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by Cecco
Sun Jul 20, 2008 2:52 pm
Forum: Alpha A-mount System
Topic: A700 af-speeds
Replies: 6
Views: 3532

Re: A700 af-speeds

80-200mm HS models were most often damaged by the 800si and Dynax 9, both of which have very powerful AF motors. I am not aware of any reports of damage from the A700,. David Good to hear you haven't heard of any reports of damage from the A700. It is not unlikely, the the newer generation A700 has...
by Cecco
Sun Jul 20, 2008 2:45 pm
Forum: Alpha A-mount System
Topic: DRO and RAW underexposure
Replies: 5
Views: 2753

Re: DRO and RAW underexposure

On the A700, using DRO Advanced with manual settings certainly does affect the raw exposure - on subjects where no over-ride would be needed, it is always kept to a minimum. David, I shot with DRO+ manual up to level +5 and the RAWs were absolute identical. Does your A700 behave different from mine...
by Cecco
Sun Jul 20, 2008 1:29 pm
Forum: Alpha A-mount System
Topic: A700 af-speeds
Replies: 6
Views: 3532

Re: A700 af-speeds

Accuracy is the official reason, Did you ever see a difference yourself? These are, so far, known to be the 80-200mm APO f2.8 Minolta HS (high speed) and the Sigma 70-300mm f4-4.5 APO DG Macro (or earlier versions of this lens). Can you give any reference for a 80-200 HS being damaged. I remember q...
by Cecco
Sun Jul 20, 2008 1:16 pm
Forum: Alpha A-mount System
Topic: DRO and RAW underexposure
Replies: 5
Views: 2753

DRO and RAW underexposure

David, a while back you mentioned in an article on photoclubalpha, the A700 would underexpose the RAWs, when DRO is enabled. Being a RAW shooter I found it disappointing that this meant, DRO was unusable for me. Luckily I've did my own experiments with RAW+JEPG a while back and to my surprise couldn...
by Cecco
Mon Jun 25, 2007 10:01 am
Forum: DSLRs pre-2006
Topic: JPEG on A100 preferable over RAW?
Replies: 4
Views: 3550

These days I use raw exclusively and process using CS3 and Neat Image plug-in. I'm sure the output that route far exceeds anything the camera can do outputting to jpeg. That's what I found as well with my 5D. Reading David's statement, that "JPEGs in camera are pretty good, and it is hard to m...
by Cecco
Mon Jun 25, 2007 9:46 am
Forum: DSLRs pre-2006
Topic: JPEG on A100 preferable over RAW?
Replies: 4
Views: 3550

Re: JPEG on A100 preferable over raw?

... JPEG is preferable over raw on the A100? Answer: Depends. Solution: Shoot Raw+JPEG. -- Olaf Not quite. IMHO, DRO doesn't work in Raw+JPEG mode, so I don't believe the in-camera created JPEG in this mode can come close to a RAW correctly processed - at least not concerning recovering highlights ...
by Cecco
Sun Jun 24, 2007 10:28 am
Forum: DSLRs pre-2006
Topic: JPEG on A100 preferable over RAW?
Replies: 4
Views: 3550

JPEG on A100 preferable over RAW?

David, this is question related to a post you've written in dpreview. Your currently not online there, so I crosspost this here: I probably buy an A100 to accompany my 5D so I currently reread older posts about the A100. David Kilpatrick wrote: > That the A100 has the highest noise level at high ISO...