Magnus Wedberg

The real killer would be an open platform, exposing APIs for people to use. Especially networked APIs.

Well, Sony tried that for years, but seems to have given up now (quite likely their latest platform isn't Android-based). I wouldn't say it's very desirable, either, compared to alternatives.

Personally I prefer their competitors, NiKonyx and CaNonyx.

Actually I would say that Nikon features/quality, especially video, has been hugely impressive seeing that they have no real previous experience in the area. They managed to stay competitive (and...

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I love all the snarky comments from people who can't afford this lens.

There is no "Rokkor predecessor". Neither Minolta nor Sony ever made a 400/2.8, especially not back in Rokkor times.

Very interesting for birding and other wildlife in daylight, I guess. Needs a tripod of course, you won't even be able to frame the subject if shooting free-hand with a 3000mm. But unlike most...

The E mount is way too large for a 1" sensor.
Heck, it was larger than the original Nex-5 camera body. No one wants such a camera.
I still feel a premium level 1" sensor camera at Nikon 1 level...

At the price the 1 cameras sold for, it should have been a premium system.
But it was not.

At the size of the 1 cameras, they could have been equipped with larger sensors.
But they were...

Any half-decent micro USB cable in the entire world. Have you ever received a micro USB cable with a phone? It will work. Have you ever bought a micro USB cable in a retail store? It will work. Do ...

The original USB adapter is nothing to write home about -- 0.5A and quite large for what it does. Googling around I read that the camera takes only around 1A anyway, but shipping a USB adapter of ...

You can always put a used NEX in a waterproof house. Very inexpensive.

You can MacGyver your own, as I did. It's full frame capable and Zeiss branded. T* and everything. http://www.magnuswedberg.com/index.php?doc=Contax_T_stripped_down_for_NEX I must borrow my ...

Robert Capa never had this problem. It completely depends on what you shoot, where you shoot it, in which light conditions, how much weight you want to lug around, etcetera. Personally I'm not a ...

I don't know about consensus, but the 90/2.8 has a pretty simple five-element optical construction, in fact very similar to the 85/2.8 SAM for A-mount. The SEL85F18 is much more complex and should ...

Thanks for the info. :-( Does it still work good with your older camera? And, does the camera give an indication of correct focus even though the image is unsharp?

Has anyone managed to test this so far? I'm interested in: (1) Does it work at all, seeing that the adapter firmware is pretty old by now?

Yeah, you are right, that's very weird. It's not the 1.4 either as that lens has a way wider front element. However, it IS a possibility that someone has really used the barrel from the Minolta to ...

Interesting. My 58/1.4 is an Auto-Rokkor PF. It has eight quite strongly curved blades.