A few days ago, I had my Minolta AF 50mm f/1.7 lens mounted on the Alpha for some family pictures. (The lens is a 75mm equivalent on the A700, and thus serves as a very fast medium telephoto lens ideal for framing ‘head and shoulders’ shots, especially effective indoors for Available Light photography. I’ll be [...]
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Union Mills Homestead: Sony Alpha 700 and Minolta 50mm f/1.7
Posted in Digital SLR, Landscapes, Maxxum Lenses, Medium Telephoto, Minolta AF Mount, Minolta Dynax 800si, Minolta Maxxum, Photography, Sony Alpha 700, Sony α, tagged A700, Civil War History, Minolta 50mm f/1.7, Normal Lens, Rte 97, Sony, Union Mill Homestead. Carroll County on March 4, 2008 | Leave a Comment »
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 [...]
