{"id":998,"date":"2007-12-17T12:45:32","date_gmt":"2007-12-17T12:45:32","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/glaringnotebook.com\/?p=998"},"modified":"2007-12-17T12:45:32","modified_gmt":"2007-12-17T12:45:32","slug":"one-want-zero-oh","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/glaringnotebook.com\/?p=998","title":{"rendered":"One Want Zero Oh"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"http:\/\/www.glaringnotebook.com\/zimages\/bgod21.jpg\"><br \/>\nMore geeking out time! Here&#8217;s the <a href=\"http:\/\/www.glaringnotebook.com\/?p=959\">Sony Alpha 700<\/a> with a <a href=\"http:\/\/www.glaringnotebook.com\/?p=924\">Kenko 2x teleconverter<\/a>, <a href=\"http:\/\/www.glaringnotebook.com\/?p=869\">Tamron 1.4x teleconverter<\/a> and <a href=\"http:\/\/www.glaringnotebook.com\/?p=955\">Tamron 200-400mm F5.6<\/a> (to reach 1100mm F16). On it is the <a href=\"http:\/\/www.glaringnotebook.com\/?p=855\">Sony HVL-F56AM flash<\/a> just for kicks.<\/p>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"http:\/\/www.glaringnotebook.com\/zimages\/bgod4.jpg\"><br \/>\nOn the very day that I got the A700, I shot this with the <a href=\"http:\/\/www.glaringnotebook.com\/?p=781\">Sony A100<\/a>. Without flash, that is. Unfortunately we&#8217;d need someone to point a light at his\/herself to see anything. 1100mm F16 1\/320s ISO800.<\/p>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"http:\/\/www.glaringnotebook.com\/zimages\/bgod5.jpg\"><br \/>\nHey man what&#8217;s cooking? 1100mm F25 1\/80s ISO800.<\/p>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"http:\/\/www.glaringnotebook.com\/zimages\/bgod6.jpg\"><br \/>\nTraffic stopper. 1100mm F20 1\/125 ISO800.<\/p>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"http:\/\/www.glaringnotebook.com\/zimages\/bgod7.jpg\"><br \/>\nSony A700 at KLCC Park. Finally I came early enough to catch some people at the KLCC Skybridge! 1100mm F16 1\/250s ISO1600.<\/p>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"http:\/\/www.glaringnotebook.com\/zimages\/bgod8.jpg\"><br \/>\nI revisited the <a href=\"http:\/\/www.glaringnotebook.com\/?p=907\">Vivitar Series 1 28-105mm F2.8-3.8<\/a> when I sold my A100 and kit lens. The out-of-focus areas are relatively creamy. Delectable! 105mm F4.<\/p>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"http:\/\/www.glaringnotebook.com\/zimages\/bgod9.jpg\"><br \/>\nThe A700 with its ISO6400 and low-light AF capabilities make way for new types of shots, like cats in streetlight. 50mm F1.4 1\/60s ISO6400.<\/p>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"http:\/\/www.glaringnotebook.com\/zimages\/bgod14.jpg\"><br \/>\nThe <b>Sigma 24-70mm F2.8 EX<\/b>! I quite like the <i>Sigma yellow<\/i> here. Its focal range is nice for APS-C, and even better on full frame.<\/p>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"http:\/\/www.glaringnotebook.com\/zimages\/bgod15.jpg\"><br \/>\nWhat a chunk. It takes 82mm front filters!<\/p>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"http:\/\/www.glaringnotebook.com\/zimages\/bgod16.jpg\"><br \/>\nI remembered that I had a <a href=\"http:\/\/www.glaringnotebook.com\/?p=769\">Vivitar 24mm F2.0 OM-mount lens<\/a> at home, so I tried to hold it in front of the camera like a tilt-shift lens.<\/p>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"http:\/\/www.glaringnotebook.com\/zimages\/bgod17.jpg\"><br \/>\nGiven the proper tilt, I can get a bigger zone of in-focus area even when the lens is wide open.<\/p>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"http:\/\/www.glaringnotebook.com\/zimages\/bgod18.jpg\"><br \/>\nGiven the interesting bokeh in the top-right corner, it might be worth doing a mount operation.<\/p>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"http:\/\/www.glaringnotebook.com\/zimages\/bgod2.jpg\"><br \/>\nI also tried holding my <a href=\"http:\/\/www.glaringnotebook.com\/?p=878\">Auto Chinon 135mm F2.8 K-mount manual focus lens<\/a> in front of my A100. Flare is because I had to move the lens further away from the body in order to focus nearer, and light would leak in.<\/p>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"http:\/\/www.glaringnotebook.com\/zimages\/bgod3.jpg\"><br \/>\nThat said, it is also tempting to remount this lens.<\/p>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"http:\/\/www.glaringnotebook.com\/zimages\/bgod19.jpg\"><br \/>\nBack with Version 1 of the Sony A700 firmware, I experienced hanging when I shot this with DRO+. I&#8217;m guessing that DRO+ chokes on complex highlight\/shadow data like this.<\/p>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"http:\/\/www.glaringnotebook.com\/zimages\/bgod20.jpg\"><br \/>\nSame for this. However, with Version 2 I didn&#8217;t notice it freezing up with complex subjects.<\/p>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"http:\/\/www.glaringnotebook.com\/zimages\/bgod1.jpg\"><br \/>\nThanks to <a href=\"http:\/\/imgine.blogspot.com\" target=\"_BLANK\">Brian<\/a> for discovering this &#8211; when you shoot a flourescent-lit scene at fast shutter speeds, you may get inconsistent lighting. This is because flourescent lamps pulse at the same rate as your electricity supply e.g. 50 Hertz. The orangey bit is natural light, while the white bottom part is from the flourescent lamp. 50mm F1.4 1\/500s ISO1600.<\/p>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"http:\/\/www.glaringnotebook.com\/zimages\/bgod10.jpg\"><br \/>\nGuess how I did this!<\/p>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"http:\/\/www.glaringnotebook.com\/zimages\/bgod11.jpg\"><br \/>\nI turned my A100 with Sony HVL-F56AM flash on it, on manual mode, to point at the orange wall to my right. The flash then triggered my <a href=\"http:\/\/www.glaringnotebook.com\/?p=801\">Nikon SB-28<\/a> coming from my left.<\/p>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"http:\/\/www.glaringnotebook.com\/zimages\/bgod12.jpg\"><br \/>\nA different white balance for a cooling effect.<\/p>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"http:\/\/www.glaringnotebook.com\/zimages\/bgod13.jpg\"><br \/>\nThis was all possible with an optical slave trigger, then sitting on a tripod. Note the battery pack strapped to it, as Nikon threw away the battery cover when it was sent for servicing.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>More geeking out time! Here&#8217;s the Sony Alpha 700 with a Kenko 2x teleconverter, Tamron 1.4x teleconverter and Tamron 200-400mm F5.6 (to reach 1100mm F16). On it is the Sony HVL-F56AM flash just for kicks. On the very day that I got the A700, I shot this with the Sony A100. Without flash, that is. 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