HopeSpringsEternal

I like "Creative Crook" even better.
They have essentially decided to produce ransom-ware!
You better pay up this month or you will be locked out of your files.

Can you imagine this scenario with...

Oh no. The PD pixels on the sensor will also rob the sensor of light gathering ability as well as image sharpness. You know what they say. there is no free lunch! Personally I don't understand why...

Michael, thanks a lot for your comments and advice.

I increased exposure compensation because casual look at preview pictures showed they were dark. I had also previously used flash compensation but was not sure if it was the best option so I set it...

I recently took some portrait photographs in a church using my Sony A850, Tamron SP 35-105 f/2.8 and the SONY 42AM flash pointed straight ahead due to the very tall cathedral roof. The camera...

Amazing! Shame about being only for APS-C though.
Anyone notice that it won't be available for Sony/Minolta mount?
I think that mount is almost dead despite all the protesting to the...

Despite the large gamut support, I'm not impressed with the pricing. By now these companies should be selling 4K 30-36" large gamut monitors for $2,000 or less given the large profits they have...

Unless you're significantly invested in Sony/Minolta lenses (like I am), I would definitely recommend the D7100 over the A77. It is almost no contest when it comes to pure photography. The only...

Stupid LCD monitor manufacturers like Panasonic will put 1080P on 5 inch cellphones,1200P on a 10" tablet and 4K on a 20" "tablet" but refuse to produce and sell affordable 4K monitors for use by...

yipee! i hope 4k spreads to computer monitors because i'm sick and tired of 720p and 1080p monitors especially for photo editing and viewing.

No you cannot get this AF-D functionality by mounting "any lens". Only a handful of lenses are supported. None of the Minolta lenses and especially none of 3rd party lenses will ever work with it...

I can tell you now, actually, promise you now that the new SONY AF-D system will never work on existing 3rd party lenses now or in the future.I was really supportive of the A99 until I realized...

prices are too high. The 35mm f/1.8 needs to cost around $250 at most.

Great deal for you on the Estate sale. I'd love to find one of those with a 35mm f/2 (or f1/.4) or other premium Sony/Minolta lenses I do not have.Now to the color "test": 1. You did not specify...

sybercitizen,Your explanation is absurd. It doesn't matter what the maximum aperture is as long as both lenses are stopped down to the same setting.In almost all SLRs when shooting pictures the AF...

You sure are lucky to pickup the 135mm f/2.8 for such a low price. I'd been seriously looking for that lens for a good price without luck. It hardly often shows up on craigslist and Ebay and when...

Please don't buy the STF. That is a very specialized lens that doesn't even support autofocus.On APS-C, the 135mm is much too long for most pictures you're gonna take anyway.The 85mm lens on the...

What I've found from personal experience is that high ISO performance in imaging-resources and DXO tests is not the same as real life high ISO low-light experience. This is because the web tests of...

The crossed-X Minoltas are not special at all. If anything they are less desirable because they are guaranteed to be much older than the non-XX ones because Minolta originally used crossed-X but...

sellerbird666, I'm not one to put down others in public but in this case, I'll make an exception since I've seen these your "prized" images several times already. I don't understand why you keep...