Last image from this combination for now. I don't know about you but I think the images look pretty good. I know that at this resolution it's hard to tell, but they also look pretty good at higher resolution. I'll be using this lens again on these A7 and A7r.
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07/17/14  Sony A7r - LA-EA4 Adaptor - Sony DT 55-200 f4-5.61004
ILCE-7R Focal Length: 90 mm Aperture: f/8.0 Exposure Time: 1/160 sec ISO: 250 • Sony • A7r • LA-EA4 • 55-200 f4-5.6
07/16/14  Sony A7r - LA-EA4 Adaptor - Sony DT 55-200 f4-5.6NT 1228
ILCE-7R Focal Length: 130 mm Aperture: f/8.0 Exposure Time: 1/640 sec ISO: 200 • Sony • A7r • LA-EA4 • 55-200 f4-5.6
07/15/14  Sony A7r - LA-EA4 Adaptor - Sony DT 55-200 f4-5.6NT 1036
ILCE-7R Focal Length: 160 mm Aperture: f/8.0 Exposure Time: 1/250 sec ISO: 200 • Sony • A7r • LA-EA4 • 55-200 f4-5.6
07/14/14  Sony A7r - LA-EA4 Adaptor - Sony DT 55-200 f4-5.6NT 1045
ILCE-7R Focal Length: 55 mm Aperture: f/8.0 Exposure Time: 1/400 sec ISO: 200 • Sony • A7r • LA-EA4 • 55-200 f4-5.6
07/13/14  Sony A7r - LA-EA4 Adaptor - Sony DT 55-200 f4-5.6NT 1036
ILCE-7R Focal Length: 200 mm Aperture: f/8.0 Exposure Time: 1/320 sec ISO: 1600 • Sony • A7r • LA-EA4 • 55-200 f4-5.6
07/12/14  Sony A7r - LA-EA4 Adaptor - Sony DT 55-200 f4-5.6I've been keeping my eye out lately for graffiti that can be found around Frankfurt and I'm quite impressed with what some of these people can produce. So off I went on my bike with a Sony A7r and the Sony DT 55-200 f4-5.6 lens mounted on an adaptor. It's actually quite good, I didn't think that this cheap lens could produce anything of this caliber. It's not small of course, but it is manageable but no stabilisation which could be a problem when using the long end in low light. I'll post a few images during the next few days to show what it can actually produce. A bit of a waste on the A7r but I wanted to try it out anyway. 991
ILCE-7R Focal Length: 105 mm Aperture: f/4.5 Exposure Time: 1/320 sec ISO: 200 • Sony • A7r • LA-EA4 • 55-200 f4-5.6
03/17/14  Sony Nex-7 - LEA2 Adapter - Sony DT 55-200 f4-5.6 SAMI've only used this combination once because I wanted to see how the focusing works with the LEA2 adapter. In short it works very well indeed. Focusing is fast because you get PDAF with the adapter attached. A negative point would be the size of rig increases and the lens is not exactly small but quite workable. The lens gives sharp contrasty image with pop to them. I should use this more as you get an equivalent focal range of 82-300mm which should cover most situations. You need good light as the lens is only an f4 at the shortest focal length but like I said, if good light is available you should be fine. The other alternative is to use a tripod but I'm no fan of tripods (although I do own quite a number of them). I only tend to use tripods in senarios I know what to expect when I'm going for ultimate sharpness. I must admit, using a tripod will get you sharper images, no doubt about it. I must get out and try some cheap prime lenses I have like the 85 f2.8 SAM which is a remarkable lens for the price (around €200 at the time of this post). 1153
unknown Focal Length: unknown Aperture: unknown Exposure Time: unknown ISO: unknown • Sony • Nex-7 • LEA2 • 55-200 f4-5.6
07/23/13  Sony Nex-7 - LEA2 - 55-200 f4-5.6This is a composite of the graffiti images I took the other week. Since I didn't have another lens with me at the time and I couldn't back-up any further because of some fencing the lens was really a little too long for this purpose. As I was there three more photographers came up and started to take photos as well. These weren't in a group because they came at different intervals. Some were professional I believe because of the gear, and it was during a normal working day. I could be wrong but that is the impression I got. Some amazing graffiti you must admit. 1187
unknown Focal Length: unknown Aperture: unknown Exposure Time: unknown ISO: unknown • Sone • Nex-7 • LEA2 • 55-200 f4-5.6
07/22/13  Sony Nex-7 - LEA2 Adapter - DT 55-200 f4-5.6Not a lot of text today, just another image with the 55-200 f4-5.6. I think people looking for information on lenses etc look ore of how the images look rather than long descriptions. Again a lot of CA removed from this image but it's not a drastic flaw in lenses these days. I think the newer lenses with their ED glass are really excellent but I don't think that CA can be eliminated completely. 1176
NEX-7 Focal Length: 100 mm Aperture: f/5.6 Exposure Time: 1/200 sec ISO: 100 • Sony • Nex-7 • LEA2 • 55-200 f4-5.6
07/21/13  Sony Nex-7 - LEA2 - Sony DT 55-200 f4-5.6I suppose I'd better get this done and over with. Adobe Photoshop CC. Right now I'm using CS3 and I was going to upgrade pretty soon. Now, there's no way I'm going to increase my monthly basic costs; on the contrary I'm trying to reduce it and reduce it I will. That means I'm going to have to make some decisions that I'm not going to like making. Do I stay with the present version or am I going to look elsewhere for something a little more basic. I have to admit, I don't use 90% of the functions available in Photoshop but it does what I do. I've used it for so long (albeit an older version) I know what I'm doing and it takes me a few minutes to finish off an image for web or print or for a stock site. I've got all my actions, plug-ins and whatnots in there and I know what they are. I'm not looking forward to re-learning another program and I'm sure that my plug-ins won't be compatible with the other programs. Why? Because Photoshop is the standard program out there and every image has been "Photoshoped", even if Photoshop hasn't been used for post processing. Lightroom: Yes I have Lightroom and I've just updated to the latest version and I do a lot in Lightroom nowadays but I like finishing my images off in Photoshop. I guess I just hate change. That's bad because if you don't change, you lose. A lot of functions have crept into Lightroom in the last few upgrades that it nearly, but only nearly, gives me all the functions that I require. There are still a few things I still do in Photoshop. As Google released the full Nik suite for something like €150 I jumped on it. That is now incorporated into Lightroom and I've just purchased a couple of other donation ware software that I hope it will help me get weaned off Photophop. I'll let you know how I get along. Other photo editing software: I've been looking around the Internet for a substitute to Photoshop and I'm not really impressed with any on them really. It's like learning another language and I'm tired of doing that too. Let's have a little list of possible candidates: I looked at this many years ago and I just didn't like it. Had too much of the Linux look for my taste but I've just downloaded the latest version and installed it. One major point it's got going for it is that it's free. Now that's what I call a good deal. Seems to have improved a lot since I last installed it so Gimp will be looked at a little further. Installed the test version and it doesn't look too bad. Going to have to play with this some more too. I haven't bought any OnOneSoftware packages, and I just didn't like the look of this suite. Going to get binned and I'm not going to consider it. It might be a very well thought out program and works wonderfully, but not for me. I don't think so. Doesn't offer enough to even consider it. I even bought the earlier version of this software and started using it in earnest. However, it was soooooooo slow I gave up in the end. I don't think I'm going back to this suite. I suppose it's a "Once bitten, twice shy" situation. The Lightroom plug-ins I bought were from this site: Photographers Toolbox. I donated some money to keep the site going and they might supplement my Lightroom workflow. Now that LR5 incorporates the straightening tool (Upright), Radial Gradient tool and the Advanced Healing Brush that eliminates a lot from Photoshop. It just gets better with every release. That's all I'm going to consider. Any more and I would lose interest in it all. It's not something I like doing (testing software) although I have been ion the industry for some time, which might just be the reason I don't like doing it. There's a good article on TOP (The Online Photographer) that reflects my thoughts exactly. Photoshop is too complicated for what I do and Lightroom just doesn't do enough at present. I want the same software product that he does, something not too complicated, easy to learn, does just enough to eliminate Photoshop altogether and doesn't cost too much. Wishful thinking on my part. Why did I bring all this up in this post? Well, it's partly because of the image above. Cycling through Frankfurt a few weeks ago I came across a building site and the outer perimeter was covered in graffiti. It was excellent stuff and the image above is just one photograph I took of the entire wall. I was wishing I was that talented but I have to revert to other methods to get my creativity going, hence Photoshop and my dilemma. If anyone has any other ideas or programs they use, I would appreciate some feedback or recommendations. 1540
NEX-7 Focal Length: 55 mm Aperture: f/8.0 Exposure Time: 1/100 sec ISO: 200 • Sony • Nex-7 • LEA2 • 55-200 f4-5.6 • software
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