November 2007 news

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11/29/07

I finally completed the "coming soon" list by finishing the Minolta 35-70mm F/4 lens review. This lens turned in a good performance, in fact, real good considering I've seen them sell on ebay for less than $10. I'm glad I got it off the list as it was pending for over a year now. There's nothing like a timely review.

I've been working on a tour of the Newcamerareview.com ~~southern~~ western command post. Look for the lame filler material this weekend, maybe I can come up with some real material in the near future.

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11/21/07

Sony 24-105mm

I'm finally nearing the end of my backlogged lens reviews. Ready for your scrutiny are two lenses, the Sony 11-18mm super wide angle, which reviewed the same (no surprise) as the Konica Minolta 11-18mm, then the Sony 24-105mm zoom, another re-badged Minolta film lens. ~~This is the first Sony lens that gets my "poor" build quality and "I wouldn't buy it" rating. Read the review to find out why~~. Stay tuned for the Minolta 35-70mm F/4 review coming up soon.

Sony 11-18mm

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11/14/07

Not much is happening in the camera world right now. I though maybe at least one manufacturer would throw us a bone, like Nikon did last year with the D40. Sigma announced a couple of new fisheye lenses today, a 4.5mm and 10mm, designed specifically for the APS-C sensor. Unfortunately, they don't list Sony as one of the lens mount options.

I've completed my Sony 18-200mm review, and it's the same (as expected) as the Konica Minolta 18-200mm. I'd rather buy the Sony 18-250mm or Tamron 18-250mm, even for a little extra money. They're better in just about every department, and have a little extra reach.

The Sony A 700 is also available on the Sonystyle website, with the same bundle as the Bestbuy below for $1599, though with free shipping. I don't like the Sonystyle website, it's real buggy. It wiped out my information twice as I was trying to order something. I ended up ordering from B&H photo.
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11/6/07

If anyone out there is thinking about buying the new Sony A700, you might want to check out Bestbuy.com. They're selling it for $1599 as a bundle, which includes the body and the Sony 18-200mm lens. The lens normally sells for $499, so you should be able to ebay it and get at least $400, which brings the A700 body price down to $1199, that's a pretty good deal considering it was just released.

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11/1/07

For the lack of anything else better to do, I decided to post my latest "Idle chat room" article, this time on topics I'm sure are near and dear to your hearts. The first part is a quick and easy camera sensor cleaning on my Sony A100, then I ramble on about the ~~crap~~ gadgets I take hiking with me. Feel like wasting 5 minutes? check it out here!
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