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Category Archives: Sony DSLR

Using Minolta Lenses on the Sony Alpha

By Tom Bonner | Published: August 10, 2010

Fortunately, figuring which Minolta lens are compatible with the Sony Alpha is fairly straight forward, but there is a lot of confusion and misinformation about.

Also posted in A-Mount, Lenses, Rokkor Lenses | Tagged Alphatracks, lens, Lenses, Minolta, Rokkor, Sony Alpha, Tom Bonner | 10 Comments

New Sony Alpha hardware at the 2010 PMA Show

By Tom Bonner | Published: February 22, 2010

Sony teased Alpha users with several “concepts” at the 2010 PMA show. No word on when these cameras will be sold, but this is a preview of future Sony Alphas.

Also posted in A-Mount, DSLR, Lenses, Sony Alpha | Tagged cameras, Photography, PMA Show, Sony Alpha, Sony Alpha dSLR, Sony Concepts, Tom Bonner | Leave a comment

Sony Alpha A750: did Sony Style leak details?

By Tom Bonner | Published: October 29, 2009

October 29, 2009:Sony Alpha rumors are always thick on the ground, but the latest one seems to have some real teeth. The website Lets Go Digital has a very interesting screen shot from a Sony Style web page that clearly shows an entry for the “new” Sony A750. You can check out the Sony Style [...]

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Sony offering great deal on A350 closeout bundle

By Tom Bonner | Published: June 11, 2009

June 11, 2009 If you are in the market for a new dSLR, Sony is offering a tremendous bargain on a Alpha A350 package. Now through June 16, you can get a special A350 bundle from SonyStyle. The package includes: Sony A350 14.2MP dSLR with Super Steady Shot and Live View DT-18-70 standard kit lens [...]

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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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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 | 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 [...]

Also posted in A350, Alphatracks Visits, DSLR | 10 Comments

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 | 4 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 | 11 Comments

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 | 12 Comments

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Category Archives: Sony DSLR

Using Minolta Lenses on the Sony Alpha

New Sony Alpha hardware at the 2010 PMA Show

Sony Alpha A750: did Sony Style leak details?

Sony offering great deal on A350 closeout bundle

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

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

Shooting BarCamp Charlotte with a M42 lens on the A350

Sony A350 — the perfect dSLR to photograph model trains

Create your own bargain on a dSLR this Christmas

Alpha radio flash trigger: when will Sony offer one?

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