September 2011 - Photo Jottings

September 26 2011

9/26/11

Sony A35 work sample shot.

Below is a sample shot from the new Sony A35, (review here) which I’ve been using and reviewing this past month.  This sample shot is indistinguishable from the A900 shot at medium to small sizes.  At full resolution there are differences noticeable between the two, possibly due to the different lenses …

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September 19 2011

9/19/11

Old Minolta zoom lenses prices from way-back.

Here are some list prices for most of the popular AF Minolta zoom lenses from the 1980s and 1990s.  The prices below were culled from period publications, and receipts sent in by readers; see the 8/21 entry for the prime lenses.

The first column lists the lens model with appropriate designation, like …

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September 7 2011

9/7/11

New price updates, and bogus testing of A900 to A77/65.

I’ve fully updated all the new and used prices on the lens review pages and price guide.  The prices seem to have stabilized on the used market this year, so most items are marked ‘steady’ in the ‘trending’ column.  There are a few of exceptions, like the Sony 20mm …

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September 5 2011

9/5/11

When is ‘wide’ too wide?

This image is from the Sony A700; yes I promised to stop showing stuff from that ‘old’ camera, but I thought this picture could help illustrate the difference between wide, and too wide.

The shot below was taken several years ago shortly after I bought the Sigma 10-20mm F/4-5.6 lens. Prior to that …

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September 3 2011

9/3/11

Massive Sony price increases on most lenses.

Sony has increased the prices on most of their full-frame lenses, up about 5-15% depending on model.  The more expensive models were raised about $200, like the 70-200mm, 70-400mm and 24-70mm, although the uber-expensive 300/2.8 did not get bumped up.  Camera body prices seem to be unchanged for now, as are …

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September 1 2011

9/1/11

Crazy surfing vid.

If you have five minutes to burn, check out this surfing video from the Billabong Pro Tahiti (Teahupoo) event this past week.  I don’t normally watch surfing, but this footage is pretty crazy, especially in the middle.  If you want to see a condensed version of this with mostly big waves, go here.

Cool

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