Well that's fine by me. Even though I'm a Canon shooter I'm all for more choice. Are these Alpha cameras pretty much all Carl Zeiss lenses these days? I used to shoot with a Contax and while the Zeiss was nice I didn't find the premium price tag all that worth it compared to a good Nikon or Canon lens.
My understanding is that the Alpha uses old Minolta glass correct? But obviously Minolta no longer exists so it's not making new glass, so is it all Zeiss now or does Sony make their own glass as well?
"I used to shoot with a Contax and while the Zeiss was nice I didn't find the premium price tag all that worth it compared to a good Nikon or Canon lens."
Well, each one has its own limits to where price and the little extra in quality seperates. The Carl Zeiss lenses available for Sony is however extremly good. But that comes with a price tag. Carl Zeiss lenses are also available to Pentax and Nikon - but in manual focus.
"My understanding is that the Alpha uses old Minolta glass correct? But obviously Minolta no longer exists so it's not making new glass, so is it all Zeiss now or does Sony make their own glass as well?"
Sony has three levels of lenses.
First it is the consumer line, which is either Minolta designs or Tamron designs (Sony owns a large share in Tamron). Second it is the G lenses, the top series from Minolta and Sony). Then there are the Carl Zeiss lenses that is the highest quality.
And all lenses from the first Minolta lense in the AF bajonet is compatible with the sony. I have 11, so that should put me in the entusiast section.
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Well that's fine by me. Even though I'm a Canon shooter I'm all for more choice.
Are these Alpha cameras pretty much all Carl Zeiss lenses these days?
I used to shoot with a Contax and while the Zeiss was nice I didn't find the premium price tag all that worth it compared to a good Nikon or Canon lens.
My understanding is that the Alpha uses old Minolta glass correct? But obviously Minolta no longer exists so it's not making new glass, so is it all Zeiss now or does Sony make their own glass as well?
"I used to shoot with a Contax and while the Zeiss was nice I didn't find the premium price tag all that worth it compared to a good Nikon or Canon lens."
Well, each one has its own limits to where price and the little extra in quality seperates. The Carl Zeiss lenses available for Sony is however extremly good. But that comes with a price tag. Carl Zeiss lenses are also available to Pentax and Nikon - but in manual focus.
"My understanding is that the Alpha uses old Minolta glass correct? But obviously Minolta no longer exists so it's not making new glass, so is it all Zeiss now or does Sony make their own glass as well?"
Sony has three levels of lenses.
First it is the consumer line, which is either Minolta designs or Tamron designs (Sony owns a large share in Tamron). Second it is the G lenses, the top series from Minolta and Sony). Then there are the Carl Zeiss lenses that is the highest quality.
And all lenses from the first Minolta lense in the AF bajonet is compatible with the sony. I have 11, so that should put me in the entusiast section.