Sony 100mm f/2.8 Macro

There's a lot of 'retro' about this Sony lens

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There's a lot of 'retro' about this Sony lens, from its appearance and finely ridged focus ring to the grumbling autofocus motor.

The autofocus also seems as slow and imprecise as anything from 25 years ago. In our tests, the lens frequently gave up and settled on a focus point way off the mark.

There's no on-barrel switch for manual focus, but at least the AF/MF switch on the Sony Alpha 100's body is near to the lens for convenience. Given the vagaries of the autofocus, the focus limit switch is a welcome addition.

Optically, it performed well throughout the aperture range, providing high levels of detail and contrast. For sharpness, the Sony was no better than the Tamron, despite costing £330 more.

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There's a lot of 'retro' about this Sony lens

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Price at Launch	600
Accessories	Front lens cap / Rear lens cap / Lens hood
Colour	Black
Description	Macro Lens
Dimensions	75 x 75 x 98.5 mm (w x h x d)
Weight (g)	505
Lens	8 Elelments in 8 Groups / Circular Aperture
Max Focal Length	100
Max. Magnification	1
No of Diaphragm Blades	9
Shortest Focusing Distance	0.35