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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-6 and 18-55mm kit lens @ 21mm, f/4, 1/1250sec, ISO 100
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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 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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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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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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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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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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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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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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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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Camera Specific Tutorials

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 w/ Sony 24-70mm f/2.8 Carl Zeiss Lens
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Camera Previews

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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DSLR Camera Reviews

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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Camera News

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 w/ Canon 135mm f/2 Lens
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Accessory Testing

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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