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From left: Sony 11-18mm F4.5-5.6 DT, Sony Carl Zeiss 16-80mm F3.5-4.5 DT, Sony 18-70mm F3.5-5.6 DT, Minolta 50mm F1.4, Sony 50mm F2.8 Macro, Sony Carl Zeiss 135mm F1.8, Minolta 70-210mm F4, Sony 70-200mm F2.8 G SSM, Sony 75-300mm F4.5-5.6
Front row is the VG-B30AM, Sigma 17-35mm F2.8-4 EX and Peleng 8mm F3.5 circular fisheye.
Behind are 2 A700 bodies and 1 A200 body.
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Bird's eye view!
Featuring 4 Sony Alpha 200 and 3 Sony Alpha 700 dSLRs!
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Sony 70-200mm F2.8 G SSM (flagship telephoto zoom) versus the Minolta 70-210mm F4 "beercan" (flagship telephoto zoom back in 1985 when Minolta made AF popular)
Obviously, the weight and size are different; one is 695 grams, 152mm long, takes 55mm filters. The other is 1340 grams (almost twice the weight), 197mm long and takes 77mm filters. Both are sharp and have beautiful bokeh and colors. One is just one stop higher. SSM is subjectively faster as nobody can really make a standardized test for these things!
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Somebody said I should shoot girls instead with this lens, so here you go. The Sony Carl Zeiss 135mm F1.8 focuses down to 72cm. Makes for great portraits.