Reflections of parents of not-so-young-kids-anymore
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
I did a 2017 version of the GX85 and the Olympus 45mm f1.8 combo exactly a year ago, and figured it’s time to do a 2018 version. Of the three m4/3 primes I use frequently, the one I enjoy using
We take a lot of photos of our kids and of us as a family, but while we’ve done studio shoots with our respective families when we both graduated from University more than 2 decades ago and thereafter also pre-wedding
Most enthusiast cameras – whether compact, DSLR or mirrorless – and also the more expensive smartphones, support RAW photography. I moved on to take pictures only in RAW during my Nikon D300 days ten years ago, and it’s hard to
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