Tamron Co., Ltd (Mr. Morio Ono, President), a comprehensive manufacturer of optical products with its head office in Saitama City, has announced the development of the SP AF60mm F/2.0 Di II LD (IF) MACRO 1:1 (Model G005), a life-size macro lens designed exclusively for digital SLR cameras with APS-C size image sensors* that offers a . . . → Read More: Tamron’s new 60mm f/2 1:1 macro
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 2 comments - (Comments are closed)  Accessories - 3rd party, Cameras (DSLR), Lenses - Alpha Mount, News  1:1, 60mm, f/2, launch, lens, macro, Tamron The custom white balance function on the Konica Minolta Dynax 5D could not be quicker to use; turn the left hand top dial to the custom symbol, press the button in the centre of the dial, press the shutter after aiming the camera at your white or grey target. Custom WB is now set until . . . → Read More: Expodisc white balance with the KM Dynax 5D Share this: 3 comments - (Comments are closed) Accessories - 3rd party, Cameras (DSLR), DK's ramblings, Equipment Reviews, Photo Techniques, Troubleshooting Here, for some light relief, is an Alpha 700 + 24-105mm Minolta D documentary on the press dinner thrown for journalists from all the countries of the European region when they gathered in Edinburgh for the Alpha 900 launch! . . . → Read More: Alpha 900 launch: gala dinner Edinburgh Share this:If you use Sigma lenses on your Alpha, you can join the Sigma User Club UK and enter their prize competitions (anyone can join, worldwide, but you must be in the UK to enter the competitions as the prizes are given by the UK distribution company). . . . → Read More: Win a Sigma 20mm f/1.8 and fly the Alpha flag Share this:The parallel development of Carl Zeiss lenses for Sony (AF lenses in the Alpha mount) and independent manual focus lenses for other makes continues. The latest CZ design is a revision of the classic 18mm Distagon last seen in the Contax system, optimised for colour balance and reflection supression with digital SLRs. . . . → Read More: Zeiss announce 18mm f3.5 – not for Alpha Share this: 2 comments - (Comments are closed) Accessories - 3rd party, Lenses - Alpha Mount, News 18mm, Alpha, Canon, Carl Zeiss, Contax, CZ, Distagon, lens, Nikon, Pentax, Robert White, Sony, wide, wideangle Following announcements that Sony has developed a backlight technique to enable extremely low noise exposures, we receive this press release which may or may not be related – a Sony CCD astrophotography camera capable of one-hour exposures and programmed sequences. Resolution seems a bit basic though. . . . → Read More: Sony’s 60fps imager in astro camera Share this: One comment - (Comments are closed) Accessories - 3rd party, News, Uncategorized astro, astrophotography, CCS, imaging, sensor, Sony, star, telescope 
Our cover photo for the Spring 2008 issue of Photoworld was taken with a Tamron 70-300mm zoom costing less than £120 from most larger retailers or internet shops. The reputation of the lens meant we had to take a look at it, because the current choice in the Sony range is limited to one ‘kit’ . . . → Read More: Tamron 70-300mm f/4-5.6 Tele-Macro LD Di Share this: 2 comments - (Comments are closed) Accessories - 3rd party, Equipment Reviews, Lenses - Alpha Mount 70-300mm, LD Di, lens, Tamron, tele macro, test, zoom The launch of the Alpha 350, with its small 0.74X viewfinder, makes a proper eyepiece magnifier attachment an essential addition to the Sony accessory range. Olympus, Nikon and Pentax all have such magnifiers, which permit a full view of the screen for most wearers and make all the difference to the manual focusing and general . . . → Read More: Eyepiece magnifiers for the Alpha DSLRs Share this: 7 comments - (Comments are closed) Accessories - 3rd party, Cameras (DSLR), DK's ramblings 1.2X, accessory, Alpha, anglefinder, eyepiece, focus, focusing, magnifier, magnify, manual, ME-1, ocular, Olympus, prism, right angle finder, screen, Seagull, SLR, Sony, telescope, view, viewfinder Kenro has announced the release of a series of new hard plastic LCD panel protectors from Marumi – including one for the Sony Alpha 100. The price is very reasonable at only £6.99 retail. . . . → Read More: Marumi LCD cover for Alpha 100 Share this: Comments are closed Accessories - 3rd party, News A100, Alpha 100, DSLR, LCD protector, protector panel, screen protector, Sony Moving a DSLR – preferably without vertical grip because of the further imbalance created – to portrait format shooting on a small tripod ballhead produces an unstable arrangement where the head is stressed. The camera may sag unless the head is tightened, and if the lens is heavy, it may also unscrew itself from the . . . → Read More: A quick vertical bracket for DSLRs Share this: 2 comments - (Comments are closed) Accessories - 3rd party, DK's ramblings, Equipment Reviews A100, A200, A300, A350, A700, adapt, Alpha 100, Alpha 700, DSLR, L-bracket, mount, portrait, Sony, tripod, vertical |
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