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Sony A65 Full-Spectrum IR Conversion

ver since my A580 broke and I started using SLT Sony bodies, I’ve badly wanted an IR-capable body with EVF. Manual focusing is hard with infrared due to the focus shift, meaning most of the shots I ever did with the A330 required trial and error or high depth-of-field to get what I needed to be in focus. I picked up an A65 with focusing issues a while back, slated for conversion from the day I bought it, and I’ve […]

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How to Fake Neutral Density Filter Effects

recently took a trip to El Capitan State Beach, remembering it fondly from going there as a kid, at least a decade ago. Hoping to be treated to some visually entertaining weather, there were next to no clouds, and none of the morning coastal fog I had expected. Nonetheless, the tides and weather cooperated long enough to allow me to test out an idea I had; using multiple shorter exposures to simulate the effects of a single long one taken […]

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