All Things Joey
Cleaning your camera can sometimes be a little scary (especially the sensor), so I am always looking for tools to make the experience better.
I recently bought a NiteCore tool called the “Blower Baby” (terrible name) and I share my experience with that device, as well as traditional blower bulbs, sensor cleaning sticks, etc.
My Sony A7IV arrived on Christmas Eve and I spent the last 3 weeks learning the settings.
This video addresses customization suggestions as well as minor issues with the camera.
The A7IV is a significant upgrade over the Sony A7C and I hope Sony addresses the battery and (potential) file codec issues.
Note: This video was shot on the Sony A7C with the Sony 35MM 1.8
A quick follow-up on the “Old Canon Lenses” vlog I posted a few weeks ago…
Those over-exposed pictures really bothered me and I realized that the aperture blades in the lens were not moving when I moved the ring.
Canon FD aperture blades will lock at 5.6 if you don’t manually unlock them or make sure you have an adapter that has an unlocking mechanism. The K&F Lens Mount Adapter does have this feature.
Even though I figured out the issue, I am not sure if these manual lenses are for me. But I am learning more.
This video also has detailed instructions on how to unlock Canon FD aperture blades:
I am so tired of having to take mounting plates off my camera and screwing new ones on when I need to use different sized tripods.
After looking at a Peak Design video for their newish tripod, I saw how their one mounting plate interchanged with all of their capture systems – and I wondered if I can find a 3rd party adapter so I can use ONE PLATE for all of my tripods.
Spoiler: The answer is yes.
(The key is to find something Arca-Swiss Standard)
Here are links to the products I discussed in the video:
I made so many mistakes buying cameras and lenses that I thought I would make a video (hopefully) helping you avoid the same pitfalls.
In this video I discuss: