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A firmware upgrade that refines shooting responses and creative options for the α900 and α850 35mm full-frame DSLR cameras has been released by Sony. All new and existing customers are advised to install the upgrade, available to download from the ‘Support’ area of the Sony web site. Autofocus is quicker and more responsive than ever, . . . → Read More: Alpha 900/850 Firmware Upgrade Share this: 4 comments - (Comments are closed)  Cameras (DSLR), News  A850, A900, Alpha 850, Alpha 900, firmware, upgrade November 30, 2010 — SanDisk Corporation, Sony Corporation and Nikon Corporation today announced the joint development of a set of specifications that address the future requirements of professional photography and video markets. The three companies proposed the specifications to the CompactFlash® Association (CFA)*, the international standards organization, with the intent to standardize the format. . . . → Read More: New ultra-fast, multi-terabyte memory cards on horizon Share this: 2 comments - (Comments are closed) Cameras (DSLR), News capacity, card, CompactFlash, memory, Nikon, PCI Express, SanDisk, size, Sony, speed, terabytes Many Sony Alpha products are included in the Sony UK VAT-back scheme which will operate until December 24th. Items purchased from authorised retailers from October 28th onwards may be eligible for a claim, and Sony will return the equivalent of the 17.5% VAT paid to the customer directly. This is not actually VAT back, as . . . → Read More: Sony VAT-back offer – UK only Share this: Comments are closed Cameras (DSLR), Lenses - Alpha Mount, News, NEX System Alpha, discount, NEX, refund, Sony, UK, VAT TOKINA lenses – the brand name for optical giant Hoya’s interchangeable range – have always been renowned for their tank-like build quality and resistance to plastic trends. They compare so well with Nikon’s own lenses it is hard to tell the difference by feel, and the current design also matches Nikon more than it does . . . → Read More: Tokina 11-16mm f/2.8 SD (IF) DX Share this: Comments are closed Equipment Reviews, Lenses - Alpha Mount, News 11-16mm, Alpha, lens, Sony, Tokina, wideangle, zoom DxO Labs today announced that a DxO HDR plug-in for DxO Optics Pro 6.5 will be released in November. The new DxO HDR plug-in will enable photographers to merge several RAW shots effortlessly to either capture a greater dynamic range in the scene or to reduce noise beyond the camera’s sensor capability. DxO was already . . . → Read More: DxO plug-in offers Alpha-NEX HDR/multishot simulation Share this:Sony has released the firmware upgrades which were promised at photokina for the NEX models NEX-5 and NEX-3, and the Alpha mount lens adaptor LA-EA1. Photoclubalpha readers in Europe can download the firmware upgrade from: http://support.sony-europe.com/hub/hub.html Autofocus is now supported when using the NEX-5/NEX-3 with 14 lenses from the full range of A-mount optics . . . → Read More: NEX firmware upgrades released Share this:We filmed the entire Sony press conference at photokina. It is split into three sections about 7 minutes each. During filming using the NEX-5, the camera at one point started to show an overheat warning. At this point I should have moved the articulated screen away from the camera body, but did not want to . . . → Read More: Sony Photokina Press conference video – in full Share this: One comment - (Comments are closed) Cameras (DSLR), HD Video, News, NEX System Alpha, announcement, conference, movie, NEX, photokina, press, Sony, video, youtube Please see this page for details of NEX full-frame compatibility: http://www.photoclubalpha.com/2012/08/19/should-nex-go-full-frame/. Further information updated August 19th 2012: Paul Genge left Sony UK on Friday August 18th 2012, after many years with Minolta, Konica Minolta and Sony in turn. He is setting up his own website company. ——————————————————————————————— At photokina 2010, Paul Genge of Sony UK . . . → Read More: NEX firmware update details in full Share this: 3 comments - (Comments are closed) Cameras (DSLR), Lenses - Alpha Mount, News, NEX System firmware, NEX, photokina, Sony, upgrade Sony today announced upgrades and a road map which will keep NEX E-system adopters more than happy – especially those who have added NEX to their Alpha outfit. Diehard Alpha purists will be less delighted. At the photokina press conference, a two-year rollout of additional NEX lenses was announced including a fast Carl Zeiss wide-angle, . . . → Read More: Sony affirms NEX future – and SLT path for Alpha Share this: 4 comments - (Comments are closed) Cameras (DSLR), DK's ramblings, News, NEX System A33, A55, Alpha, DSLR, firmware, lenses, NEX, SLT, Sony, translucent, video, Zeiss Samsung and Sony are set for a battle royal over the next couple of years. At photokina, Samsung’s Monday 20th press conference made great store of ‘all our own work’ – that everything in the NX100 was sourced within Samsung. From the floor, a question far cheekier than I would have dared ask – ‘Are . . . → Read More: Battle lines drawn at photokina Share this: |
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