Kirk Bruner

I wouldn't worry about a UPC number. Just go to Ebay and search "Minolta AF 35-105 f3.5-4.5 Macro" and a bunch of them should pop up. You've already had one, so you already know what you're ...

Wouldn't you be better off with the Sony 70-200 f2.8 G Master?

I wonder how this compares with the Tamron 70-300 that's been around for a few years-the one with the alphabet soup name. That's been a viable contender for many who don't need or aren't willing to...

I think they may be shooting ar 2.8 to show what it can do wide open, which is good, although I tend to agree with you. The crowd not sharp completely, but just enough to know they're people and...

We're talking about every cell phone made. Every camera. So what about all the cell phones in everyone's POCKET?

Just what every phone needs: MORE cameras installed with junk optics. I'd be happy with ONE camera in my phone with a decent lens. Nope. Not going to happen. More cameras. More apps that...

Most of our meddling in other countries' problems has been with the purpose of capitalizing their natural resources, as opposed to helping their people. Afghanistan is all about neodymium,...

Even if you mount the "world's finest cinematic" lens to the front of this thing, you're STILL shooting into the image path of it through the crap that passes for optics on your phone. Yes, we get...

I agree, but what do we do? How do we stop climate change? How do we loosen the grip on power wielded by the fossil fuel industry? So far, the best changes are happening at a local level, city by...

Yeah, especially a manual focus lens. Not much of a bargain.

@ entoman : A Sony a99 II would.

In what way is Canon ahead of Sony in Japan in the mirrorless market?

Is Asahi completely gone? When Ricoh bought Pentax, did they buy the company from Asahi? Had Asahi gone broke? Who's making Pentax lenses now that Asahi seems to have vanished? Also, will all those...

Aren't the 24-70 and 70-200 Tamrons? I mean there's no Asahi anymore. Where are you getting YOUR fact(s)?

Actually, my use of the term "system" was meant to include the hardware of the phone camera and the software that emulates an actual system.

Sony never expected the E-mount to sell the way it did so quickly. They shot out of the gate with a kit zoom and a kit tele and figured they were good to go. In the Asian market, sales soared...

I don't take pictures of cameras. I take pictures with cameras. Pretty much don't care what they look like.

Almost, but not necessarily. Sometimes you can go to an up-scale used body that offers abundant and flexible capabilities and features but that also has an older generation sensor that is noisy at...

What about an individual who is not part of a workshop or anything pertaining to commercial photography? If I go as an individual under amateur status, can I not take a tripod? It's ridiculous.

It would have been interesting to include the Sony a99 II in the comparison.