The Alpha 900 – and indeed the Alpha 700 with new firmware v4 – offer a three-bracket sequence at a 2 stop interval to enable HDR blending, usually from static tripod-mounted views. At the Edinburgh Alpha 900 launch, I braced myself firmly against an open window, leaning out over the street, and tried an example . . . → Read More: Alpha 900 HDR bracketing
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 2 comments - (Comments are closed)  Cameras (DSLR), DK's ramblings, News, Photo Techniques, Software Reviews  Alpha 900, bracketing, HDR, JPE, noise, processor, raw, sample, sharpness, Sony There’s a lot of controversy right now about whether or not the image structure of the Alpha 700 files at very high ISO – mainly 3200 and 6400 – is as clean as raw processed results from other comparable cameras like the Canon 40D (does not offer ISO 6400), the Olympus E-3 (does not offer . . . → Read More: A700, 6400 ISO, seven raw processors Share this: 5 comments - (Comments are closed) Cameras (DSLR), DK's ramblings, Software Reviews .ARW2, .cARW, 4.2, A700, ACR, Adobe Camera Raw, Alpha 700, ARW, conversion, converter, cRAW, extract, plug-in, raw, Sony The Sony DSLR A200 is now on sale, following the end of Alpha 100 production. Although it is without any doubt the Alpha 100 replacement mentioned by Sony executives in October 2007, when they first revealed that the 100 was no longer being made, it is not an exact equivalent and represents a mixture of . . . → Read More: Sony Alpha 200 – guided tour and overview Share this: 14 comments - (Comments are closed) Cameras (DSLR), Equipment Reviews 200, Alpha, camera, DSLR, information, launch, News, report, review, Sony, specification, test After reading Andrea Nivini’s article in Italian Tutti Fotografi, December 2007, which launches an attack on Adobe’s Camera Raw plug-in and its handling of many camera types – but specifically, the Sony Alpha 700 – I decided to check out whether the December 5th release, ACR 4.3.1, fixed the problems. . . . → Read More: ACR 4.3.1 hasn’t solved A700 high ISO mush problems Share this: 7 comments - (Comments are closed) Cameras (DSLR), Software Reviews, Troubleshooting, Uncategorized A700, ACR, Adobe, Alpha, Alpha 700, Aperture, Bayer, camera, Capture One, conversion, DCRaw, DxO, Iridient, Lightroom, LightZone, Phase One, Photoshop, raw, Raw Developer, Raw Therapee, RawPhotoProcessor, RPP, SilkyPix, Sony LET’S not get too acronymical about all this… or indeed moanious! After posting today’s earlier piece on DRO Advanced, I’ve been asked for some further examples of the potential for processing the raw file using Sony Image Data Converter, which includes DRO. Or so it says on the box. . . . → Read More: DRO, IDC and ACR Share this:Sony has released a firmware update for the Alpha 700, from version 1.00 (as supplied) to version 2.00, and an updater for Image Data Converter 2.0 SR. . . . → Read More: Firmware/software update 2.00 for Alpha 700 Share this:System Camera type: Digital SLR with built-in flash and interchangeable lenses Lens mount: Sony mount; compatible with Minolta A-type bayonet mount Lens compatibility: All Sony a lenses and Konica Minolta MAXXUM / DYNAX lenses . . . → Read More: Sony Alpha 700 full specification sheet Share this:
I got to try out the first new Voigtländer Sony FE mount lenses with electronic aperture setting and manual focus control with a quick overnight test during the UK Photography Show at the Birmingham National Exhibition Centre, on March 19th 2016. The pre-production 10mm f/5.6 Hyper-Wide-Heliar and 15mm f/4.5 Super-Wide-Heliar are two of a . . . → Read More: Voigtländer FE 10mm f/5.6 and 15mm f/4.5 III Share this: 12 comments - (Comments are closed) Accessories - 3rd party, DK's ramblings, Lenses - E mount, News, NEX System, Sony Digital Cameras 10mm, 12mm, 15mm, David KIlpatrick, E-mount, Heliar, hyper, Leica, lens test, review, Sony, super, ultra, Voigtländer, Voigtlander 10mm FE, Voigtlander 15mm III, wide, wide-angle, wideangle 
On Tuesday, February 2nd 2016, Sony UK held a press event to which I was invited. Well, I’m in a different country and about 400 miles from their Weybridge offices, so as usual my trusted English office editor at large (and son) Richard made the still substantial journey from Leicester. The result was a . . . → Read More: Sony’s Master plan – new 85, 24-70, 70-200 and more Share this: One comment - (Comments are closed) Lenses - E mount, News, NEX System, Sony Digital Cameras 24-70mm, 70-200mm, 85mm f/1.4, A7, A7II, A7r, A7RII, A7S, Alpha, E-mount, f2.8, FE, GM G-Master, lens, lenses, mirrorless, OSS, Sony, SSM 
(Updated June 15th after press conference) The new Sony A7R II is the camera I’ve been waiting for, which everyone has predicted, and which seems to tick every box without having a huge price label on its own. I find the $3,200 (UK coinfirmed £2,600) matches its stated specifications well. Others may disagree, but . . . → Read More: Sony A7R II, RX10 II, RX100 IV – making everything else obsolete Share this: 2 comments - (Comments are closed) DK's ramblings, HD Video, Legacy Lenses, NEX System, Sony Digital Cameras 42 megapixel, A7R II, A7R MkII, Alpha, BSI, camera, CMOS, CSC, digital, E-mount, FE-mount, full frame, ILC, Mark II, mirrorless, phase-detect, professional, Sony, system |
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