I completely forgot the high flash sync speed. I've used it up to 1/500
and don't know if it works beyond that. But that's good enough. I
really should use if more for outdoor fill flash.
Chuck Norcutt
On 6/14/2011 6:56 PM, Ken Norton wrote:
> OK, Chuck, you knew you were going to wind me up with that post.
>
> Option 3 was exactly that. Use the A1 as my second camera at my upcoming
> weddings this year in almost exactly the configuration you describe. Yes,
> Sony could reintroduce that camera with a new 12ish MP sensor and improved
> electronics and have a world-beater on their hands. That lens is astounding,
> too.
>
> I'm actually considering picking up a flash for it. Minolta had wireless
> flash with adjustable ratios years before anybody else AND it works
> extremely well and is still as good if not better than most. I saw a 5600HS
> go for a reasonable amount the other day, so just maybe I'll jump on that
> bandwagon.
>
> As to the "professional look", frankly, the A1, with the battery grip has it
> in spades. It actually is a pretty tough looking camera. A bit of
> strategically placed black gaffers tape and nobody has a clue that it's an
> eight-year-old clutz of a camera. But that battery grip makes the camera
> ultra comfortable too. Right up there in comfort with the E-1, but with
> better control layout. Yup, you read me right. The A1 has a better grip and
> control than the E-1. The E-1, however, has a slightly better thumb
> placement which helps with overweight lenses.
>
> My most consistant results in the digital age with event/wedding photography
> has been with the A1/Grip with the Stroboframe, 285HV and UltraBounce. The
> E-1 is better in skintones and noise, but this configuration is still very
> good. It's also very handy, because I can use aperture-priority with -1.0 or
> so exposure compensation and put the flash on yellow. Regardless of indoors
> or out, the exposures are almost always perfect. Going outdoors, with the
> seemingly unlimited flash-sync speeds, is a total nobrainer.
>
> The camera is a rarity and one that still racks up the goods.
>
> I do wish that it was better in colors, as it isn't nearly as good as the
> E-1. But as I've since discovered, what is?
>
> AG
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