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- Wed Jan 23, 2013 9:29 am
- Forum: DSLRs pre-2006
- Topic: Need Advice on Choosing a Lens for my a65
- Replies: 15
- Views: 23823
Re: Need Advice on Choosing a Lens for my a65
Tamron 17-50 gets my vote. It's a great budget lens. It's pretty much permanently attached to the A57.
- Sat Jan 12, 2013 10:17 am
- Forum: Off Topic
- Topic: Jessops to go into administration?
- Replies: 13
- Views: 5432
Re: Jessops to go into administration?
It was a shock to see the shops closed so soon. I was hoping they would be clearing stock at cheaper prices for a few days ;-) Now there are NO camera shops near me, so I'll have to rely on Currys/PC World to feel a camera before ordering on-line. But there is nowhere for me to examine lenses and ac...
- Fri Jan 04, 2013 10:08 am
- Forum: Welcome and well met!
- Topic: Really?
- Replies: 8
- Views: 58515
Re: Really?
Welcome. There is a 'rival' Sony Alpha forum, too, which may attract some people, with it's slicker facade and less technical, but no less informative angle.
I visit both forums. There is always something to learn from both.
I visit both forums. There is always something to learn from both.
- Mon Dec 31, 2012 8:36 pm
- Forum: Off Topic
- Topic: Your New Year Resolution in Three Words
- Replies: 7
- Views: 3958
Re: Your New Year Resolution in Three Words
Just Give Up.
- Sat Dec 15, 2012 3:56 pm
- Forum: Alpha A-mount System
- Topic: after all these long years of buying cameras and as soon
- Replies: 72
- Views: 40809
Re: after all these long years of buying cameras and as soon
In what ways is the A580 a utopian camera? If you need to ask the question,you would not understand the answer Yeah, that's a useful answer. I do still own the A580; despite trying to sell it, no one wants to buy it Seems to me that nobody wants a bite of Utopia... Perhaps your reply is more about ...
- Fri Dec 14, 2012 9:11 am
- Forum: Alpha A-mount System
- Topic: after all these long years of buying cameras and as soon
- Replies: 72
- Views: 40809
Re: after all these long years of buying cameras and as soon
In what ways is the A580 a utopian camera?
- Sat Dec 08, 2012 10:15 am
- Forum: Alpha A-mount System
- Topic: SLT A57 question
- Replies: 8
- Views: 4923
Re: SLT A57 question
The A57 is magnificent camera. I find it generally takes superb pictured even when in Auto mode. The 12fps shooting is incredible.
But the esoteric error messages - terrible!
But the esoteric error messages - terrible!
- Sat Dec 08, 2012 10:11 am
- Forum: Alpha A-mount System
- Topic: Canon users discuss SLT-A77
- Replies: 6
- Views: 4295
Re: Canon users discuss SLT-A77
alphaomega, would you highly recommend the Nex?
I am selling my A580 as I much prefer the A57. Viewfinders I rarely use as I find the Sony OVFs are not suited to my bespectacled eyes (compared with Nikon and Canon). I could be tempted by a Nex, but which one...?
I am selling my A580 as I much prefer the A57. Viewfinders I rarely use as I find the Sony OVFs are not suited to my bespectacled eyes (compared with Nikon and Canon). I could be tempted by a Nex, but which one...?
- Sun Nov 25, 2012 9:46 am
- Forum: Alpha A-mount System
- Topic: Risk of SLT mirror degradation over medium term?
- Replies: 16
- Views: 8691
Re: Risk of SLT mirror degradation over medium term?
Have a look at this article: http://thesybersite.com/sony/a55/index.htm. The final quarter of the feature takes a closer look at the mirror.
Perhaps of more interest would be this video: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=cU5TqeoqRnQ.
Perhaps of more interest would be this video: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=cU5TqeoqRnQ.
- Sun Nov 18, 2012 9:07 am
- Forum: Alpha A-mount System
- Topic: DPR say A57 RAW images are best in class?
- Replies: 59
- Views: 22405
Re: DPR say A57 RAW images are best in class?
For me, it's not the size of the OVF per se , but the eye cup. A poorly designed cup on the Sony A230 and A580 means I can't see the whole area. On the Nikon 3100 I can, and the cup on the A57 is better still. Video... I believe that when entering video mode, the Sony's crop factor increases from 1....
- Sat Nov 17, 2012 9:16 am
- Forum: Alpha A-mount System
- Topic: DPR say A57 RAW images are best in class?
- Replies: 59
- Views: 22405
Re: DPR say A57 RAW images are best in class?
I love the EVF on the A57. My experience with OVF is mixed, probably due to the model of DSLRs I've used. - On the A230 the OVF was far too small, and and I found it very difficult to frame accurately. - On the A580 it was better in as much as I could frame more accurately, but it was still not as g...
- Tue Nov 13, 2012 10:55 pm
- Forum: Off Topic
- Topic: Do you believe in UFO?
- Replies: 5
- Views: 3265
Re: Do you believe in UFO?
UFO=Unidentified Flying Objects. I believe there are many such UFOs and have have seen them with my own eyes.
UFOs as spaceships ferrying extra-terrestrial lifeforms through space... no, I do not believe. I have seen no convincing evidence to sway me.
UFOs as spaceships ferrying extra-terrestrial lifeforms through space... no, I do not believe. I have seen no convincing evidence to sway me.
- Sun Nov 11, 2012 10:51 am
- Forum: Flash
- Topic: Want to try a small studio set up
- Replies: 4
- Views: 7405
Re: Want to try a small studio set up
I have a flash adapter like that. Be aware that such adapters do not allow TTL metering. And I've red that some of the cheaper ones sometimes jam on the Sony hot shoe and are extremely difficult to remove. When I bought one of those wonderful Yongnuo speedlights, I also bought a cheap adapter, and I...
- Sat Nov 10, 2012 10:46 am
- Forum: Video and Audio
- Topic: A complete rig based on Alpha 77
- Replies: 12
- Views: 18492
Re: A complete rig based on Alpha 77
I have watched the video - it's clear how effective this trick it; I was amazed and set out to find an equivalent tool for Android. For anyone who is interested, there is a free app available from Google Play named True Tone that will generate 4 different types of tone (sine, square, sawtooth and tr...
- Mon Nov 05, 2012 5:49 pm
- Forum: Video and Audio
- Topic: A complete rig based on Alpha 77
- Replies: 12
- Views: 18492
Re: A complete rig based on Alpha 77
Thank you, David. It's a shame Sony can't do it the proper way by including manual audio control. Nevertheless, the sound is pretty good on the A57 via the Rode. I think I could live with the auto gain, but in an ideal world I would have more control. Time to invest in a cheap MP3 layer to produce t...