ostenbaken's reviews

  • Sony 16-80mm f/3.5-4.5 DT Carl Zeiss Vario-Sonnar T* SAL-1680Z

    9 out of 10 points and recommended
    quality, good for travel, good bokeh
    vigneting at widest aperture

    purchased to be "Kit forever" lens on Sony dslr-a350 because of quality and razor sharpness. Not bad range for travel zoom. On F/5.6-8 extremely sharp wide angle - good for landscape photos. For portrait this lens may be "oversharp" (some girls will not be happy)
    some examples on http://blogx.ru/cityman/img/

    reviewed May 27th, 2008 (purchased for $1,000)

  • Sony 55-200mm f/4-5.6 DT SAM SAL-552002

    10 out of 10 points and recommended
    extremely sharp, low weight, low price, compact, bokeh not bad for so chip lens
    dark :(

    very good lens for this money. Good companion in travel.

    Examples:
    http://www.fotozoom.ru/gallery2/gallery.htm?id=photo:1035
    http://www.fotozoom.ru/gallery2/gallery.htm?id=photo:826
    http://www.fotozoom.ru/gallery2/gallery.htm?id=photo:787
    http://www.fotozoom.ru/gallery2/gallery.htm?id=photo:592

    all photos with tag DT 55-200mm F4.0-5.6
    http://www.fotozoom.ru/gallery2/gallery.htm?id=tag:DT%2055-200mm%20F4.0-5.6

    reviewed July 20th, 2009