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For less than the Voigtlander you can buy the new Zeiss 32mm f/1.8 Touit lens for NEX. The samples I've seen have excellent contrast wide open. The Voigtlander is an M-mount lens, so it could be...

Oleg, thanks for your words of caution. I am not surprised that you were shipped the wrong housing. Who knows how they are even labeled The Tiffen close up lenses are the type that I'm talking...

My copy of the 18-55 looks great stopped down to f/5.6 or f/7.1 at the wider settings. If you plan to use it for landscapes then you would probably be happy. At the long end, it's not very sharp at...

I declare the SEL24F18 as my favorite lens on NEX. Compared to the kit lens at 24mm, there is an immediately noticeable difference in contrast. I really enjoy shooting this lens up close and wide...

The first rule of underwater photography is to get close. The second rule is to get closer. Most subjects look better if they are no more than an arm's length away. More water column between you...

JPEG output from the 5N is comparable to most of the other cameras on the market. FYI the kit lenses is as good as those from Nikon & Canon. Fuji's new 18-55 kit lens looks better but is far more...

Adroramapix is my favorite service. They offer Kodak Professional Metallic paper which has a similar super glossy look to Cibachrome prints. The 16X20 prints sometimes go on sale for $5 or $6 and I...

I'm glad to see some attention being given to flash exposure. My 5N wants to dump 100% power on every flash shot. Expsure comp seems to be the only way to get anything resembiling proper fill...

The Sigma performed better than the 18-55 kit lens could at 18mm. Far better.

It would not surprise me if Sigma came out wth a 24mm lens. Their previous generation of DP cameras had used that focal length.The Sony is indeed very expensive but worth it. I find it more cost...

The garden eels are great. It bringbs back good memories of Eilat.You may want to change the strobe position. I think the light would be better if you pointed it a little bit more strait- that...

The SEL35F18 is itself not a very useful lens for underwater. Most phototographers choose wide angle OR macro. This lens is neither. If you can fit the lens inside the housing with a +4 closeup...

Considering what the SEL35MM1.8 costs, you might want to compare it with the 40mm Rokkor f/2 or the 40mm Leica Summicron.I'm looking forward to seeing tests on the new Sony 35.

Leica or not, I'd be curious if the lens coatings on the PL25 are the same or similar to what Leica uses on their own lenses. I've used the Sony Zeiss 24mm 1.8 lens. It was designed by Zeiss and...

If we are going to pixel peep we may as well do it with the latest RAW converters- not the in-camera JPEG engine. I suspect that both sensors would do well.

The turtle shot is excellent. It well composed and tells a good story. What kind of strobe are you using? On some of the photos it is overexposing. See if you can turn the power down to 1/2 or 1/4....

Here are two JPEG photos at ISO 640, f/2.2. No corrections for white balance, etc.Original: [url=http://www.pbase.com/krancer/image/147156212]Choose "Original" for full sizef/2.2. Look at the...

Sansbury, I was also at the Hunt's show yesterday. I really enjoyed the 17mm 1.8 and the 45mm 1.8. Both lenses were really nice. My favorite is the 45mm 1.8. It's just a great portrait lens.The...

Yesterday I had a chance to play with the 17mm 1.8. It is delightfully small. I took some shots at 1.8 and 2.2. Both apertures gave sharp, contrasty images. This is coming from a Sony NEX-5N user.