Spring has arrived in Melbourne so I took a few pictures of the peach tree flowers in my backyard and the bees sniffing around. I used one of my old Minolta lens I bought with my Dynax 505SI long time ago. Pictures shown are around 50% crop of the original. What do you think of this camera-lens association?
1/1250 sec, f/6.3, 80, ISO 200
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1/100 sec, f/6.3, 80 mm, ISO 200
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1/640 sec, f/5.6, 80 mm, ISO 200

If there is any new camera that could challenge Canon 50D sales, the D90 seems to be a camera capable of doing so. Similarly spec'd, and about the same price as the A700 currently, at about $1,299.99.

Photokina is going to be very interesting for both Nikon and Canon, and Sony too.

Hi there.

I was wondering if some one will be kind enough to take me thru the CWB setting using A700.

I read the important and function of the White Balance setting on line. However, I am not sure how to set them using A700.

I normally use AWB when I shoot.

Thanks

CONFUSED-Apollo

Sony A700, Sony 11-18

http://www.photocamel.com/gallery/data/1817/lv-33.JPG

One of a pair of Egrets that came to visit this afternoon.

a700,Tamron 70-300
Image cropped
minor PP

These are some pictures I took of my cousins baby Saturday night while I was babysitting.
They were all taken with my a700 and the minolta 85mm1.4 G.

http://www.micahphoto.com/alpha/Aaron1.JPG

http://www.micahphoto.com/alpha/Aaron2.JPG

http://www.micahphoto.com/alpha/Aaron3.JPG

http://www.micahphoto.com/alpha/Aaron4.JPG

Taken with the Sony A700 and Tamron 17-50mm f2.8

Finally getting around to PPing some of these...
http://www.cramptonstation.com/storm1a.jpg
http://www.cramptonstation.com/storm2a.jpg
http://www.cramptonstation.com/storm3.jpg
http://www.cramptonstation.com/storm4.jpg
http://www.cramptonstation.com/storm5.jpg
http://www.cramptonstation.com/storm6.jpg

While looking through my a700's viewfinder at bright, sunny landscapes in Alaska--such as glaciers--I sometimes saw what appeared to be a split screen. The left half of the viewfinder screen looked sunny and blueish while the right half of the screen looked overcast and cold. It was almost like I was using a split filter with the split used vertically right down the middle instead of horizontally. I thought at first that this was being caused by my circular polarizer, but the same thing happened when I used a UV filter instead of the polarizer.

Just some shots of a John Deere tractor and planter. Taken with the a700 and Tokina 19-35mm with a Hoya polarizing filter. I'm still impressed with the a700 and this lens. I don't think I have ever used a digital camera that allowed for the easy recovery of so much shadow and highlight information.
http://www.cramptonstation.com/deere1.jpg
http://www.cramptonstation.com/deere2.jpg
http://www.cramptonstation.com/deere3.jpg
I tried experimenting with adding noise and adding a bit of color. I wanted to make it looks like an older photo. Not sure if I think it works or not.