July 2007 - Photo Jottings

July 31 2007

7/31/07

Well, those of you waiting for the Sigma 18-50mm F/2.8 review will be disappointed.  That lens turned out to be a disaster.  I messed with it for a week and finally sent it back under warranty.  I can only hope they say it’s defective, if they say it’s normal and indicative of the product, it’ll be the absolute …

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July 18 2007

7/18/07

One of the joys of living in Arizona is watching the occasional above-ground atomic bomb test from east of the Rincon mountains desert sight.  I captured this scene from the comfort of my living room so no need to worry about the pesky heat and wind.  As you may have guessed, I’ve doctored this photo up pretty heavily in…

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July 15 2007

7/15/07

Here’s the review of the Sony 50mm F/1.4 I so shamelessly postponed for a couple of weeks, sorry folks.  But now that it’s here, check it out.  I bought this at B&H for $309, and had another good shopping experience.  No, I don’t get paid anything for the plug, I just like their prices and service.  This little prime …

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July 7 2007

7/7/07

Here’s another installment in the not-yet-famous “Idle chat room.”  I was too lazy to actually go to a fireworks show, so I just stuck the 75-300mm lens on my Sony A100 and began shooting from my patio.  Things went pretty well, there was a lot of dust in the air from a day of wind but overall, a good …

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July 1 2007

7/1/07

Wow, It’s July!  As you know, I’m way behind on my lens reviews I promised.  I’ve been trying to rent a Nikon 105mm macro lens for the past month, but they’re always “out” and available at some point later.  So I’m going to change the order of things starting off (hopefully next weekend) with a review of the Sony

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