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New Photoworld – Alpha 900 A2 foldout poster

By David Kilpatrick, on October 31st, 2008

For any large circulation magazine to create a page section which folds out to view a A2 size is too expensive to consider – but Photoworld, subscribed to by enthusiasts and printed in a short run of only 1,600 copies, goes out on November 5th with a foldout sample image.

. . . → Read More: New Photoworld – Alpha 900 A2 foldout poster

7 comments - (Comments are closed)   Cameras (DSLR), News   , , , , , , , , ,  

The Alpha 900 as a high ISO body

By David Kilpatrick, on October 23rd, 2008

Following the review on dPreview – more than anywhere else – Sony’s extremely poor JPEG engine with its associated wide radius chroma blur and strong luminance smoothing noise reduction has proved to be a dog well capable of biting its master. Definitely a dog, anyway. But this performance is not what the camera can really . . . → Read More: The Alpha 900 as a high ISO body

6 comments - (Comments are closed)   Cameras (DSLR), DK's ramblings, Lenses - Alpha Mount, Uncategorized   , , , , , , , , ,  

DxO Optics Pro – cRAW, high ISO both fixed?

By David Kilpatrick, on October 22nd, 2008

DxO Labs today has announced the availability of DxO Optics Pro v5.3, a new release which includes support for the Sony cRAW format missing from previous versions. They also say that new RAW conversion technology “turns the promises of very high ISO (up to 25,600) into reality”.

. . . → Read More: DxO Optics Pro – cRAW, high ISO both fixed?

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Do you really need an Alpha 900?

By David Kilpatrick, on October 16th, 2008

If you are on the verge of making a decision, I’m here to help your think clearly – even if it means breaking some cherished behaviour patterns. I am going to help you think of the Alpha 900 not as a logical progression from the 700, but as a different camera system entirely.

. . . → Read More: Do you really need an Alpha 900?

19 comments - (Comments are closed)   Cameras (DSLR), DK's ramblings, Lenses - Alpha Mount   , , , , , , , , , ,  

Alpha 900 launch: Press Conference Part 4

By David Kilpatrick, on October 15th, 2008

Duncan McEwan spoke, in his usual very steady and friendly manner, about his experience of using the Alpha 900. He showed a selection of images taken – remarkably – over a period of just 10 days preceding the event, using a 24-70mm CZ and his own 70-200mm Minolta SSM. Here is his own ‘script’ for . . . → Read More: Alpha 900 launch: Press Conference Part 4

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Sony workshops with A900 & dye-sub – UK

By David Kilpatrick, on October 6th, 2008

AWARD winning event photographer Keith Trainor – winner of the first ever UK Event Photographer of the Year title in the annual British Professional Photography Awards – hits the road with Sony shortly in the UK to bring a profitable, high energy new line of business to established photo studios and new business entrants.

. . . → Read More: Sony workshops with A900 & dye-sub – UK

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