Christmas day was a balmy 50 degrees Fahrenheit in the the DC area…with lots of sunshine. A far cry from the bitter cold of the mid-west, I must say. We miss the snow on the ground, but a body (especially me) could get used to this milder winter weather.
Sunayana and I headed out to Germantown [...]
Archive for December, 2007
Trying out the Minolta 50mm f/1.7 on the Alpha 700
Posted in Digital SLR, Maxxum Lenses, Sony Alpha 700, Sony α, Telephoto, tagged 50mm lens, fast prime len, Germantown Park, low light photography, Minolta legacy on December 26, 2007 | Leave a Comment »
Sunayana
Posted in Digital SLR, Photography, Sony Alpha 700, Sony SAL18200, Sony α on December 24, 2007 | Leave a Comment »
These 2 pictures were of Sunny on the steps holding her striped tiger. I was still figuring out the camera – still on AUTO mode, with Flash turned on.
Alpha 700 – Sunny
Alpha 700 – Sunny
Photographed with a Sony Alpha 700 and Sony 18-200 f/3.5-6.3 Lens. Camera was set to AUTO mode and ISO 800 [...]
First pictures – Alpha 700 on Auto setting
Posted in Digital SLR, Minolta Dynax 800si, Photography, Sony Alpha 700, Sony SAL18200, Sony α, Zoom, tagged Alpha 700, Fluorescent Light, Santa, School, Sony, White Balance, Zoom Len on December 24, 2007 | 1 Comment »
These were the first batch of pictures taken with the Alpha 700 – my wife took the camera to my daughter’s school for the obligatory Santa visit. She just used it on the full Auto setting, letting the camera do it’s thing. This is pretty much right out of the box, and she did not [...]
Note on Alpha 700 upgrade to Firmware version 3.0
Posted in Compact Flash, Digital SLR, Firmware Update, Sony Alpha 700, tagged firmware upgrade, Sandisk, Sony Alpha 700, version 3.0 on December 22, 2007 | 2 Comments »
I thought I’d share my experience regarding the Alpha 700 firmware update.. I was updating from Version 1.0 to 3.0, and I was a little nervous (naturally), but I need not have worried. It went smooth as silk. I took the precaution of using a new CF card though, formatted ‘in camera’. I transferred the [...]
