Johnny B

For others who might find themselves with this question: We had a great time in Mexico City and will be back for another visit. The city is visually, culturally and historically complex - vibrant. ...

Hi folks, I'm still at the low end of the a7rii learning curve and I can use insights from those with more experience. I've been shooting video of theater performances under mixed lighting and I'm ...

Good to know. I can almost guarantee that the museum doesn't use Flourescent for lighting artworks, though that has become popular in galleries.

I don't actually know what the lighting is ... the shots were made at the Whitney Museum of American Art, NYC, a recently completed bldg. Maybe the banding proves the use of LEDs.

I guess that's obvious, if one thinks for a second :p, since silent mode circumvents the shutter all together.

All good information, thanks! The interference with lighting was what I suspected. The camera doesn't automatically turn off EFCS when shooting in silent mode? I didn't know that I had EFCS turned ...

Hi all, I'm new to the a7rii and I have  question about banding a couple of recent shots. The camera was set for silent shooting and EFCS. The banding is easily apparent due to the white background ...

I'm confused about NAS drives ... they allow for networking I gather, but some say they're also more robust than standard drives, meaning longer lifespan?

I don't think I'd benefit from having a raid system ... I'm used to backing up with software, copying documents on multiple drives. And, I *think* non-raid enclosures are cheaper. My goal is to get ...

Hi Folks, I've run out of space on the hard drive for my photos and I'd like to move away from the several individual external drives I currently use to a multi-bay disk array. The goal is to ...

I looked around the web for helpful info about that and what I found was home insurance riders and expensive pro yearly coverage. If you have a line on short term coverage for photo gear I would ...

Because I have options? I visit places because I am interested in the place, primarily, and sometimes photographic interests take second place. Losing a $2K+ camera would be a big loss for me. Is ...

Thanks for all the opinions! I decided to take the 5D, though I'm regretting it a little - due to the lighter weight and the wifi link. i rarely walk around with my camera looking like bling so no ...

Leaving soon for a long weekend in Mexico City. It'll be my first time there (aside from layovers) and I'm really excited to go. Do I take my new a7rii and risk it being stolen, or play it safe ...

Hi all, I'm still in the early phases of a7rii ownership and trying to learn as much as I can. I see that I can tune contrast, saturation and sharpness in Creative Styles, but there is no setting ...

My bad! I checked the Metabones firmware and it needed updating. The 24mm now focuses.

Hmm, I wonder what the issue is? It would be helpful to test with another Metabones IV. I haven't come across any threads out on the web talking about issues with this lens.

Thanks SQLGuy, I'm using a MB IV, with the latest firmware, unless it's been updated within recent weeks. My Canon lenses are working with the exposure preview. The sound that it's making occurs ...

Answering my own question: Doing a search came up with this explanation: "Yes, this is normal, and is actually due to something that's an advantage with the a7R II : the fact that it initially ...

Check and check! Thanks for the tips. Another question: After establishing focus the camera makes a clicking sound ... maybe associated with adjusting the aperture/diaphragm? Normal? I'm used to ...