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Side by side on my light table (which collapses with a ‘pop’ when sixteen tons of Nikon is placed on it), and the NEX-7 is given the foreground role to avoid any accusations of using perspective to make it look tiddly. I’m writing some reviews of the Nikon and other new professional DSLRs for . . . → Read More: David and Goliath? Nikon D4 dwarfs NEX-7! Share this: One comment - (Comments are closed)  Cameras (DSLR), DK's ramblings, NEX System  big, camera, compact, comparison, DSLR, large, mirrorless, NEX-7, Nikon D4, professional, small, zoom The UK’s top camera and lens hire company, hireacamera.com, has invested in a whole new stock of Sony Alpha and NEX gear right up to the 500mm G – their A77s come with 16-50mm SSMs… here, Guy Thatcher explains their enthusiasm for Sony, filmed at the PhotoVision Roadshow in Edinburgh on Tuesday March 27th. . . . → Read More: hireacamera.com invest in Alpha and NEX gear! Share this: Comments are closed Cameras (DSLR), DK's ramblings, HD Video, Lenses - Alpha Mount, News, NEX System 18-200mm, A77, Alpha 77, camera, hire, hireacamera.com, lens, NEX, NEX-7, Sony, Tamron, UK 
The Canon 5D MkIII arrived, but I will not be reporting on that here – it is with me for a British Journal review, and that will take a little time and will also be exclusive to the BJP in print and on iPad App. So no sneak preview anywhere else! However, with the camera . . . → Read More: Minolta 70-210mm f4 versus Canon 70-200mm f4 L IS Share this: 2 comments - (Comments are closed) Cameras (DSLR), DK's ramblings, Lenses - Alpha Mount 70-200mm, 70-210mm, Beercan, Canon L, comparison, Minollta, Sony A57 announced today does what was needed and updates the A55 to have a decent EVF, plus a few bells and whistles. It’s got a 77-style microphone, and also a mic input socket for external mic moved to a better position than the A55. It has full 1080/50p video capability, 12 fps burst mode (with . . . → Read More: A57 – no GPS Share this:At photokina 2010, Paul Genge from Sony pretty much told me that Sony’s future lay in the EVF (translucent mirror or otherwise, Electronic View Finder) models. He was not able to say anything firm. Since then, I’ve spoken to him on several occasions and he has repeated that Sony left all options open but the . . . → Read More: The EVF future Share this: 3 comments - (Comments are closed) Cameras (DSLR), DK's ramblings, NEX System A900, A99, Alpha, DSLT, EVF, future, OVF, SLT, Sony, viewfinder Though their website shows a very different way of using this theme park wristband repurposed – the LensBand anti zoom creep device – it just happens to fit many Sony zooms perfectly without stretching it into position to lock barrel to collar. By fitting the LensBand exactly over the joint between the zoom ring and . . . → Read More: Creep no more! The LensBand. Share this: 3 comments - (Comments are closed) Accessories - 3rd party, DK's ramblings, Equipment Reviews Alpha, creep, LensBand, Photostore, prevention, rubber, silicone, zoom creep It’s now easy enough to find camera profiles – image looks created by independent photographers, as Adobe and Sony do not provide any – which make a big difference to raw processing using Adobe Camera Raw or Lightroom. There are also many fine adjustments you can make within these programs, able to customise the image . . . → Read More: Using Adobe Bridge/ACR for ‘film looks’ controlled by your Alpha Share this: Comments are closed Cameras (DSLR), DK's ramblings, Photo Techniques 77, A77, ACR, Bridge, camera raw, conversion, default, look, picture, preference, profile, Sony Alpha, Style Having written this piece tonight, I find myself deciding to put it on Photoclubalpha although it’s not Sony or Minolta related. The websites I run for professionals are seen by very few people, this is seen by 40,000 in a decent month. Therefore, you have a truly diverted article (with pictures taken on Sony and . . . → Read More: The end of Kodak? Shades of Minolta… Share this:The Sony Zeiss 24mm f/2 SSM Distagon ZA T* is probably the best, or equal to the best, in its class. It may perhaps be the best ever 84° angle fast lens ever made for the general SLR system market, and I would happy to pitch it against any of the current equivalent offerings for . . . → Read More: Sony’s Zeiss 24mm f/2 Distagon ZA SSM T* reviewed Share this: 2 comments - (Comments are closed) DK's ramblings, Equipment Reviews, Lenses - Alpha Mount 24mm, 24mm f/2, Alpha, Carl Zeiss, David KIlpatrick, Distagon, f/2, fast, lens, photoclubalpha, report, review, Sony, test, wideangle, Zeiss 
Rhetorical question. Actually, if you read the information carefully, it’s pretty clear that the 1D X is more or less a 1D MkIV (16 megapixels,1.3X frame factor) with the sensor area increased to full frame. The pixels are actually larger than the MkIV so for any given telephoto lens, the true resolution of a sports/news/wildlife . . . → Read More: Does Canon EOS-1D X point the way? Share this: |
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