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p.27 #1 · Sony/Minolta A Mount Picture Thread


Sony SLT A77 with Carl Zeiss Jena 135mm f/3.5 I found that using an M42 adapter with a 135 mm chip makes a big difference in sharpness as it allow the SteadyShot to function. Before I used the chipped adapter, I would have said the lens was not that sharp.





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Dec 23, 2012 at 10:34 PM
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p.27 #2 · Sony/Minolta A Mount Picture Thread


Very beautiful image! Where so you order your chip? I am thinking about converting few old lenses for my A900. Thanks.


Dec 24, 2012 at 01:43 AM
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p.27 #3 · Sony/Minolta A Mount Picture Thread




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Bit of Christmas decoration.


Dec 25, 2012 at 10:55 PM
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p.27 #4 · Sony/Minolta A Mount Picture Thread


Very nice! What lens?


Dec 25, 2012 at 10:56 PM
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p.27 #5 · Sony/Minolta A Mount Picture Thread


ricardovaste wrote:
Here is one from this afternoon.



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The slight overexposure you did, suits the picture and the light-skinned girl perfectly. Beautiful, makes her so fragile. Would you mind sharing what you did?


Dec 26, 2012 at 03:56 AM
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p.27 #6 · Sony/Minolta A Mount Picture Thread


BokehBeauty wrote:
ricardovaste wrote:
Here is one from this afternoon.



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The slight overexposure you did, suits the picture and the light-skinned girl perfectly. Beautiful, makes her so fragile. Would you mind sharing what you did?

Hey, that's an old one, you've been digging deep through the thread . Glad you liked it. It was quite straight forward: very harsh, mid day light, so I took her under the canopy of a small tree, making sure to not get too many hot spots. In camera, I metered for her skin tones, framed reasonably close (very minimal cropping), and used a wider aperture to enhance the softer, lighter feeling I was after. A bit of wind caught her hair, and she was very comfortable in front of the camera, those two elements are equally important. In PP it's quite straight forward, just moving the exposure to the right in order to lift everything (incl shadows), but not too far, adjusted by eye to liking. For such photos I also try to avoid anything too dark in the background as that really can spoil it.

Here is one of my last photos of 2012. Not my favourite, but I kinda liked the play on shadows I got. I hope fellow Alpha shooters enjoy many moments in 2013.



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Jan 01, 2013 at 11:54 AM
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p.27 #7 · Sony/Minolta A Mount Picture Thread


Nice shadows.

Photo of that girl is pretty amazing.. Btw. you switched from A900 to A850?


Jan 01, 2013 at 03:58 PM
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p.27 #8 · Sony/Minolta A Mount Picture Thread


Thanks Mescalamba. I've been using the a850 and a900 alongside each other for over a year now. With weddings I always keep two bodies on me at all times...


Jan 01, 2013 at 08:25 PM
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p.27 #9 · Sony/Minolta A Mount Picture Thread


Happy New Year to all!

Let me add some pics with the A900:

Sigma 24-70 2,8


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Sony 70-300 G


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And one with the A700:

Tamron 200-500


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Jan 01, 2013 at 08:44 PM
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p.27 #10 · Sony/Minolta A Mount Picture Thread


In response to source of M42 135mm chipped adapter


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p.27 #11 · Sony/Minolta A Mount Picture Thread


I'll play, let me dig up some old shots from the KM 7D:

Shot with the 300/4 G and a 1.4x t-con:

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Jan 13, 2013 at 09:24 PM
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p.27 #12 · Sony/Minolta A Mount Picture Thread


My girlfriend Addie with A99 & Sony-Zeiss 135/1.8
Jan 13, 2013 at 09:36 PM
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p.27 #13 · Sony/Minolta A Mount Picture Thread


Some more from the KM 7D;

Minolta 85/1.4:
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Minolta 24/2.8:
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Pentax SMC 50/1.4 adapted:
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300/4 and 1/4x t-con:
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Jan 13, 2013 at 09:37 PM
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p.27 #14 · Sony/Minolta A Mount Picture Thread


James, all those shots are superb!


Jan 13, 2013 at 10:19 PM
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p.27 #15 · Sony/Minolta A Mount Picture Thread


It is not made with an A-mount lens - but I want to show something "alternative":

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I made a Minolta/Sony A to Canon EOS EF mount adapter.
But the 20mm Minolta will not work with the EOS 5D, because of protrusion.

Now I am waiting to get extreme cheap a Sony STF 135mm f/2.8 [4.5] lens to compare it with my homemade apodization lenses.


Jan 20, 2013 at 11:20 PM
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p.27 #16 · Sony/Minolta A Mount Picture Thread


ZoneV: Nifty, always nice to see Minolta glass in use, even if it's on a Canon ;-)

Note you can probably find the Minolta 135STF cheaper than the Sony-branded version. Same lens.


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Maxxum 7, KM 17-35D, Provia 100F


Jan 27, 2013 at 08:46 PM
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p.27 #17 · Sony/Minolta A Mount Picture Thread


mawz wrote:
ZoneV: Nifty, always nice to see Minolta glass in use, even if it's on a Canon ;-)

Note you can probably find the Minolta 135STF cheaper than the Sony-branded version. Same lens.
...

Oh, I know about the older twn sister - but I always thought that was more rare and more expensive. Thank you for the remider!

On full frame Canon the Minolta 20mm will not work - because of the mirror.


Jan 28, 2013 at 08:32 AM
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p.27 #18 · Sony/Minolta A Mount Picture Thread


Cheaper Minolta STF than Sony? Hah..

Yea thats similar to finding cheap Leica R 90/2 AA.. it doesnt happen. STFs are expensive, otherwise I would already have one.


Jan 28, 2013 at 03:07 PM
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p.27 #19 · Sony/Minolta A Mount Picture Thread


Mescalamba wrote:... STFs are expensive, otherwise I would already have one.

Too many STF hunters, too few STF lenses :-/
So I need to be happy with my DIY STF copys, and try to optimize those.


Jan 28, 2013 at 07:56 PM
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Maxxum 7, Sony 85/2.8 SAM, Ektar 100


Jan 30, 2013 at 02:09 PM
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