2009 Sony Predictions

December 21st, 2008 - 07:01:35 PM:

Here are my predictions for 2009.

2.5 million visitors

November 25th, 2008 - 03:26:41 PM:

Yesterday we crossed the line of 2.5 million visitors to this site. After most of the losses of Google's re-ranking last year have been re-gained, the visitation rate has been more or less constant over the year. A peek has been recorded for September 10th/11th, after the announcement of the A900.

Thank you for your continued interest!

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Overview mode for equipment tables

November 21st, 2008 - 07:40:32 PM:

The equipment table pages now have an overview mode, displaying only the items' pictures and names, for example on the lens table. You can freely toggle between overview mode and full mode, and this works even in combination with the display filter on each page.

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TC compatibility in the F.A.Q.

November 20th, 2008 - 07:14:17 PM:

Since the question comes up all the time, which tele-converter is compatible with which lens, and what are the restrictions, I have added a compatibility table to the F.A.Q. list.

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New picture in "Landscapes" gallery

November 19th, 2008 - 08:12:23 PM:

A new picture from the archives:

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Another update for "DRO vs. ACR vs. IDC"

October 24th, 2008 - 09:35:24 PM:

Again, I updated the article converting DRO and various RAW converters. Today I've added two more converters:

Silkypix 3.0.25.1
DxO Optics Pro 5.3

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DRO vs. ACR vs. IDC updated

October 18th, 2008 - 05:59:23 PM:

I have updated the recent article comparing DRO with various RAW converters. Now included in this comparison are the following programs:

Bibble Lite 4.3.0
Raw Therapee 2.3
CaptureOne 4.5

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Four additions to the gallery

October 18th, 2008 - 12:59:25 PM:

Two recent ones:

And one from the archives:

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DRO vs. ACR vs. IDC

October 14th, 2008 - 09:16:00 PM:

Dynamic Range Optimizer (DRO) is a feature of Sony's Alpha DSLRs to handle high-contrast situations better. RAW converters offer similar functions. Here's a short comparison of these tools. The contenders are:

Sony α700 with DRO level 3
Adobe Camera Raw 4.5 (ACR)
Sony Image Data Converter 2.0.01.09280 (IDC)

Sample images from Photokina

September 30th, 2008 - 09:52:00 AM:

Here are a few sample images from Photokina 2008.

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