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  • Give it Your Best Shot • Re: When ignorance is bliss.... October 29, 2020
    JT,Thank you. And it did. I know I have some dust on the sensor. The local shop I usually take it to is not open yet.A little LR tweak took care of it. SuryStatistics: Posted by sury — Thu Oct 29, 2020 4:55 am
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  • Give it Your Best Shot • Re: When ignorance is bliss.... October 29, 2020
    Nicely done. It's a fine piece of gear.Good thing you had a black background. That kind of f stop will show any dust on the sensor.Statistics: Posted by jbtaylor — Thu Oct 29, 2020 4:32 am
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  • Give it Your Best Shot • When ignorance is bliss.... October 29, 2020
    I have a 60mmf2 Tamron macro lens and has been wanting one with longer focal length. I have been chasing a Sigma 180f2.8 for few years and could not find one cheap enough for me to buy. I have been using other means to get the magnification (CUL set, tubes, reverse mount etc) but never […]
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  • Give it Your Best Shot • It's Fall October 28, 2020
    which is just an excuse to shoot narrow with the 135mm.Join in if you like.Statistics: Posted by jbtaylor — Thu Oct 29, 2020 12:09 am
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  • Alpha A-mount System • Re: So I got a Pixel phone, yes the camera makers are in trouble October 28, 2020
    Well, here's a comparison of the phone with a good camera appeared. I hope now it becomes clearer why I started thinking about purchasing a phone with a very good camera. Even if we consider that Pixel 3 has far from the best camera, (I have on Xiaomi two cameras - 20 megapixels), the photos […]
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Alpha 55 – in depth pros and cons

By David Kilpatrick, on December 11th, 2010

It’s taken me a long time to get round to writing a review of the Alpha 55. You don’t get to use a new type of camera very often, and this camera blends elements which have all been used before in a completely new way. This review is pretty from the point of view . . . → Read More: Alpha 55 – in depth pros and cons

51 comments - (Comments are closed)   Cameras (DSLR), DK's ramblings, Equipment Reviews   , , , , ,  

NEX, A33, A55 support – new ACR 6.2/LR3.2 final

By David Kilpatrick, on August 31st, 2010

The final release of Adobe Camera Raw 6.2, DNG Converter 6.2 and Lightroom 3.2 includes raw conversion support for the Alpha 33 and 55 models as well as the NEX-5 and NEX-3, Alpha 290 and 390 which were included in the Release Candidate versions. These August 30th releases are final version, RC versions are a . . . → Read More: NEX, A33, A55 support – new ACR 6.2/LR3.2 final

4 comments - (Comments are closed)   Cameras (DSLR), NEX System, Software Reviews   , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , ,  

Four new Alphas – and two ‘translucent’

By David Kilpatrick, on August 24th, 2010

It’s a funny word to use, because the mirrors involved are transparent and not translucent (which implies passing light but not in an image-forming manner). Translucent means semi-opaque, letting light through in the way that an opal perspex sheet or Kodatrace foil does. Transparent means something you can see through.

But now, thanks to the . . . → Read More: Four new Alphas – and two ‘translucent’

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