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Lives in New Zealand (Aotearoa) Timaru, New Zealand (Aotearoa)
Works as a Fulltime Commercial Photographer since 1987
Has a website at www.photographs.co.nz
Joined on Sep 13, 2004
About me:

Fulltime Professional Photographer since 1987
Have used Minolta Equipment ( Now Sony ) from day one :-)
Started with an XG-1 film camera, progressed to 4X X-700's and my main digital Kit WAS 4x A700's, 1x A900, 1x A580, 4X A77's but all of those are currently on the shelf as using a completely new workflow with 3X A99's( now backup cameras ), 2X A77II's and 3X A99II

Waiting for the next round of A mount body releases....

My lenses go from a Minolta 11-18mm 2.8 to a Minolta 300mm f2.8 and Minolta 600mm f4.0 - my favourite bit of kit :-)
Use both a Sigma APS 8-16mm and Sigma 14mm and 12-24 full frame zoom for interior factory shots

Have 3x Minolta Film 7's which are now there doing nothing..........
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New firmware for A99ii is out Sony Alpha SLR/SLT A-mount Talk Jun 8, 2019
How rugged is the A77? Sony Alpha SLR/SLT A-mount Talk Mar 9, 2018
Deleting images from SD card (A77II) Sony Alpha SLR/SLT A-mount Talk Aug 10, 2015
Anyone own an LG Curved Ultrawide Monitor - 34UC97 ? PC Talk Feb 17, 2015
Gary Friedman on A77m2's AF system Sony Alpha SLR/SLT A-mount Talk Oct 15, 2014
Where does DRO get its data from? Sony Alpha SLR/SLT A-mount Talk Oct 15, 2014
Large File Warning 8.5Mb - Original Moon Eclipse Photo Sony Alpha SLR/SLT A-mount Talk Oct 8, 2014
Frame number on A77ii? Sony Alpha SLR/SLT A-mount Talk Jul 28, 2014
A77ii ..... intensive testing to reproduce Steady Shot Error Sony Alpha SLR/SLT A-mount Talk Jul 14, 2014
A65/A77 Buggiest Sony's Ever? Sony Alpha SLR/SLT A-mount Talk Jul 12, 2013
Major BUG in Lightroom 5 Retouching Jul 3, 2013
Trouble with Sony A65 Auto White Balance Sony Alpha SLR/SLT A-mount Talk Jun 28, 2013
Spider Holster Sony Alpha SLR/SLT A-mount Talk Mar 15, 2013
A99 JPG settings Sony Alpha SLR/SLT A-mount Talk Mar 5, 2013
Post a picture of your Sony Sony Alpha SLR/SLT A-mount Talk Jan 2, 2013
A99 shutter action, cycle duration and finder Sony Alpha SLR/SLT A-mount Talk Nov 29, 2012
A77/A65 not compatible with current Sigma HSM lenses Sony Alpha SLR/SLT A-mount Talk Feb 17, 2012
Tested...FW 1.03 v 1.04 Mechanical ( Non Image ) differences so far Sony Alpha SLR/SLT A-mount Talk Nov 29, 2011
Firmware 1.03 v 1.04 test ideas anyone? Sony Alpha SLR/SLT A-mount Talk Nov 29, 2011
Pro Photog A77 Thoughts + Hands on Experience Sony Alpha SLR/SLT A-mount Talk Oct 19, 2011
A77 - NTFS/PAL Question Sony Alpha SLR/SLT A-mount Talk Oct 13, 2011
Random A77 UNEDITED (FW1.02) Samples from New Zealand Sony Alpha SLR/SLT A-mount Talk Oct 12, 2011
PAL vs NTSC - What does that mean in practise? Sony Alpha SLR/SLT A-mount Talk Oct 12, 2011
Weather sealed body and a regular lens? Sony Alpha SLR/SLT A-mount Talk Oct 10, 2011
The Enjoyment of Complaining Goes Both Ways Sony Alpha SLR/SLT A-mount Talk Oct 10, 2011
My a77 just became faulty. Sony Alpha SLR/SLT A-mount Talk Sep 28, 2011
any A77 owners tried 8-16mm Sigma on it ? Sony Alpha SLR/SLT A-mount Talk Sep 26, 2011
Please come and Help sony A700 view finder not match the CCD Sony Alpha SLR/SLT A-mount Talk Jun 2, 2011
a quick question on d-range optimizer Sony Alpha SLR/SLT A-mount Talk Apr 28, 2011
Question for those shooting both A580 and A850/900 Sony Alpha SLR/SLT A-mount Talk Jan 31, 2011
A7** feature requests - Fulltime Pro Users only please Sony Alpha SLR/SLT A-mount Talk Jan 29, 2011
Total Lunar Eclipse .. please post some pics Sony Alpha SLR/SLT A-mount Talk Dec 23, 2010
Lunar eclipse Sony Alpha SLR/SLT A-mount Talk Dec 21, 2010
Vertical Grip for a580? Sony Alpha SLR/SLT A-mount Talk Nov 22, 2010
UWZ for the A55; suggestions? Sony Alpha SLR/SLT A-mount Talk Nov 8, 2010
AEL on A55 & A580 Sony Alpha SLR/SLT A-mount Talk Nov 8, 2010
Sony A700 Body- Sony Alpha SLR/SLT A-mount Talk Jul 30, 2010
Do NOT try this at home - Graphic Images.... Sony Alpha SLR/SLT A-mount Talk Apr 24, 2010
Minolta 85 /1.4 or CZ 85 /1.4, which one to keep? Sony Alpha SLR/SLT A-mount Talk Mar 1, 2010
Images from New Zealand Sony Alpha SLR/SLT A-mount Talk Jan 26, 2010
looking for minolta AF 35mm 2.0 Sony Alpha SLR/SLT A-mount Talk Nov 10, 2009
Hong Kong Sony shopping Sony Alpha SLR/SLT A-mount Talk Oct 27, 2009
dropped my a700 / 58AM -- need repair suggestions Sony Alpha SLR/SLT A-mount Talk Oct 25, 2009
Konica Minolta Telephoto AF 600mm f/4.0 (n) APO G lens Sony Alpha SLR/SLT A-mount Talk Oct 19, 2009
A700 image wins another DPREVIEW challenge :-) Sony Alpha SLR/SLT A-mount Talk Sep 7, 2009
CG-1000 pc sync - what's it for? Sony Alpha SLR/SLT A-mount Talk Aug 9, 2009
White Wedding Dress in Snow with A700 shot as JPG's :-) Sony Alpha SLR/SLT A-mount Talk Aug 7, 2009
camera settings vs post processing on sony a700 Sony Alpha SLR/SLT A-mount Talk Aug 2, 2009
question about photos wireless transmission Sony Alpha SLR/SLT A-mount Talk Nov 11, 2008
True 180 degree fisheye capable lens for the APS-C sensor? Sony Alpha SLR/SLT A-mount Talk Oct 7, 2008
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