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Mentioned by DK here , finally managed to pay a return visit to this park - as David mentions, not the best organised or maintained park, but the staff are trying hard to bring it all together... ...anyway, as part of a Dyxum one-prime challenge, I was using the MinO 300/2.8HS all the time whilst th...

I have always done this - not -1.0, but values between 0 and -1.0. I often had my Alpha 100 set to -0.3 or -0.7 for whole shoots, for exactly the reason Hi200 exists - to avoid burned out highlights. Hmm - same here - but now finding I have to be a little more cautious when using the 18-250 as its ...

Well, I see CameraWorld have their price at £600 with no mention of CashBack [not sure if it was prior to today, but the price graph on camerapricebuster has a drop very recently] - wonder if/when the likes of Jacobs, Parks, WHE etc will match it ?

Cheers

IDM

Well, the bookmark I had for the Cashback page no longer works [also tried the link from Jacobs - same error] - even searching for 'A700 Cashback' on SonyUK gives a dead link - and although the offer is mentioned on the A700 product page, I can't spot a link for downloading the form - so maybe DGJ w...

DRO+ can be used with Brightness and Zone adjustments (which replace Contrast adjustments when active - you can not also adjust contrast) Ahhh - this would be so much easier to visualise/understand if I had a camera to try combinations out on [and then maybe remember, lol] - oh well, hopefully the ...

Yes, they keept the the Zone Matching (Hi/Lo) function, you can set it up in the Custom Creative Style options. It's call just "Zone" now Ah, thanks, Pako - I assume this is the same as the A700 [looking at my brochure for it, as I still can't afford a 'real' one!] as that seems to sugges...

Thanks, David - did I also read somewhere that the 900 does away with the [Minolta] Hi200/Lo80, whilst the 700 kept them alongside the DRO implementation ?

Cheers

IDM

David [and any other 900 owners] - have you tried Advanced DRO on the 900 yet ? Curious how your experience compares with the 700 [ref the Photoworld articles on it, and also its use with flash exposure - eg 2008#1] - has the new sensor made any difference to how its been implemented, or the type of...

Thanks - I had hopes, but I guess it'll just stay on the film cameras - it was on the A100 for a while when I first got it, but your 18-250 'lives' on that now, lol !

Cheers

IDM

David - apologies if I've missed examples in other threads, but have you tried the 24-105 on the A900 much yet ?

...curious as I use one on the Min5, and of course the Sony version's been available all this time without a body to do it justice...

Cheers

IDM

David Kilpatrick wrote:I've been told that it's as good as having a Polaroid test, and compared with that.

Seems more and more 'studio'-oriented in design/concept - which will be welcomed by some, but not all - but maybe better not to be 'Jack-of-all-trades' , but master of a few...

IDM

OK - almost everything else has been mentioned - what's "Intelligent Preview" likely to mean ??? ...if I didn't know better(?) it sounds like a way to describe main-sensor liveview that adjusts [or not, as required] for light levels/white-balance etc...any other suggestions/interpretations...

The bokeh is a bit wiry except when used wide open. The sharpness is better than my beercan, which i reckon is very good, at closer distances. The beercan is best at longer range. Also, the Tamron focuses much closer. Hmmm - that sounds quite tempting, especially as I often use my BC for flower sho...

I really like that Beercan shot !

IDM

a trip to a wildlife park some 80 miles away (Kirkcudbright, Galloway). The park is not worth the journey, though it is well kept and will one day justify a visit, there's just not enough there and the caging prevents most photography. We were the only people there apart from one other couple, on a...