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Skippy
Hi all,
I have recently started shooting my a300 with a Maxxum AF 50 F/1.7. I wasn't sure what to think about it at first, but I have really started to apprectiate the sensitivity. My hope was to use it without flash, for low-light, of course, and it does a very nice job of that. But I was also impressed with its performance for fill flash. I have been able to remove shadows without making the picture look "light blasted" for lack of a better term. Interestingly enough, the most impressive shots with this lens may be the full sunlight ones, when there are really no worroes about exposure. As a regular lens with higher f stops, this old Minolta seems to deliver beautiful clarity. Although I have the two lens kit from Sony (the regular kit and the long zoom) I know that this is the lens my camera will wear most of the time. Zooming is okay, and very useful, but there is something about using this lens that makes the composition of each shot a little more deliberate. Well that's how I feel about it today, anyway.
One more thought. Could someone elaborate on the proper use of the white balance control. When? How? Why? In combination with what other settings? Thanks.
Skippy