Blog Notes and a Sony Nex-7 Update

I’ve really been falling down lately on my commitment to post 3 new pictures a day. Between how busy the new job is keeping me and the fact that I mostly work from home,  I’m spending far less time out and about and particularly less time in the subway (underground) trains. I hope soon to establish a new rhythm so perhaps I’ll be back a bit more regularly soon.

On a positive note I’ve started shooting with the Sigma 30mm f2.8 e-mount lens for my Nex-7. This is the equivalent of a 45mm on the camera and takes me some of the way back to my early days, shooting with a 55mm f1.7 Rokkor prime lens. I’m looking forward to getting back in the swing of shooting with a more or less “normal” prime lens again. The lens has won some kudos and compared favorably with far more expensive kit and it’s price has actually been reduced from $200 to under $150. How could I resist?

Also a few quick notes on my progress with the Nex-7:

• A firmware update has solved the problem of accidentally recording video. I’ve made the video button inactive so it never happens anymore (now let’s just hope I never actually want to shoot video quickly)
• I’ve adapted the way I hold the camera to account for how easily knobs get knocked and unlocked two control dials. I still do find that I’ve accidentally moved to an ISO setting I didn’t intend or changed my EV comp from a default of +0.3 to something untoward (+2 say, or -2) but I find it handier to have easy access to exposure compensation than not.
• It seems perhaps that the batteries just needed to be conditioned. After the initial few charges they do seem to have lasted rather longer than my first few charges did (although in the last week or so they seem to be waning a bit again)
• The rubber finish is coming off the right hand side of the body where I hold the camera in the back and a little in the front. This will have to be seen to. I spend far too much time pressing the faux leather outer coat back into place and I worry about exposing the camera in ways it ought not be.

I am still enjoying shooting with it and find it far easier to carry around with a spare lens or two than I ever could with a beast like my Nikon D300.

All for now – hope to be posting new images by the weekend.