All Things Joey
I dusted off my 9-year-old Sony A5100 and set it up as a webcam.
While the process was fairly simple, I did run into a few minor issues and decided to make a video to help you avoid those same problems.
Finding a new purpose for this great little camera instead of it sitting in a drawer makes me very happy.
Additional Webcam Items:
I purchased the Sony 18-105MM F4 lens last February for my A5100 APS-C camera. After almost a year of using the lens in my travel kit, my opinion on the lens has changed and I wanted to share those thoughts.
Note: I did update the firmware on the lens to version 4 after experiencing some issues.
I found a two Canon FD lenses that I bought on ebay a while ago. I wondered if they would work with my Sony E-mount cameras, so I ordered an adapter ring and started playing around.
The lenses:
I took pictures indoors and out, and did some talking head video indoors.
My general conclusion is – while it is nice to play with old lenses, the new technology is far superior and makes life so much easier. You can not self-film/vlog with old manual lenses. I also really needed a ND filter outside.
I recently purchased a used Sony 18-105MM F4 zoom lens for APS-C cameras on Ebay and decided to do a proper review.
I test both video and pictures as well as compared the performance to a 35MM F1.8.
It is a well-built lens and a decent performer, but it has some issues in the corners, it isn’t next level crispy, but what do you want for an 8-year-old zoom lens?
Bonus – Right Out of the Box Impressions:
Gorcka found a deal on two small LED lights ($20.99 total and they came with stands) that I thought would better balance the light in my vlogs.
I messed around with the lights to remove shadows and added some color cells for fun. Ben wants to do a Halloween-related show with the red lights… I am going to have to come up with some ideas for that.
I have been buying camera and recording gear for years. I bought things, realized I didn’t like or need it, and then shoved it in a camera bag and forgot about it.
I started going through all of this stuff to take inventory and get ready to sell some of it… and turned it into a little vlog project.