 
Hammerhead64 said:
Thought I'd add my name to the list. A100 owner with a growing amount of kit but still lacking the knowledge to use it well.:(
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I thought you've sold your phony sony.....You're part of our Nikon club now buddy! Welcome to the dark side.....:lol:
 
I'm not going to get a chance to take some "proper" pics tomorrow as I'm out on the bike, so I took a few snaps whilst cleaning it.
First three are with the 35-70, last one is with the Beercan.
Apologies for the poor subject matter but it's all I could find at short notice!!
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Colin wanted to watch.....

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Told you they were exciting!!

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stan the man said:
hey smiffy...i see you're the proud owner of the "CD rack" AKA the ZZR1400,and it's in the fastest colour..blue:lol:
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Knob
:bat:;)


(Best bike I've ever owned...and the fastest :woot:)
 
leaky5 said:
The 100-200 and 35-105 have just turned up and they are in great physical shape, will have to wait until I get home to test them fully.

I also have a 70-210 beercan which is currently up on Ebay, if I get the chance over the weekend I will take identical shoots with all 3 at 100 and the 100-200 & 70-210 at 200 and post the results to see if there is much difference.
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Had a quick go with all 3. All taken at 1/2500 and f7.1, ISO 800, I forgot to reset it.

First are at 100mm, in this order 35-105, 100-200 & 70-210







Then crops of the above in the same order









Next, 100-200 & 70-210 at 200mm






Again crops of the above.



 
decent macro lens for alpha100 ( not expensive ) if there is such a thing:thinking: cheers mark
 
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