Reflections of parents of not-so-young-kids-anymore
Of the whole bunch of new lens acquisitions for the Sony A73, the one new lens that has widen the range of photography I enjoy doing has been the Sony FE 16-35mm f4.0. Specifically, I’ve not used wide-angles much since
There are two f2.8 zoom lenses that routinely find their way into enthusiasts bags: a 24-70mm, and a 70-200mm. I have both for my m4/3 bodies – the pair of Olympus 12-40mm and 40-150mm f2.8s. Both lenses actually reach a
Here’s an odd thing. The Olympus 17mm f1.8 was my favorite lens for the m4/3 bodies, but the Sony FE 50mm f1.8 is easily my most oft-used prime lens in first month of using the Sony A73. The very first
One of the ‘wow’ factors of the Sony Alpha mirrorless cameras when they were first announced in Oct 2013 was their relative compactness compared to full-frame DSLRs. Among other things, the absence of a mechanical optical mirror system in the
It’s been nearly a month since the Sony A7 III was released on retail. And likely because of overwhelming demand for it, there are still stores, especially in the United States, where the camera is still backordered and out of
More notes after three weeks of using the A73! The A73’s ability to configure auto ISO and minimum shutter speeds is very thorough – way more so than what I get on Olympus or Panasonic m4/3s. Not only can I
Not sure if there’s such a word as ‘reaccessorising’. But basically, whenever one moves to a different camera system, you’re not just changing the most obvious pieces – i.e. body, lenses, flash units – across formats. Depending on proprietary the
In a couple of phrases: not perfect, but OMG-level of awesomeness when it works! Many of the new enthusiast-level DSLRs and the mirrorless equivalents have had some implementation of face detection. The GX85 was also able to detect eyes and
A lot of the photos I take at home make use of flash units, but OEM flash guns – reliable as they are and also always guaranteeing full compatibility with their camera system – can be dreadfully expensive. For example,
Continuing from the last post on first lenses. The Sony sure seems to be having a windfall with the Sony A7 Mark III. Sony Alpha Rumors reports that several large stores in the US have sold out their April 10
Continuing in my series of posts on moving from m4/3 to the Sony Alpha FE as my principal system for photography. What lens to acquire first? The m4/3 standard is a pretty mature system, with a huge range of high
It’s been about 8 years now since my move to the m4/3 standard – and starting April 2018, I’ll be moving again – and this time to the Sony Alpha FE system. This decision to move to a full-frame system
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