Rashkae

Why would they want to deliberately support lenses they will not make money off? So people can tell them "No, don't buy the Sony G, get the Tamron instead"??? And I highly doubt AF-D support for...

The 85mm and 135mm are still screw-driven lenses, thus they're a bit noisy.  The Zeiss 24-70 (not a prime, I know) is silent. The new Zeiss 50mm is silent too.

They are essenstially the same thing. Though I'd rather get the Hoya Pro series, those things are nearly impossible to shatter.

Hoya. Great and yet affordable.

It's a great lens, and I've been enjoying mine for the last 2 weeks now. I'm sure you'll love yours.

Well... I've shot with the 24-70 in pouring rain, with the 70-200 as well. I've seem someone drop his A99 and 24-70 into the beach surf. No issues at all. I think they're a lot more "weather...

...did you turn it off?

I wonder if you can take out the last screw and find a large hardware store that may stock similar screws? (bring the last one along for comparison)

...easily visible in the first pic.

I see the A57 is out of focus...  ;)

You must love the hard way LOL But it's because of days like that that i always shoot in RAW. ;)

Well... You could red through the previous similar 20+ threads of people asking for comparisons of those lenses...

The function is that same as all the others: To take a picture. Do note that with the SLT line you will get a preview of your whitebalance, exposure, etc, even BEFORE you take a picture, which can...

Use a flash and slow sync.

Well we're all here to learn and share.  :)

The differences you see are just in the JPEG processing of Cybershot firmware (consumer-friendly, designed for people who do not post process) vs that of traditional DSLR/DSLT firmware (designed to...

Not quite. It's 30% to the PDAF sensor module. The EVF is fed from the Main sensor.  As for the NEX, if you are shooting in JPEG you will see more saturation and contrast as it uses the Cybershot,...

Well, "demand" is probably the wrong word, but "massively helpful" is better... For example: 1. Photojournalism where you are in a crowd of photographers and need to shoot overhead - the fast PDAF,...

..And I can tell you I would pick the A99 over the other 2 any day, and YES it is worth the extra $.  Why? Here's a few reasons: 1. The EVF. When shooting in low light with a traditional OVF, the...

Assuming they read the manual is a big fallacy.  ;)