Sony A99ii Review

[garykohs]

After a little over a month with it, I think this is the best overall camera on the market.

It might not be the best landscape camera. That honor probably goes to the Sony A7Rii or the Canon 5DSR. But it's close.

It might not be the best sports camera. That honor probably goes to the Nikon 5D or the Nikon D500 (for field sports that benefit from extra reach). But it's close.

It might not be the best wildlife camera. See above.

It might not be the best portrait camera. That honor probably goes to the Sony A7Rii. [No non EVF camera can stake a claim here.] But it's close.

But this incredible camera can do all of those things extraordinarily well, thanks to its brilliant 42 MP backlit sensor and advanced AF system. So you can shoot sports on Friday night, landscapes on Saturday - printed at 24" x 36" -, and portraits on Sunday. And you can do all that better than you can with any other single camera in the world.

The most direct competitor to the A99ii is the Canon 5D IV. Honestly it's really hard to see where the Canon is better. Because it's not, although the Canon is close.

What's the A99ii's weakness? That's easy also. It's in lens availability. Sony needs to step up it's game here, and also release the lens info needed to get Sigma back on board. Please!

 

[Karl Scharf]

STOP TEMPTING ME !!!!

I love my a77ii.

I love my a77ii.

I love my a77ii.

" " " " " " " " " " "

 

[garykohs]

STOP TEMPTING ME !!!!

I love my a77ii.

I love my a77ii.

I love my a77ii.

" " " " " " " " " " "

--
...."Sony, your crap is so good"....love this quote!

I loved my A77ii. I sold it when I got the A99ii.

I loved my A77ii. I sold it when I got the A99ii.

I loved my A77ii. I sold it when I got the A99ii.

Give it up, Karl. The a99ii is your destiny. No point in resisting any longer.

I need to add that I still really do love the A77ii. But I no longer own one.

--
Gary
http://www.kleinoak.org/a700/mustang_a700.jpg

 

[Tequila MockingjayBird]

STOP TEMPTING ME !!!!

I love my a77ii.

I love my a77ii.

I love my a77ii.

" " " " " " " " " " "

 

[Tequila MockingjayBird]

All good points.

Except comparing to the 5div.

can the 5div come close to sports shooting like the a99ii? From what i have heard/read, it cannot. Do enlighten.

 

[tbcass]

STOP TEMPTING ME !!!!

I love my a77ii.

I love my a77ii.

I love my a77ii.

" " " " " " " " " " "

I love my A77ii and will keep it as a backup for my A99ii

I love my A77ii and will keep it as a backup for my A99ii

I love my A77ii and will keep it as a backup for my A99ii

 

[garykohs]

STOP TEMPTING ME !!!!

I love my a77ii.

I love my a77ii.

I love my a77ii.

" " " " " " " " " " "

I love my A77ii and will keep it as a backup for my A99ii

I love my A77ii and will keep it as a backup for my A99ii

I love my A77ii and will keep it as a backup for my A99ii

 

[garykohs]

All good points.

Except comparing to the 5div.

can the 5div come close to sports shooting like the a99ii? From what i have heard/read, it cannot. Do enlighten.

 

[Douglas F Watt]

My take exactly Gary. Here's my much longer version of the same story.

I think anyone who works with this for an extended period of time and who values all kinds of shooting, plus 4k, will find it hard to move back to whatever they were using. The camera is just a monster. It pretty much can do it all.

And while the lens ecology needs an updating in a few key places, I'm very pleased with the results coming off the CZ primes (24/85/135), and from the two zooms that do most of the heavy lifting (the CZ 24-70 II and the 70-400 G2). Can't imagine trading it for any other system, cost no object.

 

[Bryan Boulier]

Very informative review on Amazon. Thanks.

 

[Glenn]

Sony needs to step up it's game here, and also release the lens info needed to get Sigma back on board. Please!

 

[garykohs]

This story goes back to Minolta and Sigma has always treated this mount and it's users pretty shabily. Sigma is now paying for the info they need but they aren't releasing the lenses.

Really? Sigma says they aren't, and won't, so they have to reverse engineer lenses and that is not worth their time. Do you have some evidence that this isn't true?

 

[Curtis Khan]

Karl,

I have to say, you are one of the best things for me on this forum. To watch a99ii posts systematically break you down is so hilarious. It's happening in slow motion right before our very eyes and I for one cannot wait for your "I broke down and got the a99ii" post. :-D

STOP TEMPTING ME !!!!

I love my a77ii.

I love my a77ii.

I love my a77ii.

" " " " " " " " " " "

 

[RobinHsherwood]

STOP TEMPTING ME !!!!

I love my a77ii.

I love my a77ii.

I love my a77ii.

" " " " " " " " " " "

I love my A77ii and will keep it as a backup for my A99ii

I love my A77ii and will keep it as a backup for my A99ii

I love my A77ii and will keep it as a backup for my A99ii

I love my A850's.

I love my A77ii's

I couldn't resist the temptation and will still love them all when the A99ii arrives.

 

[Glenn]

I don't think they've said that recently. and now they have sigma lens ID's on all the lens tables in the camera firmware. Of curse that does nothing for all the misID'd lenses sigma put out before.

 

[craig66]

I don't think they've said that recently. and now they have sigma lens ID's on all the lens tables in the camera firmware. Of curse that does nothing for all the misID'd lenses sigma put out before.

Do you have any reference or evidence to show any Sigma lens IDs are in any A mount camera firmware?

Historically Sigma have been no different from any other lens manufacturer in reusing IDs from other lenses. Tamron and Tokina (and possibly others) did exactly the same thing.

 

[Glenn]

Tokina and Tamron have been in the lens ID tables since Minolta. they have made lenses wth Minolta and probably Sony branding. they've always had a relationship. I don't know of any lens from those makes with a copied ID for Minolta or Sony

This is the Lens ID's I have, probably a couple years old now.

Value / LensType

0 = Minolta AF 28-85mm F3.5-4.5 New

1 = Minolta AF 80-200mm F2.8 HS-APO G

2 = Minolta AF 28-70mm F2.8 G

3 = Minolta AF 28-80mm F4-5.6

4 = Minolta AF 85mm F1.4G

5 = Minolta AF 35-70mm F3.5-4.5 [II]

6 = Minolta AF 24-85mm F3.5-4.5 [New]

7 = Minolta AF 100-300mm F4.5-5.6 APO [New] or 100-400mm or Sigma Lens

7.1 = Minolta AF 100-400mm F4.5-6.7 APO

7.2 = Sigma AF 100-300mm F4 EX DG IF

8 = Minolta AF 70-210mm F4.5-5.6 [II]

9 = Minolta AF 50mm F3.5 Macro

10 = Minolta AF 28-105mm F3.5-4.5 [New]

11 = Minolta AF 300mm F4 HS-APO G

12 = Minolta AF 100mm F2.8 Soft Focus

13 = Minolta AF 75-300mm F4.5-5.6 (New or II)

14 = Minolta AF 100-400mm F4.5-6.7 APO

15 = Minolta AF 400mm F4.5 HS-APO G

16 = Minolta AF 17-35mm F3.5 G

17 = Minolta AF 20-35mm F3.5-4.5

18 = Minolta AF 28-80mm F3.5-5.6 II

19 = Minolta AF 35mm F1.4 G

20 = Minolta/Sony 135mm F2.8 [T4.5] STF

22 = Minolta AF 35-80mm F4-5.6 II

23 = Minolta AF 200mm F4 Macro APO G

24 = Minolta/Sony AF 24-105mm F3.5-4.5 (D) or Sigma or Tamron Lens

24.1 = Sigma 18-50mm F2.8

24.2 = Sigma 17-70mm F2.8-4.5 (D)

24.3 = Sigma 20-40mm F2.8 EX DG Aspherical IF

24.4 = Sigma 18-200mm F3.5-6.3 DC

24.5 = Sigma DC 18-125mm F4-5,6 D

24.6 = Tamron SP AF 28-75mm F2.8 XR Di LD Aspherical [IF] Macro

25 = Minolta AF 100-300mm F4.5-5.6 APO (D) or Sigma Lens

25.1 = Sigma 100-300mm F4 EX (APO (D) or D IF)

25.2 = Sigma 70mm F2.8 EX DG Macro

25.3 = Sigma 20mm F1.8 EX DG Aspherical RF

25.4 = Sigma 30mm F1.4 EX DC

25.5 = Sigma 24mm F1.8 EX DG ASP Macro

27 = Minolta AF 85mm F1.4 G (D)

28 = Minolta/Sony AF 100mm F2.8 Macro (D) or Tamron Lens

28.1 = Tamron SP AF 90mm F2.8 Di Macro

28.2 = Tamron SP AF 180mm F3.5 Di LD [IF] Macro

29 = Minolta/Sony AF 75-300mm F4.5-5.6 (D)

30 = Minolta AF 28-80mm F3.5-5.6 (D) or Sigma Lens

30.1 = Sigma AF 10-20mm F4-5.6 EX DC

30.2 = Sigma AF 12-24mm F4.5-5.6 EX DG

30.3 = Sigma 28-70mm EX DG F2.8

30.4 = Sigma 55-200mm F4-5.6 DC

31 = Minolta/Sony AF 50mm F2.8 Macro (D) or F3.5

31.1 = Minolta/Sony AF 50mm F3.5 Macro

32 = Minolta/Sony AF 300mm F2.8 G or 1.5x Teleconverter

33 = Minolta/Sony AF 70-200mm F2.8 G

35 = Minolta AF 85mm F1.4 G (D) Limited

36 = Minolta AF 28-100mm F3.5-5.6 (D)

38 = Minolta AF 17-35mm F2.8-4 (D)

39 = Minolta AF 28-75mm F2.8 (D)

40 = Minolta/Sony AF DT 18-70mm F3.5-5.6 (D)

41 = Minolta/Sony AF DT 11-18mm F4.5-5.6 (D) or Tamron Lens

41.1 = Tamron SP AF 11-18mm F4.5-5.6 Di II LD Aspherical IF

42 = Minolta/Sony AF DT 18-200mm F3.5-6.3 (D)

43 = Sony 35mm F1.4 G (SAL35F14G)

44 = Sony 50mm F1.4 (SAL50F14)

45 = Carl Zeiss Planar T* 85mm F1.4 ZA (SAL85F14Z)

46 = Carl Zeiss Vario-Sonnar T* DT 16-80mm F3.5-4.5 ZA (SAL1680Z)

47 = Carl Zeiss Sonnar T* 135mm F1.8 ZA (SAL135F18Z)

48 = Carl Zeiss Vario-Sonnar T* 24-70mm F2.8 ZA SSM (SAL2470Z) or ZA SSM II

48.1 = Carl Zeiss Vario-Sonnar T* 24-70mm F2.8 ZA SSM II (SAL2470Z2)

49 = Sony DT 55-200mm F4-5.6 (SAL55200)

50 = Sony DT 18-250mm F3.5-6.3 (SAL18250)

51 = Sony DT 16-105mm F3.5-5.6 (SAL16105)

52 = Sony 70-300mm F4.5-5.6 G SSM (SAL70300G) or G SSM II or Tamron Lens

52.1 = Sony 70-300mm F4.5-5.6 G SSM II (SAL70300G2)

52.2 = Tamron SP 70-300mm F4-5.6 Di USD

53 = Sony 70-400mm F4-5.6 G SSM (SAL70400G)

54 = Carl Zeiss Vario-Sonnar T* 16-35mm F2.8 ZA SSM (SAL1635Z) or ZA SSM II

54.1 = Carl Zeiss Vario-Sonnar T* 16-35mm F2.8 ZA SSM II (SAL1635Z2)

55 = Sony DT 18-55mm F3.5-5.6 SAM (SAL1855) or SAM II

55.1 = Sony DT 18-55mm F3.5-5.6 SAM II (SAL18552)

56 = Sony DT 55-200mm F4-5.6 SAM (SAL55200-2)

57 = Sony DT 50mm F1.8 SAM (SAL50F18) or Tamron Lens or Commlite CM-EF-NEX adapter

57.1 = Tamron SP AF 60mm F2 Di II LD [IF] Macro 1:1

57.2 = Tamron 18-270mm F3.5-6.3 Di II PZD

58 = Sony DT 30mm F2.8 Macro SAM (SAL30M28)

59 = Sony 28-75mm F2.8 SAM (SAL2875)

60 = Carl Zeiss Distagon T* 24mm F2 ZA SSM (SAL24F20Z)

61 = Sony 85mm F2.8 SAM (SAL85F28)

62 = Sony DT 35mm F1.8 SAM (SAL35F18)

63 = Sony DT 16-50mm F2.8 SSM (SAL1650)

64 = Sony 500mm F4 G SSM (SAL500F40G)

65 = Sony DT 18-135mm F3.5-5.6 SAM (SAL18135)

66 = Sony 300mm F2.8 G SSM II (SAL300F28G2)

67 = Sony 70-200mm F2.8 G SSM II (SAL70200G2)

68 = Sony DT 55-300mm F4.5-5.6 SAM (SAL55300)

69 = Sony 70-400mm F4-5.6 G SSM II (SAL70400G2)

70 = Carl Zeiss Planar T* 50mm F1.4 ZA SSM (SAL50F14Z)

128 = Tamron or Sigma Lens (128)

128.1 = Tamron AF 18-200mm F3.5-6.3 XR Di II LD Aspherical [IF] Macro

128.2 = Tamron AF 28-300mm F3.5-6.3 XR Di LD Aspherical [IF] Macro

128.3 = Tamron 80-300mm F3.5-6.3

128.4 = Tamron AF 28-200mm F3.8-5.6 XR Di Aspherical [IF] Macro

128.5 = Tamron SP AF 17-35mm F2.8-4 Di LD Aspherical IF

128.6 = Sigma AF 50-150mm F2.8 EX DC APO HSM II

128.7 = Sigma 10-20mm F3.5 EX DC HSM

128.8 = Sigma 70-200mm F2.8 II EX DG APO MACRO HSM

128.9 = Sigma 10mm F2.8 EX DC HSM Fisheye

128.10 = Sigma 50mm F1.4 EX DG HSM

128.11 = Sigma 85mm F1.4 EX DG HSM

128.12 = Sigma 24-70mm F2.8 IF EX DG HSM

128.13 = Sigma 18-250mm F3.5-6.3 DC OS HSM

128.14 = Sigma 17-50mm F2.8 EX DC HSM

128.15 = Sigma 17-70mm F2.8-4 DC Macro HSM

128.16 = Sigma 150mm F2.8 EX DG OS HSM APO Macro

128.17 = Sigma 150-500mm F5-6.3 APO DG OS HSM

128.18 = Tamron AF 28-105mm F4-5.6 [IF]

128.19 = Sigma 35mm F1.4 DG HSM

128.20 = Sigma 18-35mm F1.8 DC HSM

128.21 = Sigma 50-500mm F4.5-6.3 APO DG OS HSM

128.22 = Sigma 24-105mm F4 DG HSM | Art 013

129 = Tamron Lens (129)

129.1 = Tamron 200-400mm F5.6 LD

129.2 = Tamron 70-300mm F4-5.6 LD

131 = Tamron 20-40mm F2.7-3.5 SP Aspherical IF

135 = Vivitar 28-210mm F3.5-5.6

136 = Tokina EMZ M100 AF 100mm F3.5

137 = Cosina 70-210mm F2.8-4 AF

138 = Soligor 19-35mm F3.5-4.5

139 = Tokina AF 28-300mm F4-6.3

142 = Voigtlander 70-300mm F4.5-5.6

146 = Voigtlander Macro APO-Lanthar 125mm F2.5 SL

194 = Tamron SP AF 17-50mm F2.8 XR Di II LD Aspherical [IF]

203 = Tamron SP 70-200mm F2.8 Di USD

204 = Tamron SP 24-70mm F2.8 Di USD

212 = Tamron 28-300mm F3.5-6.3 Di PZD

213 = Tamron 16-300mm F3.5-6.3 Di II PZD Macro

214 = Tamron SP 150-600mm F5-6.3 Di USD

215 = Tamron SP 15-30mm F2.8 Di USD

224 = Tamron SP 90mm F2.8 Di Macro 1:1 USD

255 = Tamron Lens (255)

255.1 = Tamron SP AF 17-50mm F2.8 XR Di II LD Aspherical

255.2 = Tamron AF 18-250mm F3.5-6.3 XR Di II LD

255.3 = Tamron AF 55-200mm F4-5.6 Di II LD Macro

255.4 = Tamron AF 70-300mm F4-5.6 Di LD Macro 1:2

255.5 = Tamron SP AF 200-500mm F5.0-6.3 Di LD IF

255.6 = Tamron SP AF 10-24mm F3.5-4.5 Di II LD Aspherical IF

255.7 = Tamron SP AF 70-200mm F2.8 Di LD IF Macro

255.8 = Tamron SP AF 28-75mm F2.8 XR Di LD Aspherical IF

255.9 = Tamron AF 90-300mm F4.5-5.6 Telemacro

1868 = Sigma MC-11 SA-E Mount Converter with not-supported Sigma lens

2550 = Minolta AF 50mm F1.7

2551 = Minolta AF 35-70mm F4 or Other Lens

2551.1 = Sigma UC AF 28-70mm F3.5-4.5

2551.2 = Sigma AF 28-70mm F2.8

2551.3 = Sigma M-AF 70-200mm F2.8 EX Aspherical

2551.4 = Quantaray M-AF 35-80mm F4-5.6

2551.5 = Tokina 28-70mm F2.8-4.5 AF

2552 = Minolta AF 28-85mm F3.5-4.5 or Other Lens

2552.1 = Tokina 19-35mm F3.5-4.5

2552.2 = Tokina 28-70mm F2.8 AT-X

2552.3 = Tokina 80-400mm F4.5-5.6 AT-X AF II 840

2552.4 = Tokina AF PRO 28-80mm F2.8 AT-X 280

2552.5 = Tokina AT-X PRO [II] AF 28-70mm F2.6-2.8 270

2552.6 = Tamron AF 19-35mm F3.5-4.5

2552.7 = Angenieux AF 28-70mm F2.6

2552.8 = Tokina AT-X 17 AF 17mm F3.5

2552.9 = Tokina 20-35mm F3.5-4.5 II AF

2553 = Minolta AF 28-135mm F4-4.5 or Sigma Lens

2553.1 = Sigma ZOOM-alpha 35-135mm F3.5-4.5

2553.2 = Sigma 28-105mm F2.8-4 Aspherical

2553.3 = Sigma 28-105mm F4-5.6 UC

2554 = Minolta AF 35-105mm F3.5-4.5

2555 = Minolta AF 70-210mm F4 Macro or Sigma Lens

2555.1 = Sigma 70-210mm F4-5.6 APO

2555.2 = Sigma M-AF 70-200mm F2.8 EX APO

2555.3 = Sigma 75-200mm F2.8-3.5

2556 = Minolta AF 135mm F2.8

2557 = Minolta/Sony AF 28mm F2.8

2558 = Minolta AF 24-50mm F4

2560 = Minolta AF 100-200mm F4.5

2561 = Minolta AF 75-300mm F4.5-5.6 or Sigma Lens

2561.1 = Sigma 70-300mm F4-5.6 DL Macro

2561.2 = Sigma 300mm F4 APO Macro

2561.3 = Sigma AF 500mm F4.5 APO

2561.4 = Sigma AF 170-500mm F5-6.3 APO Aspherical

2561.5 = Tokina AT-X AF 300mm F4

2561.6 = Tokina AT-X AF 400mm F5.6 SD

2561.7 = Tokina AF 730 II 75-300mm F4.5-5.6

2561.8 = Sigma 800mm F5.6 APO

2561.9 = Sigma AF 400mm F5.6 APO Macro

2562 = Minolta AF 50mm F1.4 [New]

2563 = Minolta AF 300mm F2.8 APO or Sigma Lens

2563.1 = Sigma AF 50-500mm F4-6.3 EX DG APO

2563.2 = Sigma AF 170-500mm F5-6.3 APO Aspherical

2563.3 = Sigma AF 500mm F4.5 EX DG APO

2563.4 = Sigma 400mm F5.6 APO

2564 = Minolta AF 50mm F2.8 Macro or Sigma Lens

2564.1 = Sigma 50mm F2.8 EX Macro

2565 = Minolta AF 600mm F4 APO

2566 = Minolta AF 24mm F2.8 or Sigma Lens

2566.1 = Sigma 17-35mm F2.8-4 EX Aspherical

2572 = Minolta/Sony AF 500mm F8 Reflex

2578 = Minolta/Sony AF 16mm F2.8 Fisheye or Sigma Lens

2578.1 = Sigma 8mm F4 EX [DG] Fisheye

2578.2 = Sigma 14mm F3.5

2578.3 = Sigma 15mm F2.8 Fisheye

2579 = Minolta/Sony AF 20mm F2.8 or Tokina Lens

2579.1 = Tokina AT-X Pro DX 11-16mm F2.8

2581 = Minolta AF 100mm F2.8 Macro [New] or Sigma or Tamron Lens

2581.1 = Sigma AF 90mm F2.8 Macro

2581.2 = Sigma AF 105mm F2.8 EX [DG] Macro

2581.3 = Sigma 180mm F5.6 Macro

2581.4 = Sigma 180mm F3.5 EX DG Macro

2581.5 = Tamron 90mm F2.8 Macro

2585 = Minolta AF 35-105mm F3.5-4.5 New or Tamron Lens

2585.1 = Beroflex 35-135mm F3.5-4.5

2585.2 = Tamron 24-135mm F3.5-5.6

2588 = Minolta AF 70-210mm F3.5-4.5

2589 = Minolta AF 80-200mm F2.8 APO or Tokina Lens

2589.1 = Tokina 80-200mm F2.8

2590 = Minolta AF 200mm F2.8 G APO + Minolta AF 1.4x APO or Other Lens + 1.4x

2590.1 = Minolta AF 600mm F4 HS-APO G + Minolta AF 1.4x APO

2591 = Minolta AF 35mm F1.4

2592 = Minolta AF 85mm F1.4 G (D)

2593 = Minolta AF 200mm F2.8 APO

2594 = Minolta AF 3x-1x F1.7-2.8 Macro

2596 = Minolta AF 28mm F2

2597 = Minolta AF 35mm F2 [New]

2598 = Minolta AF 100mm F2

2601 = Minolta AF 200mm F2.8 G APO + Minolta AF 2x APO or Other Lens + 2x

2601.1 = Minolta AF 600mm F4 HS-APO G + Minolta AF 2x APO

2604 = Minolta AF 80-200mm F4.5-5.6

2605 = Minolta AF 35-80mm F4-5.6

2606 = Minolta AF 100-300mm F4.5-5.6

2607 = Minolta AF 35-80mm F4-5.6

2608 = Minolta AF 300mm F2.8 HS-APO G

2609 = Minolta AF 600mm F4 HS-APO G

2612 = Minolta AF 200mm F2.8 HS-APO G

2613 = Minolta AF 50mm F1.7 New

2615 = Minolta AF 28-105mm F3.5-4.5 xi

2616 = Minolta AF 35-200mm F4.5-5.6 xi

2618 = Minolta AF 28-80mm F4-5.6 xi

2619 = Minolta AF 80-200mm F4.5-5.6 xi

2620 = Minolta AF 28-70mm F2.8 G

2621 = Minolta AF 100-300mm F4.5-5.6 xi

2624 = Minolta AF 35-80mm F4-5.6 Power Zoom

2628 = Minolta AF 80-200mm F2.8 HS-APO G

2629 = Minolta AF 85mm F1.4 New

2631 = Minolta/Sony AF 100-300mm F4.5-5.6 APO

2632 = Minolta AF 24-50mm F4 New

2638 = Minolta AF 50mm F2.8 Macro New

2639 = Minolta AF 100mm F2.8 Macro

2641 = Minolta/Sony AF 20mm F2.8 New

2642 = Minolta AF 24mm F2.8 New

2644 = Minolta AF 100-400mm F4.5-6.7 APO

2662 = Minolta AF 50mm F1.4 New

2667 = Minolta AF 35mm F2 New

2668 = Minolta AF 28mm F2 New

2672 = Minolta AF 24-105mm F3.5-4.5 (D)

3046 = Metabones Canon EF Speed Booster

4567 = Tokina 70-210mm F4-5.6

4571 = Vivitar 70-210mm F4.5-5.6

4574 = 2x Teleconverter or Tamron or Tokina Lens

4574.1 = Tamron SP AF 90mm F2.5

4574.2 = Tokina RF 500mm F8.0 x2

4574.3 = Tokina 300mm F2.8 x2

4575 = 1.4x Teleconverter

4585 = Tamron SP AF 300mm F2.8 LD IF

4586 = Tamron SP AF 35-105mm F2.8 LD Aspherical IF

4587 = Tamron AF 70-210mm F2.8 SP LD

4812 = Metabones Canon EF Speed Booster Ultra

6118 = Canon EF Adapter

6528 = Sigma 16mm F2.8 Filtermatic Fisheye

6553 = E-Mount, T-Mount, Other Lens or no lens

6553.1 = Sony E 16mm F2.8

6553.2 = Sony E 18-55mm F3.5-5.6 OSS

6553.3 = Sony E 55-210mm F4.5-6.3 OSS

6553.4 = Sony E 18-200mm F3.5-6.3 OSS

6553.5 = Sony E 30mm F3.5 Macro

6553.6 = Sony E 24mm F1.8 ZA

6553.7 = Sony E 50mm F1.8 OSS

6553.8 = Sony E 16-70mm F4 ZA OSS

6553.9 = Sony E 10-18mm F4 OSS

6553.10 = Sony E PZ 16-50mm F3.5-5.6 OSS

6553.11 = Sony FE 35mm F2.8 ZA

6553.12 = Sony FE 24-70mm F4 ZA OSS

6553.13 = Sony E 18-200mm F3.5-6.3 OSS LE

6553.14 = Sony E 20mm F2.8

6553.15 = Sony E 35mm F1.8 OSS

6553.16 = Sony E PZ 18-105mm F4 G OSS

6553.17 = Sony FE 90mm F2.8 Macro G OSS

6553.18 = Sony E 18-50mm F4-5.6

6553.19 = Sony E PZ 18-200mm F3.5-6.3 OSS

6553.20 = Sony FE 55mm F1.8 ZA

6553.21 = Sony FE 70-200mm F4 G OSS

6553.22 = Sony FE 16-35mm F4 ZA OSS

6553.23 = Sony FE 50mm F2.8 Macro

6553.24 = Sony FE 28-70mm F3.5-5.6 OSS

6553.25 = Sony FE 35mm F1.4 ZA

6553.26 = Sony FE 24-240mm F3.5-6.3 OSS

6553.27 = Sony FE 28mm F2

6553.28 = Sony FE PZ 28-135mm F4 G OSS

6553.29 = Sony FE 24-70mm F2.8 GM

6553.30 = Sony FE 50mm F1.4 ZA

6553.31 = Sony FE 85mm F1.4 GM

6553.32 = Sony FE 50mm F1.8

6553.33 = Sony FE 21mm F2.8 (SEL28F20 + SEL075UWC)

6553.34 = Sony FE 16mm F3.5 Fisheye (SEL28F20 + SEL057FEC)

6553.35 = Sony FE 70-300mm F4.5-5.6 G OSS

6553.36 = Sony FE 70-200mm F2.8 GM OSS

6553.37 = Sony FE 70-200mm F2.8 GM OSS + 1.4X Teleconverter

6553.38 = Sony FE 70-200mm F2.8 GM OSS + 2X Teleconverter

6553.39 = Samyang AF 50mm F1.4 FE

6553.40 = Samyang AF 14mm F2.8 FE

6553.41 = Sigma 19mm F2.8 [EX] DN

6553.42 = Sigma 30mm F2.8 [EX] DN

6553.43 = Sigma 60mm F2.8 DN

6553.44 = Sigma 30mm F1.4 DC DN | C 016

6553.45 = Tamron 18-200mm F3.5-6.3 Di III VC

6553.46 = Zeiss Touit 12mm F2.8

6553.47 = Zeiss Touit 32mm F1.8

6553.48 = Zeiss Touit 50mm F2.8 Macro

6553.49 = Zeiss Batis 25mm F2

6553.50 = Zeiss Batis 85mm F1.8

6553.51 = Zeiss Batis 18mm F2.8

6553.52 = Zeiss Loxia 50mm F2

6553.53 = Zeiss Loxia 35mm F2

6553.54 = Zeiss Loxia 21mm F2.8

6553.55 = Zeiss Loxia 85mm F2.4

6553.56 = Arax MC 35mm F2.8 Tilt+Shift

6553.57 = Arax MC 80mm F2.8 Tilt+Shift

6553.58 = Zenitar MF 16mm F2.8 Fisheye M42

6553.59 = Samyang 500mm Mirror F8.0

6553.60 = Pentacon Auto 135mm F2.8

6553.61 = Pentacon Auto 29mm F2.8

6553.62 = Helios 44-2 58mm F2.0

18688 = Sigma MC-11 SA-E Mount Converter with not-supported Sigma lens

25501 = Minolta AF 50mm F1.7

25511 = Minolta AF 35-70mm F4 or Other Lens

25511.1 = Sigma UC AF 28-70mm F3.5-4.5

25511.2 = Sigma AF 28-70mm F2.8

25511.3 = Sigma M-AF 70-200mm F2.8 EX Aspherical

25511.4 = Quantaray M-AF 35-80mm F4-5.6

25511.5 = Tokina 28-70mm F2.8-4.5 AF

25521 = Minolta AF 28-85mm F3.5-4.5 or Other Lens

25521.1 = Tokina 19-35mm F3.5-4.5

25521.2 = Tokina 28-70mm F2.8 AT-X

25521.3 = Tokina 80-400mm F4.5-5.6 AT-X AF II 840

25521.4 = Tokina AF PRO 28-80mm F2.8 AT-X 280

25521.5 = Tokina AT-X PRO [II] AF 28-70mm F2.6-2.8 270

25521.6 = Tamron AF 19-35mm F3.5-4.5

25521.7 = Angenieux AF 28-70mm F2.6

25521.8 = Tokina AT-X 17 AF 17mm F3.5

25521.9 = Tokina 20-35mm F3.5-4.5 II AF

25531 = Minolta AF 28-135mm F4-4.5 or Sigma Lens

25531.1 = Sigma ZOOM-alpha 35-135mm F3.5-4.5

25531.2 = Sigma 28-105mm F2.8-4 Aspherical

25531.3 = Sigma 28-105mm F4-5.6 UC

25541 = Minolta AF 35-105mm F3.5-4.5

25551 = Minolta AF 70-210mm F4 Macro or Sigma Lens

25551.1 = Sigma 70-210mm F4-5.6 APO

25551.2 = Sigma M-AF 70-200mm F2.8 EX APO

25551.3 = Sigma 75-200mm F2.8-3.5

25561 = Minolta AF 135mm F2.8

25571 = Minolta/Sony AF 28mm F2.8

25581 = Minolta AF 24-50mm F4

25601 = Minolta AF 100-200mm F4.5

25611 = Minolta AF 75-300mm F4.5-5.6 or Sigma Lens

25611.1 = Sigma 70-300mm F4-5.6 DL Macro

25611.2 = Sigma 300mm F4 APO Macro

25611.3 = Sigma AF 500mm F4.5 APO

25611.4 = Sigma AF 170-500mm F5-6.3 APO Aspherical

25611.5 = Tokina AT-X AF 300mm F4

25611.6 = Tokina AT-X AF 400mm F5.6 SD

25611.7 = Tokina AF 730 II 75-300mm F4.5-5.6

25611.8 = Sigma 800mm F5.6 APO

25611.9 = Sigma AF 400mm F5.6 APO Macro

25621 = Minolta AF 50mm F1.4 [New]

25631 = Minolta AF 300mm F2.8 APO or Sigma Lens

25631.1 = Sigma AF 50-500mm F4-6.3 EX DG APO

25631.2 = Sigma AF 170-500mm F5-6.3 APO Aspherical

25631.3 = Sigma AF 500mm F4.5 EX DG APO

25631.4 = Sigma 400mm F5.6 APO

25641 = Minolta AF 50mm F2.8 Macro or Sigma Lens

25641.1 = Sigma 50mm F2.8 EX Macro

25651 = Minolta AF 600mm F4 APO

25661 = Minolta AF 24mm F2.8 or Sigma Lens

25661.1 = Sigma 17-35mm F2.8-4 EX Aspherical

25721 = Minolta/Sony AF 500mm F8 Reflex

25781 = Minolta/Sony AF 16mm F2.8 Fisheye or Sigma Lens

25781.1 = Sigma 8mm F4 EX [DG] Fisheye

25781.2 = Sigma 14mm F3.5

25781.3 = Sigma 15mm F2.8 Fisheye

25791 = Minolta/Sony AF 20mm F2.8 or Tokina Lens

25791.1 = Tokina AT-X Pro DX 11-16mm F2.8

25811 = Minolta AF 100mm F2.8 Macro [New] or Sigma or Tamron Lens

25811.1 = Sigma AF 90mm F2.8 Macro

25811.2 = Sigma AF 105mm F2.8 EX [DG] Macro

25811.3 = Sigma 180mm F5.6 Macro

25811.4 = Sigma 180mm F3.5 EX DG Macro

25811.5 = Tamron 90mm F2.8 Macro

25851 = Beroflex 35-135mm F3.5-4.5

25858 = Minolta AF 35-105mm F3.5-4.5 New or Tamron Lens

25858.1 = Tamron 24-135mm F3.5-5.6

25881 = Minolta AF 70-210mm F3.5-4.5

25891 = Minolta AF 80-200mm F2.8 APO or Tokina Lens

25891.1 = Tokina 80-200mm F2.8

25901 = Minolta AF 200mm F2.8 G APO + Minolta AF 1.4x APO or Other Lens + 1.4x

25901.1 = Minolta AF 600mm F4 HS-APO G + Minolta AF 1.4x APO

25911 = Minolta AF 35mm F1.4

25921 = Minolta AF 85mm F1.4 G (D)

25931 = Minolta AF 200mm F2.8 APO

25941 = Minolta AF 3x-1x F1.7-2.8 Macro

25961 = Minolta AF 28mm F2

25971 = Minolta AF 35mm F2 [New]

25981 = Minolta AF 100mm F2

26011 = Minolta AF 200mm F2.8 G APO + Minolta AF 2x APO or Other Lens + 2x

26011.1 = Minolta AF 600mm F4 HS-APO G + Minolta AF 2x APO

26041 = Minolta AF 80-200mm F4.5-5.6

26051 = Minolta AF 35-80mm F4-5.6

26061 = Minolta AF 100-300mm F4.5-5.6

26071 = Minolta AF 35-80mm F4-5.6

26081 = Minolta AF 300mm F2.8 HS-APO G

26091 = Minolta AF 600mm F4 HS-APO G

26121 = Minolta AF 200mm F2.8 HS-APO G

26131 = Minolta AF 50mm F1.7 New

26151 = Minolta AF 28-105mm F3.5-4.5 xi

26161 = Minolta AF 35-200mm F4.5-5.6 xi

26181 = Minolta AF 28-80mm F4-5.6 xi

26191 = Minolta AF 80-200mm F4.5-5.6 xi

26201 = Minolta AF 28-70mm F2.8 G

26211 = Minolta AF 100-300mm F4.5-5.6 xi

26241 = Minolta AF 35-80mm F4-5.6 Power Zoom

26281 = Minolta AF 80-200mm F2.8 HS-APO G

26291 = Minolta AF 85mm F1.4 New

26311 = Minolta/Sony AF 100-300mm F4.5-5.6 APO

26321 = Minolta AF 24-50mm F4 New

26381 = Minolta AF 50mm F2.8 Macro New

26391 = Minolta AF 100mm F2.8 Macro

26411 = Minolta/Sony AF 20mm F2.8 New

26421 = Minolta AF 24mm F2.8 New

26441 = Minolta AF 100-400mm F4.5-6.7 APO

26621 = Minolta AF 50mm F1.4 New

26671 = Minolta AF 35mm F2 New

26681 = Minolta AF 28mm F2 New

26721 = Minolta AF 24-105mm F3.5-4.5 (D)

30464 = Metabones Canon EF Speed Booster

45671 = Tokina 70-210mm F4-5.6

45711 = Vivitar 70-210mm F4.5-5.6

45741 = 2x Teleconverter or Tamron or Tokina Lens

45741.1 = Tamron SP AF 90mm F2.5

45741.2 = Tokina RF 500mm F8.0 x2

45741.3 = Tokina 300mm F2.8 x2

45751 = 1.4x Teleconverter

45851 = Tamron SP AF 300mm F2.8 LD IF

45861 = Tamron SP AF 35-105mm F2.8 LD Aspherical IF

45871 = Tamron AF 70-210mm F2.8 SP LD

48128 = Metabones Canon EF Speed Booster Ultra

61184 = Canon EF Adapter

65280 = Sigma 16mm F2.8 Filtermatic Fisheye

65535 = E-Mount, T-Mount, Other Lens or no lens

65535.1 = Sony E 16mm F2.8

65535.2 = Sony E 18-55mm F3.5-5.6 OSS

65535.3 = Sony E 55-210mm F4.5-6.3 OSS

65535.4 = Sony E 18-200mm F3.5-6.3 OSS

65535.5 = Sony E 30mm F3.5 Macro

65535.6 = Sony E 24mm F1.8 ZA

65535.7 = Sony E 50mm F1.8 OSS

65535.8 = Sony E 16-70mm F4 ZA OSS

65535.9 = Sony E 10-18mm F4 OSS

65535.10 = Sony E PZ 16-50mm F3.5-5.6 OSS

65535.11 = Sony FE 35mm F2.8 ZA

65535.12 = Sony FE 24-70mm F4 ZA OSS

65535.13 = Sony E 18-200mm F3.5-6.3 OSS LE

65535.14 = Sony E 20mm F2.8

65535.15 = Sony E 35mm F1.8 OSS

65535.16 = Sony E PZ 18-105mm F4 G OSS

65535.17 = Sony FE 90mm F2.8 Macro G OSS

65535.18 = Sony E 18-50mm F4-5.6

65535.19 = Sony E PZ 18-200mm F3.5-6.3 OSS

65535.20 = Sony FE 55mm F1.8 ZA

65535.21 = Sony FE 70-200mm F4 G OSS

65535.22 = Sony FE 16-35mm F4 ZA OSS

65535.23 = Sony FE 50mm F2.8 Macro

65535.24 = Sony FE 28-70mm F3.5-5.6 OSS

65535.25 = Sony FE 35mm F1.4 ZA

65535.26 = Sony FE 24-240mm F3.5-6.3 OSS

65535.27 = Sony FE 28mm F2

65535.28 = Sony FE PZ 28-135mm F4 G OSS

65535.29 = Sony FE 24-70mm F2.8 GM

65535.30 = Sony FE 50mm F1.4 ZA

65535.31 = Sony FE 85mm F1.4 GM

65535.32 = Sony FE 50mm F1.8

65535.33 = Sony FE 21mm F2.8 (SEL28F20 + SEL075UWC)

65535.34 = Sony FE 16mm F3.5 Fisheye (SEL28F20 + SEL057FEC)

65535.35 = Sony FE 70-300mm F4.5-5.6 G OSS

65535.36 = Sony FE 70-200mm F2.8 GM OSS

65535.37 = Sony FE 70-200mm F2.8 GM OSS + 1.4X Teleconverter

65535.38 = Sony FE 70-200mm F2.8 GM OSS + 2X Teleconverter

65535.39 = Samyang AF 50mm F1.4 FE

65535.40 = Samyang AF 14mm F2.8 FE

65535.41 = Sigma 19mm F2.8 [EX] DN

65535.42 = Sigma 30mm F2.8 [EX] DN

65535.43 = Sigma 60mm F2.8 DN

65535.44 = Sigma 30mm F1.4 DC DN | C 016

65535.45 = Tamron 18-200mm F3.5-6.3 Di III VC

65535.46 = Zeiss Touit 12mm F2.8

65535.47 = Zeiss Touit 32mm F1.8

65535.48 = Zeiss Touit 50mm F2.8 Macro

65535.49 = Zeiss Batis 25mm F2

65535.50 = Zeiss Batis 85mm F1.8

65535.51 = Zeiss Batis 18mm F2.8

65535.52 = Zeiss Loxia 50mm F2

65535.53 = Zeiss Loxia 35mm F2

65535.54 = Zeiss Loxia 21mm F2.8

65535.55 = Zeiss Loxia 85mm F2.4

65535.56 = Arax MC 35mm F2.8 Tilt+Shift

65535.57 = Arax MC 80mm F2.8 Tilt+Shift

65535.58 = Zenitar MF 16mm F2.8 Fisheye M42

65535.59 = Samyang 500mm Mirror F8.0

65535.60 = Pentacon Auto 135mm F2.8

65535.61 = Pentacon Auto 29mm F2.8

65535.62 = Helios 44-2 58mm F2.0

 

[craig66]

These are not in the camera firmware. They come from the lens.

The most recent exiftool Sony tag list is here:

http://www.sno.phy.queensu.ca/~phil/exiftool/TagNames/Sony.html

There's plenty of duplicate IDs eg

52 = Sony 70-300mm F4.5-5.6 G SSM (SAL70300G) or G SSM II or Tamron Lens

52.1 = Sony 70-300mm F4.5-5.6 G SSM II (SAL70300G2)

52.2 = Tamron SP 70-300mm F4-5.6 Di USD

The sub-ID after the decimal point is created by exiftool. It does not exist in the exif data in the image file. exiftool uses other exif information (eg max aperture, focal length etc) to deduce the actual lens if possible.

Try this for an extensive list of lenses with the same ID - 128. Included on the list is the fairly recent Sigma 18-35 f1.8. What a mess.

128 = Tamron or Sigma Lens (128)

128.1 = Tamron AF 18-200mm F3.5-6.3 XR Di II LD Aspherical [IF] Macro

128.2 = Tamron AF 28-300mm F3.5-6.3 XR Di LD Aspherical [IF] Macro

128.3 = Tamron 80-300mm F3.5-6.3

128.4 = Tamron AF 28-200mm F3.8-5.6 XR Di Aspherical [IF] Macro

128.5 = Tamron SP AF 17-35mm F2.8-4 Di LD Aspherical IF

128.6 = Sigma AF 50-150mm F2.8 EX DC APO HSM II

128.7 = Sigma 10-20mm F3.5 EX DC HSM

128.8 = Sigma 70-200mm F2.8 II EX DG APO MACRO HSM

128.9 = Sigma 10mm F2.8 EX DC HSM Fisheye

128.10 = Sigma 50mm F1.4 EX DG HSM

128.11 = Sigma 85mm F1.4 EX DG HSM

128.12 = Sigma 24-70mm F2.8 IF EX DG HSM

128.13 = Sigma 18-250mm F3.5-6.3 DC OS HSM

128.14 = Sigma 17-50mm F2.8 EX DC HSM

128.15 = Sigma 17-70mm F2.8-4 DC Macro HSM

128.16 = Sigma 150mm F2.8 EX DG OS HSM APO Macro

128.17 = Sigma 150-500mm F5-6.3 APO DG OS HSM

128.18 = Tamron AF 28-105mm F4-5.6 [IF]

128.19 = Sigma 35mm F1.4 DG HSM

128.20 = Sigma 18-35mm F1.8 DC HSM

128.21 = Sigma 50-500mm F4.5-6.3 APO DG OS HSM

128.22 = Sigma 24-105mm F4 DG HSM | Art 013

 

[BRWAT]

I just wish I'd arrive. I've never seen an a-mount in such high demand. I'll probably have the A77III well before they fill my preorder.

 

[barrym1966]

I just wish I'd arrive. I've never seen an a-mount in such high demand. I'll probably have the A77III well before they fill my preorder.

some stores in the UK have just received stock (i got both of mine a month ago from poland)

they really are very good cameras. Shooting the first wedding of the year with them on Friday so will post up some pics soon(tm)

only issues for me is Max Auto ISO has to be 3200 or 6400 you cant choose 4000 or 5000 (but you can manually?) that makes no sense to me...

As for Sigma, the 35mm F1.4 is read correctly in the EXIF