Calling all Sony Alpha users! (Part 2)

[Happy Snapper]

Does anyone happen to know the cheapest place to get the a350 grip jessops are around £130 but they dont have any left

 

[bradleysmith]

My local SOny centre charge the same price as jessops for the grip. Worth checking there if you have one locally.

 

[Happy Snapper]

My local SOny centre charge the same price as jessops for the grip. Worth checking there if you have one locally.

Lovley have one within about 10 miles of me thanks very much will ring them in the morning.

 

[essexboy80]

just had my first play with the new camera and here are a few shots i have managed

1

http://www.flickr.com/photos/34149339@N05/3180912716/

2

got to say i have not really got any clue on how to use the camera yet just having a play around. is there a good guide for using the sony a300 around?

let me know what you think anyway

 

[essexboy80]

sorry cannot even figure out how to insert pictures

just had my first play with the new camera and here are a few shots i have managed

1

2

got to say i have not really got any clue on how to use the camera yet just having a play around. is there a good guide for using the sony a300 around?

let me know what you think anyway

 

[essexboy80]

how do i insert pictures onto the reply?

 

[Happy Snapper]

how do i insert pictures onto the reply?

Its ok we can see your photos from the first link you put up.
Good to see your having fun with your camera keep it up

 

[stan the man]

ESSEXBOY 80...these are supposed to be good books...

http://esuperbooks.com/Magic-Lanter...tm_medium=organic&utm_source=froogle-GB&id=uk

 

[essexboy80]

yeah having fun, wife getting annoyed now though!

how do i insert the pictures so they appear in the thread?

thanks

 

[bradleysmith]

@Happy Snapper - Check price with them too. Sony Centres are franchises and can set their own prices I believe.

 

[Happy Snapper]

@Happy Snapper - Check price with them too. Sony Centres are franchises and can set their own prices I believe.

Ok will give them a ring tomorrow thanks.

 

[stan the man]

yeah having fun, wife getting annoyed now though!

how do i insert the pictures so they appear in the thread?

thanks

you have to host them somewhere like photobucket,then copy and paste the IMG code into your post/thread...et voila

 

[essexboy80]

can you not do that with flikr

 

[Happy Snapper]

yeah having fun, wife getting annoyed now though!

how do i insert the pictures so they appear in the thread?

thanks

On flickr if you click on your picture then all sizes near the bottem of the page it will say grab photos url copy that then on here when posting theres a small yellow box with a mountian in click on that and paste hope you understand that.

 

[stan the man]

i'm not familiar with flickr,but i would assume it would be very similar...

 

[Marc]

yeah having fun, wife getting annoyed now though!

how do i insert the pictures so they appear in the thread?

thanks

Open up your picture in Flickr and select all sizes. Select the size you want to post in here (remember the maximum size for this forum is 800 pixels). Underneath the picture is a field titled "grab the photo's url", copy this data. In your post, click on the "Insert Image" button (The one that looks like 2 mountains) and paste your url in the box that comes up. Click OK, job done.

Edit: I really must type quicker than Happy Snapper, that's twice he's done me! :bang::bang:

 

[Happy Snapper]

Open up your picture in Flickr and select all sizes. Select the size you want to post in here (remember the maximum size for this forum is 800 pixels). Underneath the picture is a field titled "grab the photo's url", copy this data. In your post, click on the "Insert Image" button (The one that looks like 2 mountains) and paste your url in the box that comes up. Click OK, job done.

Well said. Better then how I tryed to

 

[essexboy80]

like this?

 

[essexboy80]

aha

 

[Marc]

You're almost there. remember what I said about maximum image size of 800 pixels? you may have to go for the medium size in Flickr

 

[Happy Snapper]

If anyone would like to comment on my photos your more then welcome to.
Come one come all be the first to comment and win..... well nothing sorry.

http://www.talkphotography.co.uk/forums/showthread.php?t=104394

 

[rogprov]

Does anyone happen to know the cheapest place to get the a350 grip jessops are around £130 but they dont have any left

http://www.elitegadgets.com/P/Sony-VG-B30AM-A200A350-Battery-Handgrip(901).aspx have the Sony VG-B30AM for £122.94 so it'll only cost you £92.94 (+£5.99 delivery) after the £30 Sony cash-back They say it's in stock.

 

[stan the man]

yay,eventually got my A700 today .

only problem is...got so much work to do over the weekend,i'm not gonna have much of a chance to use it

did get it out of the box though,just to put in a fully charged battery and card,so it's all ready to go

 

[Marc]

Excellent news stan. What version of firmware is on it?

 

[stan the man]

Excellent news stan. What version of firmware is on it?

hi marc..not sure mate,as i haven't had time to look properly at it or the paperwork.whereabouts will i find out which version of firmware it has?

i can't believe how bright the viewfinder is

 

[Marc]

hi marc..not sure mate,as i haven't had time to look properly at it or the paperwork.whereabouts will i find out which version of firmware it has?

i can't believe how bright the viewfinder is

Turn the camera on, press menu, press disp. The version will be displayed.

 

[stan the man]

Turn the camera on, press menu, press disp. The version will be displayed.

done that marc,and it has version3

how do get to install version4 on it?

 

[Marc]

done that marc,and it has version3

how do get to install version4 on it?

Yes, you definitely want version 4. Better noise performance and the ability to turn in camera noise reduction OFF. All you need is HERE.

 

[stan the man]

cheers marc,i'll take a look later as i have to go out for a few hours shortly...take jackie for bloods and then got searching for wallpaper

can't wait to get out and use it though........

 

[Marc]

cheers marc,i'll take a look later as i have to go out for a few hours shortly...take jackie for bloods and then got searching for wallpaper

can't wait to get out and use it though........

Did you get the grip?

 

[stan the man]

and i'm deffo going to get the grip for it...it feels small compared to my A350 at the moment

edit:no marc,they didn't have one there,and the local jessops and jacobs want £200 for one and wouldn't price match,so i'll get it in london when i'm up there on the 18th/19th/20th from cameraworld for £156

 

[Marc]

Indeed. you held my A700+grip in London in October so you know how good it feels.

 

[stan the man]

Indeed. you held my A700+grip in London in October so you know how good it feels.

oh yes...grip is a must for my big hands

so,there's at least 3 of us on here with A700's and 70-200 G's...how exclusive is that

 

[Marc]

oh yes...grip is a must for my big hands

so,there's at least 3 of us on here with A700's and 70-200 G's...how exclusive is that

Yes, we're right up our own...............er, I mean yes, we are very exclusive!

 

[stan the man]

Yes, we're right up our own...............er, I mean yes, we are very exclusive!

 

[essexboy80]

Guys

My a300 is firmware ver 1 does it need updating?

If it does what added benefits will I get

Thanks

 

[Marc]

Guys

My a300 is firmware ver 1 does it need updating?

If it does what added benefits will I get

Thanks

Not yet, a version 2 has yet to be released, if indeed the do one. If so it would be here. You may want to check once in a while but it could be that nothing needs changing.

 

[p1tse]

i've got an a300, and never thought about firmware on camera's. what are the benefits, say on your a700?

 

[Marc]

i've got an a300, and never thought about firmware on camera's. what are the benefits, say on your a700?

Firmware updates are released usually when any issues are brought to light which can be easily fixed this way. With the A700 it was mainly the noise handling. It could be that with the A300/350 no such updates are required.

 

[stan the man]

MARC...i have the download DSCA700v4.exe saved to my documents...how do i go about installing it to the camera...yeah i know i'm a thicky,but never done this sort of thing before :bonk: