Spectacular photos begin with your Sony Alpha and this book. With its Alpha A300 and A350 cameras, Sony has blurred the distinction between introductory and advanced dSLRs. With the expert advice in this book, you'll learn to use every menu and control perfectly and gain insight into setting up and capturing shots that will amaze you. Reach beyond the automatic settings and take control of exposure, shutter speed, white balance, and every creative element that makes photography an art. Part I explores using your Sony Alpha A300 or A350 straight out of the box. Starting with an in depth look at the Sony Quick AF Live View System, this part of the book also explores all the external controls, explaining the purpose and function of each button, dial, and switch. Understanding your camera's menu system is crucial to getting great results with the A300 or the A350, and of course the book will also teach you how to maneuver through all of your camera's menus. You'll not only learn how to adjust each setting, but when and why you should make each adjustment. Chapter 3 gives a thorough explanation of basic photography fundamentals, without overwhelming jargon and technical terms. If you are a new photographer you will gain an appreciation of aperture, shutter speed, exposure, ISO and white balance. If you are an experienced photographer you'll find helpful tips and tricks for adjusting each of these key settings. Interchangeable lenses are one of a dSLR's major strengths, and that is true of both the A300 and A350. With so many lens options, choosing auxiliary lenses for the A300 series can become overwhelming. Chapter 4 helps you eliminate the mystery about which lenses to buy and gives you a full explanation of what to look for when evaluating a new lens. With information on wide-angle, normal, telephoto, and macro lenses, this chapter discusses the full Sony lens lineup and goes on to demystify the option of using Minolta lenses on the Sony Alpha. Understanding light and light modifiers, such as diffusers and reflectors, is absolutely essential to getting great results from a dSLR. In chapter 5, you'll find a complete discussion of lighting basics, including the differences between continuous lighting and electronic flash. The full array of light modifiers is outlined, and the chapter goes on to explain the strengths and weaknesses of the proprietary Sony/Minolta hot shoe design. Naturally, there is also a discussion of which flash units work with the A300 series. Chapter 6 consists of a series of exercises designed to enhance your skills when shooting in a wide variety of photographic situations, including everything from macro photography and black and white to high dynamic range, portrait, and travel photography. Each topic is accompanied by numerous full color examples. DSLR photography entails far more than just the camera and lens. Once you fill your memory card with great images, you will need to download, catalog, store and edit those images. Chapter 7 takes you through a quick, but informative tour of the software and hardware options available to simplify your digital workflow. You will be exposed to the differences between RAW and JPEG images and you'll receive a thorough overview of your RAW processing options. You also learn about sharpening and noise reduction software, as well as the best editing applications.
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从技术介绍的角度来看,这本书在镜头兼容性方面的论述也显得力不从心。A卡口系统虽然庞大,但对于新用户而言,如何挑选出性价比最高、画质最符合自己需求的镜头,是头等大事。我关注的重点是,哪些副厂镜头在搭配A300/A350的APS-C画幅传感器时,能提供最佳的成像圈覆盖和锐度表现?这本书只是罗列了一些索尼原厂镜头的规格,对于那些追求大光圈定焦镜或特定焦段变焦镜的摄影爱好者来说,缺乏必要的“避坑指南”和“推荐清单”。例如,在讨论广角镜头时,它没有深入分析边缘画质的畸变控制,也没有给出哪些镜头组合能更好地应对风光摄影中的“透视感”问题。更别提那些关于后期处理的预设思路了。我知道相机本身设置的局限性,所以,我希望这本书能提供一些基础的色彩配置文件(Picture Style)的推荐,比如“鲜艳”模式下,对比度和饱和度的最佳调校参数,以便于在导入 Lightroom 或 Capture One 时,能有一个接近理想状态的RAW文件起点。这本书对“色彩科学”的探讨,简直可以用贫瘠来形容,仿佛只要按下了快门,色彩就自动完美了似的,这对于追求高品质输出的用户来说,是无法接受的。
评分这本所谓的“数码摄影圣经”,我拿到手的时候,心里其实是充满期待的。毕竟,索尼的A300和A350在那时候可是市场上响当当的角色,功能丰富,操作也算直观,但对于一个刚从卡片机升级上来的新手来说,那种复杂的菜单层级和专业术语简直就是一座大山。我本来指望这本书能像一个经验丰富的老朋友一样,牵着我的手,一步步地带我领略单反的奥秘。比如,光圈优先和快门优先到底有什么本质区别,在什么场景下应该优先考虑哪个?这本书的理论部分,介绍得未免有些过于抽象了。它堆砌了大量的参数和定义,却没有给我太多直观的画面感。我想知道的是,当我对着一束逆光的夕阳,是应该把曝光补偿调到+1,还是应该直接进入M档进行精确测光?书里没有给出太多这种“实战演练”式的场景分析。我翻阅了关于ISO感光度和降噪算法的章节,虽然提到了原理,但对于A350这款机型特有的高感表现,尤其是当噪点开始侵蚀画面细节时,究竟应该如何权衡取舍,寻找那个最佳平衡点,实在讲得不够深入。它更像是一本冷冰冰的硬件规格手册,而不是一本能激发创作灵感的实用指南。我更需要的是那种能让我立刻拿起相机,对着窗外就能尝试出效果的即时反馈,而不是晦涩难懂的参数解释。这本书的排版也略显拥挤,密密麻麻的文字让人在试图快速查找某个特定设置时,感到有些心浮气躁。总体而言,作为一本“野外指南”,它缺乏那种令人豁然开朗的“啊哈!”时刻。
评分最后,让我不得不提的是,这本书在“摄影思路”上的引导几乎是空白的。A300/A350是入门级单反,其用户群体最需要的,是如何从“记录”走向“创作”。这本书里充斥着关于“如何找到菜单”的指导,却很少有关于“如何构图”或者“如何讲故事”的深入探讨。比如,我想练习拍摄移动的主体,但又不希望背景模糊成一团,我应该如何设置我的追焦模式(AF-A 或 AF-C),以及在追焦模式下,每次半按快门时,焦点锁定的逻辑是怎样的?这些关于半按快门和释放快门之间微妙时间差的实操经验,完全没有被提及。再者,书中对于人像摄影的布光基础讨论,也停留在非常表面的层次,没有结合A300/A350的内置闪光灯在“热靴”上安装离机引闪器后,如何实现更柔和、更立体的主光和补光方案。一本合格的“指南”,应该能教会读者如何用手中的工具,去实现心中的画面。遗憾的是,这本书似乎更专注于向读者展示工具本身的功能,而不是教导读者如何使用这些功能去雕琢光影、捕捉瞬间的审美价值。它更像是一份使用说明的注解,而非一本真正意义上的摄影教程。
评分这本书的“Field Guide”名头实在有些名不副实。一个真正的野外指南,应该能预判到用户在户外会遇到的各种突发状况和恶劣条件。比如,在强烈的户外阳光下,屏幕的反光如何最大限度地被抑制?或者,当气温骤降导致电池续航能力明显下降时,我们应该优先关闭哪些功能以节省电量?这些在实际摄影中至关重要的问题,这本书里却完全没有涉及。我记得有一次在海边拍摄,微小的沙尘进入了反光镜箱,我当时完全不知道如何进行初步的检查和清洁,只能干着急。我本以为这本书会提供一个简易的“故障排除清单”——比如,如果出现条纹,检查快门速度;如果出现黑斑,检查感光元件。但是,这本书的维护和保养部分,写得极其敷衍,无非就是“保持清洁,避免潮湿”,这谁不知道?我希望能看到针对A300/A350机身密封性的评估,以及不同天气条件下(如雨雾)的保护措施。此外,关于配件的使用,特别是闪光灯的同步速度和 TTL 测光系统如何与机身配合,书中也只是浮光掠影。如果我购买了一个原厂外置闪光灯,这本书能指导我如何通过机内设置,将闪光灯的出力与环境光完美融合,创造出立体感十足的人像效果吗?显然不能。它错失了将硬件功能转化为实际创作工具的关键桥梁。
评分说实话,我对这本书的失望感,主要集中在它对“实战应用”的覆盖程度上。电子取景器(Live View)是A300/A350的一个重要卖点,特别是对于那些习惯了实时预览的用户来说,它极大地降低了单反的学习门槛。我期待这本书能详细拆解Live View模式下的对焦速度、弱光下的表现,以及它与传统光学取景器在视野覆盖率和景深判断上的细微差别。然而,书中对此的描述轻描淡写,仿佛只是顺带提了一句“此功能存在”。更令人费解的是,对于操控性上,比如自定义按钮的设置、菜单的深层逻辑,这本书似乎采取了保守的态度,只是简单地复述了说明书里的内容,没有加入任何作者基于长期使用经验的优化建议。比如,我总是在想,如果我想快速切换到连拍模式并锁定自动对焦,A350的最佳快捷键组合是什么?这本书里找不到这样的“秘籍”。相机的动态范围(Dynamic Range)表现,尤其是在处理高对比度场景时,如何利用索尼的自动优化功能来挽救暗部细节,这才是决定照片质感的关键一步,但这些内容在书中几乎是一片空白。我花了大量时间去研究如何更好地利用机身自带的白平衡预设,比如“阴影”和“日光灯”,但书中的案例都太过通用,无法针对特定光照环境(比如室内暖光灯下的肤色还原)给出个性化的调整曲线。这本书给我的感觉是,它在介绍相机时,更像是一个忠实的翻译者,而不是一个经验丰富的向导。
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