...a3000 again !

...I again used the sony a3000 for this shoot of a high school acting model...her first shoot and she did great...the a3000 was up to par and the handling (deep hand grip, 1/2 weight of traditional dslr) allowed for effortless shooting of about 300pix...I used the Sigma 60mm f2.8 prime for the first time (90mmFOV)... ...enjoy !

...boarders !

...I spotted a boarding park the other day and just happened to have the Nikon V2 sitting in the front seat...so I thought a few pics would be in order... these are nothing special, just a few grabbed snaps... The V2, as with all the V series, is reputed to have the fastest AF in the land, and coupled with 10~60 FPS shutter rate make is sound like a light-duty UZI when you hold down the shutter...these were probably shot at 5 FPS...and 300mm (FOV) handheld ! ...enjoy !

...return of the a3000 !

...my last post was of Holly B ! ...well, I was not as comfortable with the a6000's handling (from the previous post) as I wanted to be...so, I thought let's try the a3000... I had not shot the a3000 in a while...it was time Both the a3000 and a6000 are current Sony production models. The a6000 is very highly praised while the a3000 is mostly maligned. The kicker on the a3000 is that the 20mp Sony sensor produces outstanding pix, virtually indistinguishable from the a6000....hmmm, how could that BE ? ...well, the a3000 has a few characteristics that make it an enjoyable studio shooter...1st off, it has a DSLR shape with a DEEP hand grip, which makes it ideal for large hands, 2nd, it's about half the weight of a typical DSLR...this guy is light...bingo ! there you have it ! ...a more comfortable studio shooter ...and priced at about $300 including the 16-50mm pancake zoom...what a deal !!! ...enjoy the pix !!!

...Holly B !

...I've shot a variety of styles with Holly...the assortment for today was boutique/glamour with a focus of more clothes on, rather than off... We shot some pure studio stuff and then slid into the warehouse / storage area and bounced some flash off the galvanized ceiling...a bit of a different look but she handles it well, and a bit of diversity always looks refreshing ! ...the weapon of choice today was the Sony A6000 and the usual assortment of studio strobes or handheld Sony strobes...all in all, a fun day !!! ...we'll do it again, soonest !

...a day with the GX7 !

...a Denver salon ( a regular customer ) asked if I would shoot some staff and model photos...on site ...so off I went and the weapon of choice was the Panasonic Lumix GX7 with the Leica 25mm f1.4 lens...the setup was a low ceiling small room, a Calumet backdrop, a single manual strobe with a Gary Fong diffuser and of course the GX7...all settings were manual at 160sec/iso200/f2.8 ! ... the pix attached are straight jpeg, out-of-the -camera, and of course will tighten up nicely with a splash of PSE Unsharp Mask... ...the GX7 was released about a year ago to rave reviews...it was touted to have nearly identical picture quality to the Olympus OMD-EM5...so it really is a matter of form factor between the GX7 and the EM5...as they certainly do handle different...options are always good... ... a single Yongnuo manual strobe was set up with the diffuser and bounced off the low white ceiling...the room was so tight as to be almost un-usable, but still I was pleased with the results... Enjoy !!!

...the V2 does Leadville

...and yet another trip to Leadville...back in time we go ... I have about 10 different Nikon CX lens available to shoot with the V2, and so the 'which to shoot' always becomes a problem...oh well, lets just look at the pix...the V2 does Leadville !

...ok, so that's a V2 by Nikon ???

...yep, and yet another strange looking device from Nikon... alas, a tasty morsel of optical excellence and photographic imagination ! ...hmmm, this differs from the V1 with the addition of a 14mb sensor, refined and re-defined ergonomic shape and in general a much more dslr style feel and shape...but mostly a deep hand grip to increase your comfort zone...me like !!! ...still lightning fast AF, speeds up to 60FPS with continuous AF up to 20FPS...or something like that...I mean, could you truly have real time AF at 60FPS... ...but bottom line, stunning and very sharp 13 x 19 prints...sweet !