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A neat gadget perhaps ... but how difficult is it to slip out a card and put it in a card reader? I rather suspect that it would actually be quicker, given the likely download speed of these cards.

Here a link to help identify fake cards ...
http://www.overclockers.com.au/wiki/Fake_Memory_Cards

and another ...
http://reviews.ebay.co.uk/FAKE-Sony-Mem ... 0001535763

I routinely crop my photos, and shoot them with that in mind. For one thing I don't particularly like the 3:2 ratio and much prefer 5:4 or 6:7. I didn't like the 35mm format in films days and stuck mainly to 2 1/4 square (couldn't afford the 6x7/8 cameras :( ) That's one reason I couldn't wait to ge...

Thanks very much for that tip. Just bought one for £39 - free delivery. These days I never really have the use for a flashgun, except for a macro ringflash which I do use quite a lot, but at that price It'll be handy for the occassional family gathering snapshots. I'll report back after I've tried i...

It's a Cobra. See here ...

http://www.amazon.com/Cameta-Digital-Fi ... B000NWU2BM

Which seems a good buy in your country.

Also marketed under several different badges.

The only time I use my ring-flash is for taking hand-held close-up/macro shots when the ambient light is too low for a high enough shutter speed (even allowing for the SSS advantage). I find it very good for that, enabling me to get sharp shots when without it I would certainly fail. I use a very ba...

Greg Beetham wrote:That's correct Roger, and I think if you read what I wrote, properly, you will see that I'm discussing them separately.
Greg

Well that's okay then ...

The extra contacts are for ADI flash control - period, nothing whatsoever to do with SSS capabilities. Xi lenses also make use of those extra contact as do SSM lenses.

... and the SSS system will be compromised as well, but they should auto-focus and respond to camera f-stop settings ok. Greg Why do you think this? The ADI (Advanced Distance Integration) is only for flash metering. The earlier Minolta lenses with only 5 electrical contacts work perfectly with Son...

Hello Pedro and a very warm welcome to the forum

You have already put together a very nice kit. Enjoy

I've never heard of any Minolta AF lens (excluding APS Vectis) that would not work with any Sony Alpha. Some Sigmas (only a few quite old models) do have a problem as the electronics was reverse engineered and the specifications not supplied and licensed by Minolta. Even so some non-working Sigmas c...

There may some change with different apertures or when strong direct light is not entering the lens. I had a lens which sometimes but not always exhibited the problem - but it's while ago and I can't remember the details. Of course you may be able eliminate the spot in Photoshop

Its a problem with the rearmost lens element not having a coating designed for use with digital cameras. Light is bouncing between the sensor's anti-aliasing filter and the rear element. I don't think you can do much about it. This a problem common to many lenses which were made originally for film ...

The obvious answer is get yourself a a900 then you'll be back to what you're used to

I nearly always use P with my finger on the wheel to shift the aperture/shutter combination and my thumb on the compensation wheel. I find it the quickest way to get what I want and by standardising it becomes second nature to get the exposure without fumbling :) Occasionally I use A - particularly ...