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Apple pickin’ with the Sony Alpha A350

By Tom Bonner | Published: November 24, 2008

F/9 at 28mm and extremely shallow depth of field? Only from the mind of Minolta Nov. 25, 2008 A couple weeks ago my wife suggested we go apple picking. It has been a while since I last picked apples and as the last of the fall colors were still decorating the trees, I agreed immediately. [...]

Also posted in A-Mount, A350, DSLR, Photography | 3 Comments

Lens hoods: Are naked lenses ruining your images?

By Tom Bonner | Published: November 12, 2008

“UGH!” (Smacks hand against forehead) “I should have used a lens hood!.” Nov. 12, 2008 Spend time at any event where photography enthusiasts congregate and you will notice plenty of naked lenses…lenses without lens hoods. That’s rather strange, when you consider that nearly every quality lens ships with a custom designed lens shade made expressly [...]

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Sony Alpha news explodes at PMA 2008

By Tom Bonner | Published: February 3, 2008

What a difference a year makes. At the 2007 PMA show Sony Alpha dSLR line was shunned by most of the press. There were no great announcements, although Sony did show off two mockups of yet unnamed dSLRs. The “Advanced Amateur” model eventually came to pass as the A700, while the tantalizing “flagship” is still [...]

Also posted in A-Mount, A300, A350, DSLR, Flash unit, Sony Alpha, Sony DSLR, Vertical Grip | Leave a comment

Sony full frame sensor with anti-shake discussion continues

By Tom Bonner | Published: October 31, 2007

This will be the final post on the Sony Alpha full-frame sensor / anti-shake quandary. The first in the series outlined the full frame with anti-shake problem, while the second consisted principally of remarks by Bert Pasquale, a well-respected optical engineer. Since several readers are sill somewhat confused, I have created some illustrations to help [...]

Also posted in DSLR, Photography, Rumors, Sony Alpha, Sony DSLR | 6 Comments

Free Minolta camera manuals: KM still has ’em online

By Tom Bonner | Published: August 10, 2007

Hey! Need a user manual for your SRT101? Or maybe for an old XG-M? Your father in-law gave you his old Maxxum 800si, but you’re unsure how to use it? Look no further than the original source. I get lots of questions from users asking about manuals. “Where can I get a manual for my [...]

Also posted in Auto Focus SLR, DSLR, Film Camera, Manual Focus SLR, Minolta | 14 Comments

Rokkor lenses: bedrock of the Minolta SLR legacy

By Tom Bonner | Published: July 24, 2007

Part 1 of the Alphatracks Minolta/Sony SLR lens guide Second only to questions about vertical grips for the Sony Alpha A100, the most numerous Alphatracks searches involve lenses. Questions like “Can I use old Minolta lenses on Sony A100?” are frequent. Intriguingly, I have even gotten questions like “Will my new Sony lenses fit on [...]

Also posted in Film Camera, Manual Focus SLR, Minolta, Rokkor Lenses | 15 Comments
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