Ron Outdoors

I'll continue to use m4/3 for most things and my Sony A7 gear at times. The new mirrorless Nikon body looks big. (Based on the shadowy pictures so far). If I wanted big, I would have stayed with ...

The Panasonic 45-175 also has power zoom. That's the only one I have.

Selling my Sony FE 24-70 f/4 lens. Bought new in August 2017. Used lightly, like new. Works fine. I've gradually switched to primes, so don't use it anymore. Comes with all original accessories, ...

I'd suggest shooting something flat and parallel, 10-20 feet away. Then turn the camera upside down and take another shot. Then compare right to right, left to left.

I've also owned 2 or 3 m9-18's. The one have now is probably as sharp as any of the others. Great lens for being so compact and light. But none of them really had sharp edges. I've since settled ...

You're right, it would not come with a filter. Sounds like someone bought it, put the filter on and went out and took pictures. Then it was returned for some reason. The store certainly owes you ...

It's in stock today at B&H.

Same experience here. The IQ is a sum of the camera and lens. I had been using mostly Olympus OM lenses for a while on an A7Rii. Have moved away from them because I wanted AF. But can't say there ...

Just noticed, the lens info here reads Samyang with the 24, as one would expect. I recently bought the Samyang 35mm f/2.8 and noticed it reads "Sony E 35mm F2.8". Surprised that they didn't get the ...

My criteria too. Some good recommendations already. I'll add in the Sony 50mm f/2.8 macro, if you are interested in closeups. The lightest AF macro I've been able to find.

Just reread your post. Putting an extension tube on a 15mm lens would require you to get really close to the subject to get a high magnification. The 85mm would be a better option to give you some ...

Sounds like auto focus is not a necessity for you. If you are interested in  AF, another 2 lenses to consider would be the Sony 50mm f/2.8 macro and the Sigma 70mm f/2.8 macro. Not sure what the ...

Decades ago, I owned the Olympus OM 40mm f/2.0. It was also a tiny pancake lens. I recently got the Samyang 35mm f/2.8 and been eyeing their 24mm. I like the way they are headed. But then, I don't ...

Wow, I didn't know they could make a 40mm f/2.0 that big!

The original A7 is amazingly small and light. Smaller than some M4/3 cameras. Don't know if removing the evf would reduce size much. And we're always paying for features we don't use. Lots of ...

My vote is for an f/4.0 like the current Tamron 70-210 for Canon/Nikon. At $800 vs. the current $1500 price for the Sony f/4. Not interested in an f/2.8 version. Wouldn't be surprised to see Sigma ...

Gee, at first I thought you were going to mount it on a film camera. Yes, good enough for Kodachrome!

I was thinking the same thing. The Sony 90 sets a pretty high bar. I won't give up the AF for a possible small increase in IQ. But then some people prefer MF for macro.

And Rokinon is coming out with a small 24mm. I don't see Sigma coming out with small, less expensive lenses. There's more money to be made with the larger, faster lenses. And they have been...

The Rokinon 8mm is an APS-C lens so it won't cover the full frame. Maybe you already know that. Should work okay in crop mode. You just won't get the full resolution. I've been using an Olympus OM ...