For this series of Photos from out Disney Family Vacation, I used my Nex-6 and the 55-210mm E-Mount Lens. The extra focal length of the SEL55210 was definitely needed for the Animal Kingdom as most animals were pretty far away, and the 18-55mm standard kit lens is not enough zoom. I really wanted to get [...]
As I said in the previous post on my Disney World Family Vacation – Magic Kingdom, I’m using my Sony Nex-6, the 18-55mm kit lens, and the 55-210mm telephoto zoom lens. The Sony Nex-6 did the job very well and the two lenses gave me the necessary range for the photos I wanted to capture [...]
As you may have heard Sony has changed it’s camera road map big time and has also consolidated it’s line significantly. Canceling the Nex-7n because it was not significantly better enough than the existing Nex-7?? Really? So, will the Nex-7n just get passed over for the Nex-9 or Nex-8 perhaps? After reading up on several [...]
I just got back from Disney World down in Florida from a week long family vacation and I brought along the Nex-6 and a few E-Mount lenses to capture the experience. I ended up using the SEL1855 kit lens and the sel55210 telephoto zoom lens for everything else as I was always on the move. [...]
New Sony gear on the way to the lab, including the Sony Nex-3n, the Sony 20mm f/2.8 Lens(sel20f28), and the 18-200mm Powerzoom lens (selp18200)!! I’m really looking forward to trying out the 18-200mm f/3.5-6.3 PZ OSS lens in particular, because it has multiple zoom speed options, and the optical design looks like it’s based on the original SEL18200, as apposed to the newer, smaller [...]
Sony announces two new cameras, the Alpha SLT-A58 and Nex-3n ILC mirrolress camera!! Both offering new features that are aimed to please for their respective markets! For the new slt-a58 we have the SLT-A57 Review (Click Here)...
One thing I enjoy as a full-time photographer is getting out of the studio to take Location Portraits. An easy way to think about cool location portraits is that you’re Adding People to a Landscape Photograph. In my last...
In this very first Episode of Question and Answer with Jay, I’m going to answer a few very good, yet common Sony questions I get on a regular basis. I decided to go for the video format (YouTube), for this new series as i...
I recently received the Gariz leather half case from LoveCases, an online company based in the UK that sells protective Camera cases and bags for virtually all of your electronic gadgets. I don’t often use a camera ba...
Yes, it loves to boogie! I bought my Sony SLT-A99 late last year. I got it as a kit with the Sony 24-70 f/2.8 CZ Vario-Sonnar T* lens and, let me tell you, it cost a pretty penny. It remains the most expensive camera kit I̵...
I’ve found more and more cool Accessories for the Sony Nex Camera System lately, so I decided to put an article together on the subject I also get lots of questions about batteries, filters, cases, camera bags, tri-pods, ...
A few months ago, Jason finished his review of the Sony DSC-RX100 and published it here. It’s an excellent long-term, all-round review and I have no intention of trying to best or recreate it. It was that very review that...
Huge New Firmware Updates for Sony Alpha and Nex Cameras including the SLT-A77, SLT-A65, SLT- A57, SLT-A37, Nex-6, Nex-6, Nex-5r, Nex-5n, and Nex-f3!! In this article I’m going to give you all the direct links to the la...
In my last article for Sony Alpha Lab I shared some of my thoughts on landscape photography and I also shared a Lightroom trick I use to make your skies look a deeper color of blue. In this article I’ll be sharing a few m...
Sigma corporation with it’s new Global Vision announced Three New Sony E-Mount Lenses Today!! Sigma decided to update their existing 19mm and 30mm f/2.8 EX DN lenses with a newer, cleaner design, and come out with a all N...
I often get the question?? How do I take better Newborn Portraits On Location at the family’s house?? What is the best way to do it? Portable Studio Options?? In this article I will go over all of this, as Michele and I j...
New Sony gear is on the way to the lab now!! Courtesy of BHPhotoVideo.com, we have the Sony Nex-5r (Body Only), the 35mm f/1.8 OSS Lens (sel35f18), and ultra wide angle 10-18mm OSS lens (sel1018). The Nex-5r has a few advantage...
Sony just announced two new E-Mount lenses for the Sony Nex Camera system!! A E-mount 20mm F2.8 ‘pancake’ wide angle lens and the E-mount PZ 18-200mm F3.5-6.3 OSS Power Zoom lens!! The new wide angle 20mm f/2.8 lens (SEL20...
I recently purchased the Minolta MC 58mm f/1.4 Lens on Ebay, and in this article I’m going to show you some high res sample photos using the Sony Nex-6 and RainbowImaging lens Adapter!! I’m loving these old school l...
I just got an email about a Killer Sigma Lens Deal!! Two Sigma E-Mount Lenses for the Price of One – The Sigma E-Mount 30mm f/2.8 EX DN Len, and Sigma E-Mount 19mm f/2.8 EX DN Lens – So Both lenses for $199!! I told...
Sony made quite the impact at the 2013 CES extravaganza with the announcement of Five New Cyber-shot Cameras, New Technologies, and more!! The new Cyber-shot WX80 compact camera features a high-resolution 16.2 MP Exmor® R CMOS...