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  • Lens Lore • Re: Fungus! October 15, 2021
    Glad to hear you got it resolved.Statistics: Posted by the_hefay — Fri Oct 15, 2021 11:58 pm
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  • Give it Your Best Shot • Re: Shooting in the dark October 15, 2021
    Thanks Barry. I really like the lens, especially at night. My only problem is that recently the AF quick working all together with the lens. Not sure why. It just goes to a spot where nothing is in focus and says it's good to go. It's the only lens I have that does that.Statistics: Posted […]
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  • Alpha A-mount System • A700: Man in the dark, Guanajuato, Mexico October 15, 2021
    A man at night in Guanajuato, Mexico in 2008. Actually, it was much darker than it appears in this photo because I brightened it up. I was sitting on a bench nearby for several minutes and the whole time I didn't even know he was there in the dark doorway. He moved though and it […]
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  • Give it Your Best Shot • Re: Shooting in the dark October 14, 2021
    Interesting shots, I always liked the Tokina lens (still have it)I should do more night shots, not done anything for agesStatistics: Posted by bfitzgerald — Thu Oct 14, 2021 11:20 pm
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  • Lens Lore • Fungus! October 14, 2021
    In case anyone is wondering what it looks like; of course it can vary. At the time I wondered if it was something else, ie lens separation This was on the 80-200mm APO G, so I contacted the seller, it was cleaned and returned to meI have never had Fungus, on any lens ever (so […]
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Sony A7RIII review in Cameracraft

By David Kilpatrick, on April 7th, 2018

Read David Kilpatrick’s review of the Sony A7RIII

Cameracraft January/February started the A7RIII test report, and March/April 2018 continued it. Both are free to read now on ISSUU. In the second issue you’ll also find the review of the 24-105mm f/4 FE G OSS lens. In the first issue, Gary Friedman looks at the RX10 . . . → Read More: Sony A7RIII review in Cameracraft

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Never say ‘zoom with your feet’…

By David Kilpatrick, on April 16th, 2017

There’s a dismissive and rather superior position some camera club buffs take – ‘why not zoom with your feet?’. It is well worth ignoring. The focal length of your lens, whether your use a zoom or a range of fixed focal length lenses, decides the exact relationship of elements in the picture including one component . . . → Read More: Never say ‘zoom with your feet’…

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Free! July-August f2 Cameracraft magazine

By David Kilpatrick, on July 13th, 2016

It’s still current (published in June, but it’s our July/August edition) and it’s free to read now! Includes Sony EL-Skyport Plus HS, Samyang 135mm f/2, Sigma MC-11 EF-E, Cullmann Titan 935 tripod, Nikon D500, Canon 1DX MkII, Fujifilm X70, brilliant steampunk book project story, NYC Dance Project portfolio, five top photographers on Industrial Photography and . . . → Read More: Free! July-August f2 Cameracraft magazine

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Sony’s precision aspherics

By David Kilpatrick, on February 5th, 2016

In interviews about the new micron-accurate aspheric lens element moulding process used to increase the resolution of the latest Sony G Master lenses, a visual has appeared which shows the ‘onion ring’ effect that coarser mould machining causes in lens elements.

Working independently, I’ve been aware of this for years – and I have used . . . → Read More: Sony’s precision aspherics

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Friedman’s Alpha 99 e-book released

By David Kilpatrick, on March 30th, 2013

Well, we knew it would take some time – Gary Friedman has been working on his Alpha 99 e-book since the camera was pre-released to the press, and six months later, he’s got a huge volume as a result.

“This is my largest and most comprehensive work to date – 625 pages!”, Gary says.

It . . . → Read More: Friedman’s Alpha 99 e-book released

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Cameracraft – a new quality photo quarterly

By David Kilpatrick, on September 5th, 2012

STOP PRESS update: Cameracraft issue 1, Q4 2012, will mail out on Tuesday September 11th. Subscriptions placed by the end of Sunday 9th will be included in the mailout. Subscriptions placed after this date may be mailed before September 14th if possible, but the week after that is photokina – and we will be unable . . . → Read More: Cameracraft – a new quality photo quarterly

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