Street Photography and Sony A9 real time tracking

Sony A9 + Real Time Tracking AF + Street Photography I previously did a post about street photography and Sony, concluding that Sony cameras were ideal for street photography. For the prior post, I used […]

Sony A9 firmware 5.0 warning

Potential Sony A9 firmware 5.0 issue Last year, I had three different instances with my A7riii where the memory card would become totally unresponsive. It often occurred while I was rating the images. The card […]

Sony’s BeAlpha Campaign

On August 19, 2018, Sony officially launched their “Be Alpha” campaign.  I was fortunate enough to attend the official launch event in Red Hook, Brooklyn and I’ll take this opportunity to report on the event […]

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 […]

Programming instant reaction button on the Sony A7riii and A9

Customizing an Override button on Sony cameras Have you ever had your camera all set up specifically for one type of shot and then suddenly you are presented with a quick spontaneous photograph opportunity but […]