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That lens starts at 100 making it a 3x lens. The sony is closer to 4x. The 55-210 has to accommodate a much wider focal length. Compare the size of the minolta beercan and the Minolta 100-300...

It means the opposite for a telephoto. The 210mm measurement has to start from the sensor. With alpha, you are already closer at 45mm so the lens can be shorter. I'm sure they can make smaller...

The rumored 16-70 Zeiss might be what a lot of people are looking for. With the good high ISO theses days, if they could make it a constant f4 and keep the size reasonable, it will make a lot...

Sorry, it's setup you go into first from the main menu

Not sure if it was answered but to turn the Help guide off you need to go into Settings. Then it is in the main settings section. The setting is called Help guide display. I agree, very...

Very nice work! I like 3,4,and 5.I have this lens and am patiently waiting for an adapter for it.

Check this out. http://forums.dpreview.com/galleries/3156375258/photos/1119345/1-before?inalbum=a55-micro-focus-adjustmentDo a search for a55 autofocus adjustment and you will find tons of info on...

I have A35 as well.  Mine had a few issues and had sent it in to Sony.  They replaced some parts and when I got it back, all my lenses were back focusing pretty bad.  Rather than send it in and be...

I just picked up a 35mm 1.8 this week.  I can't really comment that much on the quality as I have not had tons of time to test it other than some quick shots but i does seem to be quite a sharp...

Realistically there is really not much reason to upgrade if you have A35 and up.  I guess the new sensor quality remains to be seen.  If you really need focus peaking or OLED viewfinder.  I'd be...

So I finally got some adjustments done on my camera.  I had about an hour and a half to spend on it and it turns out that I had to turn the screws about 1/2 a turn each to get some decent focus.  I...

Unless there was a must have feature on a sony camera, I would stay with Nikon since you already have lenses. The 28-85 is nothing special and will not be wide enough if you stay with APS-C. I'm...

I can say for sure that my 70-210 is backfocusing after some more testing yesterday.  It was not before (or at least not to this extent) so I'm inclined to think they adjusted the autofocus in the...

I thought about the A700 as well but the ones that have come up around here in used listings are usually 500$+.  I do like all the external controls on the A700 but I think I would be better served...

I'm looking at getting an A580 with around 16000 clicks on it. Are there any issues I should look out for or are these generally pretty reliable cameras?

I may try the Autofocus adjustment that has been previously documented on this forum (under the flash).  I think sony did this adjustment for the kit lens when I sent it in.  I really don't plan on...

Haha, that's awesome.  I guess the Habs abuse is deserved after that performance.

I just got my camera back from sony repair to fix an issue where the kit lens would give an attachment error. They changed the mirror box on the camera (A35). I also had them check the focus...

I'm probably going to do the same thing.  I've had 4 different 50mm 1.7 over the last year (they have been included with other lenses).  This is a great lens but I found it a tad long for indoor...

I just recently acquired the older version of this lens from KEH.  I had to send my A35 into Sony for a repair so I was not able to test it much.  First few random shots I took looked good though. ...