DK's ramblings Archives

Sony A7RIII pixel shift with a vintage lens

Posted on December 27, 2017 By David Kilpatrick

We’ve got one from the first Sony ILCE-A7R3 delivery in the UK, and with a first review of two pages appearing in Cameracraft January/February 2018 […]

Cameras (Film), DK's ramblings, Legacy Lenses, NEX System, Sony Digital Cameras

Sony is ready to launch a GPS module

Posted on November 9, 2017 By David Kilpatrick

Sony can make GPS work. They pioneered it in the A55, refined it in the A77, A65 and A99 – and abandoned it without a […]

Accessories - 3rd party, Accessories - Minolta/Sony, DK's ramblings, NEX System, Rumours, Sony Digital Cameras

LandscapePro – changing your world

Posted on September 20, 2017 By David Kilpatrick

If they want to fake a Mars colony story, a video version of British software developer Anthropics’ LandscapePro could be useful. It’s from the same […]

DK's ramblings, Software Reviews

Never say ‘zoom with your feet’…

Posted on April 16, 2017 By David Kilpatrick

There’s a dismissive and rather superior position some camera club buffs take – ‘why not zoom with your feet?’. It is well worth ignoring. The focal […]

DK's ramblings, Lenses - E mount, Photo Techniques

Sony launches A99II at photokina

Posted on September 19, 2016 By David Kilpatrick

Sony has today released the details of the updated A99II, using a 42MP sensor and 5-axis stabilisation to match the A7RII. It does not appear to […]

Cameras (DSLR), DK's ramblings, Lenses - Alpha Mount, Lenses - E mount, Sony Digital Cameras

Is retouching acceptable?

Posted on June 8, 2016 By David Kilpatrick

There’s been a controversy surrounding Steve McCurry, a photographer I have listened to on the edge of a conversation a couple of times courtesy of […]

Darkroom, DK's ramblings, Photo Techniques

Sony 28-75mm f/2.8 SAM on mirrorless FF

Posted on April 15, 2016 By David Kilpatrick

With the 24-70mm f/2.8 new Sony GM FE lens selling for £1799 (UK) and the A-mount version two 24-70mm f/2.8 for a full £100 more, […]

DK's ramblings, Equipment Reviews, Lenses - Alpha Mount, NEX System

Bad science and dissing the Sony A7 FE concept

Posted on April 6, 2016 By David Kilpatrick

No doubt everyone’s seen the article on Petapixel which can best be described as successful clickbait – by Sator, essentially claiming that the whole idea […]