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Disney Vacation Video, Nex-6 and GoPro HD Hero Cameras
Posted May 22, 2013 by Jay
I took several video clips using the my Sony Nex-6 and my GoPro Hero2 that I’ve had for some time now. The Nex-6 did a great job with the video in my opinion and the GoPro Camera, which is similar to the Sony Action Cam, offered a new perspective on the pool and more. I [...]
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Recommended Camera Bags for Travel and More..
Posted May 20, 2013 by Jay
I have gotten a lot of questions lately on recommendations for lenses, camera bags, and other gear for travel purposes, so I figured it was time to write an article on the matter. I had to do some re-search as new bags and gear are constantly coming out or are being updated, so prepare yourself [...]
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Samsung NX Camera System, Worth Considering??
Posted May 20, 2013 by Jay
The recently announced Samsung NX300, I just read up on, got me seriously looking into the Samsung NX Camera System as a whole. Very impressive first impression I must say. Huge APS-C sized sensors, just like the Sony Nex camera system, Hybrid AF, and several quality lenses available. Samsung is on the move just like [...]
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Disney Vacation, Nex-6, 55-210mm lens – The Animal Kingdom
Posted May 17, 2013 by Jay
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 [...]
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Disney World Family Vacation and the Sony Nex-6 Continued… – Epcot
Posted May 16, 2013 by Jay
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 [...]
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Rokinon 35mm f/1.4 UMC Lens – Sample Photos and First Impressions!!
Posted April 10, 2013 by Jay
In this first impressions article on the Rokinon 35mm f/1.4 UMC Aspherical Lens, I will go over several sample photos and more. I’ve actually been holding onto these lenses for about two weeks now as I needed to finish the DSC-HX300 Review (Click Here), before I dove into the three Rokinon lenses I have to [...]
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New Sony Gear on the Way to the Lab!!
Posted May 30, 2012 by Jay
I just got off the phone with my friends at BHPhotovideo.com and we have a bunch of new gear on the way to the Lab!! With the Polls from the other day in mind we have some budget friendly prime lenses coming and the simple amazing LA-EA2 E-Mount adapter which I will test out on [...]
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Recommended Camera Bags for Travel and More..
Posted May 20, 2013 by Jay
I have gotten a lot of questions lately on recommendations for lenses, camera bags, and other gear for travel purposes, so I figured it was time to write an article on the matter. I had to do some re-search as new bags and gear are constantly coming out or are being updated, so prepare yourself [...]
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New Gear on the Way!! New Sony Rebates and a Deals!!
Posted March 19, 2013 by Jay
Oh yeah, got some killer Rokinon lenses on the way courtesy of BHPhotoVideo.com!! Specifically the Rokinon A-Mount 85mm f/1.4 Aspherical Lens, 35mm f/1.4 Wide-Angle US UMC Aspherical Lens, 14mm Ultra Wide-Angle f/2.8 IF ED UMC Lens, and the Sony LA-EA1 lens adapter!! I will be reviewing all these lenses using my personal Sony Nex-6, hence [...]
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Question & Answer with Jay – Episode #1
Posted February 17, 2013 by Jay
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 it feels more personal to me. Kinda like I’m actually talking to [...]
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Sony Nex-F3 and the Yasuhara Nanoha Macro Lens 5:1 – High Res Sample Photos and Guess the Macro!!
Posted July 25, 2012 by Jay
I’ve been using the Sony Nex-F3 for about a week now and took a bunch of sample photos using the Yasuhara Nanoha Macro Lens with 4:1, and 5:1 Magnification. This lens is incredible powerful and I can honestly say it’s pretty hard to use due to the super high magnification levels, shallow depth of field, [...]
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Improve Your Landscape and Travel Photography
Posted January 3, 2013 by Monico
Today I want to talk about landscape and travel photography and share some tips and tricks to help improve your landscape and travel photography. Even though I make my living as an assignment, event and a portrait photographer I love to photograph landscapes. For me shooting landscapes allows me to relax and just enjoy photography. There’s no deadlines [...]
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Newborn Portraits – On Location Studio Photography Tutorial!!
Posted January 28, 2013 by Jay
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 just did a newborn portrait session for our very good friends, and [...]
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Sony 16-80mm f/3.5-4.5 Carl Zeiss DT Lens – Hands on Review
Posted December 22, 2011 by Jay
In this Hands on Review I had the pleasure to test the Carl Zeiss 16-80mm DT lens using the Sony Alpha 35. This lens has an incredible attractive 35mm equivalent focal range of 24-120mm on a APS-C sized sensor camera. That is pretty much all you need focal range wise to do almost everything!! The [...]
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How To: Using Metering Modes, Focus Modes, and Custom Buttons with the Sony Nex-5n
Posted October 2, 2011 by Jay
In this “How To” video tutorial I will go over Using Metering Modes, Focus Modes, and Setting Custom Buttons with the Sony Nex-5n. Most of the information in this video tutorial can be applied to many different cameras, but the Sony Nex-5n makes for a great camera body to work with! I recorded the video [...]
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Sony A57 is in the Lab and I have some High Res Photos and HD Video of the Camera and 24-70mm f/2.8 Carl Zeiss Lens!!
Posted April 28, 2012 by Jay
I received the Sony A57 and the Sony 24-70mm f/2.8 Carl Zeiss Lens the other night from my UPS buddy, and had the opportunity to shoot it yesterday in the Lab! From what I can tell so far Sony has improved both the build quality and design of the camera body specifically by making it [...]
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Sony Alpha 77 Vs Canon 5D Mark II – Real World Photo Comparison
Posted November 13, 2011 by Jay
To start off the Real world photo based comparison between the Sony Alpha 77 and The Canon 5D Mark II, I want to drive the point home that optics plays a huge roll in image quality. Contrast and color are greatly affected by optics in addition to sharpness. I’m fortunate enough to only own L [...]
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Sony RX1 – New Full Frame Cyber-Shot Compact Camera!! DSC-RX1, Sample Photos
Posted September 11, 2012 by Jay
The Sony RX100 Full Frame Compact Cyber-Shot Camera is incredible powerful, innovative, and guess what?? I want a Sony DSC-RX1!! The Sony RX1 is basically a Full Frame Sensor version of the RX100, except it has a fixed 35mm f/2.0 Zeiss lens. I know, it’s sounds insane, but it’s true!! It also has an ISO [...]
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Nex-7 Tutorial – Setting up and Using Lens Adapters on the Sony Nex-7
Posted January 26, 2012 by Jay
In this Nex-7 tutorial I will go over everything you need to know when it comes to setting up the Sony Nex-7 for using Lens Adapters and other manufactures lenses. Focus Peaking, Shooting without Lens, and Manual Focus Assist settings will need to be change in the Nex-7 Menu to make using In this video [...]
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- "Great webite and great review. I bought the 1018 partly because of this review and I must say you are corre..." - bertram
- "I didn't do anything special Precious, it just fired. The On camera flash was not needed to trigger anythin..." - Jay
- "Hello John, I use the AlienBee Trigger which works perfectly on my Nex-6 and the receiver plugs into th..." - Jay
- "I'm not sure why the Poll isn't working Lou. Seems fine on my end with firefox. Nex-9 full frame is def..." - Jay
- "Thanks for the comments Cyber Dactyl. You would be surprised that a lot of folks think you can just point a..." - Jay
- "Thanks for the info Jonas and your very welcome. I just got the Nex-3n and AEL W/ Shutter is on by default,..." - Jay
- "I think these tiny belt bags is more for people who are carrying a ton of stuff in a backpack and need quic..." - FlavioRoss
- "Hi, I'm wondering... did you really just set both the camera and flash to manual modes? Turned on fill flas..." - Precious
- "Unless you really need to carry big telephotos lenses or big accessories (like a tripod), the shoulder bag ..." - FlavioRoss
- "I'm also looking around for an 400 pound mirrorless (with a KIT). Between this and something like an used N..." - Eid
- "In my opinion if you want a backpack style might as well go with something for hiking like an osprey daypac..." - Mat
- "Thanks for the article. Another way for handling Camera gears is to have few tiny bags that get attached to..." - Karim
- ""Failed To Verify Referrer" is all I get from the poll, on voting and on verify results. ????? Doesn't work..." - Lou
- "Excellent review. But I had to chuckle when you put holding the camera still at extreme zoom as a con." - Cyber Dactyl
- "Jay, thank you very much for the info. It turned out to be a setting, namely "AEL with shutter". I turned i..." - Jonas
- "Thanks Peter! That bag does indeed look very nice and I added above :) Jay" - Jay
- "Excellent Christian and thanks for the info! I will add those bags you mentioned asap, but int he meantime..." - Jay
- "I've just purchased a Lowepro Classic 100 ILC shoulder bag - holds NEX-6 with kit lens or 35mm prime, 18-20..." - Peter Stowe
- "Thanks Jay, looking forward to seeing your results." - winsom
- "Think Tank also has some good shoulder bags that work well, one is the Sub Urban Disguise series, and also ..." - Christian Purcell
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