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Alphatracks is dedicated to Sony’s high-end cameras and lenses, as well as the wonderful SLRs made by Minolta.

If you are a Sony/Minolta shooter...or if you just love photography in general, you are bound to find something useful here. Enjoy!

Category Archives: Minolta

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Keep your dSLR steady with the amazing strap trick

By Tom Bonner | Published: December 12, 2008

Steady as you go! The amazing strap trick in action. Tip of the Week This week’s trick concerns a new way to hold your dSLR. It should work with any dSLR or SLR and the best thing is it doesn’t require any extra equipment or expense. A few weeks back, I was on an outdoor [...]

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Multiple Compact Flash cards? Avoid confusion with this tip

By Tom Bonner | Published: December 5, 2008

Note: This is the first of a series of photography tips that will be appearing weekly in Alphatracks. Watch for the a new tip each week. Practice this technique and you will know at a glance which Compact Flash cards are free to use and which need to be uploaded to your computer. Dec 5, [...]

Also posted in DSLR, Memory Card, Photography | 2 Comments

Create your own bargain on a dSLR this Christmas

By Tom Bonner | Published: December 3, 2008

DSLRs are technological wonders, but they don’t have to wreck your budget. Dec 3, 2008: Christmas is the time of the year when digital SLR sales typically ramp up. Of course this year is anything but typical. The state of economy, at least in the US, is on most people’s minds. Many prospective dSLR owners [...]

Also posted in A200, A300, A900, DSLR, Sony A900, Sony Alpha, Sony DSLR | 11 Comments

Some A200 users see the Sony Alpha logo everywhere!

By Tom Bonner | Published: November 29, 2008

I spotted a great image over in the SONY ALPHA DSLR-A200 Flickr group. It wasn’t taken with an A200. In fact the creator Sam Knox says he was shooting with a “pocket-sized point ‘n shoot” at the time he created this Photoshop masterpiece. What is so great about the shot is he turned Big Ben [...]

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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, Lenses, 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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Alpha radio flash trigger: when will Sony offer one?

By Tom Bonner | Published: November 6, 2008

The Sony Alpha hot shoe is the best in the business…but where is the radio trigger to fit it? Nov. 6, 2008 Last time I discussed the A900′s lack of a popup flash and the need for a $500 HLV-F58AM flash unit if you want to trigger the Sony Alpha wireless flash system. The hope [...]

Also posted in A900, DSLR, Flagship, Flash unit, Sony A900, Sony Alpha, Sony DSLR | 12 Comments

Sony A900: How will you trigger your wireless optical flash?

By Tom Bonner | Published: November 4, 2008

Will Sony provide a way to trigger the wireless optical flash system other than with the HLV-F58AM? Nov. 4, 2008: At long last, the A900 is starting to wind its way into the hands of eager photographers and it looks to be every bit as sweet a camera as we hoped. Of course it is [...]

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A visit to historic Old Salem Village

By Tom Bonner | Published: October 31, 2008

We spent a couple of days in Winston-Salem (North Carolina) recently. One of the highlights was a visit to Old-Salem Village. Established by the Moravians in the 1700s, the village is an interesting mix of modern shops in a historical setting. Unlike most attractions of this type, the town is freely open to everyone, with [...]

Also posted in A350, DSLR, Gallery, Photography, Sony Alpha, Sony DSLR | 1 Comment

Sony Alpha DSLR-A300/A350 Digital Field Guide: Coming Soon!

By Tom Bonner | Published: October 27, 2008

I’m back…. I haven’t abandoned Alphatracks…although it probably seemed like I had. In actuality, I have been wrapped up finishing the Sony Alpha DSLR-A300/A350 Digital Field Guide  for Wiley Press. It was a lot of work, with many late nights and more than a few weekends spent rewriting text and editing images. I really enjoyed [...]

Also posted in A300, A350, DSLR, Photography, Photography books, Sony A300, Sony A900, Sony Alpha, Sony DSLR | Leave a comment
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