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If you are on the verge of making a decision, I’m here to help your think clearly – even if it means breaking some cherished behaviour patterns. I am going to help you think of the Alpha 900 not as a logical progression from the 700, but as a different camera system entirely. . . . → Read More: Do you really need an Alpha 900? Share this: 19 comments - (Comments are closed)  Cameras (DSLR), DK's ramblings, Lenses - Alpha Mount  900, Alpha, Alpha 900, buying, choice, choosing, DSLR, Sony, Sony Alpha 900, use, using OUR final production Alpha 900 body arrived on Saturday September 20th, and went along to photokina 2008 on Monday 22nd where it was used in a routine way – without flash – to take whatever pictures were needed for magazine reports. Sometimes it can be better just to use a camera on whatever difficult or . . . → Read More: Alpha 900 and photokina: Part 1 Share this: 3 comments - (Comments are closed) Cameras (DSLR), DK's ramblings, News 900, A900, Alpha, Alpha 900, bar, camera, Cologne, DSLR, Köln, messe, Papa Joe's, performance, photokina, quality, report, sharpness, Sony At the end of September 2006, I set off for a quick visit to photokina in Cologne, having parted company with Icon’s am-pro magazine ƒ2 and not really needing to report on the whole show in detail. Here’s the report I wrote then, with photos, and some thoughts for the 2008 show. . . . → Read More: Photokina – a look back, and forward Share this: Comments are closed Cameras (DSLR), DK's ramblings, Lenses - Alpha Mount 2006 report, A900, Alpha, Alpha 900, DSLR, fair, Germany, Köln, launch, lens, messe, photokina, Rhine, September 2008, show, Sony, stand, trade The Photoclub Forum has really picked up in the last few weeks. We now have (as I write): Total posts 2869 • Total topics 607 • Total members 894 That’s a long way from the early days – this site only went live just over a year ago though we have ‘date stamped’ some pages . . . → Read More: Join the Forum – it’s buzzing! Share this: One comment - (Comments are closed) DK's ramblings, Uncategorized Alpha, club, Dynax, Forum, Konica Minolta, Maxxum, Minolta, photoclubalpha, Sony Calumet has announced that its Wardour Street, Soho, London store is now a Sony Alpha Centre of Excellence: http://ebm.cheetahmail.com/c/tag/tBImAnOBSZ4PaB7SFuqB8eZtgdl/doc.html . . . → Read More: Calumet London Sony ACE centre Share this:SONY UK has notified us of a press conference to announce an ‘exciting digital camera’ on August 14th. They have also said that full details will be provided soon. It is possible this will be embargoed – we may attend a meeting on the 14th, but have to agree not to publish until a date . . . → Read More: Sony announcement August 14th Share this: One comment - (Comments are closed) Cameras (DSLR), News Alpha, Alpha 900, conference, dates, launch, News, press, Sony MANY photographers habitually use layers from everything. I don’t! In fact, I try to minimise my time spent on post-processing shots for stock library sale, and work very quickly. If it needs complex setup or demands working using layers to be able to go back and change things, I’ve probably already wasted too much time. . . . → Read More: Repairing an image by cloning from another Share this: 4 comments - (Comments are closed) DK's ramblings, Photo Techniques 700, agency, Alpha, clone, digital, editorial, enhancement, image, library, manipulation, Photoshop, post-production, retouching, Sony, stock This article was originally published in Photoworld magazine April 2008. It discusses the reasons for choosing between the 18-70mm, 16-105mm, 16-80mm, 18-200mm and 18-250mm kit lens choices for the Sony Alpha DSLR system and has been updated as necessary from the original text. . . . → Read More: Which Sony Alpha kit lens? Share this: 6 comments - (Comments are closed) Equipment Reviews, Lenses - Alpha Mount 16-105mm, 16-80mm, 18-200mm, 18-250mm, 18-70mm, Alpha, Aperture, build, bundle, Carl Zeiss, choice, CZ, filters, kit, lens, optic, outfit, performance, SAL, sharpness, size, Sony, system, vignetting, weight, zoom SONY Alpha prices are now the lowest of any competing DSLR system – for current-model bodies – on the UK market. Dealers are now selling the Alpha 200 body for as little as £229.99 and even the Alpha 350 has dropped to under £400 body-only. £100 cashback on the Alpha 700 body, £150 on any . . . → Read More: Cashback deal extended, prices cut Share this:One of the problems with the Alpha 350/300 is that the Live View is linked to the settings when you use Manual exposure. It provides a form of metering, a relatively accurate preview of under or over exposure. This makes it impossible to use Manual with studio flash (AC mains strobe) setups. Currently, there is . . . → Read More: Alpha Live View in the studio – solved! Share this: 2 comments - (Comments are closed) Cameras (DSLR), Flash units, Photo Techniques, Studio, Troubleshooting 300, 350, adaptor, Alpha, brightness, flash, Live View, mains, strobe, Studio, sync, viewing |
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