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PostPosted: Wed Feb 02, 2011 4:43 pm    Post subject: Sony DSC-S85 Reply with quote
This is my first Sony DC to replace my non-working Canon G5. It has an amzaing vario-sonnar lens with is sharp from corner to corner.









PostPosted: Wed Feb 02, 2011 5:29 pm    Post subject: Reply with quote
It's a great cam, isn't it?
A good frien of mine once had it. The first copy he had was faulty and he did not like it, but when he got a good copy, he loved it!


PostPosted: Wed Feb 02, 2011 5:47 pm    Post subject: Reply with quote
LucisPictor wrote:
It's a great cam, isn't it?
A good frien of mine once had it. The first copy he had was faulty and he did not like it, but when he got a good copy, he loved it!

Yes. I will upload more photos later.


PostPosted: Thu Feb 03, 2011 10:07 am    Post subject: Sonnar... Reply with quote
What is amazing is that this lens seems to appear in many guises on a lot of 2001 - 2003 cameras, like Ricoh, Canon, Epson, Sony, Exilim etc. including my trusty Canon G2..

It is usually billed as 7-21mm f2 but Canon says f2 -f2.5.. however to settle the matter someone a year or two ago got hold of four different cameras sporting the lens and cut them open.. the result.. yep it's the self same lens.. apparently all the makers adopted it as it IS a good lens.. but not exactly a Carl Zeiss any more that the Schneider that comes on a Samsung is anything other than branding, same as the 'Voigtlanders' on the Cosina made Bessas.. Smile

The G2 and the Sony also have the same sensor, so it's only really the firmware that makes and difference to the image quality?

Reference: http://ixbtlabs.com/articles/figi2001/

Doug


PostPosted: Thu Feb 03, 2011 5:50 pm    Post subject: Re: Sonnar... Reply with quote
nemesis101 wrote:
What is amazing is that this lens seems to appear in many guises on a lot of 2001 - 2003 cameras, like Ricoh, Canon, Epson, Sony, Exilim etc. including my trusty Canon G2..

It is usually billed as 7-21mm f2 but Canon says f2 -f2.5.. however to settle the matter someone a year or two ago got hold of four different cameras sporting the lens and cut them open.. the result.. yep it's the self same lens.. apparently all the makers adopted it as it IS a good lens.. but not exactly a Carl Zeiss any more that the Schneider that comes on a Samsung is anything other than branding, same as the 'Voigtlanders' on the Cosina made Bessas.. Smile

The G2 and the Sony also have the same sensor, so it's only really the firmware that makes and difference to the image quality?

Reference: http://ixbtlabs.com/articles/figi2001/

Doug

G2 is certainly a better camera than the s85 and both camera is amazing in their time. I don't care if it is Canon or Zeiss but only the IQ of the lens. Canon, Panasoic, Olympus and Samsung all marking compact camera with fast zoom lens. It is a shame sony don't have any fast zoom compact camera.


PostPosted: Thu Feb 03, 2011 7:39 pm    Post subject: Re: Sonnar... Reply with quote
There's always the NEX.. lol

And I agree about the lens issue - it's results that count and I loved your pics.. anything with the Sun in excites people from Oregon! lol

Doug

PS I mentioned the G2 as they are cheaper than the Sony to get hold of.. my local Goodwill has at least one a month, never much more than 20 dollars.. Smile



calvin83 wrote:
nemesis101 wrote:
What is amazing is that this lens seems to appear in many guises on a lot of 2001 - 2003 cameras, like Ricoh, Canon, Epson, Sony, Exilim etc. including my trusty Canon G2..

It is usually billed as 7-21mm f2 but Canon says f2 -f2.5.. however to settle the matter someone a year or two ago got hold of four different cameras sporting the lens and cut them open.. the result.. yep it's the self same lens.. apparently all the makers adopted it as it IS a good lens.. but not exactly a Carl Zeiss any more that the Schneider that comes on a Samsung is anything other than branding, same as the 'Voigtlanders' on the Cosina made Bessas.. Smile

The G2 and the Sony also have the same sensor, so it's only really the firmware that makes and difference to the image quality?

Reference: http://ixbtlabs.com/articles/figi2001/

Doug

G2 is certainly a better camera than the s85 and both camera is amazing in their time. I don't care if it is Canon or Zeiss but only the IQ of the lens. Canon, Panasoic, Olympus and Samsung all marking compact camera with fast zoom lens. It is a shame sony don't have any fast zoom compact camera.


PostPosted: Fri Feb 04, 2011 4:24 am    Post subject: Re: Sonnar... Reply with quote
nemesis101 wrote:

There's always the NEX.. lol

And I agree about the lens issue - it's results that count and I loved your pics.. anything with the Sun in excites people from Oregon! lol

Doug

PS I mentioned the G2 as they are cheaper than the Sony to get hold of.. my local Goodwill has at least one a month, never much more than 20 dollars.. Smile

The last character of my name in Cantonese have the same pronunciation as sun. Wink

It is so cheap Shocked . I got this for $45 in excellent condition.
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