From B&H ads, either can be bought body only or with a kit lens. The
a65 kit comes with the 18-55/3.5-5.6 which by itself lists at $200. In
kit form it adds $100 to the price of the a65 body only and takes it
from $900 to $1000. The a77 is advertised at $1400 body only and in kit
form at $2000. However, B&H's ad has big omission in that there is
nothing in the ad to tell you what else you get in the kit. But a lens
that might make a good kit lens for that camera at $600 over the body
price is the 16-80mm (24-120 equivalent) f/3.5-4.5 Carl Zeiss
Vario-Sonnar T*. B&H list that lens at $750 so I think it might fit
into a kit at $600 over body price. It matches the Zuiko in focal
length equivalence but is slower and cheaper.
If you want all high class lenses Sony offers 16-35, 24-70 and 70-200 as
constant aperture 2.8. If it exists I don't know what it is but I
haven't found (under Sony brand name) a fast zoom that provides the 35mm
equivalent of 16-35 but for APS-C sensors (about 11 or 12-24}. Sony
does offer a $700 11-18/4.5-5.6 but that seems a lot for a slow lens.
Tokina offers an 11-16/2.8 AT-X Pro in Sony mount for $40 less.
Chuck Norcutt
On 8/24/2011 7:04 PM, John Hudson wrote:
> Do the a65 and a77 come with all plastic prosumer kit lenses or something
> more resembling the Oly 12-60 lens in terms of performance and build quality
> ?
>
> jh
>
>
>
> ----- Original Message -----
> From: "Andrew Fildes"<afildes@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>
> To: "Olympus Camera Discussion"<olympus@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx>
> Sent: Wednesday, August 24, 2011 6:20 PM
> Subject: Re: [OM] Youjust knew it was coming...
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>
>> Damn - you're right. Misread the release.
>> Andrew Fildes
>> afildes@xxxxxxxxxxxxx
>>
>>
>>
>> On 24/08/2011, at 10:05 PM, Chuck Norcutt wrote:
>>
>>> Unfortunately, the a65 is just a cheaper version of the a77. Both are
>>> APS-C. But I'll be waiting to see if they really do follow with a
>>> full-frame. Actually, what I'd really like is a full-frame version of
>>> the NEX-7 (but with in-body IS). All 3 are mentioned on dpreview here:
>>> <http://www.dpreview.com/>
>>>
>>> Chuck Norcutt
>>>
>>>
>>> On 8/24/2011 6:18 AM, Andrew Fildes wrote:
>>>> Just got the press releases on new Sony's (Sonies?)
>>>> Two new translucent mirror SLR's
>>>> a77 - APS-C 24.3mp 12fps.
>>>> a65 - Full frame 24.3mp 10fps
>>>> Strewth.
>>>> Andrew Fildes
>>>> afildes@xxxxxxxxxxxxx
>>>>>>
>>>>
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