52 thoughts on “Sony Alpha A5000 – Compact DSLR Camera – Don Charisma’s New Toy”

1. Beautiful photos. Nice camera. I think this should take your photography to a whole new level.

   1. Thanks Suz … hope all is well down under … If I can get the hang of Lightroom, then yes “anything’s possible” !

      1. I don’t use LR yet because I can’t afford it. I still play in PS (although someone terribly sweet gifted me with a more updated version of PS than what I was originally using).

      2. I checked the price recently didn’t find it terribly expensive, around £100 to buy outright … or creative cloud they charge monthly … I have some thousands of photo now, and Lightroom has organising capabilities as well as 99% of the editing capabilities I was using in Photoshop … plus edits are non-destructive, Lightroom remembers the changes one did … currently looking into Smugmug in conjunction with Lightroom for publishing …

         Next challenge for me is portrait, but I figure you have to be comfortable with the camera before you start snapping people’s photos !

2. Great camera, outstanding shots!

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3. That’s the toy i have wanted for ages. Lucky you

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4. Thanks for sharing Don. I think I know what my next camera is going to be. We have the same requirement – portability.

   1. You’re welcome … and do check out the Sony website when you’re ready to buy, it’s very informative and helped me decide which camera to buy.

      Portability is a must these days, especially since we’re so clever at miniaturising everything !

5. Wonderful shots, great advertisement for that camera

   1. Thanks, I’m really enjoying shooting with it, and even more enjoying seeing the results when they get to my PC 😀

      1. You have mad skillz with the cam, we’ll all enjoy the results

      2. Do my best! I enjoy finding the angles, the challenge of working out what will look nice … helps me see things I’d ordinarily miss when I’m out and about too 😀 …

         Currently working on how to get the photos from Lightroom to the blog. Lightroom itself is a challenge but it’s really powerful for organising and non-destructive editing … and once mastered it’s a big time saver … it’ll come, patience whilst spinning the plates is a virtue …

      3. Can you run them through a third party? Maybe slide them over to photobucket or some such then copy paste to here?

      4. Looked at a couple of things like that, “buffer” was promising but cost $$$ for sizeable endeavours … I do publish a lot of photos and have many that remain unpublished ! … I have the general idea and free tools in mind, it’s putting it all together that’ll take a little time and effort … I keep taking photos, sorting, organising etc … they’ll get published when I’ve figured it out !

      5. You’ll get it done, have fun

      6. Somehow or someway, yes … and having fun is the most important of all, so totally 😀

6. Great shots! I love the cityscapes. I got a new toy recently too: https://forelysium.wordpress.com/2015/02/09/dabbling/

   1. Thanks very kind … and yes I saw, aren’t you the talented one !

      1. Thank you for looking. 🙂

      2. My pleasure

7. Enjoy!

   1. Thanks dearest 😛

      1. You’re welcome Don! Hope all is well. 🙂

8. You’llnget some great pictures with that, Don.
   Leslie

   1. thanks leslie, and yes that’s the hope 😀

9. Momma didn’t take your Kodachrome away did she?

   1. LOL, if I knew what it meant I’d have a witty retort !

      1. Paul Simonsong “Kodachrome!”

      2. LOL, The all seeing all knowing Don Charisma wasn’t in this case …

      3. PS I always used to use Kodak film and insist on Kodak printing, the others just didn’t get the colours right 😀

10. Don, Thanks for the review and the photos. I love the canal and sheet iron reflections and the sunsets. I’m always looking for interesting shots. I’m also looking for a small camera to carry on a daily basis. Something better than my phone and not as bulky as my Nikon.

    1. YW shawn … same, always looking for intersting shots … the Sony gear is definitely worth considering, they have an extensive range and respectable list of features, progressive and innovative …

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12. Good choice, Don. I think the Reflections in a Canal is just an awesome photo!

    1. Yes, I love it too … reflections I look for when I’m shooting as they give some beautiful captures

13. I don’t see any “hoes” in your picture. The wording is offensive. Just sayin…

    1. *Pissing myself laughing* … I like how Jason puts it – “My aim is to offend everyone at least once” … job done 😀

       1. FYI, a hoe is a garden tool, kinda like a rake.

          Also, I heard Tena Lady is on sale in Boots. You should get some.

       2. LOL … you’re on form today … if a hoe is a garden tool then confused about why you’d be “offended” … as for Tena Lady, well I figure that’s more you’re department than mine, I have the wrong plumbing for girl’s underwear … as for “pissing myself” I think that’s an analogy or euphemism … just sayin’ …

       3. Ha! I never said I was offended. I said it was offensive. It’s a small but significant difference. I know you have lost followers because reasons, so I was just being a friendly neighbourhood follower and pointing out your misogynistic faux pas.

          Tena Lady isn’t exactly ‘girl’s underwear’. Firstly its marketed towards mature women, not girls. Secondly its a stick on pad that would work perfectly well in Y front’s and jockeys. Baggy boxers and jock straps might be slightly more difficult…

          I concede to your point about analogies, not so sure about euphemisms.

       4. You’re very civil in your hostility, endearingly so actually. I don’t make faux pas’, nor have I ever done anything misogynistic, nor am I a misogynist – the thought I find abhorrent because the female of the species are so lovely, wonderful and (obviously) the very cornerstone of virtue.

          I’ve also never lost a follower for any “reason”. In fact I’ve never seen my follower count go down. Stranger things have been known, so never say never. Perhaps one day I’ll bore of being popular, shocker I know !

          My pubococcygeus muscle is in good working order, thank you, so currently I have no need for incontinence devices, pads, panties, nappies etc, nor do I have any interest in them. Which leads me to question your interest in them, perhaps you’re more intimate with lady tena than you’re letting on? In any case, I’m with the Scots, I think a man’s family allowance should hang free as god intended, so no idea where I’d stick the darn thing ! Actually, could think of a few places, but we’re being polite to each other, right ?

          As an author (or at least a wannabe) presumably you already know the difference between an analogy and a euphemism … for humble creative writers such as myself, often we have to look such these things up – however often we’re too busy being actually creative rather than talking about it, though, I guess 😛

          As for conceding points, would imply a competition, which I’m not taking part in – so you win my dear, game, set and match. Congratulations 😀

       5. That’s not what I meant. What I was trying to say (and apparently failing) is that I accept that you make a good point aka argument.(No I don’t think we are arguing). I wasn’t trying to play verbal tennis.

       6. Saying something is “offensive” to some-who, then going on to imply a person is incontinent and a misogynist, I find little that’s not argumentative. You didn’t fail to say what you wanted to say, I understood perfectly, just that I didn’t agree with you.

          MY art is my art. Art is expression and creativity. Great art isn’t interested in conformity, great art is interested in newness, in doing something different, pushing the limits etc. Art can be written, spoken, drawn, painted, sculpted, drawn, painted and so on, the medium doesn’t matter. Musicians sometimes produce “art” and so do computer programmers, sometimes. SOME authors and writers do too, sometimes.

          So there isn’t such a thing as a “faux pas” or “offensive” for an artist’s work. Only art. Only creation.

          Of course some people may like less or more the artist’s end result, but that is not the primary concern of the artist in producing the work. The primary concern of the artist is creating something that they enjoy, maybe find funny, enables them to express and create. Sometimes it is confronting or controversial, that may be it’s point, or not.

          The converse, and what isn’t art, or creative, is to be so overly concerned with making a “faux pas'” that all one does is produce “intelligent spam”, the elevator music of the world. A pale reflection of art born of censorship and caring what people think. Within that we all do it to a certain extent, so I’m not pointing a finger at anyone, merely stating a fact as I see it. No one’s “perfect”, and there’s a debate on “original” thought and creation, anyway.

          Steve Job’s requote in some ways set out to say the artist’s paradigm :

          “Here’s to the crazy ones, the misfits, the rebels, the troublemakers, the round pegs in the square holes… the ones who see things differently — they’re not fond of rules… You can quote them, disagree with them, glorify or vilify them, but the only thing you can’t do is ignore them because they change things… they push the human race forward, and while some may see them as the crazy ones, we see genius, because the ones who are crazy enough to think that they can change the world, are the ones who do.”

          It’s fair to say that Steve Jobs did change the world, and some might argue “an artist”.

14. How about Canon 5D Mark II? Because my friend is saving money to buy it for her clay animation. Because she needs to capture full frame so that her animation is viewable at the cinema resolution.

    1. Probably a great camera for her purpose …

       However for me it was about portability mostly, anything weighing more than a few 100 grammes isn’t any use, because I can’t be bothered to carry it … or put another way someone once said to me – “the best camera is the one you have with you” … if it’s light and compact, then I’m more likely to get the shots, which is what having a camera is all about for me.

       Add that to the £2500 / $4000 price tag for a 5D Mk II without lenses, and I’m out definately !

       D

       1. I see. Thank you.

       2. YW

       3. What is “YW”?

       4. You’re welcome …

       5. I see

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