DSLR Pics: Straight-out-of-camera JPEGs from the Sony a700

The Sony 16-50mm f/2.8 lens is downright petite when compared to the Canon EF-S 17-55mm f/2.8 IS or the Nikon 17-55mm f/2.8 G lenses, but it still gives really excellent results. (It's an inch shorter and nearly a half pound lighter than the monster DX Nikon pro glass.)

The a700's sensor is modern enough that ISOs as high as 800 or 1000 still give pretty acceptable results.