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Upper: unprofiled (Standard) raw conversion. Lower: using a tunsgten-light generated custom camera profile, combined with a polarising filter, gives a more vivid impression. Most Alpha system users know that some – not all – cameras have a special JPEG mode for Autumn Colours. They’ll also know that if you shoot raw, with no JPEG . . . → Read More: Capturing Autumn colour better Share this: Comments are closed  Accessories - 3rd party, DK's ramblings, Photo Techniques, Software Reviews  A7RII, Adobe, autumn, camera, checker, color, colour, DNG, editor, fall, polariser, profile, Sony, X-Rite 
Sony’s A7R II has a unique position in the mirrorless ILC world, creating the largest image files at over 42 megapixels from an in-body five axis stabilised sensor with exceptional performance given by backside illuminated CMOS. My reviews in print of the Sony A7R II have now appeared, in the British Journal of Photography, . . . → Read More: Sony A7R II review by David Kilpatrick Share this: 9 comments - (Comments are closed) Cameras (DSLR), Equipment Reviews, Lenses - E mount, NEX System, Sony Digital Cameras 16-35mm, 24-240mm, A7R II, adaptors, body, CSC, David KIlpatrick, FE, full frame, ILC, lenses, mirrorless, mount, performance, range, report, review, sensor, Sony, system, value Hasselblad HV from B&H I feel slightly sick… I’ve spent so much on buying and replacing successive Sony A7 series cameras and their lenses that I can’t just buy this outright, which I would love to do. I sold my A99 to get the A7R (subsequently replaced by A7II, and now by A7R II) . . . → Read More: B&H has Hasselblad HV offer again Share this: Comments are closed Accessories - 3rd party, DK's ramblings, Offers, Sony Digital Cameras A99, Alpha 99, bargain, camera, DSLT, full frame, Hasselblad, Hasselblad HV, Sony 
It’s been a while since my last review of Sony products here, and not because I have been inactive. The truth is that I’ve spent so much on Sony kit 24/7 working has been necessary, including a good few reviews and tests of the A7RII and lenses appearing elsewhere. It’s a real issue, I now . . . → Read More: Low-cost macro for the A7 series Share this: One comment - (Comments are closed) Accessories - 3rd party, Equipment Reviews, Lenses - E mount, NEX System, Photo Techniques, Sony Digital Cameras 60mm, A7, A7R II, A7RII, Art, close-up, coverage, DN, E-mount, extension tubes, FE, full frame, lens, lenses, macro, Meike, mirrorless, Sigma, Sony Here’s this morning’s news: United Kingdom, Republic of Ireland, 7 September 2015 – Canon Europe, a leader in imaging solutions, today announces that its parent company, Canon Inc., is developing an APS-H-size (approx. 29.2 x 20.2 mm) CMOS sensor incorporating approximately 250 million pixels (19,580 x 12,600 pixels), the world’s highest number of . . . → Read More: Canon’s 250 megapixel sensor – the reality Share this: Comments are closed DK's ramblings, HD Video, News, Rumours 250 megapixel, camera, Canon, CMOS, sensor At a workshop given by John Denton for The Flash Centre, with Elinchrom lighting and Pentax 645Z demonstration. model Laura posed for a comparison pair of shots using the Pentax with 90mm macro lens and the A7RII equipped I regret to say with a much inferior lens, the basic 28-70mm. To compare the quality bear . . . → Read More: A7RII versus Pentax 645Z Share this: One comment - (Comments are closed) DK's ramblings, Lenses - E mount, NEX System, Sony Digital Cameras 645Z, A7R II, A7R2, A7RII, comparison, Elinchrom, John Denton, Pentax, Sony, The Flash Centre, workshop 
I’m under pressure to take endless pictures with the A7R II which arrived from WEX (Warehouse Express) on Thursday superbly packed. I am also finishing off f2 Freelance Photographer magazine to go to print over the weekend and have many hours of work to do – and despite having the camera, I won’t be removing . . . → Read More: A7R II – universal solution, lens challenge Share this: 6 comments - (Comments are closed) DK's ramblings, Equipment Reviews, Lenses - E mount, NEX System, Sony Digital Cameras A7R II, A7R2, A7RII, camera, images, Sony, test Of interest to UK full frame owners – Amazon EU (and also at least one other vendor) has the 16-35mm f/4 FE on sale with a 37% discount at £799.99, on top of which Sony has a £100 cashback on this lens – and I can confirm that these cashbacks work 100% reliably. This makes . . . → Read More: Amazon UK price drop on 16-35m f/4 FE Share this:
Today I visited the press preview of Photography: A Victorian Sensation at the National Museum of Scotland in Edinburgh. It’s a major exhibition which actually goes beyond the wonderful huge collection of mint condition Daguerreotypes and other early examples, ending with a Nikon D5500 as an example of today’s tech. You can visit this . . . → Read More: Victorian Photography in Edinburgh Share this: Comments are closed DK's ramblings, Events, News Edinburgh, exhibition, National Museum of Scotland, photography, Victorian We’ve had news of the new Sigma Art HSM high speed wide angle full frame zoom – 24-35mm f/2. It will be available in Nikon, Canon and Sigma mounts only (release date not yet confirmed) according to Sigma in the UK. Note that this will be a bit of monster with its 82mm filter . . . → Read More: No FE or A mount for new Sigma 24-35mm f/2 Share this: Comments are closed Accessories - 3rd party, Lenses - Alpha Mount, Lenses - E mount, News 24-35mm, f/2, fast, full frame, lens, Sigma, zoom |
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