Switching to Sony Sony has sought to grow their full frame market share largely by getting high end shooters and enthusiasts to switch from Nikon or Canon, or to generally upgrade from APS-C. With the […]
Photographers Switching to Sony
Which Sony 50mm lens
Sony 50mm Lens Options The Sony shooter has no shortage of 50mm lenses. Almost every enthusiast photographer has owned a nifty fifty sometime, often early in their photographic journey. As a normal view lens on […]
Processing Landscape RAW files in Lightroom
Modern sensors, especially from Nikon and Sony, bring enormous dynamic range that really enhance the possibilities for landscape photographers. There was a traditional school of thought: Expose to the Right (ETTR) in order to avoid […]
Setting up Sony A7iii
After Unboxing your Sony A7iii For many new purchasers of the Sony A7iii, this may be their first Sony camera or their first full frame camera. The $2000 price point makes the camera accessible to […]
Tamron 85mm F/1.8 review
Tamron 85mm F/1.8 Real world images: Tamron 85mm f/1.8 lens review: I love the 85mm focal length. When I owned the Sony A-mount system, I heavily used the Sony 85mm F/2.8. With the Nikon D750, […]
Battle of Sony 24mm – 3 lenses
While taking in a Yankees game with my Sony A7riii, I thought it was a good opportunity for a bit of an experiment. Sony has six zoom lenses that cover 24mm but no primes. (There […]
Whether to use back button AF on Sony
The Sony A9, A7riii and A7iii have all seen the addition of an “AF-on” button. While it is a fully customizable button, many would naturally consider using it for back button autofocus. Back button autofocus […]
Sony Negatives and Complaints
Negatives, nitpicks and complaints about the Sony Alpha System UPDATED MAY 2019 At times this blog can sound a bit Sony fanboyish. For the most part, I like the Sony system or else I wouldn’t […]
Sony enthusiast journey to full frame
My Long Road to Full-frame By Dave Pierce – PPTPhoto.com [Editor’s Note: This is a guest post by long-time Sony enthusiast photographer Dave Pierce. Dave is a travel and family enthusiast photographer who has a […]
Sony 85mm F/1.8 Review
Sony 85mm F/1.8 Real world images: Sony 85mm f/1.8 lens review: Maybe 85mm lenses are simpler to design, but I don’t think I have ever come across a bad 85mm lens. If you look at […]
