This is the best camera lens I have ever had

There is a significant play between the lens and camera that is annoying when turning the zoom ring

The camera would not focus even manually and the zoom ring would only work between 50 & 100 mm

Some shots will come through fantastic (those taken perfectly lit, camera is still, no wind blowing) with perfect sharpness, other shots (usually a little shaded, possibly in motion as walking through a town will give you {no tripod}) come through looking like they were taken with a 110 disposable

Well so far so good lens fits camera just fine

So with the SmallRig plate, the camera and lens balance well on the tripod.

Sony, if you're going to make ridiculously small, lightweight, mirrorless camera bodies like the A7 series, you have to do the same with the lens

and I will try to help people understanding what kind of Market this lens is for and what is the best camera to use it

The real excitement will be for A6000 series users which will have a lens with a focal length of 52.5x360mm: this means that even if it's not a prime you can have great portrait at f3.5 with a creamy bokeh at 52mm and you will also be able to use the camera hands free at its maximum range of 360mm

I thought perhaps I had a bad copy and would exchange, but after seeing other images posted on line (see Steve Huff blog) that were as soft as

And the zoomed pictures from the HX400 are as clear as if the lenses were made of plastic.

I thought perhaps I had a bad copy and would exchange, but after seeing other images posted on line (see Steve Huff blog) that were as soft as

And the zoomed pictures from the HX400 are as clear as if the lenses were made of plastic.