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| |  | Photo Viewers | | Home » | | | | | | | Description: | | High-performance Carl Zeiss large-aperture zoom. The SAL-2470Z Carl Zeiss Vario-Sonnar f2.8 24-70mm Zoom Lens is a brilliant all-around performer -- with SSM (Super Sonic wave Motor) design for fast, silent auto-focus, pro-quality Carl Zeiss T coated optics to reduce lens flare, and 17-element design with two aspherical and two ED glass lens elements to minimize distortion and virtually eliminate chromatic aberration. It benefits from the Super SteadyShot image stabilization built into every Sony α system DSLR -- and its wide-angle to medium telephoto range in compact, lightweight design is ideal for a wide range of shooting applications (35mm equivalent: 36-105mm). | | | Features: | |
• Zoom range of 24-70mm for all-around versatility
• Brilliant large-aperture f2.8 design
• Carl Zeiss® T* coating to minimize lens flare
• Fast, silent auto-focus -- SSM (Super Sonic wave Motor)
• Aspherical lens elements to reduce spherical distortion
| | | Product Details: | | | Product Length:
| 4.0 inches | | Product Weight:
| 2.1 pounds | | Package Length:
| 11.9 inches | | Package Width:
| 5.4 inches | | Package Height:
| 5.3 inches | | Package Weight:
| 3.35 pounds | | Average Customer Rating:
|  based on 6 reviews |
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 Superb for the prosFeb 24, 2010
This is a great lens, no doubt. But I want to take a different approach when reviewing it. The photo gear fanboys will hate this but, I would like to factor in price.
A lot of new (and old) non pro photographers think that if they don't have "the best" (and most costly) they can't take a good picture. This is totally false. Satisfying and great photos were taken with gear in the past that would be junk today. Great award winning photos are being taken with so so lenses and amateur cameras today. Digital imaging has also improved image quality as well.
With that in mind, is it worth it to spend $1600 on a lens when there are many excellent alternatives made by Tamron, Sony, Sigma, as well as many used Minolta lenses for much less money? Some of those old Minolta lenses are quite good too.
If you are not a pro making a living from your images (or a life long photo taking fanatic) save $1000-1400+ dollars and look at the broader range of lenses minus the little blue Zeiss logo.
9 of 10 found the following review helpful:
What can I say? Simply the best!Jan 15, 2009
Couple this witha Sony a900 and you will have a system you won't believe. I researched this lens for a long time. There are several indepth technical reviews on the net that can describe this lens better than I can. I can say that it produces extremely sharp images with great contrast. With it's large maximum aperature it makes focusing and composition a pleasure. It is a big lens but carrying around a few extra ounces is well worth it. If you are serious about photography and can afford the price buy it.
9 of 9 found the following review helpful:
Best 24-70mm Zoom on the PlanetJan 05, 2009
24-70mm is the perfect range for general portraiture and people photography and this lens is absolutely the sharpest 24-70mm zoom on the planet. It's built like a Rolex and the Zeiss glass simply blows away the competition. It's tack sharp at every focal length even wide open at 2.8, plus it's without the chromatic aberrations that plague Canon zooms.
It's the perfect lens to compliment Sony's new 24.6mp flagship camera the a900 Sony Alpha A900 24.6MP Digital SLR Camera (Black), but a700 users will appreciate this lens as well. It joins Sony's Zeiss 85/1.4 Sony SAL-85F14Z 85mm f1.4 Carl Zeiss Planar T Coated Telephoto Lens for Sony Alpha Digital SLR Camera and Zeiss 135/1.8 Sony SAL-135F18Z 135mm f/1.8 Carl Zeiss Sonnar T Telephoto Lens for Sony Alpha Digital SLR Camera lenses in an growing line-up of amazing flagship lenses.
7 of 8 found the following review helpful:
a must for photography with Alpha 700Jun 21, 2008
I am shooting portrait photography for professional work (phototherapy) and this lens is one of the best I have with Zeiss 85mm, aperture F/2.8 allows to shoot in low light, cristal clear, sharp images, smooth and extremely fast focus , this lens is a must and permits to magnify all the qualities of DSLR Sony Alpha 700, highly recommended
20 of 20 found the following review helpful:
The Best Sony/Zeiss Lens Thus FarApr 04, 2008
This is the best lens that Sony/Zeiss have offered thus far, even more versatile than the Sony SAL-85F14Z 85mm f1.4 Carl Zeiss Planar T Coated Telephoto Lens for Sony Alpha Digital SLR Camera and Sony SAL-135F18Z 135mm f/1.8 Carl Zeiss Sonnar T Telephoto Lens for Sony Alpha Digital SLR Camera, which are incredible lenses. I have compared this Sony/Zeiss 24-70mm f/2.8 lens to the legendary Minolta 28-70mm f/2.8 G lens using the Imatest lens test software. At an aperture of f2.8, the Minolta 28-70 lens at 28mm focal length and the Zeiss 24-70 lens at 24mm focal length are equally sharp in the center, but the Zeiss lens is sharper at the corners. The Zeiss 24-70 lens does exhibit a minor amount of chromatic aberration but to no serious extent. It also exhibits moderate barrel distortion at 24mm, as do its Canon and Nikon 24-70 counterparts. The barrel distortion is more pronounced with a full frame sensor than with a half frame sensor.
Sony and Zeiss have a very useful partnership going, which I hope will result in a greater variety of lenses in the future. Recently, Sony and Zeiss have introduced a Sony SAL1635Z 16-35mm f/2.8 ZA Lens that improves upon the rare and coveted Minolta 17-35mm f3.5 G lens.
Two minor complaints about this lens are the following. First, like the other Sony/Zeiss lenses, it is rather heavy, but I suppose that good glass is heavy. Second, it zooms by elongating externally unlike the Minolta 28-70mm f/2.8 G lens. However, the Canon and Nikon 24-70 lenses elongate in a similar manner, so perhaps this feature is a compromise that one must accept in exchange for sharpness at f2.8.
Reviews of the Sony/Zeiss 24-70 lens may be found at the Photozone and lemondedelaphoto web sites. The latter site is French but web pages may be translated via Google.
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