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  • Alpha A-mount System • Re: Back to SLR thoughts and ramblings June 26, 2022
    I took my old Canon 650D to my local camera shop for a commission sale, they said that it won't be on the shelf for long, people are snapping up older Canon and Nikon DSLR's ( the D80 or was it the D90 was so popular Nikon kept production going well past its sell by […]
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  • Alpha A-mount System • Re: Back to SLR thoughts and ramblings June 18, 2022
    Sony do alright with their imaging division, but they bury their figures deeply. So it's near impossible to see how well they are doing. I suspect it's not quite as well as some assume.The golden days are long gone, in terms of volume. Sony are big into courting review sites/influencers/press - once you get past […]
    bfitzgerald
  • Give it Your Best Shot • Re: Flight from Moscow to Tokyo June 17, 2022
    Very nice, Henry. What SW you use for Noise Removal? Any recommendations?As I mentioned, I used Topaz Denoise AI.Statistics: Posted by bakubo — Fri Jun 17, 2022 10:23 pm
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  • Alpha A-mount System • Re: Back to SLR thoughts and ramblings June 17, 2022
    The M5 seems to work very well for my type of photography, mostly landscapes, gardens, vintage car shows etc. The pictures are out standing and colourful, The 11-22 wide is a cracking lens and I feel perhaps a prime later if there is one, but I always have the EFS adapter.I can't understand Canon, with […]
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  • Alpha A-mount System • Re: Back to SLR thoughts and ramblings June 6, 2022
    Give it a try and see what happens. It's true there is a lot of speculation about where things are moving for many makers. Just run with what works for you. I won't lose sleep over what happens to DSLR's, I'm going to use what works for me. If the M5 is working keep it […]
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Lenses For Hire (UK) adds Sony FE range

By David Kilpatrick, on May 3rd, 2018

Sony reaches a Hire level

Sony full-frame mirrorless system owners keen to find out how good the fast Sony GM lenses are can now hire from Lenses For Hire for as little as £69. The hire service has been evaluating the demand and quality of the Sony offering, and recently decided to add the . . . → Read More: Lenses For Hire (UK) adds Sony FE range

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Sony A7RIII review in Cameracraft

By David Kilpatrick, on April 7th, 2018

Read David Kilpatrick’s review of the Sony A7RIII

Cameracraft January/February started the A7RIII test report, and March/April 2018 continued it. Both are free to read now on ISSUU. In the second issue you’ll also find the review of the 24-105mm f/4 FE G OSS lens. In the first issue, Gary Friedman looks at the RX10 . . . → Read More: Sony A7RIII review in Cameracraft

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Sony A7RIII – more than a skin deep upgrade

By David Kilpatrick, on October 26th, 2017

With a body-only price of £3,199/$3,198, the third generation of the A7R came as a surprise to Sony’s own photo studio, who labelled most of the product pictures release on Wednesday as ‘A7RM2’ instead of ‘A7RIII’. We’ve changed the filenames on our system, but countless mediafolk of the future will be confused. They do after . . . → Read More: Sony A7RIII – more than a skin deep upgrade

4 comments - (Comments are closed)   Lenses - E mount, News, NEX System, Sony Digital Cameras   , , , , , , , , , , ,  

Sony pro service centre opens in London

By David Kilpatrick, on September 1st, 2017

The first UK walk-in service centre for Sony professional camera users is now officially open at the London, SE11-based Fixation HQ.

Photo: Fixation service experts Jayesh Patel and Pabita Adhikan

Plans for the pioneering Sony PRO Support Service centre were announced in June at a special joint presentation (below) by Yosuke Aoki, Sony Europe Digital . . . → Read More: Sony pro service centre opens in London

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WEX add 10% off all Sony E-mount lenses

By David Kilpatrick, on July 28th, 2017

With large UK cashback offers running at the moment – example, if you buy separate A6500 and 16-70mm lenses you get £150 off the body, £80 off the lens – UK retailer WEX, one of our affiliate partners for Photoclubalpha, has added 10% off all E-mount lenses up to August 10th.

We know the UK . . . → Read More: WEX add 10% off all Sony E-mount lenses

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Alpha A9 promises professional performance

By David Kilpatrick, on April 19th, 2017

You can order the A9 here – any of these links to order will help photoclubalpha pay our way.

B&H have it listed

WEX in the UK (also Calumet)

Amazon (co.uk)

The front view below of the Sony Alpha A9 body, introduced today, gives a subtle clue about changes under the hood. For . . . → Read More: Alpha A9 promises professional performance

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Never say ‘zoom with your feet’…

By David Kilpatrick, on April 16th, 2017

There’s a dismissive and rather superior position some camera club buffs take – ‘why not zoom with your feet?’. It is well worth ignoring. The focal length of your lens, whether your use a zoom or a range of fixed focal length lenses, decides the exact relationship of elements in the picture including one component . . . → Read More: Never say ‘zoom with your feet’…

4 comments - (Comments are closed)   DK's ramblings, Lenses - E mount, Photo Techniques   , , , , , , , ,  

New 85mm f/1.8 FE and 100mm f/2.8 STF for E-mount

By David Kilpatrick, on February 7th, 2017

Sony has announced two new lenses for E-mount mirrorless cameras.

The FE 100mm F2.8[i] STF GM OSS is the first Smooth Transition Focus prime since the acclaimed A-mount 135mm and is designed for the best possible bokeh without any trace of aperture-related artefacts. The compact, lightweight FE 85mm F1.8 portrait prime lens may . . . → Read More: New 85mm f/1.8 FE and 100mm f/2.8 STF for E-mount

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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   , , , , , , , , ,  

Sony FE Macro 50mm f/2.8 – only $500

By David Kilpatrick, on August 30th, 2016

Sony has just announced yet another 50mm, and this time it’s different – a truly affordable 50mm 1:1 macro, only $500 US. We reckon this will become the most popular standard 50mm lens by far, even more so than the budget 50mm f/1.8. Now you can photograph your food properly at last!

It certainly . . . → Read More: Sony FE Macro 50mm f/2.8 – only $500

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