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The UK’s top camera and lens hire company, hireacamera.com, has invested in a whole new stock of Sony Alpha and NEX gear right up to the 500mm G – their A77s come with 16-50mm SSMs… here, Guy Thatcher explains their enthusiasm for Sony, filmed at the PhotoVision Roadshow in Edinburgh on Tuesday March 27th. . . . → Read More: hireacamera.com invest in Alpha and NEX gear! Share this: Comments are closed  Cameras (DSLR), DK's ramblings, HD Video, Lenses - Alpha Mount, News, NEX System  18-200mm, A77, Alpha 77, camera, hire, hireacamera.com, lens, NEX, NEX-7, Sony, Tamron, UK 
The Canon 5D MkIII arrived, but I will not be reporting on that here – it is with me for a British Journal review, and that will take a little time and will also be exclusive to the BJP in print and on iPad App. So no sneak preview anywhere else! However, with the camera . . . → Read More: Minolta 70-210mm f4 versus Canon 70-200mm f4 L IS Share this: 2 comments - (Comments are closed) Cameras (DSLR), DK's ramblings, Lenses - Alpha Mount 70-200mm, 70-210mm, Beercan, Canon L, comparison, Minollta, Sony LONDON, UK. — March 22, 2012 — Adobe Systems Incorporated (Nasdaq:ADBE) today announced Adobe® Photoshop® CS6 beta, a preview of what’s to come in the next release of the industry standard in digital imaging, is available as a free download from Adobe Labs. Customers can download the beta, try out the experience and provide feedback . . . → Read More: Photoshop CS6 beta – download now! Share this:
Yesterday we received two SanDisk 30MB/s 16GB SDHC cards from Amazon UK – £15.99 each, a couple of pounds more than regular Class 10 cards like the Transcends we normally use on all current Alpha and NEX models. You must have faster than 15MB/s for cameras such as the A55, A580 or NEX-5n not because . . . → Read More: Amazon – possible SanDisk UHS-1 card bargain Share this: 4 comments - (Comments are closed) Accessories - 3rd party, Cameras (DSLR), HD Video, NEX System 30MB/s, 45MB/s, 95MB/s, Amazon, card, Class 10, Extreme, Extreme Pro, HD video, memory, SanDisk, SDHC, UHS-1 A57 announced today does what was needed and updates the A55 to have a decent EVF, plus a few bells and whistles. It’s got a 77-style microphone, and also a mic input socket for external mic moved to a better position than the A55. It has full 1080/50p video capability, 12 fps burst mode (with . . . → Read More: A57 – no GPS Share this:At photokina 2010, Paul Genge from Sony pretty much told me that Sony’s future lay in the EVF (translucent mirror or otherwise, Electronic View Finder) models. He was not able to say anything firm. Since then, I’ve spoken to him on several occasions and he has repeated that Sony left all options open but the . . . → Read More: The EVF future Share this: 3 comments - (Comments are closed) Cameras (DSLR), DK's ramblings, NEX System A900, A99, Alpha, DSLT, EVF, future, OVF, SLT, Sony, viewfinder Though their website shows a very different way of using this theme park wristband repurposed – the LensBand anti zoom creep device – it just happens to fit many Sony zooms perfectly without stretching it into position to lock barrel to collar. By fitting the LensBand exactly over the joint between the zoom ring and . . . → Read More: Creep no more! The LensBand. Share this: 3 comments - (Comments are closed) Accessories - 3rd party, DK's ramblings, Equipment Reviews Alpha, creep, LensBand, Photostore, prevention, rubber, silicone, zoom creep Following the lead of Sony Style – the direct selling mechanism which allows Sony to retail direct to on-line customers – Nikon is to roll out a brand new on-line dealing platform, with a channel for retailers ordering Nikon gear but also a direct shop for consumers. The company has signed a deal with hybris, . . . → Read More: Nikon to sell direct to consumer in Europe Share this:I’m about to offend myself. I own this lens, and I know how upset owners of brand new lenses get when someone says it’s not perfect. Well, the 16-50mm SSM is far from perfect and if you know how to check out lenses, you’ll agree should you be lucky enough to own one. It’s a . . . → Read More: Sony DT 16-50mm f/2.8 SSM Share this: 8 comments - (Comments are closed) Equipment Reviews, Lenses - Alpha Mount 16-50mm, 16-50mm f/2.8, A77, Alpha, Alpha 77, DT, f2.8, kit, lens, Sony, SSM, zoom It’s now easy enough to find camera profiles – image looks created by independent photographers, as Adobe and Sony do not provide any – which make a big difference to raw processing using Adobe Camera Raw or Lightroom. There are also many fine adjustments you can make within these programs, able to customise the image . . . → Read More: Using Adobe Bridge/ACR for ‘film looks’ controlled by your Alpha Share this: Comments are closed Cameras (DSLR), DK's ramblings, Photo Techniques 77, A77, ACR, Bridge, camera raw, conversion, default, look, picture, preference, profile, Sony Alpha, Style |
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