Yesterday I went for a walk near my house with the LifePixel-modified alpha 7 and the Coastal Optical 60mm f/4 lens. No tripod. As an informal flare test, I shot into the sun: The above image is a ten-exposure stitch, with the camera held in portrait orientation, and a single row. I consider this… [Read More]
Archives for 2015
One thousand and one
I just noticed that yesterday’s post was my 1000th in this blog. It’s been a labor of love, and, although sometimes it has consumed more of my time and energy than I would have liked, I’ve enjoyed it immensely. I hope you have, too. Thanks to all you readers out there! Jim
Sharp Infrared Images
From the mailbag: I was pleased to see a posting on your site regarding the use of the CO60/4 for IR. I have been using the Zeiss 25/2.8 ZF-IR lens for my 830nm conversion and have recently been considering either the 50/1.4 ZF-IR or the CO60/4. If money weren’t a consideration then there would be… [Read More]
Tripod leg extension strategies
From the mailbag: I was wondering if you would be willing to test the proposition that one should always extend the thickest legs first when setting up a tripod. I suspect this is not true for RRS tripods and DSLRs. I’m asking partly because confirming or dispelling old wives tales is fun, and partly because… [Read More]
Sony a7II controls
To say that the Sony camera controls have been in a state of flux since the beginning of the NEX series would be an immense understatement. The user interface (UI) has changed wildly from model to model, usually for the better. When Sony introduced the alpha 7 line, they came out with three models with… [Read More]
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