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The Sony NEX-7 is not a NEX at heart. It’s part of the rest of the Alpha system in every respect except its lens mount, and even that can be converted with a choice of two adaptors. A NEX-7 with an LA-EA2 phase detection autofocus adaptor is little different from an Alpha 65. The . . . → Read More: Sony NEX-7: the high-end hybrid Share this:The Sony Zeiss 24mm f/2 SSM Distagon ZA T* is probably the best, or equal to the best, in its class. It may perhaps be the best ever 84° angle fast lens ever made for the general SLR system market, and I would happy to pitch it against any of the current equivalent offerings for . . . → Read More: Sony’s Zeiss 24mm f/2 Distagon ZA SSM T* reviewed Share this: 2 comments - (Comments are closed)  DK's ramblings, Equipment Reviews, Lenses - Alpha Mount  24mm, 24mm f/2, Alpha, Carl Zeiss, David KIlpatrick, Distagon, f/2, fast, lens, photoclubalpha, report, review, Sony, test, wideangle, Zeiss 
It must be two years ago, at least, that an Australian sports photographer confided he had seen a Sony prototype which would blow away everything – an Alpha which could shoot at incredible frame rates (he mentioned 15fps) and follow focus. It may have been something unlike the Alpha 77, which follows focus 12fps . . . → Read More: Sony Alpha 77 review – tomorrow today Share this: 59 comments - (Comments are closed) Cameras (DSLR), Equipment Reviews Alpha 77, David KIlpatrick, opinion, report, review, SLT, Sony, test After using Sigma’s 18-250mm optically stabilised zoom on Alpha bodies for a year and more, the first thing which strikes about the Tamron 18-270mm for Sony mount is the lack of the VC (Vibration Control) stabiliser found on the same lens made for Canon or Nikon. Tamron’s lenses come without a case, but with . . . → Read More: Tamron 18-270mm – a hero, but no VC… Share this: 7 comments - (Comments are closed) Accessories - 3rd party, Equipment Reviews, Lenses - Alpha Mount 18-270mm, lens, report, review, Sony Alpha, Tamron, zoom Once I had a quarterplate hand-and-stand camera, vintage 1920s. Attached to the front standard was a small reflex viewfinder, giving a miniature composition you could use at waist or chest level. On the same standard was a folding wire frame, with a companion eye-sighting window flipping up from the side of the body. This gave . . . → Read More: The Alpha 580 – a three-way view Share this: 19 comments - (Comments are closed) Cameras (DSLR), DK's ramblings, Equipment Reviews, HD Video, Lenses - Alpha Mount 560, 580, A580, Alpha, Alpha 580, camera, David KIlpatrick, DSLR, photoclubalpha, report, review, Sony, test 
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 Share this: 51 comments - (Comments are closed) Cameras (DSLR), DK's ramblings, Equipment Reviews 55, A55, Alpha, report, review, Sony I was going to post this on our Forum for NEX originally. It’s not good form to launch into what may be seen as ‘rival’ publications or journalists, so it’s the kind of thing which is often kept to blog pages or forum discussion. But Practical Photography is one the best-selling, and most powerful, photo . . . → Read More: Practical’s NEX-5 verdict – 8/10 Share this: 3 comments - (Comments are closed) Cameras (DSLR), DK's ramblings, Equipment Reviews Alpha, NEX, NEX-3, NEX-5, opinion, PP, Practical Photography, report, review, Sony, test, verdict My review of the Sony Alpha 550 was supposed to appear at the end of November, allowing one week abroad in good weather with plenty of subject-matter, in Tenerife. Sadly that trip had to be cancelled, and the Nikon D3S arrived for review on the day we were meant to have travelled. So, with far . . . → Read More: Sony Alpha 550 Review: highs and lows Share this: 21 comments - (Comments are closed) Cameras (DSLR), Equipment Reviews A550, Alpha 550, camera, digital, DSLR, enthusiast, Live View, photography, reflex, report, review, Sony, test Like Mike Johnston writing in The On-Line Photographer, I’m aware that any attempt to line up one or more cameras and show comparison images or make judgements is on to a loser from the start. And any webmaster who puts an external link in the first half dozen words of a new post is losing . . . → Read More: Sony Alpha 900 and Nikon D3X raw file noise comparison Share this: 21 comments - (Comments are closed) Uncategorized A900, Alpha 900, comnversion, comparison, D3X, ISO, Nikon, Nikon D3X, noise, performance, raw, review, sensor, Sony, Sony A900, Sony Alpha 900, test 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 |
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