Sony Archives - Macfilos https://www.macfilos.com/category/cameras/sony/ Leica cameras, photography and discussion Tue, 13 Aug 2024 15:33:03 +0000 en-GB hourly 1 https://wordpress.org/?v=6.6.1 https://www.macfilos.com/wp-content/uploads/2022/12/cropped-Leica_Q2_Reporter_front_LoRes_RGB-32x32.jpg Sony Archives - Macfilos https://www.macfilos.com/category/cameras/sony/ 32 32 183858286 Classic Digital Cameras: Is the revival a passing phase? https://www.macfilos.com/2024/08/12/classic-digital-cameras-is-the-revival-a-passing-phase/ https://www.macfilos.com/2024/08/12/classic-digital-cameras-is-the-revival-a-passing-phase/#comments Mon, 12 Aug 2024 13:00:18 +0000 https://www.macfilos.com/?p=74091 Does the “classic digital” camera exist, or is the term an oxymoron? Many believe that a classic is, by definition, a film camera. But evidence now points to the opposite, and supports the case for the classic digital compact. After nearly three decades of digital photography, interest in older digitals —mostly compacts — is burgeoning. […]

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]]> https://www.macfilos.com/2024/08/12/classic-digital-cameras-is-the-revival-a-passing-phase/feed/ 44 74091 Jason’s Newsround: The trickle becomes a flood — it’s raining new M-lenses from China https://www.macfilos.com/2024/05/30/jasons-newsround-the-trickle-becomes-a-flood-its-raining-new-m-lenses-from-china/ https://www.macfilos.com/2024/05/30/jasons-newsround-the-trickle-becomes-a-flood-its-raining-new-m-lenses-from-china/#comments Thu, 30 May 2024 13:00:23 +0000 https://www.macfilos.com/?p=72121 We are enjoying a wave of new camera and lens options from two powerhouse manufacturing nations: Japan and China. From reimagined vintage lenses, to innovative camera bodies, it's a great time to be in the M- and L-Mount ecosystems.

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]]> https://www.macfilos.com/2024/05/30/jasons-newsround-the-trickle-becomes-a-flood-its-raining-new-m-lenses-from-china/feed/ 3 72121 Choosing the right L-Mount lens: Range versus aperture, that is the question https://www.macfilos.com/2024/05/13/choosing-the-right-l-mount-lens-range-versus-aperture-that-is-the-question/ https://www.macfilos.com/2024/05/13/choosing-the-right-l-mount-lens-range-versus-aperture-that-is-the-question/#comments Mon, 13 May 2024 13:00:32 +0000 https://www.macfilos.com/?p=71409 What is more important for a zoom lens: range or aperture? Read a few answers to these old questions - and a suggestion that opens even more options...

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]]> https://www.macfilos.com/2024/05/13/choosing-the-right-l-mount-lens-range-versus-aperture-that-is-the-question/feed/ 10 71409 Jason’s Newsround: Lies, damn lies, rumours, and statistics https://www.macfilos.com/2024/05/09/jasons-newsround-lies-damn-lies-rumours-and-statistics/ https://www.macfilos.com/2024/05/09/jasons-newsround-lies-damn-lies-rumours-and-statistics/#respond Thu, 09 May 2024 13:00:55 +0000 https://www.macfilos.com/?p=71222 Camera gear addicts love a good camera gear rumour, especially if it's about a long-awaited, highly-desirable piece of kit. This week, we've got a few to share.

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]]> https://www.macfilos.com/2024/05/09/jasons-newsround-lies-damn-lies-rumours-and-statistics/feed/ 0 71222 North Coast 500: A photographic road trip around Scotland https://www.macfilos.com/2024/04/24/north-coast-500-a-photographic-road-trip-around-scotland/ https://www.macfilos.com/2024/04/24/north-coast-500-a-photographic-road-trip-around-scotland/#comments Wed, 24 Apr 2024 13:00:30 +0000 https://www.macfilos.com/?p=70436 The author uses both his Sony camera and his drone to capture stunning images on a photographic road trip through The Highlands.

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]]> https://www.macfilos.com/2024/04/24/north-coast-500-a-photographic-road-trip-around-scotland/feed/ 28 70436 Vintage digital cameras are back. But some new models have become unobtainable https://www.macfilos.com/2024/03/20/compact-vintage-digital-cameras-are-back/ https://www.macfilos.com/2024/03/20/compact-vintage-digital-cameras-are-back/#comments Wed, 20 Mar 2024 14:00:44 +0000 https://www.macfilos.com/?p=69567 In this week's news round up, we hear about the fascination with compact digital cameras from yesteryear, as well as the hurdles to getting your hands on the latest and greatest kit

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]]> https://www.macfilos.com/2024/03/20/compact-vintage-digital-cameras-are-back/feed/ 7 69567 Leica SL3 Review: Six months with the new L-Mount flagship https://www.macfilos.com/2024/03/08/the-definitive-sl3-review/ https://www.macfilos.com/2024/03/08/the-definitive-sl3-review/#comments Fri, 08 Mar 2024 07:00:13 +0000 https://www.macfilos.com/?p=68932 The Leica SL3 is here. Jonathan Slack provides the definitive, hand-on review of the latest version of Leica's top-of-the-range mirrorless camera.

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]]> https://www.macfilos.com/2024/03/08/the-definitive-sl3-review/feed/ 19 68932 All GAS and Gaiters: A reflection on a distressing condition affecting some photographers https://www.macfilos.com/2023/12/15/all-gas-and-gaiters-a-reflection-on-a-distressing-condition-affecting-some-photographers/ https://www.macfilos.com/2023/12/15/all-gas-and-gaiters-a-reflection-on-a-distressing-condition-affecting-some-photographers/#comments Fri, 15 Dec 2023 14:00:25 +0000 https://www.macfilos.com/?p=65971 It's an affliction that most of us suffer from, one time or another, and it's difficult to treat effectively. Jon takes us through the tale of his own lifelong GAS, Gear Acquisition Syndrome, and discusses the remedies (if any)…

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]]> https://www.macfilos.com/2023/12/15/all-gas-and-gaiters-a-reflection-on-a-distressing-condition-affecting-some-photographers/feed/ 24 65971 APS-C cameras: The world keeps on turning after the death of the Leica CL https://www.macfilos.com/2023/10/04/aps-c-cameras-the-world-keeps-on-turning-after-the-death-of-the-leica-cl/ https://www.macfilos.com/2023/10/04/aps-c-cameras-the-world-keeps-on-turning-after-the-death-of-the-leica-cl/#comments Wed, 04 Oct 2023 13:00:00 +0000 https://www.macfilos.com/?p=64324 Leica has left the APS-C camera market with the discontinuation of the CL. But the assumption that a sensor size between Micro Four Thirds and full-frame has not future proved wrong.

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]]> https://www.macfilos.com/2023/10/04/aps-c-cameras-the-world-keeps-on-turning-after-the-death-of-the-leica-cl/feed/ 59 64324 Vivid Velvia: Ten Fujifilm landscape photographs scanned after a quarter century and just ready for the wall https://www.macfilos.com/2022/12/02/vivid-velvia-ten-fujifilm-landscape-photographs-scanned-after-a-quarter-century-and-just-ready-for-the-wall/ https://www.macfilos.com/2022/12/02/vivid-velvia-ten-fujifilm-landscape-photographs-scanned-after-a-quarter-century-and-just-ready-for-the-wall/#comments Fri, 02 Dec 2022 14:00:03 +0000 https://www.macfilos.com/?p=55837 Start with 3,000 Fujifilm Velvia slides and end up with ten landscapes that you'd be proud to hang on your wall. Chris looks back over 25 years of film photography with Fujifulm's vivid Velvia...

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