📷 Sony Alpha Digital SLR Camera 75-300mm Compact Super Telephoto Zoom Lens - f/4.5-5.6 Review

for $250 75-300 zoom value for money. other reviews were right that autofocus is really bad in the dark. This lens is only suitable for use in daylight. I have a Sony a55 and have found several options to help with focusing - firstly I set the autofocus to point or local instead of wide (wide is terrible for autofocus), I also turn face detection off. finally I get the best/fastest focus in aperture mode at 4.5; In daylight, I can zoom in on an entire street and photograph moving cars and…

It was a great deal I got for this lens, it was perfect in every way, the supplier is excellent, the lens takes fantastic photos, even the night shot of the moon is amazing, you can see every crater on it the surface in perfect light and shadow. I already had one of these lenses but needed another to complement my other cameras. I have used Minolta for many years long before it was digital, loved them when they only ran on 35mm film and still use film for certain photos, sometimes you just…

Lenses, even "bargain" lenses like the Sony 75-300 are expensive in absolute terms (at least within my budget) so I, like most people, they considered me options to death. In the end, Sony offered a kit of 18-55mm and 75-300mm lenses with the a65 camera, effectively reducing the price of that lens by $100. Even at full price, it's excellent value for money. Another Sony alternative, the Sony 70-300 G Series Lens is currently selling for $999. I could have bought it for $899 back then, but it's…