oiit.. give numbering la next time   
i like lighting on #2 n #4
i believe i'm free this friday nite 

Hahaha DUCKS! Your pet? (:

prefer number 3...

she wanted to buy a900 + 2470 for me actually..but i told her not to =)

guys,

Any recommendation for 70-300 or 70-300 f/2.8 lens for alpha A200? I am asking on behalf of my friends.

Thanks!

tanjq87, wouldn't be so sure about the new Alphas not being able to trigger off-camera flashes - there's nothing in Sony literature that suggests otherwise, and David Kilpatrick has changed his articles from time to time as more updated information comes in.

i play a lot with wireless flash, even the A300 pop up sometimes is still not enough to trigger wirelessly in daylight (yea i am crazy to strobe at daylight) thus where the HVL-F20AM comes in real handy... at least faster cycle time then popup(4sec) i myself will have a go with HVL-F20AM... since it's a little upper hand for wireless shooter like me...

i am thinking, A200/300/350, will not trigger mounted flash(F42, F58) for triggering wireless flash.

HVL-F20AM is design to able to trigger wireless for A230/330/380/700/900...

but see that A230/330/380 CANNOT use F58 to trigger other wireless flash... (huh???? =.=||||)

i beg Sony to release a Fireware for A200/300/350 to able to use HVL-F20AM for triggering wireless flash... (even thou it doesnt trigger F58) ... else strobist will be boring without HVL-F20AM

i not sure what did i type,.... ignore my grammatic errors....

From the very day that the F58 was launched:

Only the A700 and A900 can use the F58 on camera to trigger the F42/F58.

Only the A900 can use the F58 on camera to trigger the F42/F58 AND F36/F56.

Too much is not known about the F20AM, let's wait until there is an actual model we can try out. I'm already set on buying one, and we'll have a TT to find out exactly what it can or cannot do.

tanjq87: I don't feel limited by the F58's head and its sensor - as long as light can bounce off the subject, into the sensor, it will trigger!

tanjq87: i speak from my experince. i do agree Sony wish to keep thier classes diff with A700 A900 from the entry levels. but funny is, why they would even release a HVL-F20AM with wireless trigger ability?(mainly aiming A900 user? cheap flash for a rm9999 body, lol) but i still stick with a cheapo body, to me lens plays bigger roles, and the rest, photoshop can deal with it.

F58 is powerful, thus, always allow min of 2 metre from subject if u fire 1/32, if ttl, it will auto choose power (hidden power like 1/64 and 1/128)

*even the infra is not pointing straight, it will still trigger if it detects the flash from the body. try, go into ur room, turn off light, put the flash behind u (facing away from u) and u press the * button (will trigger the flash, will not shutter release), see if the F58 behind u fires. u'll get what i mean.

* button = AElock

Let's say at 300mm F2.8 ISO200, it meters at 1/8000s. So it picks F11, so it becomes 300mm F11 ISO200 1/500s.

albnok, care to explain a lil bit more how do u calculate that i enlightened for a better understanding...