Sony Alpha Convention 2011-Gears

March 14, 2011

Sony Alpha Convention 2011-Gears

Okla start with boring post first. As usual, only in events like these that me and other enthusiast have the chance without feeling embarrassed to test every single lens and accessory out there offered by Sony. XD This time i managed to land my hands on the infamous Sony 300mm F/2.8 SSM G!!!

At RM24, 999, it is one of the most expensive lens in the Sony line up. With this amount of money i can easily buy a new Perodua Kelisa with change left. And unless you do sports photography for a living, nobody will buy this lens for fun unless you are really loaded.

Weighing at 2.325kg, it is lighter than Canon's(2.550kg) and Nikon's 300mm f2.8(2.9kg). Although it is possible to handhold it with your right hand, most of the time you will be supporting the lens with your left hand. Having said that, i only can tahan for about 20-30 seconds. =P I still need a monopod if i were to use this lens in the long run.

Anyway, i am not here to do a review about the lens. Was trying it out on other people's body. Don't have any sample images ='( But at least i can tell people that i've had held a Kelisa in my hands before! XD

Big gun!

This is how a car feels in your hand! XD After removing the huge hood you can see that it is quite short after all.

After that i spotted the Lensbaby booth with an RM408 price tag. Almost tempted to buy but after trying it out everything evaporated. Through the videos it seems quite easy to focus but after testing it out with my own hands it was not that easy after all ._. Had to press and twist quite hard to get a decent focus.