Monthly Archives: August 2014

First impression of Sony A7R and 55/1.8 lens

Posted on August 29, 2014 by Oleg Volk

Auto focus is much, much faster with a native lens compared to Canon lenses on Metabones adapter. Numeric distance readout in the viewfinder is a great help when focusing manually. I am not sure how accurate the focusing is yet, … Continue reading →

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Unedited samples from Sony A7R

Posted on August 24, 2014 by Oleg Volk

I obtained Sony A7R to supplement my Canon 5D2 bodies in studio. The Canons are far more useful for fast action, Sony AF being useless. It’s as slow or worse than the first serious AF body, Maxxum 7000 from 1985! … Continue reading →

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Please recommend a workflow for Sony A7R files (Windows 7)

Posted on August 23, 2014 by Oleg Volk

With Canon 5D2, I can open RAW straight out of Adobe Bridge (CS 5.5). Can’t do that with A7R. My options seems to be the following: Use DNG Converter (free but slow) Update to the current Creative Studio subscription (more streamlined, expensive, … Continue reading →

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“The original owner didn’t need it anymore…”

Posted on August 19, 2014 by Oleg Volk

Let’s see how it shoots… (Don’t actually fire it without eye and ear protection!) A good deal on STG44-22: $330!  

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St. George Arms Leader 50A1: new on AllOutdoor

Posted on August 19, 2014 by Oleg Volk

Compact, lightweight, well-mannered 50BMG rifle

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Scoping the STG44: new on CTD blog

Posted on August 19, 2014 by Oleg Volk

Getting full accuracy from this fun plinker.

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GSG Sturmgewehr 44 in .22LR: new on CTD blog

Posted on August 18, 2014 by Oleg Volk

My experience with the updated STG44-22.

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Tennessee Firearms Association apparel

Posted on August 17, 2014 by Oleg Volk

You can now support TFA by buying shirts and hats with their logo and wearing them in public. While the shirts are unisex, they look pretty good on girls.

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Almost a DMR

Posted on August 17, 2014 by Oleg Volk

Eight-year-old Taylor is running his dad’s AR15 with a 3×20 scope mounted, old-school, on the carry handle.  Two and a half inch group at 50 yards isn’t a bad start for the first time he shot anything larger than a 10-22. This … Continue reading →

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Promoting Fire Discipline: new on AllOutdoor

Posted on August 13, 2014 by Oleg Volk

By training or by gun design?

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Why is ebay in Spanish now?

Posted on August 13, 2014 by Oleg Volk

Tried the site today, it was in Spanish by default. Switched it to English, but most of the content is still in Spanish. Any idea why?

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4/3 adapter for a Nikon spotting scope

Posted on August 13, 2014 by Oleg Volk

Yesterday, we got to enjoy the view of the nearly full moon through a spotting scope. At 60x, the moon filled half of the field of view! Now, I’d like to adapt that scope to my Panasonic G3. Does anyone … Continue reading →

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New on AllOutdoor: Ring it Again, Sam!

Posted on August 11, 2014 by Oleg Volk

Reactive steel targets.

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Indianapolis roll call

Posted on August 11, 2014 by Oleg Volk

Who lives there? Anyone attending Gencon and driving through Nashville?

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Lawyer portraits

Posted on August 10, 2014 by Oleg Volk

Alexandria Kincaid specializes in gun-related issues. Disclaimer: we did no live fire, hence the absence of eye protection. She brought the FS2000 and the Tavor, and Lyle from Ultimak provided the Mni-14.  

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Somebody’s time is running out…

Posted on August 10, 2014 by Oleg Volk

1858 Army, target version. This is my first foray into black powder, so I tried to pick something with practical value.

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Fashionable pistolera

Posted on August 10, 2014 by Oleg Volk

Kahr P9 with upcoming Viridian R5 laser. Keltec PF9

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A mid-19th century SBR

Posted on August 9, 2014 by Oleg Volk

1861 Enfield artillery carbine.

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Making lemons

Posted on August 9, 2014 by Oleg Volk

Volkswagen made a very popular ad about a lemon vehicle. Every so often, I also produce lemons. Here’s one: I didn’t notice that during the shoot. This is why I try to use trained models who can keep track of … Continue reading →

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Two new articles up on AllOutdoor

Posted on August 5, 2014 by Oleg Volk

Taurus Raging Bull 44 Magnum   Nagant Revolver in Serious Use

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