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Camera News

Sony News, Latest Rumors, Rebates and a Few Deals Worth Checking Out!

Posted  May 24, 2013  by  Jay

It’s been a busy past few weeks for Sony, as they made some significant news announcements, and a few rumors have leaked. Sony is finally making money again as a company whole, and the focus seems to be streamlined in a much more realistic fashion. Basically what Sony is trying to do, which is smart in [...]

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Disney Vacation Video Sony Nex-6 and GoPro
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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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Accessory Previews

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 NX300 Mirrorless Digital Camera with 20-50mm F/3.5-5.6 ED II Lens
Camera News

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's Animal Kingdom and the Sony Nex-6
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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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Nex-7 w/ Canon 70-200mm Lens
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Sony Nex Camera System can use almost any lens with a simple and inexpensive lens adapter!

Posted  January 14, 2012  by  Jay

ichele got me the Fotodiox Pro Lens Mount Adapter with Built-in Aperture iris for Christmas, and what that relatively inexpensive adapter allows me  use all my Canon EF Lenses on the Sony Nex Camera Systems. I haven’t actually taken any photos using the Canon lenses yet, but I did take a couple of photos with [...]

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Rokinon 35mm f/1.4 UMC Aspherical lens mounted to Nex-6
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Lens Testing

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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YASUHARA Nanoha Macro Lens 5:1
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Lens Testing

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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Discounts, Rebates, and Deals News

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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Adobe Lightroom

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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Accessory Previews

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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Newborn Portrait Photography and Set-up
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Photography Tutorials

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 SAL-1680Z 16-80mm f/3.5-4.5 Carl Zeiss Vario-Sonnar T* DT Autofocus Lens
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Zoom Lenses

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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Q & A with Jay - Episode #1
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All Tutorials

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-6 High ISO Testing, Raw VS Jpeg - ISO 100
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Mirrorless Camera Testing

Sony Nex-6 High ISO Testing – Raw VS Jpeg – ISO 100 – 25600 – Sample Photos, 100% Crops

Posted  November 19, 2012  by  Jay

I had some time today with the Sony Nex-6 to test out the High ISO capabilities of the New 16.1MP Exmor APS-C Size CMOS Sensor. I covered from ISO 100 all the way till ISO 25600 in both Jpeg and Raw!! I’ll let you be the judge and hold my comments about the high ISO [...]

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Mirrorless Camera Reviews

Sony Nex-C3 – Hands on Review

Posted  August 16, 2011  by  Jay

I received the Sony Nex-C3 about 2 weeks ago and in this Hands on Review we will cover everything you need to know. The Sony Alpha NEX-C3 camera is a very capable camera. Adjust the  tiltable 3.0 LCD screen to review your pics or use it to frame-up your next shot with the camera really [...]

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Sony Nex-6 w/ Fotodiox Lens Adapter and Canon EF 135mm f/2 L Lens @ f/8
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Camera Specific Tutorials

Sony Nex-6 – Raw Image Quality Testing with Canon 135mm L Glass and Fotodiox Lens Adapter!!

Posted  November 20, 2012  by  Jay

Today I took my Sony Nex-6, Canon 135mm f/2 L Lens, and the Fotodiox Lens adapter out for some Raw Image Quality Testing. The Sony Nex-6 has a New 16mp sensor and it’s capable of pumping out incredible image quality, but the optics in front of the sensor is what focuses the light for the [...]

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Sony E-Mount 18-55mm f/3.5-5.6 Zoom Lens @ 18mm
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Zoom Lenses

Sony 18-55mm f/3.5-5.6 Lens Review – SEL1855

Posted  October 12, 2011  by  Jay

Sony offers several lenses for the Nex camera system, and in this Sony lens review I’m going to cover the Sony 18-55mm f/3.5-5.6 Autofocus Lens using both the Nex-C3 and Nex-5N. The Sony 18-55mm E-Mount Lens comes as an optional kit lens with all the Nex Cameras. The Sony SEL1855 is has 11 total elements [...]

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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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