AVF Sony Alpha thread (III)

anthony566 · 21-07-2009, 3:03 PM

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Originally Posted by Pirate!!

Creative Styles shift color in order to create certain effect or mood in the picture. They can be customised by moving sharpness, brightness, contrast, and DRO zone matching around

These settings will apply to JPEG, not RAW and will be seen in your review screen post processed as JPEG, so may appear on your laptop quite different if shooting RAW + JPEG but reviewing as RAW.

I thought a number of them were missing like Autumn, Sunset, Night, Sepia but there not there just hidden .. sort of once you know were to find them you can use them

I shot this with my A350 in A mode useing the creative suset option and in RAW then just saved it as a JPEG

Pirate!! · 21-07-2009, 3:11 PM

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Originally Posted by anthony566

I thought a number of them were missing like Autumn, Sunset, Night, Sepia but there not there just hidden .. sort of

No. These are presets. If you want to change them, press the Fn button and select the creative style option on the screen (left of the WB option) and make your adjustments there. Standard 1 gives you the most options. I stick with vivid +1, 0, +1 in A mode, otherwise it's the idiots guide on the control dial.

anthony566 · 21-07-2009, 3:20 PM

Yeah i get the pre-set ones but what i had missed in the menu system was the fact that the creative styles numberd 1, 2 & 3 all have 14 creative style options which is were the missing/hidden ones are....

Wiggler · 21-07-2009, 3:55 PM

:D as of an hour ago i'm now An Alpha User

got myself an A200, tis my first DSLR so looking forward to having some fun with it :D

hiiii...

mrpink123 · 21-07-2009, 4:11 PM

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Originally Posted by Wiggler

:D as of an hour ago i'm now An Alpha User

got myself an A200, tis my first DSLR so looking forward to having some fun with it :D

hiiii...

Welcome to the club! I am sure you'll enjoy your new toy, the A200 is a great camera

eddiewood · 21-07-2009, 4:15 PM

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Originally Posted by Wiggler

:D as of an hour ago i'm now An Alpha User

got myself an A200, tis my first DSLR so looking forward to having some fun with it :D

hiiii...

Good choice. You'll love it.

Pirate!! · 21-07-2009, 4:25 PM

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Originally Posted by eddiewood

Good choice. You'll love it.

But the A700 monster is here . . . .

eddiewood · 21-07-2009, 4:36 PM

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Originally Posted by Pirate!!

But the A700 monster is here . . . .

anthony566 · 21-07-2009, 4:36 PM

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Originally Posted by Wiggler

:D as of an hour ago i'm now An Alpha User

got myself an A200, tis my first DSLR so looking forward to having some fun with it :D

hiiii...

Welcome to Team Alpha.....

mrpink123 · 21-07-2009, 4:49 PM

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Originally Posted by RandomLee

That might be just what I'm after to be honest... it's for skate / bmx shots so a fisheye would be just the ticket.

Off I go to fleaBay!

Cheers

There's a 16mm Zenitar on dyxum here

Pirate!! · 21-07-2009, 5:20 PM

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Originally Posted by mrpink123

There's a 16mm Zenitar on dyxum here

Under offer. Someone in the Russian Federation has a job lot of Zenit ex military grade lenses that cost 50p and is making a nice little earner.

RandomLee · 21-07-2009, 5:47 PM

I'm broke at the moment anyway... just bought a HVL-F36.

Cheers for the link though, I'll certainly keep an eye on Dyxum when I have some spare readies

Pirate!! · 21-07-2009, 5:59 PM

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Originally Posted by RandomLee

I'm broke at the moment anyway... just bought a HVL-F36.

Cheers for the link though, I'll certainly keep an eye on Dyxum when I have some spare readies

Are you going to be OK with just the tilt action? What happens when you rotate the camera 90 degrees for portrait and no pan option on the flashgun?

Good luck with it.

mrpink123 · 21-07-2009, 6:01 PM

Sigma 17-70 here

Thought Maxamus might be interested (if his wallet hasn't buckled under the pressure of course

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Pirate!! · 21-07-2009, 6:09 PM

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Originally Posted by mrpink123

Sigma 17-70 here

Thought Maxamus might be interested (if his wallet hasn't buckled under the pressure of course

)

Too good to pass up at that price. Great find.

RandomLee · 21-07-2009, 6:12 PM

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Originally Posted by Pirate!!

Are you going to be OK with just the tilt action? What happens when you rotate the camera 90 degrees for portrait and no pan option on the flashgun?

Good luck with it.

It's for off-camera mate, can't see me having much use for it on the camera considering the type of photos I take (or don't take)

Pirate!! · 21-07-2009, 6:15 PM

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Originally Posted by RandomLee

It's for off-camera mate, can't see me having much use for it on the camera considering the type of photos I take (or don't take)

Okerly dokerly then.

Stinja · 21-07-2009, 6:22 PM

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Originally Posted by eddiewood

Don't care, I want Sony to get around to releasing v5.1 of the A700 firmware first. It's been 5 months since that rumour.

What about any firmware update for the A200?

Be interesting to see what the A850 is, A700 with a few more features? or a cut back A900 full-frame? They must surely add video, as everyone else is.

eddiewood · 21-07-2009, 6:48 PM

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Originally Posted by Stinja

What about any firmware update for the A200?

There is one, it's version "A700.v4"

Maxamus · 21-07-2009, 7:15 PM

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Originally Posted by Stinja

They must surely add video, as everyone else is.

I really hope they don't!!

If people want video then they can buy one of the many Handycam's Sony produce.

Leave DSLR's for what they were originally intended for - Taking pictures!

I hope DSLR's are not going to end up like mobile phones (which were originally designed for making/receiving calls but now can do everything else badly!)

Lewis201 · 21-07-2009, 7:43 PM

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Originally Posted by Pirate!!

Too good to pass up at that price. Great find.

I don't see how £190 is that good a price? On eBay/TP they usually go for about £130-160 (Canon and Nikon mount). I know Sony mount second-hand prices are often slightly inflated but, £190 is only £35 off the OSD price new.

anthony566 · 21-07-2009, 7:51 PM

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Originally Posted by eddiewood

There is one, it's version "A700.v4"

No Sony go the A200 right first time so no need to patch the firmware....

RandomLee · 21-07-2009, 8:08 PM

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Originally Posted by anthony566

No Sony go the A200 right first time so no need to patch the firmware....

I'd agree if it had MLU and +/-2 EV AEB.

Maxamus · 21-07-2009, 8:53 PM

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Originally Posted by RandomLee

I'd agree if it had MLU and +/-2 EV AEB.

A200 is an entry level camera. If you want more features then you want the higher spec'd models.

One of the reasons why I upgraded to an A700 was because of the +/- 2 AEB as i like HDR.

eddiewood · 21-07-2009, 9:05 PM

Sigma 10-20mm users:

I was fed up with struggling with the Sigma lens cap and wanted a centre pinch one. I got one of these, looks great....

ALC-F77A | 77mm Front Lens Cap with Sony α logo | Sony | SonyStyle USA

springtide · 21-07-2009, 10:02 PM

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Originally Posted by eddiewood

Sigma 10-20mm users:

I was fed up with struggling with the Sigma lens cap and wanted a centre pinch one. I got one of these, looks great....

ALC-F77A | 77mm Front Lens Cap with Sony α logo | Sony | SonyStyle USA

Thats so funny, but everybody I talk to states exactly the same about Sigma lens caps.
It seems to drive people crazy how badly made they are and even a decent one must only cost a few pence to make.

granty_ · 21-07-2009, 10:47 PM

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Originally Posted by eddiewood

Sigma 10-20mm users:

I was fed up with struggling with the Sigma lens cap and wanted a centre pinch one. I got one of these, looks great....

ALC-F77A | 77mm Front Lens Cap with Sony α logo | Sony | SonyStyle USA

My 10-20mm came with a sigma centre pinch cap.......no problems with it either.

eddiewood · 21-07-2009, 10:59 PM

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Originally Posted by granty_

My 10-20mm came with a sigma centre pinch cap.......no problems with it either.

I would imagine not, try and imagine one that wasn't centre pinch tho

Pirate!! · 22-07-2009, 7:54 AM

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Originally Posted by Lewis201

I don't see how £190 is that good a price? On eBay/TP they usually go for about £130-160 (Canon and Nikon mount). I know Sony mount second-hand prices are often slightly inflated but, £190 is only £35 off the OSD price new.

Yes, except OSD don't do that lens in a Sony mount, so £245.00 is the average new in the UK. I thought a £55.00 off was a decent saving against the current retail (notwithstanding whatever you can get them for private or on the Bay).

RandomLee · 22-07-2009, 8:30 AM

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Originally Posted by Maxamus

A200 is an entry level camera. If you want more features then you want the higher spec'd models.

One of the reasons why I upgraded to an A700 was because of the +/- 2 AEB as i like HDR.

I'm aware of that, but the A100 had MLU (and DoF Preview)... and similar models from other brands can do +/-2 AEB so I don't see why it couldn't have been implemented on the A200. Still, it's not like it's difficult to manually bracket so I see no need to upgrade just yet