Hello and welcome, the Minolta brand has died these days but the most important part - the DSLR division - is now working for Sony on the Alpha project. If you...
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weberhj
Jun 5, 2006 11:41 am
Hello Friends, take a look at this link: http://www.sonystyle.com/is-bin/INTERSHOP.enfinity/eCS/Store/en/-/USD/ ...
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weberhj
Jul 10, 2006 9:10 pm
Hello members, I don't understand the language but the pictures tell something... http://www.dpnet.com.cn/report/report_show.asp?id=2204 Best greetings Hans...
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David Kilpatrick
daveinkelso
Jul 25, 2006 6:43 pm
See: http://www.photoclubalpha.com/ This may be a short-lived site, since Sony themselves prefer to retain control over all activities associated with their...
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weberhj
Jul 31, 2006 11:16 am
Hallo Friends, free manuals for the Sony Alpha 100 are available from the sony europe side in several languages. I added the link to the Links section. Best...
Greetings to all, I just bought a A100 with 2 kit lenses, flash, remote and spare battery. I've also owned a Nikon D70 for two years. My decision to buy the...
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Peter Blaise Monahon
peterblaise
Aug 17, 2006 7:40 pm
Hi Michael and fellwo Alpha Photographers, I enjoy your photogrpahy as shown at the link below, Michael -- glad to see photo.net people here at yahoogroups,...
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Michael Chang
m1nm1nmau
Aug 18, 2006 9:12 am
Glad to be here, Peter! My feeling is, it's a pretty tall order to expect any camera (particularly entry level models) to be everything we want and need, so...
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john1096
Aug 26, 2006 5:00 pm
Well I have had the camera one week and I must say that I am completely satisfied: Easy to learn Logical controls no deep menus: Left and Right dials with...
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Michael Chang
m1nm1nmau
Aug 27, 2006 7:36 am
Thanks for telling us about the E-book, John. Just bought it on-line and indeed very informative. I wonder why SONY didn't elaborate on the flexibility of the...
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Jack Casner
jackinkc
Aug 27, 2006 7:28 pm
Hello, all! I am a new Alpha A 100 owner - my camera will be delivered tomorrow. I retired some ten years ago and immediately started devoting myself to...
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Heather
heatherbee
Aug 29, 2006 3:37 pm
Hi everyone :) I got my sony a100 today.. and have but one issue so far.. I'm so used to seeing my subject in the lcd screen, when shooting pics, that i just...
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Gary Friedman
garyfriedman...
Aug 29, 2006 8:47 pm
I have grown to like LCD viewfinders too; unfortunately with the way the A100 is constructed it is a physical impossibility to have live preview on the rear...
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David Kilpatrick
daveinkelso
Aug 29, 2006 8:51 pm
... It is a DSLR, and can never show a preview. It has an optical viewfinder instead, and complete mirror and shutter system in front of the CCD, which is not...
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Peter Blaise Monahon
peterblaise
Aug 29, 2006 9:14 pm
Hi Heather, So, what's your previous camera, then? I LOVE my Minolta DiMAge A1 with LIVE sensor preview, but, as you may be discovering, an SLR has no...
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Heather
heatherbee
Aug 30, 2006 6:31 am
heya peter :) I have the a200.. she's a real gem ! I have wanted to go dslr for some time now, and when i saw the sony dslr-a100.. i knew that would be what I...
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Jack Casner
jackinkc
Sep 7, 2006 8:23 am
Please look at this site http://tinyurl.com/qq2t8 and then which of the three photographs you like best and why. You don't like any? Please force a choice....
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David Kilpatrick
daveinkelso
Sep 7, 2006 3:53 pm
Go to: http://www.sonydigital-link.com/DIME/digistill/Alpha/firmware/firmware.asp?l=en David...
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garyfriedman2005
garyfriedman...
Sep 9, 2006 10:54 am
... link.com/DIME/digistill/Alpha/firmware/firmware.asp?l=en ... I plugged it into the camera, and after it asked me to upgrade I said YES, and then a fraction...
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Steven Morrow
docslm2000
Sep 9, 2006 10:47 pm
Yes, I had the same problem. I believe you are correct because I could not find the firmware update on the U.S. website. ... ...
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David Kilpatrick
daveinkelso
Sep 9, 2006 10:51 pm
... Same thing happened with non-European update I got first. Getting the correct download sorts it. David...
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shastatoys2
Oct 21, 2006 5:58 pm
John- OI am so happy that you are happy. I wish I were. I LOVE my Sony A however it is so foreighn to me. I am so confused and feel overwhelmed. I am still...
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Jack L. Casner
jackinkc
Nov 5, 2006 1:10 am
I am not receiving email from this group and I'm not sure anyone is active here. This email is to see if I can get a response. I'll ask a question of the...
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Jack Casner
jackinkc
Nov 5, 2006 6:40 pm
This is poorly phrased and I apologize. Cut to the chase: is anybody else experiencing overexposure problems with their A100, Jack C. ... From: Jack L. Casner ...
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Karl Snyder
oldmanphoto
Nov 5, 2006 6:43 pm
I've shot about 4,000 images with my A100 and I'm not seeing that. As a matter of fact for a long time I was using the bracketing feature first at .5 stop then...
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Dave Furseth
dave92563
Nov 6, 2006 6:57 am
I have used (and am still using) a Minolta 7D for several years and am very happy with it. I recently bought the Sony A100 but am not satisfied with the...
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Jack Casner
jackinkc
Nov 6, 2006 6:59 am
Karl, I appreciate this. I agree that the 5600 D flash is bang on and I am even pleased with the built in flash for fill work or, even, close in main flash. I...
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Jack Casner
jackinkc
Nov 6, 2006 7:00 am
Karl and Justin and several others have contacted me about my concerns re overexposure when using the Alpha 100 internal meter in brightly lit situations. It...
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shastatoys2
Nov 6, 2006 7:00 am
... I cant help you. I have the camera, but have no idea how to use it... I am just learning. Sorry!...