SteveY80

That's a really nice shot, the lighting definitely gives it a lot of atmosphere. I initially did set up a little earlier, and the town/sky looked better with more light, but I liked the strong...

Most of the time I switched to a prime lens when I wanted an out of focus background. I think this is the nearest thing to a test of the 18-135's bokeh that I've shot so far:

With hindsight I wish I'd tested that myself. I'd brought an old 58mm Helios M42 lens with me, but stuck with the 18-135mm for all those night time shots. I don't think I had any kind of filter on...

Thanks. They're pretty much the first pictures I took with a Sony 18-135mm SAM lens I bought for the trip. Overall I'm very pleased with its sharpness and general performance.

This is the first time I've used the galleries here, so I hope I've done everything correctly... Here are a few low light shots taken with my A57 while on holiday in the seaside town of...

That does usually work with standard filters, but it's not a viable technique when the front of the filter rotates, e.g. a variable ND filter or circular polariser. I had a hell of a job getting a...