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A300 - very good camera.

Posted: Wed Jan 20, 2021 8:41 pm
by ValeryD
I decided to start a new topic, since from the crop cameras I only have Sony a300. Old lady A300 with SAL1680Z continues to amaze with its quality of images.
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Re: A300 - very good camera.

Posted: Thu Jan 21, 2021 6:45 am
by sury
Wow. I think it is the photographer.....

Sury

Re: A300 - very good camera.

Posted: Thu Jan 21, 2021 1:46 pm
by aster
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Beautiful colours with detail clarity, ValeryD. :)

I appreciate your photo compositions and the location selections.

I never owned an A300 but I still have my A100 from earlier days which many users may have discarded by now in favour of more advanced cameras. I still love to shoot with my A100 because it delivers as good as your A300. The colours are always very neat with the A100 as well. Now it's only a nostalgy gear...

Thanks for sharing,
Yildiz

Re: A300 - very good camera.

Posted: Thu Jan 21, 2021 4:46 pm
by ValeryD
Well, at the expense of nostalgia, we'll see. :)
Yes, the cameras are almost equivalent to the a100 and a300. The a300 has a few modifications, but the 10MP CCD is the same for the cameras.
Well, I began to use the A300 more often in winter, the camera copes well with subzero temperatures.

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Re: A300 - very good camera.

Posted: Fri Jan 22, 2021 1:14 am
by jbtaylor
Quite the combo. Very sharp.
Was that more of a Minolta camera than Sony?
Regardless, the person holding the camera should get the credit.

Re: A300 - very good camera.

Posted: Fri Jan 22, 2021 3:04 am
by ValeryD
jbtaylor wrote: Fri Jan 22, 2021 1:14 am Quite the combo. Very sharp.
Was that more of a Minolta camera than Sony?
Regardless, the person holding the camera should get the credit.
Yeah... :)
It's more Minolta true mirror camera and old style CCD sensor on it.

Re: A300 - very good camera.

Posted: Fri Jan 22, 2021 3:52 am
by sury
Since I still have A100 and even Dimage A2, I should probably charge the batteries and shoot some, just for the fun of it.

Sury

Re: A300 - very good camera.

Posted: Fri Jan 22, 2021 7:32 am
by ValeryD
sury wrote: Fri Jan 22, 2021 3:52 am Since I still have A100 and even Dimage A2, I should probably charge the batteries and shoot some, just for the fun of it.

Sury
Sure, why not? You can add your shots in this topic. :)
We can make a retro style photos.

Re: A300 - very good camera.

Posted: Fri Jan 22, 2021 8:41 am
by sury
Great idea Valery.

Sury

Re: A300 - very good camera.

Posted: Fri Jan 22, 2021 8:27 pm
by Fotogeorge
Yes, you captured very nice images. You must have so many opportunities for good shots in winter times. I like the snow, except for driving in it. I have a 14 MP, Sony A350, with a SAL 55-200 lens. I like telephoto lenses best. I keep batteries always charged on the cameras in my collection, although the batteries drain even unused. The mirrorless cameras don't drain as fast. The flash capacitors will go bad, if not frequently flashed. My rule is: 10 flashes once a month. Although I had one popup flash o a A580 go bad even with my rule of thumb. IMHO.

Re: A300 - very good camera.

Posted: Sat Jan 23, 2021 1:23 am
by jbtaylor
Upon further review, #3 in set 1 is especially nice. Boulders are interesting subjects. Maybe you spent more time on them. I would have.
Sury, old gear might make a good blog post.

Re: A300 - very good camera.

Posted: Sat Jan 23, 2021 8:00 am
by sury
JT,
Thank you for that idea. I love it. It goes under a topic I captured (at least the title for now).

Sury

Re: A300 - very good camera.

Posted: Thu Jan 28, 2021 7:42 am
by aster
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In the third shot of the last batch, I love the drifting circular ice patches and the outstanding details of the ice and foaming water around the fall. The ranging of the colour blue from dark to light is almost healing.. :) All of A300's goodness!

Thanks for sharing, ValeryD.
Yildiz

Re: A300 - very good camera.

Posted: Thu Jan 28, 2021 12:28 pm
by bfitzgerald
Perhaps it's time to dust off the KM5d!

Re: A300 - very good camera.

Posted: Fri Jan 29, 2021 1:27 am
by ValeryD
aster wrote: Thu Jan 28, 2021 7:42 am .

In the third shot of the last batch, I love the drifting circular ice patches and the outstanding details of the ice and foaming water around the fall. The ranging of the colour blue from dark to light is almost healing.. :) All of A300's goodness!

Thanks for sharing, ValeryD.
Yildiz
Thank you! :)
bfitzgerald wrote: Thu Jan 28, 2021 12:28 pm Perhaps it's time to dust off the KM5d!
Why not? :D