here<\/a><\/p>\nNow, ask yourself why I would be sharing these free resources with you? Some of the advice is halfway decent, some of it is confusing, some of it just plain wrong, and some of it is beyond insane. Good luck trying to figure out which is which … Highlights (lowlights?) include using back-button focus (and release!) and suggested Zebra values that ensure that you will never get anything close to a good exposure. Regular readers here already know that there is never any need to use back-button focus with SONY. If you missed that, the guide clearly explains why. <\/p>\n
Later on in the process, Josh sent me another link (one that I can no longer find). IAC, I followed it and found that the creator took you through and explained all the SONY menu items exactly as detailed in the Help Guide, but never once told you what settings he used and why he used them. <\/p>\n
In our new guide, we explain virtually every SONY menu item in detail that might be useful in bird, nature, or wildlife photography. And then we explain your options and state clearly which setting we use in different situations and why we go that route. This invaluable advice is based on many hundreds of hours in the field photographing birds and other natural history subjects. <\/p>\n
In short, the SONY e-Guide is incredible. While I am proud of all the previously published Camera User’s Guides, my feelings about the SONY guide go far beyond that. The stuff on using Zebras with ISO on the Rear Wheel to get the right exposure every time is all Patrick Sparkman. Without his technical brilliance, this guide would not be nearly as valuable as it is. And like my good friend Dr. Cliff Oliver, Patrick is a superb researcher — if he does not know something, he will find it online very quickly, check it out, and draw his own conclusions. Not only are the SONY menus complex, but they offer a zillion options, many of which are hidden in sub-menus and Custom Settings. Patrick figured many of those out, I discovered a few, and blog regular Craig Elson came up with some incredibly helpful little menu tricks, tricks that solved some thorny problems. Thanks also to the eagle-eyed Dane Johnson who spotted a zillion typos and type-setting errors. <\/p>\n
The longer and harder we worked on the guide, the more I wanted to price it at $200.00. But I did not want anyone to faint. The cost of the SONY Guide is $100.00. Your purchase includes the e-Guide itself and one of the four camera-specific videos. Extra camera videos cost $25.00 each. In each video, Patrick and I take you through all the relevant menu items. We urge you to follow along with your camera in hand. Here is short and timely excerpt from the guide:<\/p>\n
Before You Begin<\/h2>\n
With the a7r iv, the a9, and the a9 ii, the last page of My Menu allows you to turn Display From My Menu on and off as needed. It is best to keep this On so that whenever you hit the Menu button on the camera, the last-viewed My Menu page will display. When you are setting up a new camera or working on your settings while following along with this guide, you should turn Display From My Menu to Off so that you do not have to scroll through endless menu items to find what you are looking for. With My Menu Off, hitting the Menu button will return you to the last viewed Menu screen. <\/p>\nOnce you have read this far, we urge that you watch the video for your SONY body with the camera in hand while following all the instructions before consulting the remainder of this guide.<\/em> <\/p>\n
\n\n\nngg_shortcode_1_placeholder<\/center><\/p>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n\n\nSONY Image Galleries with Educational Captions: page 48<\/h2>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/table>\nThe e-Guide is 103 pages. The guide contains 13 sections:<\/p>\n The Introduction <\/strong>— This section contains a bit of the back-story on how the guide came to be. <\/p>\nImportant Stuff — This section contains some important stuff \ud83d\ude42<\/strong><\/p>\nSONY Help Guides<\/strong> — Here you will find active links to the Help Guides for each camera body. Note: the Camera Manuals are pretty much useless.<\/p>\nPoints of Emphasis<\/strong> — In this section, we reinforce and expand upon many of the important concepts that are covered in the video. <\/p>\nAdditional Info<\/strong> — Here we cover tons of new stuff that we discovered in the 3 1\/2 months after <\/em><\/strong> we created the four videos. <\/p>\nClarifications<\/strong> In this section we detail nineteen fine points and sticky situations. <\/p>\nSONY Workflow<\/strong> In this very short section we outline our SONY workflow. No great shock there!<\/p>\nSONY Image Gallery with Educational Captions<\/strong> (77 images.) This collection of stunning images is meant to inspire, educate, and show folks what is possible with SONY gear. There is tons of AF info in the captions. And lots more. <\/p>\nSONY Zebras Coaching Gallery<\/strong> (14 images.) Here we explain exactly what we did with the Zebras to come up with a perfect exposure. <\/p>\nTracking Flexible Spot Gallery<\/strong> 8 images.) The images here demonstrate the use of SONY’s most valuable AF Area Mode. <\/p>\nThanks!<\/strong> Here we thank the many folks who helped us to improve the guide.<\/p>\nAbout the Authors<\/strong> Learn a bit about artie and Patrick. <\/p>\nThe \u201cIf-the-World-Does-Not-End\u201d BIRDS AS ART 2020\/2021 IPT Schedule<\/strong>. Just in case … <\/p>\n\n\n\nngg_shortcode_2_placeholder<\/center><\/p>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n\n| \n | | | |