Gary Blake

The only problem with trying aftermarket grips, modifying the screw or the grip - this will adversely affect resale, imaging selling your body to someone who has the Sony grip and then can't get ...

It may not bother you but you have to realize that unless the grip is up tight against the body the weather sealing around the camera battery compartment at the base of the part that gets inserted ...

I put up a couple of posts of my experience with the 150 f2 here https://www.dpreview.com/forums/post/66288154 https://www.dpreview.com/forums/post/66418046 I also have the 40-150 f2.8 pro but the ...

Your are correct a washer would not work. The only thing that would work would be a gasket of the proper thickness to cover the whole mating surface between the grip and the camera body. Come to ...

Yes, I thought about that option as well, might be worth asking Sony support, but my suspicion is that they would say it would void the warranty by doing the repair yourself.

There is definitely enough thread length on the screw to reduce it in length by the required amount.  After looking at it more closely I decided against doing this - on some threaded parts there ...

Just received a new A7r5 and checked both of my VG-C4EM grips have this same problem. I did a quick check with digital calipers and measured the depth of the threaded insert the the grip screws in ...

Finally got to test out the 150-400 on a bird. The lens finally arrived when typically almost all of the birds have headed for warmer climates. (-11C and blizzard conditions here today so can't ...

I had an opportunity to meet a young man apprenticing as a Falconer who also had his apprentice bird with him. The handler was kind enough to take his red tailed hawk out for a little stretch and ...

Finally was able to snag a 150-400 the other day, weather has been miserable so not much chance to try it out. (After sitting on B&H wait list for over a year, finally put an order in with a ...

I have to concur that an A7R2 ticks all the boxes you are looking for and the image quality is outstanding at 42 megapixels. The A7R2 was my first foray into Sony FF and I used it primarily with ...

Found the same with my 150 f2, it was hard to tell the difference between the 150 f2 and the 40-150 f2.8 Pro at 150mm, negligible at best. Up to eight hours in a blind - definitely need the tripod... ...

Pretty easy, I have edited so many of these shots I Just know that is what I need - with birds with bright white feathers against very dark feathers the averaging exposure meter can get fooled and ...

Sorry,  I have never tried this or any of my SHG lenses with high resolution shots. (Tend to use the A7R4 @ standard 61mp for those) The only lens I have used is my OM 90mm f2 macro, which is even ...

Further to the previous thread regarding this lens, https://www.dpreview.com/forums/post/66532728 I have just finished a little more testing. During my annual bald eagle shoot and have shot the OM1 ...

That's exactly what I got with mine - one of the 3 extra was free with the OM1 preorder though. I usually buy two chargers, at least they have the dual charger now which I bought as a kit with one ...

Both images were ISO 3200 (Not sure why the exif is not showing ISO or the lens identification, all my previous models did, there seems to be some change in this regard with the OM1. Not sure ...

Fluffed up and relaxing on the river's edge Gary

Finally got out to chase a few birds with the OM 1 and 4/3rds 90-250 f2.8. Can happily say that the auto focus is very quick and accurate, similar to my findings with the 150mm f2. It had no ...

Absolutely brilliant lens, have it and the native 4/3rd 1.4 and 2x teleconverters. Have yet to try it out on the OM1 but after using the 150mm f2 on the OM1 I have no doubt that this one will ...