The ergonomics of the NEX-7 are a huge improvement over the NEX-5. The three main controls, the two thumbwheels on top and a four-way rocker/selection control on the back, work very well. Their function changes according to the mode that camera’s in, which is a good thing once you get used to it, and somewhat… [Read More]
Sony NEX-7 OOBE
When the Sony NEX-7 was announced last summer, I was immediately intrigued. In addition to more resolution – not an unalloyed blessing with an APS-C size sensor – it looked like Sony had completely reworked the NEX-5 controls, adding two thumbwheels in addition to the five position button on the back. I hated the user… [Read More]
It takes a village
Last week I posted most of the text of an e-mail that I sent to the CPA membership, in which I thanked many people for what they have done for the CPA during my term as president. In trying to make the text short enough for a mass e-mail, I left out a lot of… [Read More]
The times they are a-changing
Yesterday a slightly longer version of the following message went out to the CPA membership: In January, 2009, Chuck Davis, then president of the CPA Board of Trustees, asked me to join the Board. Together with Huntington Witherill and David Bayles, I came on the Board the next month. In March, I agreed to be… [Read More]
Is digital photography a left-brain pursuit? – Conclusion
The biggest differences between chemical and digital photography occur after the image is captured. I found it instructive to go through the exhaustive – and exhausting – details of the chemical and digital photographic processes in the previous posts. Going through the exercise of writing and reviewing the descriptions leads me to the following conclusions:… [Read More]
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