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What we thought would be the ‘Alpha Pro’ project – display centres for the entire system sited at key retail outlets through Britain – turned out to be the ‘ACE’ project. That is, Sony Alpha Centres of Excellence. London Camera Exchange Colchester, one of the selected dealers, supplied these shots of the new showcase. . . . → Read More: Sony unveils ‘ACE’ dealers in UK Share this:Increases in pixel count are often dismissed because to ‘double’ the resolution of a 6 megapixel sensor you would need 24 megapixels. Indeed, to double it linearly you would – but the human eye judges density of detail on an area basis. . . . → Read More: Megapixels and perceived detail Share this: Comments are closed  Cameras (DSLR), DK's ramblings  14.2 megapixel, Alphs 350, DSLR, megapixel race, pixel count, pixel density, Sony Here’s a question which came in to my email just now: “Could I process a RAW file in Photoshop to achieve a similar effect as if I had used a Polaroid lens filter? Or would I be better just using the Polaroid filter?” The answer is that you can never imitate the effect of polarizing . . . → Read More: Faking a polarizer using RAW Share this: One comment - (Comments are closed) Cameras (DSLR), DK's ramblings, Photo Techniques .ARW2, ACR, ACR 4.4, Adobe Camera Raw, Alpha raw, ARW, blue, convert, CS3, deepen, DSLR, effect, extract, file, polarizer, process, raw, sky, Sony camera raw The introduction of a £399 (street price, RRP £449) DSLR with 14.2 megapixels – with or without a useful type of Live View – should have been applauded by reviewers. It’s the single most important point about the camera. No other DSLR approaches this image size and resolution at such a low price. . . . → Read More: Sony Alpha 350 – a Creative Review Share this: 11 comments - (Comments are closed) Cameras (DSLR), DK's ramblings, Equipment Reviews 350, A350, Alpha, DSLR, grain, ISO, Live View, LV, Quick Focus, report, review, screen, Sony Now that there are five Sony Alpha DSLR bodies in circulation, with many owners of the original 2006 Alpha 100 considering a replacement, the differences between this ur-Alpha and the 2007-8 generation of Alpha 700, 200, 300 and 350 need examining. . . . → Read More: Which Sony Alpha? Share this: 4 comments - (Comments are closed) Cameras (DSLR), DK's ramblings, Equipment Reviews A100, A200, A300, A350, A700, Alpha 100, Alpha 700, camera, choice, decision, DSLR, report, review, SLR, Sony USERS of the Nikon D3 downloading the latest firmware update have found information strings referring to the D3X and listing the file sizes the forthcoming camera will produce. The sizes match the pixel count of the Sony full-frame CMOS sensor due to be used in the ‘Alpha 900’ Sony full-frame body. . . . → Read More: Nikon D3X 24.4 megapixel sensor leak Share this: 5 comments - (Comments are closed) Cameras (DSLR), DK's ramblings, News 24 megapixel, A900, Alpha, Alpha 900, camera, CMOS, D3X, DSLR, firmware, Flagship, full frame, Nikon, rumour, sensor, Sony Kenro has announced the release of a series of new hard plastic LCD panel protectors from Marumi – including one for the Sony Alpha 100. The price is very reasonable at only £6.99 retail. . . . → Read More: Marumi LCD cover for Alpha 100 Share this: Comments are closed Accessories - 3rd party, News A100, Alpha 100, DSLR, LCD protector, protector panel, screen protector, Sony Moving a DSLR – preferably without vertical grip because of the further imbalance created – to portrait format shooting on a small tripod ballhead produces an unstable arrangement where the head is stressed. The camera may sag unless the head is tightened, and if the lens is heavy, it may also unscrew itself from the . . . → Read More: A quick vertical bracket for DSLRs Share this: 2 comments - (Comments are closed) Accessories - 3rd party, DK's ramblings, Equipment Reviews A100, A200, A300, A350, A700, adapt, Alpha 100, Alpha 700, DSLR, L-bracket, mount, portrait, Sony, tripod, vertical 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 Apple’s Aperture 2.0 is a tedious program to test, with all its creation of ‘projects’ and ‘libraries’, ‘albums’, ‘vaults’ and nonstandard GUI, and it isn’t fast in processing files or passing them to Photoshop (which it does in 16-bit form, just another step to reverse before saving as far as I’m concerned). However, it’s handling . . . → Read More: Apple Aperture 2.0 processes A700 raw Share this: |
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