Questions tagged [sony-alpha]
Sony's line of interchangeable lens cameras (ILCs).
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Why do these images from my Sony a7III have a dark semi-circle on the left side?
I shot these images with my Sigma 24–70 and Sony A7iii, in fog, sometimes pointed into the "sun" (it was not actually sunny but sometimes the lens was pointed towards the direction of the ...
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Sony a7III starts shooting JPEG even after I choose RAW
Despite the fact that I set to RAW, at some point the camera begins to shoot JPEGs only. My guess is that this is related to the space available on the SD card. If so, is there any way to turn this ...
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How to turn on manual focus for Sony α7R II?
There is an AF/MF | AEL switch on my Sony α7R II. If I switch this to AF/MF, and then press the button inside the switch, ...
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Can dust or humidity affect the shift mechanism of a sensor stabilised camera?
Sony and Pentax, and probably others, use a shift mechanism in the sensor (movable sensor) for image stabilization.
While I see many benefits with this approach, how are these sensors protected ...
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Lightroom imports this years fotos into latest last years folder
My lightroom istallation puts all photos of 2023 into the last folder of 2022. I used to move them manually, but it bothers me.
Does anyone have an idea why this happens?
In case my camera model ...
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What focal length is best for photography of rugs?
What focal length is best for photography of rugs? I am choosing between a Sony 16-50mm lens and a 50-210mm lens.
Rugs size small and medium sized 2x3m
Notes :i have 2 only lenses size 16:50 mm and 50:...
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How to use Sony A77M2 auto-focus for shooting birds
I've been challenged with the following scenario: I'm shooting a stationary bird with a Sony A77M2 and 300mm lens. Eventually the bird takes flight. How should I configure and use the body's ...
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Filming welding - avoid highlight clipping
I'm filming TIG welding on Sony A7 III without a welding mask.
The best results with auto-focus and automatic exposure I was able to get are below - using PP10 HLG3 with Knee set to 75% slope -5 and ...
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Why won’t the aperture adjust on my Sony A camera? [closed]
I recently bought a telezoom objective without built-in AF. I did not bother because my camera has an AF which could handle the focus on such lenses.
I always had used lenses with built-in AF so I did ...
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Is it possible to control focus distance of Sony Alpha 6* cameras using GPhoto2/libgphoto2?
I'm trying to find or create a solution for automated focus bracketing for my Sony Alpha 6000 camera.
So far I have found only this PlayMemories Open Source application:
https://github.com/obs1dium/...
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can 70-200mm lens on Sony a7 iii full frame camera be used in APSC mode instead of 100-400mm lens?
I am a newbie to photography and I am planning to buy a sony a7 iii as my first camera and have safaris in Rwanda in the pipeline and also other tiger safaris in India. I am thinking to buy a 70-200mm ...
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What are the options for an ultra-wide angle rectilinear lens adapted for Sony Full Frame?
I shoot with the Sony Alpha line predominately and currently have a 24mm Quantary Aspherical that I use on it but want to get something wider, ultra-wide. I'm not sure what to get though.
I have ...
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Can I turn on automatically selecting a shutter speed for Sony A350 with M42 lenses? Looking for adapter M42 ↔ Sony A
I have a couple of Sony bodies and e.g. in A6400 I can use M42 lenses with automatically selecting shutter speed because I can change options like Release w/o Lens and Shutter lock. Alas, I can't ...
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Why does my camera choose an insane ISO & shutter time combo in Aperture mode?
I noticed lately that my Sony A7S II will pick very high ISO (12800) combined with very short shutter times (1/8000s) when in aperture priority mode. What would cause it to do such a thing? Did I ...
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Feasibility Sony Alpha mounted on motorcycle
I'm planning on buying a Sony Alpha a7 III and mounting this camera on the tank to take high quality footage.
From what I understand the high vibrations of the motorcycle would kill that camera rather ...
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Darktable: apply camera's filters, lens correction and crop by default in darkroom mode
I have a Sony Alpha mirrorless camera. When I preview my photos from the lighttable, they look like they do on the camera. But when I open in darkroom, the aspect ratio, lens correction and color ...
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My Sony A6000 Will not do HSS with interfit sony ttl trigger on honeybadger unleashed
Out of desperation posting here. I have a Sony a6000, and an interfit TTL remote for Sony to use with my honeybadger unleashed. If I click the sync mode button on the remote to HSS, after about 1/2 ...
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What gear can remotely mount a Nissin i60A flash (for use as a wirelessly control flash)?
I have a Nissin i60A flash with base that mates to the Sony multifunction shoe (not the classic hot shoe). I want to be able to remotely mount it, such as on a light stand, for use as a remote slave ...
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Underwater Housing for Sony A7s for surfing photography?
I have a Sony a7s and I would like to start to shoot surfing photography.
I never had an underwater housing before, so I feel a little bit lost. Besides, it's difficult to understand if all buttons/...
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What is the reason of pixelation on Sony ILCE-7?
When I look at the camera display or through the viewfinder of Sony A7 in shooting mode, it shows me a pixelated picture. However all numbers (like ISO, shutter speed etc.) and interface elements are ...
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Trouble shooting white screen - sony a7c
Problem when shooting a computer or tablet screen
If any of you encountered this situation: When photographing a white screen of a computer, phone or tablet, it does not appear white and the light ...
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How to adjust blur intense on sony a6000?
How to adjust the level of the background blur on macro shooting?
On Sony a6000 with e30mm macro lens, I recall last time I used it there was a button which lead to adjusting the intense of the ...
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I am shooting video at 200 ISO but the video is still really noisy. Any ideas on how to fix this?
I'm using a Sony Alpha A58 and I am shooting at 25 fps. My settings are ISO 200, F5.6, 1/50. The video is noisy in general but more in the darker areas such as black wall e.t.c. Any ideas? Thanks!
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How do I use Canon speedlights off-camera with a Sony A7 III?
I'm currently in the limbo phase of converting my system to Sony…but meanwhile I need to work with my current collection of Canon speedlights. I'm having trouble understanding exactly which trigger ...
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How do I select a fixed lens for my APS-C sensor camera for a specific field of view/zoom
I have a camera that's been set up for a very specific application: it's a mirrorless Sony alpha 6000, with the lens that came with the camera: The Sony 16-50mm f/3.5-5.6 OSS Retractable Zoom Lens.
I ...
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Does the QX1 support passive lenses?
I'm just starting to get into photography and got a used Sony QX1 and the 16-50 kit lens.
Now I'm looking to extend my glass collection.
I've read that to use lenses without any electrical connections,...
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Photograph poster slightly from side but retain all-over sharpness?
Using a Sony Alpha 7 III (Sony lens 24-240mm), I want to photograph posters and bigger signs outside. For stylistic reasons, as well as to avoid reflecting myself in the occasional glass, I do so ...
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Is it safe to test a (possibly) salt-water damaged lens (Tokina 11-16mm) on a new camera body?
I have a Tokina ATX AF116 DXII S - 11-16 mm F2.8 AT-X (II) 116 Pro DX for Sony and I recently ruined my Sony α65 through a salt water wave which caught me out during a storm photoshoot.
Weeks ...
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Would it be safe to mount a metal adapter to my cameras hot shoe or would I risk damaging it by short?
Today I received a red dot finder wich I intent to use with 500-1000mm lenses.
It turned out that it has a metal cold shoe, may I mount this on my Sony A7 or would I risk some damage by shorting ...
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Mirror the settings of Sony's JPEG generation on the RAW (*.arw) file opened in Lightroom?
Sometimes, I'm perfectly happy with the JPG generated by my Sony Alpha 6100, but want to rotate the image a bit in Lightroom. To not cause increased loss due to recompression, I would naturally prefer ...
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Sony alpha a6000 camera error
My camera encountered a fall and I have the message after pressing the shutter “Camera error. Turn off power and On”. But that never helps! Removing the battery clears the message but the problem ...
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why i have black rectangles on my photo?
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Is the noise coming from fast aperture ring adjustments of Sigma 100-400m lens on Sony A6500 expected?
I recently got a Sigma 100-400mm for my Sony A6500 and love it so far. But I noticed that the aperture ring makes noticeable noise on power ON and power OFF. See Google Photos album of two videos ...
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Tethering DSLR camera to PC via any common WiFi network
I am aware that it is possible to tether a camera to PC via the WiFi network that is created by the WiFi-enabled camera itself. But I want to know if it is possible to tether by connecting both camera ...
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Taking picture every x seconds [duplicate]
I would like to make star trails picture and I saw that one good way to do so is to take picture every like 30 seconds and them stack them all.
I have Sony a6500 camera. Is there a way to set this in ...
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Recommended lens for landscape
I own a Sony a6500 camera and I bought one lens Sony 18-105mm f4.
I plan a trip to Iceland and I would to make some good landscape photos.
I saw the first season of "Photographing the World" where ...
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Sony A6000 with Sony E 18-200 lens: images unsharp on the left, in particular at zoom — lens damage?
My photos, taken with a Sony A6000 with a Sony E 18–200 mm lens, are unsharp on the left at moderate zoom and unsharp everywhere off-centre in severe zoom. This effect is present with image ...
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Need help with removing fungus from Sony 55-210 mm lens(SEL55210)
The front group comprises of 2 elements which are sealed together and the infestation is on the inside. I can't figure out a way to clean the inner surface. Has anyone had any success with it?
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Is it necessary to have a tripod and remote to take pictures of a starry sky? [duplicate]
Also, does the exposure time change if the camera is shaken and it has to focused again? I did have an ISO of 3200 and shutter speed of 1/125. All I obtained was a dark sky. Its the first time I went ...
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Sony a7 III vs a7R III + Lenses [closed]
I think this question has been asked plenty of time.
Camera?
I am planning to buy a Sony FF camera next month and I am confused between buying the a7III vs a7rIII. The price of A7 III is 1455 euros ...
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How do the 35mm Zeiss Loxia vs Sony Zeiss Sonnar compare for IQ for landscapes?
How do the Sony Zeiss Sonnar 35mm f/2.8 and Zeiss Loxia 35mm f/2 lenses compare on the Sony a7? (I am interested more with image quality than ergonomics, build quality, price, etc.)
I am ...
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how to set Sony a7rii to save as raw, not jpg
I can't find out how to set a Sony a7rii to save as raw, not jpg. The hard copy manual doesn't help, and I haven't found out anything on Google either.
Help appreciated.
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Software for converting a series of jpg or raw files into an animation
I've tried Imagej, MakeAVI, and Virtualdub
Imagej gives me a black movie a few seconds long.
MakeAVI gives me an "unreadable" file.
Virtualdub sort of works but the pictures are very pixelated.
Hours ...
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How can I send pictures from my Sony Alpha 7R to my mobile without the "PlayMemories Online" app?
I don‘t want any of my photos in the cloud and the ‚playMemories Online‘ app is complete non-functional crap (got 1 star in my appstore).
Is there another way to transfer images wirelessly to the ...
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Sony Alpha a6000 Charging and battery life for timelapse?
I am considering buying a Sony Alpha a6000. One of the things I like to do is time-lapse, rather long ones, often several thousand pictures long. The specs of the camera say about 300 pics per battery,...
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Which lenses can I use with adapters on my Sony A-mount body and what are the disadvantages of such adapters?
I own a Sony A77 APS-C SLT A-mount camera. For someone who likes to experiment and is on a budget, mount adapters are tempting, since they greatly expand the catalog of available lenses and open up ...
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What are the distinguishing features of various Sony mirrorless camera models?
I am not a professional photographer and it is basically my hobby.
I would like to buy a mirrorless camera and I have thought to get Sony a6000.
Most of the time ...
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Sony SEL 18-200mm very blurry at the right part of the photo
I own a Sony a6000 and recently upgraded the kit lens (10-50) for an 18-200mm lens. The problem I face is that at the right part of the photos, mostly on wide angle, the photo is very blurry compared ...
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Does high ISO/ASA break the camera or detoriate it faster?
I don't know how strong the components are but amplifying electric signals seems like a great idea to exhaust the internals and there is also extended ISO values.. Like overcharging thin electricity ...
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Sony A6000 remote control app
Are there any apps for iPhone to remotely control the sony A6000 shutter click?
(I am aware that it used to exist as Sony Play Memories)
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