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What does a 60mm lens on a 6x45 medium format equates to in terms of 35mm film photography? Carl Zeiss Jena DDR MC 3.5/135mm review and more. Hello, world.

Carl Zeiss Jena DDR MC 3.5/135mm review and more

It’s me again, and this is my new photoblog where I share my photographic experience. My facebook or flickr are just for sharing my photos, but here is the place that I show you my true photographic stuff. Choosing and using old lenses: second hand lens guide - What Digital Camera. Matt Osborne explains how the raft of often-overlooked old lenses available today can open up a world of possibilities with your current gear.

Choosing and using old lenses: second hand lens guide - What Digital Camera

Pairing an old M42 medium-format lens with a modern-day Nikon D800 can produce great results. All pictures by Matt Osborne. Have you ever lingered at the window of your local camera shop, or spent an unhealthy amount of time on the cameras section of eBay, and wondered if it’s possible to use all the many weird and wonderful old lenses with your modern-day digital camera? Well, the good news is you can – so long as you follow two basic rules. Best Nikon AF-S DX Nikkor 16-85mm f/3.5-5.6G ED VR Prices & Reviews of 2017 in Australia. Nikon 16-85mm review - Recherche Google. The Guide to Canon FD lenses on the Sony a7 series - phillipreeve.net.

This guide was written to give you a good idea what to expect from Canon’s older FD lenses, many of which still perform very well on modern digital cameras.

The Guide to Canon FD lenses on the Sony a7 series - phillipreeve.net

Sony eSupport - ILCE-7M2 - Drivers & Software. This utility updates the SELP18105G lens system software to version 03 to improve the tracking accuracy of the focus position in the zoom stop control when you use the zoom operation in MF setting.

Sony eSupport - ILCE-7M2 - Drivers & Software

If you have not already updated your SELP18105G lens to system software version 02, this utility also adds the function to set a zoom rotatory direction using a menu displayed on the screen of the camera. IMPORTANT: The lens must be attached to an E-mount body camera to perform this update. Extremely Fast Manual Focus via Focus Peaking With The Sony A7ii. Exploring our incredible world one image at a time! Sea daises grow along the headlands fronting the Pt.

Exploring our incredible world one image at a time!

Carrillo Light Station at dawn, Mendocino County, California.Canon 1DXMKIII, 16mm, f/11, 1/2 second, ISO 200, Singh-Ray LB Polarizer. I have been doing some interesting research lately on creativity and our aging brains. My main question I wanted answered was actually threefold, “Is there a time in our lives when creativity peaks, or do we continue to stay creative, or do we get more creative as we age?” Personally, after 38 years of earning a living as a professional photographer, am I getting better, staying the same, or getting worse? Hopefully, door number 1 is the right answer.

What follows is a summary of all my readings. Let’s start with the good news; all of my research pointed to the fact that as we age, we do indeed become more creative as the brain has a harder time focusing on a singular task. The other positive benefits of staying creative is that it is beneficial to our overall well-being. In Successful Aging, John W. How To Shoot Better Video on the Sony A7, A7r & A6000. First off, please let me know if you find this guide useful.

How To Shoot Better Video on the Sony A7, A7r & A6000

I do this stuff for a living as a professional editor and have to constantly deal with different codecs, frame rates, software etc etc. If you have any questions let me know in the comments so I can make these guides better. This guides covers all the video features on the Sony Mirrorless camera systems to help you shoot better video. Shutter Count. Ten Tips to Make Your Shooting More Productive Right Out of the Box with Your Sony A7/A7R. This chapter is from the book  1.

Ten Tips to Make Your Shooting More Productive Right Out of the Box with Your Sony A7/A7R

Charge Your Battery I know that this will be one of the hardest things for you to do because you really want to start shooting, but a little patience will pay off later. Here are a few tips to extend your battery life: Unless you’re using Wi-Fi to transfer images or trigger your camera, turn on Airplane Mode: Menu > Apps 1 > Airplane Mode > ON.Turn off or shorten Auto Review time: Menu > Custom Settings 1 > Auto Review, and set to 2 sec or Off.When using the EVF, turn off the LCD screen: Menu > Custom Settings 3 > FINDER/MONITOR > Viewfinder. 2. The ISO setting in your camera allows you to choose the level of sensitivity of the camera sensor to light.

Having this flexibility is a powerful option, but remember that the ISO setting has a direct bearing on the quality of the final image. Which ISO you choose depends on your level of available or ambient light. Sony A7II Hands-On Review. Just a year after the release of the the ground-breaking fullframe mirrorless Sony A7 and A7R, Sony is back with the next generation Sony A7II that builds upon the strengths of the original Sony A7 and adds several key enhancements and refinements.

Sony A7II Hands-On Review

Sony A7II – Body Only ($1,699) or Sony A7II Kit with FE 28-70mm lens ($1,999) is priced at the same release price as the original Sony A7. It’s the fourth member of the Sony A7-series line-up, as Sony continues their path of creating specialized cameras with unique virtues that other cameras cannot realize – even other Sony cameras. Expect this trend to continue unless it’s one day possible to make a single camera that excels at everything. If I don’t mention something – it’s because it’s unchanged from the original Sony A7 – which means it won’t match low light capabilities of A7S, yes, it has the same 24mp sensor and the low-pass filter has not been removed, there’s no touchscreen navigation and no silent shutter… Pitch & Yaw Compensation:

Sony a7II and a7RII Settings. We have set up our a7II and a7RII cameras with similar custom buttons and functions, so that we can easily switch between them.

Sony a7II and a7RII Settings

We bind back button focus to the AF/MF/AEL switch lever. Fix for overly sensitive eye sensor in A7 mk II and A6000: Sony Alpha Full Frame E-mount Talk Forum: Digital Photography Review. Wb2trf • Senior Member • Posts: 2,351 Light Dims are better, and work great!

Fix for overly sensitive eye sensor in A7 mk II and A6000: Sony Alpha Full Frame E-mount Talk Forum: Digital Photography Review

I have done some further testing and would strongly suggest the Light Dims solution. I appreciate someone suggesting electrical tape, but I don't like the black tape solution because the tape is a bit thick and the glue on it is gummy. It is not something I want on my camera. If you're not bothered by those things, then tape is ok. So, I decided to test the concept by using a strip of the adhesive part of a "yellow sticky". Saving Custom Setup with Memory Recall With The Sony A7ii. Ten Tips to Make Your Shooting More Productive Right Out of the Box with Your Sony A7/A7R. Camera settings - Disadvantages of electronic first curtain shutter? - Photography Stack Exchange.

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Sony 24-70mm Review. Sony 24-70mm Review Check The Latest Prices This is not a super-inexpensive lens, but it is certainly great. To see more information about the Sony A7r or read other lens reviews, see Trey’s Gear and Tools. Sony Alpha a7 II Review: Digital Photography Review.