I bought one, they didn't ship it, would not reply to emails after the sale. Several days after the date scheduled to receive the item I had to open an E-bay "case" to get them to respond, several days later, they responded saying they would ship "in a few days" - I asked for a full refund. Terrible communication.
Check her negative & neutral feedback - may others saying the same thing - she is trying to sell these lenses without actually having them in stock. Good Luck!
I bought one, they didn't ship it, would not reply to emails after the sale. Several days after the date scheduled to receive the item I had to open an E-bay "case" to get them to respond, several days later, they responded saying they would ship "in a few days" - I asked for a full refund. Terrible communication.
Check her negative & neutral feedback - may others saying the same thing - she is trying to sell these lenses without actually having them in stock. Good Luck!
I do agree that they seem a bit sketchy, but the 99.3% positive feedback seems to indicate that they are fine.
99.3% on 4,650 sales - however 7 negative - 8 neutrals in one month - 33 / 60 in one year? That might be OK if you're buying a $12.00 tee-shirt but for a $400 lens - when they don't ship - they are borrowing your money.
There has been another negative added in the last 24 hours - I haven't posted mine yet. Good luck!
The lens looks really nice, but I'm utterly astounded by the noise levels at ISO 500 and 800 in your two samples. Is the A6000 normally that noisy? Honestly, before I looked at the EXIF, I was expecting ISO 2000-3200 for that level of noise.
Jman13 wrote:
The lens looks really nice, but I'm utterly astounded by the noise levels at ISO 500 and 800 in your two samples. Is the A6000 normally that noisy? Honestly, before I looked at the EXIF, I was expecting ISO 2000-3200 for that level of noise.
What pictures are you talking about specifically? Some are highly cropped so I'm wondering. And in some pictures I also pulled the shadows by two stops. Let me know what pictures and I'll post the unretouched pictures if you're interested (in the a6000 thread though).
The series you took from the balcony at f/2 through f/8. No need to repost, just wondering of those were representative samples for noise. These weren't the cropped images...the full images were 6000x4000.
On the f/2.8-f/8 samples, I brought the exposure up by 1.4 stops and boosted the shadows a little bit more so it looks much worse than it should be, probably by two stops in the shadows.
This has been posted previous in the A6000 thread - it's one of the better reviews out there - imo - referencing the resolution & noise of that camera.
welp, I had taken the chance on ebay since all the other sites were on pre-order anyways and I got it for a bit cheaper. finally got the email today that it was shipped
teh_rebel wrote:
welp, I had taken the chance on ebay since all the other sites were on pre-order anyways and I got it for a bit cheaper. finally got the email today that it was shipped
Please excuse my curiosity! Can you share some first impressions using this lens? Thanks a lot!
brunobarolo wrote:
Please excuse my curiosity! Can you share some first impressions using this lens? Thanks a lot!
Hi, I haven't used it much but the lens seems great. I love the size and weight of it. Pretty small for a wide angle, feels light on the light camera with a nice build. Its also sharp wide open at F2 (in the center at least). Minimal distortion, lightweight, small lens, cheap yet sharp .. makes for good alternative to the zeiss 12mm and Fuji 14mm. My buddy has the Fuji 14mm so when he comes back from his trip, we'll try to do a quick comparison.
I just bought one from blattworld1 so I'll let you guys know if I get ripped off. FYI I made an offer for $360 and they accepted, so no need to pay the full BIN price!
Has anyone tried this out yet with stars? Thinking of getting one before my next camping trip in 3 weeks, it'd be replacing the Sony E 16mm f/2.8 and UWA converter on my NEX-5R... I've put up with it because of the size and price, but I think I'm ready to finally move up.
I received one yesterday, and hopefully should be able to try it out with some dark night sky in a few days, and will report back. So far, without any critical use, I've definitely been liking it.
arduluth wrote:
Has anyone tried this out yet with stars? /quote]
