About
Me and my camera
Hi folks – this is my blog to show off some of my (better) photos. I’m trying out the YAPB (Yet Another PhotoBlog) plugin and the Grain template and see how I get on. No doubt changes will be made with the help of my local Wordpress experts!
So what camera do I use? A Sony Alpha 350. I like the price which means I have more money for lenses. I like the number of megapixels (14) which allows me to crop hard – which I do quite a lot, often picking out details or faces from a larger picture. I like the Liveview and and fold out LCD although I don’t use it as much as I thought I would – I do use it for high shots and especially for ground level shots of plants and flowers. I don’t like the limited ISO range and poor noise performance at higher ISOs. I have the Sony G series 70-300 mm which is nice and sharp and fast focussing but in sports work is no use when the action is up close. I have Tamron 28-300 mm which is a very useful carry round lens but not as sharp as I would like. I also have the Tamron 17-50 mm f2.8 which is great for my train or landscape shots, though I think I would like it to go a little wider. Edit – I forgot my Tamron 200-500 mm heavyweight; I don’t mind the weight too much (yes I have used it hand-held!) but I do find it excessively big when fully extended. The quality is not bad, but it’s a bit slow to focus and could do with a focus limit button. It’s good when I use it, but I don’t use it as much as I should because it’s so big. A Metz flashgun, a monopod, and a Slingshot 200 complete the set-up. Btw the photo was taken by Jonathan. My flickr is at http://www.flickr.com/photos/chrisleigh/
