Carl Zeiss lense review on Sony alpha A100 digital DSLR camera with test photos

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Sony Alpha A100 DSLR digital camera combined with the Carl Zeiss wide angle zoom lense Vario-Sonnar T* 3,5-4,5/16-80 ZA and Planar T* 1.4/85 ZA lense

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Let photos speak - one picture may say more than 100 words - a small photo gallery of test / comparison pictures taken with the Carl Zeiss lense vs the original Sony lense.

My personal opinion is clear - the Carl Zeiss lenses are outstanding and result in superior quality, more brilliant colors and amazing contrast vs my earlier Sony 18-75 lense used for the same photography work.

Last months - August 2007 - I decided to purchase a few Carl Zeiss lenses for my Sony a100. An extensive Google search resulted in no pictures published for the Zeiss lenses - only camera and or lense reviews found. Hence I decided to make some of my first photos available to you for a direct comparison of images resulting from both lenses. It now is up to you to make up your mind and decide what lense to chose.

A day with my Sony A100 and my new Carl Zeiss wide angle lense - my lense for Sony A100 test photos and lense review: Carl Zeiss zoom lense Vario-Sonnar T* 3,5-4,5/16-80 ZA on a Sony Alpha a100 DSLR digital camera body. Compare photos Sony DT 18-70mm F3.5-5.6) lense vs Carl Zeiss Vario-Sonnar T* 3,5-4,5/16-80 ZA lense.

Brief technical key-data for the Carl Zeiss wide-angle zoom lense Vario-Sonnar T* 3,5-4,5/16-80 ZA:

  1. Lense-name: Vario-Sonnar T* 3,5-4,5/16-80 ZA
  2. Focusing range 0.62 m - infinite
  3. Aperture range f/3.5 - f/22 / f/4.5 - f/29
  4. Focal length 16 - 80 mm
  5. Weight 440 g

Brief technical key-data for the Carl Zeiss Planar T* 1.4/85 ZA

  1. Lense-name: Planar T* 1.4/85 ZA
  2. Focusing range 0.85 m - infinite
  3. Aperture range f/1.4 - f/16
  4. Focal length 85 mm
  5. Weight 560 g

Availability of Carl Zeiss lenses for Sony A100 camera seems to be limited to Sony stores only. Price for the Vario-Sonnar T* 3,5-4,5/16-80 ZA and Planar T* 1.4/85 ZA lenses: Unimportant !! A Google search may give you a rough idea on current market prices.

If you want to earn good money, then you have to provide best possible quality !! With the daily expanding global competition thru the www - quality in all markets will one day be the key factor to success. Carl Zeiss lenses for the Sony A100 camera appear to have a more or less equal price around the globe. The price absolutely is justified by the superior quality of pictures produced as well as the far superior mechanical quality and robustness of the Carl Zeiss lenses.

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Image gallery - photos Carl Zeiss Vario-Sonnar T* 3,5-4,5/16-80 ZA

Below test photo gallery shows pictures taken with the Vario-Sonnar T* 3,5-4,5/16-80 ZA on my Sony a100 body. To compare these Carl Zeiss lense pictures - I will give you a few links to pictures taken weeks or months earlier in similar region, similar conditions using the original Sony lenses coming with the Sony A100 camera.

Photos Carl Zeiss Vario-Sonnar T

Click below thumbnail to see full size 1920x1285px picture to compare

To make below acacia blossom photos with Sony lense I needed lots of shots on many blossoms - to make the Zeiss shot I had but one flower to practice

Acacia blossom
Acacia blossom - Sony lense
Acacia flower
Acacia flower - Zeiss Vario-Sonnar T lense

A series of 31 mountain scenery photos from same mountain region and similar - tropical steaming - weather condition as the previously published Sony lense photos.

Photos Sony lense DT 18-70mm F3.5-5.6)

The below inked pages have been made entirely with the Sony a100 and Sony lense 18-70:

I have 2 categories of photos prepared for you to compare the Sony lenses vs the Carl Zeiss lenses. Both are within my traditional photography work.

  1. Roses photography
  2. Tropical Scenery photography

To compare both photo categories - you find here below the high resolution wallpaper pages for pictures taken by Sony lenses:

High resolution photo wallpapers taken with my NEW Zeiss Planar T* 1.4/85 ZA lense are

Photos below are wallpapers in 1600x1200px format - with Zeiss lenses

Enjoy excellent photography using always the finest of photo equipment for highest job-satisfaction.and success.

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