I sold my solid Minolta 50 f/1.4 about a year ago. The Sigma had already come out for N & C. It recently came out for Sony. I picked up a 50mm Sigma and used...
... Much depends on the body and its AF accuracy. Take a A900, microadjust AF and the Minolta AF 1.4/50mm is a very very fine lens. The Sigma does a very...
... Just ran across this interesting link - pictures taken with no lens other than a pinhole, all taken on the same day this year, worldwide. Some used...
Nice work David but I must admit I feel guilty not subscribing to the printed issue as it deserves support. Great publication and a credit to you, I hope you...
I guess I'm lucky as landscapes are my thing so SSM HSM whatever is usually irrelevant to me and I feel rather spoilt at some of the excellant AF Minolta glass...
I bought a Memory Stick PRO Duo on Ebay some time ago. The price wasn't THAT low and the seller had decent Ebay feedback (not 90th percentile, though). What a...
If you pay with Paypal you CAN get a refund. Paypal and eBay will go after these scam artists. Jack Two On Wed, Jun 10, 2009 at 8:40 PM, intracoastal_sw...
Hello All! I'm new to the group and fairly new to DSLR cameras. I have an A200 and have really liked it in the year I have used it I am ready to get a...
... Hello Nicola, if you can afford it I strongly recommend the Sony 70-300mm 4.5-5.6 G-SSM, it is clear in another league than those you mentioned and one...
I like to look at PopPhoto's online reviews or www.dyxum.com to read lens reviews. Dyxum says that Sigma has a $140 & a $220 lens; Tamron has a $160 lens; the...
Nicola, As someone who has "done the lens" thing, the TAMRON AF 70-300mm f/4-5.6 Di LD MACRO simply is the best "bang for the buck." I suggest that you do not...
A little expansion of the Tom's good information of the options: Don't know about the Tamron (never tried) but I suppose Don that you refer to the cheaper...
My review of the Tamron 70-300mm can be found here: http://www.photoclubalpha.com/2008/06/06/tamron-70-300mm-f4-56-tele-macro-ld-di/ I don't actually know how...
Just come back off holiday, so am a bit late in the day with this one, but I have both the 18-70 and 75-300 Sony's and am very happy with both of them - they...
... Thanks for posting Jack, so many memories go with this film. Kodachrome 25 and 64 were my prefered brand for years. I still have thousands of slides. ...
DXO Film will create the Kodachrome color profile with digital images.  I always prefered Kodachrome II. I did not think the skin tones with Kodachrome 25...
I have had a couple of night-sessions with this lens. I thank the members for their input on using the lens in low-light situations. It is one of the best...
I am proud owner of the Sony A300 DSLR kinda a newbee to the DSLR..have question... I recently bought used flash unit.. Minolta Maxxum 4000AF flash unit but it...
... Flash site #1: *http://tinyurl.com/7ce8s *Flash site #2: *http://tinyurl.com/numo74* Lens? I suggest you thoroughly learn the capabilities of you...
I love my Tamron 18-250mm lens.  It covers a wide variety of things and I use it most of the time.  Does well at all ranges and just a GREAT lens to use!! ...
I have a question regarding Picasa that I hope you might have an answer to. When you click on a saved picture, you are able to zoom in on it. Do you know how...
You asked a question that cannot be answered with the amount of information you supplied. Any image can be printed at any size the printer is capable of...
The reason I brought this up in the begining was to know whether, and at what point, the picture as viewed in Picasa, could tell me at what point it would no...