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  • Give it Your Best Shot • Re: Minolta (Sony) 500F8 Reflex October 26, 2020
    Sig,Very nice shots. I guess it helps to have a bright day to get some sharp images.SuryStatistics: Posted by sury — Mon Oct 26, 2020 7:23 am
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  • Give it Your Best Shot • Re: Minolta (Sony) 500F8 Reflex October 26, 2020
    smulnik wrote:Thanks Valery! I think that sports fans would go nuts for this lens too. Usually you have to have a "press pass" in order to get into a stadium with a big lens, but no one at the gates gives this small lens a second look. I get the usual "come on in and […]
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  • Give it Your Best Shot • Re: Minolta (Sony) 500F8 Reflex October 26, 2020
    Thanks Valery! I think that sports fans would go nuts for this lens too. Usually you have to have a "press pass" in order to get into a stadium with a big lens, but no one at the gates gives this small lens a second look. I get the usual "come on in and have […]
    smulnik
  • Give it Your Best Shot • Re: Minolta (Sony) 500F8 Reflex October 24, 2020
    Good shots! Thank you!smulnik wrote:Thanks for starting the thread, Valery. I like those landscapes. Is there a name for that type of rock art?......Sig...it's Inuksuk - landmark or directions. Probably this article has better explanation ://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/InuksukStatistics: Posted by ValeryD — Sat Oct 24, 2020 7:53 pm
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  • Give it Your Best Shot • Re: Minolta (Sony) 500F8 Reflex October 24, 2020
    Thanks for starting the thread, Valery. I like those landscapes. Is there a name for that type of rock art?I think that it’s a shame that this lens was discontinued now that we finally have cameras with the technology (high ISO and high shutter speeds) that can enable it to be used effectively while being […]
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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

Comments are closed   Lenses - E mount, News, NEX System   , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , ,  

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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