Get out now, even without a macro lens. Do not just look for subjects. Look for interesting light, which can mean staying out until sunset. Photography is all about light, the subject or scene is not enough on its own!
SONY has released a new alogrithm for raw conversion (deBayer) which offers improve high ISO noise. IDC (Image Data Converter)
Using a light level typical for tungsten light shots at 1600 (1/60th at f8 = 1/500th at f2.8 for action,
Following the review on dPreview – more than anywhere else – Sony’s extremely poor JPEG engine with its associated wide
