Sony a7 camera
in Blog EN 05 Luglio 2017, 7:21


I just bought a Sony a7 camera with the kit lens, FE 28-70mm f3.5-5.6. The improvements it offers over the a850 and a very attractive price from Amazon (US) even with shipping and customs strongly recommended it. It will probably supplant the a850 as my main camera though I prefer the size and heft of the DSLR. I bought the kit lens because I don't have any e mount lenses, and it only added $150 to the price of the outfit. A little testing shows it to be very satisfactory in every respect. Mostly, though, I'll be using the camera body with my m42 manual focus lenses.
A sample photo taken with the camera and kit lens is in my "Odds and Sods" gallery.

A Little Biography
in Blog EN 27 Maggio 2017, 11:38


I'm American, retired and living in Bangkok. I've been involved with photography as an amateur since college. I used to have a black and white darkroom and developed my B&W films and made large prints for exhibition.

Introduction
in Blog EN 27 Maggio 2017, 11:31


I have several digital cameras but almost exclusively photograph with a Sony Alpha a850, a camera that sits solidly in the hands and has a 24 megapixel sensor that renders my photos wonderfully. I rarely use AF, preferring older m42 lenses of which I have about thirty, mostly Takumars. I use PlayMemories Home to organize the output and Lightroom and Nik (thanks again, Google) to post-process. I dislike using a tripod but will if necessary and don't use flash.