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It depends.  At best anything is a general guideline and not a hard and fast rule.  Another big factor is OSS, which can help with handheld shake, but does nothing for subject movement blur.  I...

Yes

Interesting.  http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=7LrcPFIg6oY&t=0m16s

What do you mean fake shutter sound?

Your statement above about OSS, that's correct.This reply is wrong however.  F2 is F2, doesn't matter if you're passing it through a translucent mirror or not.  The statement above is simply saying...

"handheld" implies blur introduced by handheld shake, which you are excluding from this particular test because you are not changing shutter speed. The slower the shutter speed, the greater the...

The shot taken with the lowest ISO will have the least amount of grain.With that said, if you are taking all of these at 1/50s, then how steady your hands are can play a factor.  The SELP1650 will...

I think we've had a lot of strong DSLR's being released in the past few months (5D MKIII, 6D,  D800/800E, D600, D5200, D7100) with a lot of them being refreshes after the previous model was around...

I currently have both.  The Sigma 30 was by far my favorite all around prime, until I got the 35.  The Sigma is great, razor sharp, but the 35 has OSS and f/1.8, and is no slouch in the sharpness...

I just got my SEL35F18 and so far I love it!  Can't wait for the G-zoom.  Otherwise, I agree with you, once we get a high quality zoom there really isn't much left in the lens argument.

yup, standard 40.5mm filter.  I also have a 40.5mm to 49mm step up ring so I can use my polarizers/ND filters for my other e-mount lenses.

I think he means that there isn't any adjustability today.  This is relatively easy to test.  Set the camera on a tripod with a static scene, take a RAW+JPEG shot, then a JPEG Fine, then a JPEG...

I agree, did it always show the current focal length on the LCD when the 1650 is used? It does now

Stabilization is more important for longer focal lengths.  Has nothing to do with a lens being a pancake or prime.  For example, if you had a 200mm prime lens, you would definitely want...

Easy, the SAL1650

The Sony E-mount 50mm is generally regarded as an excellent lens.

Could be me but it did mention AF speed and it (AF) does seem more responsive.

I did the upgrade on a US NEX-5N. No problems.

Ran the update on my 5N.  Worked fine, didn't have any issues.  The corrections now show in live-view for the 16-50!I'm happy.

the 16-50 needs very different corrections compared to the 18-55