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These photos were captured in Bali over the course of two months in 2025. The cameras I used were the A7CII and A7CR. The lenses I chose for this trip were Sony's FE 20-70 F4 G, FE 70-200 F4 Macro G OSS II and the FE 50mm F2.5 G
Video Link: https://youtu.be/BZqmwqyNvAg
This 10-minute video provides patrons with a quick tour of the support site. It includes information about changing your membership tier and canceling your membership. The video shows how the learning resources are organised into '...
2025-10-11 03:13:56 +0000 UTC View Post
Note > This 2nd draft has corrected some typos and some minor errors.
Video Link: https://youtu.be/dUQ1s0SsUHw
Sony's new FE 100mm F2.8 Macro G Master is a lens optimized for Macro photographers who often find they are shooting moving subjects hand-held in low ambient light. How does the new GM compare to Sony's FE 70-200 F4 Macro G zoom le...
2025-10-07 20:18:59 +0000 UTC View Post
Premium and Premium Plus members do NOT have to purchase eBooks. They are part of the Patreon subscription. The prices some Patrons are seeing are probably the ones listed in the Patreon SHOP - which is where non-members can purchase eBooks for the mostly older model cameras. Every book in the SHOP has a product descript...
2025-10-01 06:48:07 +0000 UTC View Post
The Wotancraft September Giveaway saw 3 lucky Patreon/markgaler members from the Premium tier win a Parashooter Wrist or Neck strap. We are now opening the October Giveaway for Premium Plus members.
For the October draw, the winners will be drawn at the end of the first week of October. This month winners will ...
2025-09-30 16:00:20 +0000 UTC View Post
'Mode Dial Control Set' is a significant new feature that has appeared with the Version 3.00 firmware update for the A1 II (A1M2) camera. The second item in the 'Benefits and Improvements' list on the Firmware Download page reads:
Allows you to select whether to change the Shooting Mode, Dr...
2025-09-12 22:36:17 +0000 UTC View Post
The images above were all captured at the 20mm Focal length when using the Sony FE 20-70 F4 G on my recent travels to Bali.
I own both the Sony FE 20-70 F4 G and the Sony FE 24-50 F2.8 G, which I find are an ideal size when working with the A7CR and A7CII cameras. They don't take up a lot of space in my Pilot 7L sling/messenger bag. I can...
It seems like every week brings yet more new lenses. Most of these new lenses don't interest me at all, because I am acutely aware of my own priorities when choosing a lens and I know what I need from a lens, and most of these new lenses don't offer any significant advantages over the lenses I already own.
Some of the recent lens announcemen...
Sony have recently updated their 'Bluetooth Shooting Grip' and 'Bluetooth Remote'. These new updates may have gone under the radar for some Sony Photographers. In the Patron Accessories guide and camera eBooks I have always listed the SmallRig SR-RG1 Bluetooth shooting grip as well as the Sony Shooting Grip. This was primarily because the SmallR...
2025-09-05 02:30:27 +0000 UTC View Post
Because some Patrons want to avoid Adobe's subscription model, when choosing a post-production editing software, I created a 90-minute 'DxO PhotoLab 8 - Transitioning from Lightroom to DxO PhotoLab' video tutorial back in February this year. DxO have now announced Vers...
2025-09-02 15:59:03 +0000 UTC View Post
A7RIV eBook for Premium and Premium Plus Patrons
All prices have now been adjusted to reflect the US Tariffs. Guide now includes Sony's new Bluetooth Remote, Bluetooth Grip and Dual Battery Charger.
Mark Galer Patrons are again being given the chance to win one of three Parashooter wrist or neck straps during September.
If you are a Premium member of Mark’s Support Channel you are automatically in the draw for your chance to win one of three Wotancraft Parashooter wrist or neck straps.
Winners will be...
2025-08-31 22:00:00 +0000 UTC View Post
A1 II eBook: October 2025 Edition
Updated to include the new Macro GM lens and new Bluetooth Grip and Bluetooth Remote
Wotancraft have just announced a Version 2 of their popular 'Rider' series of bags. I am currently on an extended location shoot, so I won't have the opportunity to review these new camera bags until I return home in September. There are a couple of features in the product pre-release pdf Wotancraft sent me that have caught my eye, so I will be ...
2025-08-21 06:41:07 +0000 UTC View Post
Many have listed the lack of a tilting monitor as a deal breaker when considering the RX1R III to replace their RX1R II camera. I would prefer the RX1R III to have a tilting monitor, but I have decided to order an RX1R III camera anyway (primarily because of the AF improvements over my second-hand RX1R II).
A few days ago I was covering a cre...
I am currently travelling in Bali, Indonesia with the A7CR and A7CII cameras, plus the FE 20-70 F4G and FE 70-200 F4 Macro G OSS II zoom lenses. This gear (plus 1.4x Teleconverter) all fits neatly into my Wotancraft Pilot 7L medium-sized messenger bag. There are times, however, when I just want to carry a single camera body and one small compact...
2025-08-15 01:26:10 +0000 UTC View Post
All-eBooks are available for FREE download for Premium and Premium Plus Patreon members.
This 540-page eBook offers you learning support and contains links to more than 50 video tutorials to help you master the craft of taking creative photographs.
NOTE > All-eBooks are available for FREE download for Premium and Premium Plus Patreon members. Patreon Members should go to Patreon > Collections > eBooks to access all of the learning resources that are part of the subscriptio...
2025-08-02 22:01:00 +0000 UTC View Post
All-eBooks are available for FREE download for Premium and Premium Plus Patreon members.
This 550-page eBook offers you learning support and contains links to 50 video tutorials to help you master the craft of taking creative photographs.
All-eBooks are available for FREE download for Premium and Premium Plus Patreon members.
This 540-page eBook offers you learning support and contains links to 50 video tutorials to help you master the craft of taking creative photographs.
All-eBooks are available for FREE download for Premium and Premium Plus Patreon members.
This 573-page eBook offers you learning support and contains links to more than 50 video tutorials to help you master the craft of taking creative photographs.
All-eBooks are available for FREE download for Premium and Premium Plus Patreon members and can be accessed by going to Patreon > Collections > eBooks.
This 624-page eBook offers you learning support and contains links to 50 video tutorials to help you master the craft of taking creative photographs.
All-eBooks are available for FREE download for Premium and Premium Plus Patreon members and can be accessed by going to Patreon > Collections > eBooks.
This is a 600-page eBook that outlines the best camera settings to capture a range of different subjects such as Portraiture, Action, Landscape plus the optimum setti...
2025-07-31 23:20:00 +0000 UTC View Post
All-eBooks are available for FREE download for Premium and Premium Plus Patreon members and can be accessed by going to Patreon > Collections > eBooks.
This is a 366-page Camera Setup Guide for the ZV-E10 II Alpha camera. This guide is not an big as my 600-page eBooks that I make available for the other Alpha cameras...
2025-07-31 23:15:00 +0000 UTC View Post
I have also included recommendations for accessories and lightweight lenses.
Premium and Premium Plus members can download a supporting CAMSET (camera setup file).
2025-07-31 23:11:00 +0000 UTC View Post
CAMSET for the A1 II (A1M2): Firmware Version 3.00 and later
