Jeff Bondono

I measure 218.4 MB/s, using two Sony Tough cards. When I instead put a very old very slow card in slot two, write speed is extremely slow, and the camera insists on finishing writing the first ...

Great, you're all set the for 55mm then.  Enjoy! In the 35mm range I bought the Samyang 35mm f/2.8, and though it's super small, the IQ is nowhere near the 55 1.8 or the Loxia 21mm so I rarely use it.

I started with the 24-70mm f4 and the 55mm f1.8 with my A7ii, 5 years ago.  I rarely used the 55mm because I viewed it as a low-light-only lens.  But a few years ago I obtained a 21mm Loxia ...

I've had no problems at all with my A7R4's focusing.  It's a huge improvement from my A7ii (obviously a step behind your A7Rii).  A mirrorless camera can't have front/back focusing issues since ...

Abstracts are one of my favorite genres. You can find several abstract street photos in my slide show at https://www.jeffbondono.com/Photos/__Abstract.html Congress Street, Detroit, Michigan

Not sure I agree that the tree is important to the image, but if you do, that's fine -- it's your photograph.  Still, the same concepts can be used.  Pick a subject, pick the things you want to ...

Yes, I think it's too cluttered, though it is surely a pretty scene and I can easily understand why you made this photograph. I think both of the crops below eliminate the overclutter, so I would ...

So, Jim, is this the correct manual-exposure strategy to use on the A7R4, in your opinion? * ETTR at ISO 100, only go on if that's not possible * Decide on f-stop based on DOF, not the light * ...

Switch the mode dial to Manual (M).

It all depends on the SD cards you have in camera.  It's an easy question to answer, for your specific setup, though.  Just pick the settings you intend on using for your shoot, and hold down your ...

Errr. Uhhh, because I wanted to explain my simple pano technique that anyone can use.  No HDR or bracketing, no obtuse software like Oloneo HDR or Photomatrix or DXO PhotoLab Prime denoising; just ...

Thanks for the thought, but no, I don't think that's what happened.  I've not set any custom modes in either camera to shoot jpeg instead of raw, and on both cameras I just leave my mode dial in ...

I've shot with an A7ii for almost 5 years now, always raw, always uncompressed since when that was first available several years ago.  About 9 months ago on a cold day in January much of a session ...

I shoot panoramas all the time, handheld, uncompressed raw, with an A7ii for several years, and now a A7R4.  I'm usually taking 3 or 4 or 5 shots in portrait orientation, intending to stitch them ...

Really nice photo; I prefer your angled composition to my straight-on shot.   When I visited, my head was stuck in capturing it as a computer chip with circuit-board wires surrounding it.

Yes that’s what I do, about every 10th lens change or so. It’s really easy to do, and an easy habit to get into. I shoot mostly with primes, so change lenses a lot. But I’m good at it - it’s only ...

Except for fast moving subjects, AF is fine.  Not familiar with 60d, sorry. battery is a non-issue.  Just buy a couple cheap spares on amazon.  You could probably carry 5 of them in your pocket is ...

When you push them in they should eject 1/4 inch. Then push it back in. Then eject. Then push back in. After doing this 10 or 20 times, after ejecting 1/4 inch just pull the card out hard.  It’s ...

There is ALWAYS a better camera available for more money.  I have been extremely happy with my A7ii for 5 years now, but have just upgraded.  Sounds like the same path you’re considering, and that ...

You're right - speed is the same. I'm also careful with cards. But there are fewer points of failure with the tough cards: (1) no tiny plastic ribs between contacts which might break and cause ...