MaxiMax

You can bet on that!

PETA and Wikipedia are behaving like idiots - and so are the judges. The photographer is right, it is his equipment that was used by an animal, and as far as I know, animals are not included in human's copyright laws. I hope that the photographer will win this case, and that all his legal expenses will be paid by PETA and Wikipedia.

The box looks like something from the 1960´s.

Why did the customer return it to the shop? Warranty repair is unlikely.... Maybe special materials recycling?

I could probably give USD 15.00 for it, but not more. Value is an individual perception, and I can really not see any real value for this old lens, even if it is a rarity.

You will always "lose money" when switching over to a completely new system, no matter if it is to Sony, to Canon, to Nikon or any other system. It always depends on how much equipment you have, how old it is, and what is the minimum you need to get in a new system.

Sony is not necessarily aiming its new line of pro equipment towards established photographers. Old photographers will disappear with time, and a new generation will take over. There are many new photographers out there who want to build a system from scratch, and many of them might start with Sony as it is making its products attractive. About a 300/400 mm f2.8 prime, I have no doubt that it is on the way.

My guess is that you are the one that is not taking it seriously - and you should, if you are a serious photographer.

The specs are amazing! This seems to be a winner. Sony is really setting the new standard in camera technology that other competitors will have to follow. I also believe that mirrorless is the way to go. Less mechanical parts, less problems.

I agree with you. Back in the 80's and 90's, I used to subscribe to a couple of British magazines. They were very instructive with a variety of features. Unfortunately, the American magazines were filled with advertisements. In fact, half of an American magazine would only contain advertisements, not to mention some 4-5 postal reply cards falling out of it.

Maybe it could be rebuilt to its exact looks, based on the millions of existing photos taken from every possible angle?☺

For its price, this is a great lens! Thanks Sony!

Just by looking at many selfies in the web, I think that they should be called "selfish". Unfortunately, we live now in a world where people have to show how successful they are, or at least pretend that they are. We have now a society of "I this" and "I that" (it sounds maybe also familiar with a certain brand name).

At first, I thought that this would be another sensational test. To be honest, this was quite useful. This test shows how LCD displays, electronics and small mechanisms can survive extremely cold temperatures - although, without the camera being able to function during the exposure. It is good to know that you can take your GoPro to *very* low temperatures anywhere in the world without it getting permanently damaged.

Ricoh was certainly ahead of its time...

I smell an Apple user...

If photo and video quality in a small body is important to you, then the a6500 beats out the s of most APS-C cameras out there. No wonder that the a6300, and now the a6500, are also being used by pro´s.

"One day, there will be an amalgam of the two cameras into a near perfect set up."

At the dentist?

It is great too see that there is a new option for non-subscription software for Windows that does not cost an arm and a leg. I will definitely try this one out.

Sometimes, it seems like objects do have a soul... :)