LowRyter

Just took these a few minutes ago. Sitting on the patio with a cigar and a coke, smoking some St Louis ribs. There is a blur of a yard light in the foreground. I didn't feel like standing up. ISO ...

.....and a person can lighten up.

OR, if you don't have $8k + for a lens, you might do what some of slummers do ....get a good $300 tele (they exist), use center spot focus, hold your breath and squeeze the trigger, find a good one ...

Thanks for that.  I have the Tamron and have had good use of it.  Glad to know it's in the ballpark and a replacement is just one less thing to pursue.

I picked up mine a couple of months ago.  Since new ones weren't available I found a used one with 10k shots on it for a good price.  I think the high ISO is pretty decent, however.  I liked my ...

I miss the warm weather.  nice shots

Check eBay and some of the used sites. I upgraded to an A77ii for $650 after the card stuck in my A57. I found mine in S Korea, perhaps it was demo model? Anyway less than 10000 shots and like new ...

Great shot.  Out neighborhood borders on a creek.  Lots of birds.  We get birds that like to come through, a flock of wild turkeys come through usually in the Fall and Spring. We also have a ...

I think so.   We had some snow and they were all over the suet.   Warmed up today and got on the Ducati but looks like bad weather coming in again tomorrow.

I didn't find an "eye focus" function on the camera

one more. I took a few the other day. 1250 ISO?  my goodness, thanks Sony

Thanks, I was just getting any focus at all, much less on the eye and just trying to keep a steady hand (otherwise I guess I'd need a tripod?).  I adjusted the thumb dial for exposure comp.  For ...

Thanks Gary, kind of you to say.  I thought was ok, bird on the fence.  I'm just learning the camera.  Just JPG and a little crop with windows picture viewer.

Experimenting with my new A77ii, I got rid of the Beercan and went to the Tamron 70-300.   This lens seems better.  Also worked the back dial for exposure comp, totally necessary trying to get a ...

yeah but another one might might stick too. WIth nothing to lose, I'm thinking about the following the video and fixing it myself.  I've paid to fix it three times in the past.  Prolly the world's ...

I got this little booger today with the beercan.   But I have a question. This.  We had a nice sunset today.  So playing with this A77ii, I decided to set it to the "Sunset" setting.  I wasn't ...

Well at least your 1.7  / 50mm works.  Mine has been stuck for years.

Snow on the bird feeders.  This one must have migrated in.