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SONY is sometimes accused of not listening to the Alpha or NEX owner when it comes to what features they include in new cameras, and what modifications they offer through firmware to existing owners. There are two points of view on firmware; some criticise updates, saying the product should have been released with the right . . . → Read More: What the buyer wants – NEX-F3, Alpha 37 and more Share this: 2 comments - (Comments are closed)  Cameras (DSLR), Lenses - Alpha Mount, News, NEX System  18-135mm SAM, 18-200mm LE, A37, Alpha 37, camera, F3, launch, lens, NEX-F3, SLT, Sony The UK’s top camera and lens hire company, hireacamera.com, has invested in a whole new stock of Sony Alpha and NEX gear right up to the 500mm G – their A77s come with 16-50mm SSMs… here, Guy Thatcher explains their enthusiasm for Sony, filmed at the PhotoVision Roadshow in Edinburgh on Tuesday March 27th. . . . → Read More: hireacamera.com invest in Alpha and NEX gear! Share this: Comments are closed Cameras (DSLR), DK's ramblings, HD Video, Lenses - Alpha Mount, News, NEX System 18-200mm, A77, Alpha 77, camera, hire, hireacamera.com, lens, NEX, NEX-7, Sony, Tamron, UK 
The Canon 5D MkIII arrived, but I will not be reporting on that here – it is with me for a British Journal review, and that will take a little time and will also be exclusive to the BJP in print and on iPad App. So no sneak preview anywhere else! However, with the camera . . . → Read More: Minolta 70-210mm f4 versus Canon 70-200mm f4 L IS Share this: 2 comments - (Comments are closed) Cameras (DSLR), DK's ramblings, Lenses - Alpha Mount 70-200mm, 70-210mm, Beercan, Canon L, comparison, Minollta, Sony At photokina 2010, Paul Genge from Sony pretty much told me that Sony’s future lay in the EVF (translucent mirror or otherwise, Electronic View Finder) models. He was not able to say anything firm. Since then, I’ve spoken to him on several occasions and he has repeated that Sony left all options open but the . . . → Read More: The EVF future Share this: 3 comments - (Comments are closed) Cameras (DSLR), DK's ramblings, NEX System A900, A99, Alpha, DSLT, EVF, future, OVF, SLT, Sony, viewfinder I’m about to offend myself. I own this lens, and I know how upset owners of brand new lenses get when someone says it’s not perfect. Well, the 16-50mm SSM is far from perfect and if you know how to check out lenses, you’ll agree should you be lucky enough to own one. It’s a . . . → Read More: Sony DT 16-50mm f/2.8 SSM Share this: 8 comments - (Comments are closed) Equipment Reviews, Lenses - Alpha Mount 16-50mm, 16-50mm f/2.8, A77, Alpha, Alpha 77, DT, f2.8, kit, lens, Sony, SSM, zoom 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 Wednesday 07 December, the World Photography Organisation, issues a last call for entries for the 2012 Sony World Photography Awards, the world’s most comprehensive photography competition. The deadline for entries is Wednesday 04 January 2012 giving photographers from across the world just four weeks left to enter. The Sony World Photography Awards is free to . . . → Read More: Last call for Sony Awards entries Share this:The download is approximately 65MB of data in a Mac .dmg mountable disk image, or some other stuff for Windows. The process will take about seven to ten minutes overall including downloading, opening and completing the procedure. You need a battery for the camera with at least three bars showing – preferably fully charged . . . → Read More: Sony Alpha 77 & 65 Firmware v1.04 download Share this: 6 comments - (Comments are closed) Cameras (DSLR), Firmware Updates, News 1.04, A65, A77, Alpha, download, firmware, Sony Sony’s Image Data Converter latest version – 4.0 – will handle all Alpha raw files from A100 to A77, and all NEX raw files. It offers improvements in performance and stability, but it also eliminates the need for the Lightbox application (found in v3) as a separate item. You simply browse for a folder of . . . → Read More: Image Data Converter v4 – download now Share this: 6 comments - (Comments are closed) Cameras (DSLR), News, NEX System, Software Reviews, Uncategorized Alpha, browser, conversion, download, IDC v4, Image Data Converter, Mac, NEX, PC, processor, raw, software, Sony, v4 
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 |
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