Day 2 of the Watersports event in Putrajaya

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Took these from on board the official boat.

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I think that was moments before he fell into the water...oouchh

No money for white beast la. all these were taken using my trusty and cheap Minolta 70-210mm f3.5~4.5

This post has been edited by hokc77: May 17 2009, 10:52 PM

hi guys, wanna ask something.

I read somewhere in one the threads that fixed appeture lens has a faster focusing speed compare to non fixed lens.

Assuming i'm comparing Sigma 70-200mm f2.8 HSM against Sony 70-300 G. With camera setting fixed, focal length at 200mm, 1/500, f9 for example; would the Sigma still focus faster than the Sony G?

Ya correct. I wanna compare the SSM against HSM. Does f2.8 plays a role even though i'm using say f9? For discusion sake, lets include the Tamron 70-200mm f2.8 as well

SinnerBuyer: Thanks man. Gone through it already.

Why i'm comparing the Sony G against Sigma HSM is because i like to shoot action scenes (motorsports, drifting, watersports etc). Under broad daylight, f2.8 is redundant for me. For example if i wanna shoot panning, at 1/60 my aperture have to be at least f11 and above, depending on the brightness of the sun. For freeze motion, at 1/500 i'll be at f5 and above.

For these conditions, Sony G is a better choice for its:

a. cheaper price
b. compact size
c. longer focal length
d. 3m focus limiter

But what about focus speed, does the Sigma HSM f2.8 perform better compare to the Sony G under the same settings and conditions?

wat u wanna shoot first? wats ur typical shooting conditions? each lens have their pro and cons.
Except for Minolta 28-135 f4-4.5, the range is not wide enuff for APSC camera.

Good marketing mah. later can do limited edition LV Alpha, Coach Alpha bag. Like handphone

not impossible...just how low you are willing to go

Private bike event @ Sepang F1 Circuit

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thanks.

using A700 + 70300mm

thanks bro. glad u like them

today still got another session from 1pm to 3pm. u can just go in through the paddock entrance.

next sat and sun is Asia Festival of Speed. I'll be going on Sat morning
AFOS homepage

spot focusing on "other area" perhaps?

Asia Festival of Speed, SIC, 30th May

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AFOS day 2..