http://www.cameradork.com Chronicles of a person in the throes of image addiction. Tue, 03 Jun 2008 23:24:17 +0000 http://backend.userland.com/rss092 en I picked up this grip on ebay for roughly $100. The grip provides two useful functions: Shooting in portrait mode (sideways) -- the unit contains shutter release buttons for each direction Extended battery capacity. The unit connects to the AC input of the A100. With the unit turned off ... http://www.cameradork.com/2007/09/15/review-ownuser-dx-fbh-vertical-grip-for-sony-a100/ Those of you considering the A700 might want to check out David Kilpatrick's latest excited post on jpeg quality at http://photoclubalpha.com/2007/09/11/alpha-700-jpeg-quality-revealed/. http://www.cameradork.com/2007/09/11/david-kilpatricks-take-on-a700-jpeg-quality-and-its-positive/ Phil's preview on DPreview.com Doug Brown's hands-on preview CameraLabs' video preview Photoclub Alpha First Impressions http://www.cameradork.com/2007/09/10/a700-reviews-ill-try-to-keep-this-up-to-date/ So the A700, one of the rumored upgrade paths for the A100, is final, and is now available for preorder. Some of the improvements to the A100 include: * ISO now goes up to 6400 (a100 maxed at 1600, 800 and 1600 were generally unusuable in many cases due to ... http://www.cameradork.com/2007/09/10/a700-available-for-preorder/ So now you've got an Alpha. Maybe you've got some new lenses. I know I did. I started with the standard lens and the 75-300mm, and then later I picked up the Beercan (Minolta 70-210mm F/4.0) which really creates delicious portraits and other narrow-depth-of-field photos, and the ... http://www.cameradork.com/2007/07/07/the-holy-grail-for-alpha-owners/ There are two things I missed dearly about my F828 after switching to the A100. Don't get me wrong, the A100 is a world-class camera, especially for its price range. I was just spoiled, and I miss these features. 1) Night-shot. I really enjoyed shooting infrared. The ... http://www.cameradork.com/2007/05/27/what-i-miss-about-my-f828/ Before you get the wrong idea, I'm not being compensated by Sony in any way for this blog. I've just been a Sony fan since my first Sony camera. I'm now on my third, or fourth if you count the one I borrowed before I owned one. My first ... http://www.cameradork.com/2005/11/23/hello-world/