Chapter 9: Accessory Lenses

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Introduction

To get the most out of the Sony a7/a7R cameras, you have to use the highest quality lenses. Sony currently sells five lenses for full frame coverage and promises to release 10 more lenses by the end of 2014. Although they use the NEX E-mount, this is a new line of lenses. Their optics can fully illuminate a 24mm x 36mm sensor, which is 1.5X larger than the sensor traditionally used in the NEX camera bodies. As a consequence, the new lenses are classified as belonging to the FE series. The 24-70mm and the 70-200mm zooms cost more than $1200 and are designed for high-resolution imaging. We assume that the ...

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