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Sony HVL-F20AM flash: low cost wireless trigger for the A900

By Tom Bonner | Published: May 21, 2009

Brand New HVL-F20AM flash unit will appeal to Sony Alpha users on a budget, as well as A900 shooters May 20, 2009 Besides three new dSLRs, Sony has also announced a new low-cost flash unit. Details of the new flash are somewhat sketchy, but the first units should ship in June. Known as the HVL-F20AM, [...]

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A230, A330 and A380 available for pre-order; will ship in July

By Tom Bonner | Published: May 19, 2009

New A380 and A330 retain the tilt-out LCD used in earlier Alpha dSLRs, but the range of motion has been increased. May 18, 2009 Sony has officially announced three new dSLRs, the seventh, eighth and ninth cameras in the Alpha lineup. The new models will be known as the A230, A330 and A380. Although some [...]

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Future Sony Alphas coming: features and ship date still uncertain

By Tom Bonner | Published: May 9, 2009

? May 9, 2009: The rumors of new dSLR’s from Sony continue to swirl about the internet. Many people expected something at the PMA show in February, but a Sony official was quoted as saying no dSLRs would be released until after PMA — fueling speculation that new models would be coming soon after that. [...]

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Sony Alpha: inexpensive lenses with a M42 adapter

By Tom Bonner | Published: May 5, 2009

This aluminum adapter converts a M42 screw mount lens into a A-mount lens. May 4, 2009 A few weeks ago, I discussed using an M42 lens with the Sony Alpha. The way you pull this off is with a M42 to A-mount adapter. The adapter is nothing more than a thin piece of metal with [...]

Also posted in Aftermarket Lenses, DSLR, Hardware, Lenses, Sony Alpha | 13 Comments

Compact Flash cards: stock up while the deals are good

By Tom Bonner | Published: March 31, 2009

Now is a great time to add to your memory card collection. Prices have been falling steadily for the last year, and you can snatch up some very large Compact Flash cards for not a lot of money. Case in point, Office Depot is offering the SanDisk Ultra II 8GB Compact Flash card for $29.99. [...]

Also posted in DSLR, Memory Card | 13 Comments

Sony Alpha dSLR lens catalog will be expanded with six new lenses

By Tom Bonner | Published: March 4, 2009

March 4, 2009: Yesterday Sony has just announced six new optics to the Alpha dSLR lens lineup. They are: Super Telephoto Lens DT 50mm F1.8 DT 30mm F2.8 Macro DT 18-55mm F3.5-5.6 DT 55-200mm F4-5.6 28-75mm F2.8 No word on pricing or when they will be available, but Sony says they are coming. I find [...]

Also posted in A-Mount, DSLR, Lenses, Photography, Sony Alpha, Sony DSLR | 8 Comments

Shooting BarCamp Charlotte with a M42 lens on the A350

By Tom Bonner | Published: January 27, 2009

Certainly NOT your father’s Oldsmobile. Jan 26, 2009: I had a chance to attend BarCamp Charlotte last weekend. If you are unfamiliar with the concept, barcamps consist of a loosely organized group of bloggers, internet marketers, computer programmers, film makers, web developers and new media types. While photographers weren’t as well represented as some of [...]

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Sony A350 — the perfect dSLR to photograph model trains

By Tom Bonner | Published: January 23, 2009

1/64 scale steam locomotive captured with Sony A350′s tilt-out live view system. Jan 21, 2009: For the last several years, I’ve taken the grandkids to see the “trains, trains, trains” exhibit at the Kings Mountain Historical Museum. Held each December, the event is put on by the Carolinas Division of the Atlantic Coast S-Gaugers. S-gauge [...]

Also posted in A350, Alphatracks Visits, DSLR, Photography, Sony A300, Sony DSLR | 4 Comments

Introducing Alphatracks Basics — for new digital photographers

By Tom Bonner | Published: January 2, 2009

Jan 1, 2009: Observant Alphatracks readers might have noticed a new Photography Basics section listed on the sidebar. The Basics area is still in development; in fact there is currently only a single article: a treatise on Depth of Field. The idea behind Basics came about because I’ve noticed that Alphatracks readers are comprised of [...]

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A visit to the Bob Timberlake Gallery in Lexington, NC

By Tom Bonner | Published: December 19, 2008

Is that antique sailing canoe levitating in thin air? Find out in the image gallery. Dec. 17, 2008 A few weeks ago, we dropped in at the Bob Timberlake art gallery in Lexington, North Carolina. My wife fostered my original interest in Timberlake’s art. Then, while we were living in Wilmington, the St. John s [...]

Also posted in A350, Alphatracks Visits, DSLR | 9 Comments
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