This is my 87th birthday so obviously I started taking B&W with various Brownie cameras,then 35mm Kodak Retina IIIC, Argus C3 and C4. Then came Konicas, Minoltas and mostly Kodacolor as I was never fond of slides and projectors. Today with Digital, Sony A6000, Olympus EM-1 I do strictly color. All of thgis to explain that I don't understand the fascination with B^W. I see in color so why should I photograph in B&W?
Apparently it's all in knowing how. When I traded my RX100II for the III I was at B&H and could not get the strap to attach. I went to the Sony area and said "help". The guy behind the counter took the camera, the strap and in a second it was done. The strap has been secure for over a year now.
There was a well documented problem (see DPReview) with black A6000s. It seems the black paint got on the flash contacts and prevented proper contact. Many users did the inelegant solution of scraping off the paint. This may well have been solved but it was a real problem early in 2015 and not my imagination.
It seems to me as an A6000 user that the built-in flash covers your modest needs - fill-in, vertical bounce, etc. so why complicate your life with a separate unit. Sony's hot shoe is not universal so some in-store research is probably advisable.
I bought the Canon Pro 100 a year ago. I received the rebate in a credit card form promptly so prompt that I don't remember the exact time. These rebates are not scam they're proven devices to get printers to market and inot people's hands AND to sell ink.
The printer is great by the way.
Go to Gary Friedman (google him). He has the definitive A6000 guide. More specifically he's produced with Ross Watner a Back Button guide v.1.02 which covers the A6000 and several other Sony cameras. This is about 6$ and well worth it if you're interested in BBF. Personally I prefer DMF and peaking.
Friedman's A6000 manual is more expensive but again in my opinion well worth it for his complete and conversational approach to instruction.
Jim
Thanks. I will think more seriously about the Cloud as a result of your answer.
Jim
Another Cloud question - I have 2 Windows 7 computers joined to one monitor and keyboard, the 2nd is a back-up to the first. I also have a Win 7 laptop and an old Win XP machine. What happens to these with the "Cloud" does one subscription fit all? Or would I need more than one? Currently Lightroom 5.7 and PSElements run on all.
Thank you all for trying to help but special thanks to Dannac. I thought I'd tried the view box but apparently I missed the right item but Dannac made me try again and this time...SUCCESS!
Thanks again.
Yes, I see that in Elements 12 Editor. I was accustomed to larger type underneath the picture in Elements 11 Organizer and that I can't find in 12. ??
I have been using PSE 11 for some time (several previous versions as well) so I thought I should try either or both versions 12 and 13. I had all kinds of trouble loading 13 (PC Windows 7) and what I saw I didn't like much. PSE 12, however, appears to be familiar to me EXCEPT I can't find a way to show the file names under the pictures. I'm sure there's some simple adjustment but I can't find it. This was never an issue with other versions. Thanks in advance for help.
Check-out Gary Friedman. He has an E-Book(PDF etc.) on BBF for a variety of Sony cameras but probably not for the A57. He does have an A57/58 book that may include BBF.
My shirt pockets have flaps and buttons so the camewra won't fall out.
In my view there is no better small, pocketable camera than the Sony RX100III. My only complaint is that I spent a couple of hundred dollars on shirts with 2 breast pockets, one for glasses, one for the camera.
Finally! McVeed made sense. It's crazy to try and be an expert on the inner workings of every brand of camera and all the variations within a brand. In our club the leader would have occasional "special" meetings wherein members could bring their camera and the manual and the leader would attempt to work it through with them on a one on one basis.
Again photography is so much more than gear and that's what needs teaching.