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The Alpha Advantage

Posted May 17th, 2008 by cgarrard

Welcome Sony Alpha Mount users and new prospects alike!

Alpha Lens and Body Lineup

 

The purpose of this article is to provide a basic synopsis of why considering the Alpha Mount would be important to a new buyer, say over other DSLR brands. Not only that, but a reminder to those who have invested into the Alpha Mount the key advantages they should not take for granted. Here we have outlined some of the key advantages to investing into the Alpha Mount:

Painting With Light - by Andrew Woodhouse

Posted April 21st, 2008 by ericm

AlphaMountWorld would like to extend a big thanks to Andrew for contributing this article!

Painting with light is a fun, and simple way to add that extra sparkle to your photos. The basic technique can be applied to many aspects of photography (including architecture), however I have found that itʼs most effective with macro/product photography.

The technique isn't particularly new, however, the advent of high quality and relatively cheap DSLRs has meant there has never been a better time to try it. Using a DSLR brings with it a number of advances, most notably the fact it's possible to experiment as many times as needed without spending a fortune on film processing. It also means more complex images can be created, with several layers containing different coloured light trails- using film it was nigh on impossible to create layered effects.

Below is one of my most successful images using this technique, and in this article I will explain the steps taken to create it.

Sony A100 Light Painted
Sony A100 DSLR: Konica Minolta 5D and 5 20 second exposures.

Sony A200 Auto Focus Report

Posted February 17th, 2008 by cgarrard

Sony A200-Auto Focus performance evaluation

A200 AutoFocus Main

Sony A200

About 9:00am this morning I took out the A200 to a local community lake to test its Auto Focus merits. Sony has claimed better auto focus performance with the addition of the new high torque motor that is also included in the A700. My aim today: to see if there is any real and noticeable overall performance changes in a high demand situation such as shooting birds in flight over the A100.

Complete Sony Alpha DSLR Lineup 2006-2008

Posted February 4th, 2008 by cgarrard

Sony's DSLRS-The complete lineup 2006-2008

This is a showcase of all of the DSLRS Sony has produced to date (with one future release). Under each DSLR is a link to reviews and accolades of each camera body that have been complied to date.

"In Photography, timing IS everything"

Posted January 30th, 2008 by cgarrard

A-700 does high speed Photography

The Equipment Shot

By: C. Garrard 1-29-2008

Tamron 90mm 2.8 Di Lens provided by www.alphalensrental.com

Hello folks!

Did some experimenting today with the A-700 at its highest shutter speeds 1/6400th sec - 1/8000th sec only. I wanted to see what could be caught at these shutter speeds incorporating the A-700's max SS and 5FPS. This is my first attempt at such a test, and I will do another (cuz this was a blast!... uh no pun intended) with higher quality photos and a more controlled environment next time around.