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You can open or download an excellent (slightly dated, unrevised since ACR 6.1 but finally translated into English from the original Italian by Francesco Marzoli) guide to all the deeper functions and tricks of efficient workflow using Adobe Bridge, Camera Raw, Lightroom and Photoshop from X-Rite: //www.xritephoto.com/Documents/Literature/EN/GuidaCameraRaw_en.pdf This PDF instruction book obviously mentions the . . . → Read More: Free download PDF guide to Adobe Camera Raw Share this: Comments are closed  Photo Techniques, Software Reviews  ACR, Adobe, camera raw, guide, manual, PDF, X-Rite Paul Genge of Sony UK noted my criticism of the Sony corporate videos. Well, what Sony were not publicizing so well was that Paul has been making some rather homespun but far more valuable and interesting videos – in fact, going beyond the usual remit of Sony staff to do stuff almost off the cuff. . . . → Read More: Sony ‘HowTo’ videos – a different level Share this: One comment - (Comments are closed) Cameras (DSLR), DK's ramblings, HD Video, Lenses - Alpha Mount, Photo Techniques Farne Islands, film, Gustav Kiburg, Inner Farne, Paul Genge, puffins, seabirds, SonyHowTo, tutorial, video, youtube On Saturday, the Household Cavalry chose to provide a guard of honour for a wedding couple lucky enough to have planned their wedding for the day the mounted regiment was in town. I photographed the event from the unique viewpoint of an Alpha 55 fitted with a Sigma 8-16mm superwide zoom, mounted on a . . . → Read More: Alpha 55 video of a rare occasion Share this: One comment - (Comments are closed) Cameras (DSLR), HD Video, Photo Techniques Alpha 55, HD video, Sigma 8-16mm, wedding Here’s an article on our sister website, dPhotoexpert, which may interest Photoclubalpha readers who shoot for libraries or on-line stock sites: 30 key points about stock photography | dPhotoexpert. Share this:In an unusual move, probably designed to cut down the work of rejecting submissions which fail to make the grade, the on-line picture library Alamy has published lists of cameras (by make) which will NEVER produce a file acceptable to pass their Quality Control. It includes all the Sony Cyber-shots ever made as far as . . . → Read More: Alamy blacklists compact and bridge digitals Share this: 6 comments - (Comments are closed) Cameras (DSLR), DK's ramblings, Photo Techniques, Troubleshooting Alamy, ban, blacklist, camera, fail, failure, library, make, model, pass, photo, QC, quality control, reject, stock ALL the current DSLRs made – whether by Canon, Nikon or even Sony with the A700 and A900 – state their maximum fps continuous shooting speed as being with NO autofocus, and NO exposure metering changes. There’s a lot of talk on forums about the 7fps of the new Alpha 550 – 14.3 megapixel CMOS . . . → Read More: 7fps – marketing point or real benefit? Share this:The Alpha 900 offers an unrivalled view through its 100% prism finder. The extra brightness, as well as the size and clarity, make most subjects far easier to photograph well. For some users, however, the full frame camera brings a disadvantage in terms of reach and resolution. You need lenses 50% longer (and thus twice . . . → Read More: Crop or cram? Pixel density versus the big view… Share this: 3 comments - (Comments are closed) Cameras (DSLR), DK's ramblings, Equipment Reviews, Lenses - Alpha Mount, Photo Techniques 380, 700, 900, Alpha, APS-C, comparison, crop, DX, full frame, FX, sports, telephoto As the generation of Alpha 200, 300 and 350 reaches early retirement age it may be the time to grab bargains. The new Alpha 230, 330 and 380 have plenty of bonus points to win over new users despite the critical lack of video capture. But the older generation has some very tangible benefits. The . . . → Read More: New skins versus old wine – A350 or A380? Share this: 5 comments - (Comments are closed) Accessories - Minolta/Sony, Cameras (DSLR), DK's ramblings, Flash units, Lenses - Alpha Mount, News, Photo Techniques, Software Reviews A200, A230, A300, A330, A350, A380, Alpha 200, Alpha 230, Alpha 330, Alpha 350, Alpha 380, Alpha300, ARW, camera, DSLR, Dynax, Minolta, photoclubalpha, screen, Sony, system Latest update May 7th: Sony Style pages are starting to show this header picture, which shows three new models all sharing an unusual handgrip design and using the new lenses: Note – the new models have handgrip sensors or appear to – maybe the nickel problem has been conquered. Also note the radical shift . . . → Read More: Alpha 330 – future model? Share this: 6 comments - (Comments are closed) Cameras (DSLR), DK's ramblings, Lenses - Alpha Mount, News, Photo Techniques, Software Reviews A230, A330, A380, Advance, Alpha 230, Alpha 330, Alpha 380, DSLR, Family, HD, leak, Live View, model, Series, Sony, speculation, video After just a short while working with full frame, high resolution DSLRs the need for tilt lenses has really come home to me. Most lenses deliver their best results at fairly wide apertures like f8, it’s easy for detail to begin to look soft and lacking impact if you are forced to stop down to . . . → Read More: Tilt-shift with full frame DSLRs Share this: 7 comments - (Comments are closed) Cameras (DSLR), DK's ramblings, Lenses - Alpha Mount, Photo Techniques, Studio A900, Alpha 900, ARAX, control, depth of field, DSLR, focus, focus plane, Hartblei, lens, movement, Nikkor, PC-E, Pentacon, perspective, Schiempflug, sharpness, SLR, Sony, tilt-shift, TS, TS-E |
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