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"which omits the 'bits-in-a-box' distribution method in favor of faster access to software updates through a monthly subscription"
I think its clear for all, it omits normal software distribution...

Seems a little excessive, normally theft isn't punished that highly where I live... but theft is theft. Profiting from someone else's creation, especially looking at the collector part, is...

I bought the 7 with only the 24 as I felt all other lenses at that time fell short. This zoom looks to be the lens that should have come out with the 7, if I need something more than f4 I'd want to...

- Carl Zeiss T* (same coating as lens) - Hoya HD (extra hardened) - B+W multi coated nano's Bit old but still a good indicator: http://www.lenstip.com/113.1-article-UV_filters_test.html Or no...

You are ok with a 2.8 zoom lens (1 stop better), but the body needs to be 2 stop better? I'm not sure I get your reasoning here. You get the extra shutter speed with the OSS (assume about 3 stops,...

Very nice set, great photographer as well, I think he could make the pancake look nice :)

I prefer primes for maximum aperture, but yes, if they would have managed 2.8 in that package size (or a little bigger) it would have been sweet.
Big question of course... is either the Zeiss of G...

Hmmm, I was waiting since nex-7 intro for a G or Zeiss standard zoom for my wife as she now only has the 24/1.8 . Now the question is which one to get, 2mm on the short end or 35 on the long...

Doesn't need to be a self portrait does it? You could have your baby crawling on your desk at work :)

That looks like an early prototype of the rumored sensor on a lens from Sony on SAR

I would normally end up in between, as I like it a bit vivid. But #2 is way too much for me, I really do like the first one, it works well. Nice shot btw.

Placed 12^th in the challenge. Woodworker creating buddhist art in Sri Lanka

On the composition and why the B/W images look better below, in most cases a car needs more space in front of it than behind it (also many other subjects, but cars more strongly), this helps to...

I use a Tamrac velocity 7x for full day hikes, contains an a77, 16-50/2.8, 35/1.8, minolta 50/1.7, HVL-58 Flash to the side, wallet, 3 sets of a77 batteries plus a 1l water bottle to the other...

50 is an easier lens design, 24's have always been more expensive. And part of the price of the 24 is for the brand on the lens, don't enjoy it any less due to that, at the time it was the only...

The value of your time being wasted in the west is highly overrated, look at the valuable contributions we bring in our spare time that would be wasted (here I am on DPReview...).
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Thanks for the tip on Adorama, here the hood is way overpriced and I never replaced it. I had the same thing happen, my hoya HD UV took a good hit to the front (I fell of a slippery tree across...

Are you serious? assuming you are, this camera has a fixed 24mm Zeiss lens, it is not an interchangeable lens system

Are you serious? assuming you are, this camera has a fixed 35mm Zeiss lens, it is not an interchangeable lens system

One more idea, press the filter ring against some ice (for me the inside of my freezer), not too long only the filter should shrink, not the lensthread. The filter should shrink just a tiny bit,...