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  • Alpha A-mount System • Shortage of A99ii on used market? January 3, 2022
    Doesn't appear to be the case on MPB UK site:I saw 9 on there the other day. Yet I see complaints about how hard they are to get on forums, perhaps in other regions they are not so numerous on the used market.What can we conclude? It would seem the camera sold better than some […]
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  • Alpha E-Mount system • Sony cut production, no crop E Mount in production! December 23, 2021
    //www.sonyalpharumors.com/sony-an ... 0-cameras/Interesting!Looks like that chip shortage is really hitting hard, and components are being rationed.I doubt many will miss the A7ii, it was around for too long and was looking a bit dated in most ways.The A6100 was one I considered, but I felt the price was far too near the A6400 for it […]
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  • Alpha E-Mount system • Re: I am trying out the A6300 December 17, 2021
    My final update is that I have now sold the A6300It was worth trying I think, as I have said before you can't go wrong if you want an adaptable APS-C video camera.For me, my primary use it stills, and I can't get along with the odd and uncomfortable body design. It's as if, it […]
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  • Give it Your Best Shot • Re: Pigeon Point Light House, Pescadero, California December 5, 2021
    Sig,That's a bummer, alright. Hope the passengers were all safe.SuryStatistics: Posted by sury — Sun Dec 05, 2021 10:15 pm
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  • Give it Your Best Shot • Re: A Dance Photographer's Archive December 5, 2021
    Sig,Wonderful capture. Feel as if I was sitting in the front row (albeit angles are all incorrect).SuryStatistics: Posted by sury — Sun Dec 05, 2021 10:13 pm
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Larmor 5th Generation glass screen protector with Sunshade

By David Kilpatrick, on October 30th, 2018

We’ve fitted GGS or similar toughened laminated glass screen protectors to our Sony bodies ever since way back in 2011, we were the first Alpha web resource to publish information about NEX screen delamination and how to repair a deteriorated LCD using one of these great products.

Replacing NEX LCD Cover Glass

Of course it . . . → Read More: Larmor 5th Generation glass screen protector with Sunshade

Comments are closed   Accessories - 3rd party, Cameras (DSLR), Equipment Reviews, NEX System, Sony Digital Cameras   , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , ,  

Sony launches A99II at photokina

By David Kilpatrick, on September 19th, 2016

Sony has today released the details of the updated A99II, using a 42MP sensor and 5-axis stabilisation to match the A7RII. It does not appear to have retained GPS and the paragraph highlighted in red later on indicates a weasel-worded possible get out for this – it may not embed GPS in the image . . . → Read More: Sony launches A99II at photokina

Comments are closed   Cameras (DSLR), DK's ramblings, Lenses - Alpha Mount, Lenses - E mount, Sony Digital Cameras   , , , , , , , , ,  

Photoworld and Image – complete digital 28 issue archive!

By David Kilpatrick, on June 2nd, 2016

We are able to offer, now, the complete 28-issue digital archive in page-turn format for the final eleven years of Minolta Image and Photoworld (as it became) from 2002 to 2011. For only £10, a one-off payment, you unlock the complete collection of digital versions of the printed quarterly magazine.

This collection forms a . . . → Read More: Photoworld and Image – complete digital 28 issue archive!

Comments are closed   Accessories - 3rd party, Accessories - Minolta/Sony, Bags, cases and trivia, Cameras (DSLR), Cameras (Film), Equipment Reviews, Flash units, Legacy Lenses, Lenses - Alpha Mount, Lenses - E mount, Magazines, Minolta History, NEX System, Scanners, Sony Digital Cameras   , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , ,  

Sony A7R II review by David Kilpatrick

By David Kilpatrick, on October 29th, 2015

Sony’s A7R II has a unique position in the mirrorless ILC world, creating the largest image files at over 42 megapixels from an in-body five axis stabilised sensor with exceptional performance given by backside illuminated CMOS.

My reviews in print of the Sony A7R II have now appeared, in the British Journal of Photography, . . . → Read More: Sony A7R II review by David Kilpatrick

9 comments - (Comments are closed)   Cameras (DSLR), Equipment Reviews, Lenses - E mount, NEX System, Sony Digital Cameras   , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , ,  

Blad bling going for a song

By David Kilpatrick, on June 17th, 2015

Hasselblad HV

Well, I never really liked what Hasselblad did with the smaller Sony cameras – but what they did with the A99 is pretty cool, with the different body skin and control details. At the original price? A rip-off!

For $3999 including a 24-70m CZ lens and a special case – a bargain. . . . → Read More: Blad bling going for a song

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A77 B&H price goes through the floor

By David Kilpatrick, on December 10th, 2014

Just got this link from B&H, ideal for our US readers – //www.bhphotovideo.com/c/product/817858-REG/Sony_SLT_A77V_SLT_A77_Digital_Camera_Body.html

It’s for the original A77, body only, at $549.

This is a ridiculously low price for a body with GPS which, bar a small improvement in high ISO performance stated to be 20% (I think it’s a bit more) is not far . . . → Read More: A77 B&H price goes through the floor

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Sony’s BIG system future at photokina

By David Kilpatrick, on September 17th, 2014

I’m using my RX10 to report. This camera is my big Sony dilemma. It’s actually all I really need for 95% of my daily work.

Well, here we are reporting from photokina 2014, the major trade fair in Cologne. I’m only here for the day and a brief stop in tomorrow morning en route . . . → Read More: Sony’s BIG system future at photokina

2 comments - (Comments are closed)   Cameras (DSLR), DK's ramblings, Events, Lenses - Alpha Mount, News, NEX System, Sony Digital Cameras   , , , , , , ,  

Sony confirm silent mode in A7S

By David Kilpatrick, on May 30th, 2014

Today, Sony confirmed a rumour – no doubt started as a result of pre-production tester leaks – that the A7S would have a completely silent all-electronic shutter mode. This is not the same as the Electronic First Curtain shutter found on the A7, A99, A77, A6000 and so on but conspicuously absent on the A7R. . . . → Read More: Sony confirm silent mode in A7S

One comment - (Comments are closed)   Cameras (DSLR), DK's ramblings, News, NEX System, Sony Digital Csmeras   , , , , , , , , ,  

Alpha 77 II announced

By David Kilpatrick, on May 1st, 2014

Sony’s successor to the Alpha 77 improves all-round performance in line with the enhanced 24 megapixel sensor also found in the new A6000 E-mount camera. Key points are that the AF array now covers most of the image area (this is a mixed blessing as Canon 7D owners quickly found out, having active AF points . . . → Read More: Alpha 77 II announced

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Nikon’s DF finally recaptures the spirit of Dynax 7D

By David Kilpatrick, on November 6th, 2013

Sony said, as they took over the Konica Minolta camera division in 2006, that the day of mechanical controls and switches was gone. Economies of production and efficiencies of design meant that from now on, cameras would be controlled by buttons and menus. Anyone who remembers the original Alphas, the 7000 and 5000 from the . . . → Read More: Nikon’s DF finally recaptures the spirit of Dynax 7D

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