mick232

I don't think anybody will reveal his tricks here ;-)

Use a better RAW converter such as Photo Ninja!

Spot on! It is a free turn now.

What place is this?

To check the aperture: just look into the lens from the front, you will see 7 blades that form a small circle. These should be clean (no oil on it). Also check from the back of the lens. To stop...

Before buying the Minolta 50/1.7, check the aperture. This lens often suffers from oil on the aperture blades, which makes it sticky. The 70-300 is a consumer telephoto lens (most likely identical...

What if you lose the card? What if both partitions fail? What if contacts fail?

This is for people who buy first, then think.

What if you lose the card? What if both partitions fail? What if contacts fail? What if the file system fails?

This is for people who buy first, then think.

Correct. Your turn!

The usual question:

Beatles Museum, Liverpool

Go ahead and suggest a "good and inexpensive" flash then, which was the initial question. At the moment, you only have two native Sony flashes for the new hot shoe. The HVL-F60M certainly isn't...

I tried them all, plus Photivo, darktable, etc. I used Aftershot Pro for a long time but it doesn't support the A99. Now I use Photo Ninja. Quality wise, it is unmatched.

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Metz 48 AF-1 or higher Fully compatible to the A99, HSS, wireless

Where did I take this photo?

The Northgate, Chester, UK c.f. http://www.geograph.org.uk/photo/749836

Ok, please tell us then how you want to test a lens without a camera.

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True. I also recommend Photo Ninja.