not sure if this is posted before
from dpreview:
    *  The SAL-1855 standard zoom lens will cost about $200.
    * The SAL-55200 telephoto zoom lens will cost about $230.
    * The SAL-50F18 portrait lens will cost about $150

not the last line
cheaper prime coming

Sony Alphas gears + acc



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Why would the Minolta 50mm F1.7 be impossible to sell? It's still a good bargain and it's a Full Frame compatible lens. Those of you that had never seen a 50mm on a FF should look at a 30mm on the APS-C.

It gives a very nice angle of view. The new Sony 50mm F1.8 is a DT lens so it's not FF compatible. I'll rather stick with my Minolta.

On a side note: Any one of you seen the latest Canon 500D ad featuring Simon Yam? He repeats his infamous 'kung-fu' hand stance and totally ignores the vertical grip when holding the camera in portrait orientation. Just go to the photo gallery and see for yourself! LOL!

man...if i got such amount of money....
i adore this baby for such a long....long time

uhh... 1st post is over here? u must've registered to gather some info kot..

which model u had in mind?? come come ask... sifu MechaHerc is in the house~

Haha mechaherc come TT. (:

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Added on May 20, 2009, 3:57 pmJust saw vikingw2k's gear on geavity. 4 canon bodies damn alot lenses and 4 handphones. LOL

YAY! Got sifu albnok coming. Lagi yeng. Later recognise me by looking at a guy carrying a big bag with chubby teenager face la. LOL!

yay sifu kul moo coming!

You can imagine it this way
A2xx/A3xx are actually a standard lower than the first A100, which seems to be a premium entry level DSLR.
A500 replacing A100 with improved performance isn't so weird even in marketing strategy speaking. It's just a naming scheme.

back then it was like this...
A100 vs D80

so it wouldn't be a surprise if...
A500 vs D90

Technologically the A200 is equipped with better advances such as better high ISO noise control and a pseudo-quick navi interface but in terms of having semi-pro features the A200 lacks in these areas:

1. Absence of the Depth Of Field preview button.
2. Absence of true Mirror Lock Up ability.
3. Absence of a Direct Manual Focus ability - if I am not mistaken ler...
4. A more powerful DRO function.

Of course most of those features are rarely used by the regular entry level DSLR users ler but there are there nonetheless.

Another thing that I feel the A200 is lacking is the size of the internal memory buffer. You will know if you have ever tried scrolling through shots in your CF card with the A200. The A100 scrolls much faster! You keep the button depressed and the images streaks past. On the A200 they merely scroll past.

Yes, the A100 has stronger DRO+ effect. It also has DMF, MLU, DOF preview, M42 support in A mode... but the A200 has better noise control and AF speed, and supports a Sony battery grip. Some users reported that faster CF cards allowed over 3 FPS.

The A230/330/380 supposedly has a stronger DRO effect also. We'll see.

As for scrolling, the Alphas have always had the embedded thumbnail, so when you scroll through, you always see a full-resolution thumbnail, not a (annoyingly) shrunken pixelated preview like on the Canon 40D/50D. Nikon doesn't pixelate their thumbnails either so I'm not sure why Canon can't do it. And it is responsive enough to stop scrolling when you stop pressing the arrow key LOL.

Funny thing is, film SLRs didn't use to cost that much unless they were top-of-the-line;

manual focus SLR = RM400 (Olympus OM-2000 level)
auto focus SLR = RM600 or less (A200 level)
hi-spec AF SLR = RM2000 or less (A700 level)

You can ask your parents/uncles/aunties what they bought. Did they have a F2.8 zoom lens? No, it's more likely you'll see a Cosina-made OEM body (Nikon FM-10, Olympus OM-2000, Yashica FX-3, etc.) with a 28-80mm kit lens.

MechaHerc, of course, you can use the Sunny F16 rule on digital. Though of course, you always have a meter if you have a battery in your dSLR so no point also lah. Unless you want a strict no-chimping manual mode challenge.

The point of knowing the Sunny F16 rule, is so you don't have to use a light meter.

Old mechanical shutter film SLRs can shoot without batteries. Experienced photographers can just look at the light and say, "hmmm, I have ASA 100 film loaded, so I'll set the shutter speed to 1/125s, and the light is kinda shady so F8 will do." The light meter is inside the photographer's brain!

Later, electronic shutter film SLRs came out, and those needed batteries to fire the shutter. Those had meters already. At this time it was still the manual focus era before Minolta invented current AF.

Now, your dSLR already has a meter. If there is no battery, there is no meter reading. But if there is no battery you cannot shoot!

So, since there's already a lightmeter, you might as well use it. It is fun to do it Sunny F16 style sometimes. Or Lomo camera style (typical Lomo cameras do not have a light meter, so the shutter speed is fixed at 1/100s and F8.0 - you're supposed to change film for different light conditions.)

Another technique to learn, to get good exposure, is the Zone Metering System popularized by Ansel Adams. The A100 had Spot Metering AEL Toggle, which really helps with learning this technique.

which part over cooked?
thanx,
ISO200
1/60 sec
F5.6
105mm?
thanx bro..
and now, today sepam pulak lah...

all photos using bouncing method with bounce card attached.
this one SAL16105 bro..

can, try again access my blog..

vandechrome - ceiling + bounce card? diffuser + bounce card? sorry banyak soal...

no new lens lor..this one not my shots, but im doing the PP..
weird, i can access with no problem at all.
bounce, then put bounce card to fill in to subject.

was going to get sigma 70-300 APO DG, but got so many good commends on sony 55-200
which shop selling sony second hand lens? urgent...

guys, just a question where's the borderline that determines if a photo has been PPed too much and a photo which is still photog acceptable... just curious...

albnok, we were talkin about this poster the other day remember... i just came across it again.... yea i am kinda curios to see how it was lit....

exactly! but HDRed.... don't quite think so la... must try this shot soon!! but tensen a bit... no studio light... eh ehem... sumone's coming from sabah all the way to kl to get studio lights kan...

the picture is HDR-ed. u won't get that kind of skin pigmentation out of camera.