any short review?

somehow the cam looks big! ahha, isit because of the cam is small and the lens is big?

grip... i cant go swing it around as they removed the top part a bit...
but it does feel like gripping to my fingers.. almost the same feeling as my grip...

battery grip... i dont think so haf any la...

buttons?? kinda tricky a bit... but i guess all is there.. somewhere..

pop-up flash access only at Fn 4-way navigation button

SAM kitlens kinda better.. i believe is faster than 1870 kitlens... not really that silent focusing la..

color menu?? pink default factory setting = their target are...??? lucky dat can change to black/white/brown

shutter sound is a lil quieter than mine... alberto record movie for this.. just wait la...

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Added on June 10, 2009, 7:27 amcamera bit small... lol.... thus the weight difference~

This post has been edited by dingenius3: Jun 10 2009, 08:58 AM

din: then we should try the 135mm on this new cam and see if its gonna topple and fall. (135mm is adi so BIG on a300!)

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Added on June 10, 2009, 7:51 amsame shutter sound? or like a700?

This post has been edited by Sp00kY: Jun 10 2009, 07:51 AM

CAN...USE IT....
im from sabah la...kudat...the end of the borneo island....

thanks albert for the tt last nite......
nice to meet all frend there....din,sigh,chris,zeegon,shofrez..and many more i forgot their name

Thanks to you guys, I earned another RM15.

Nice meeting you guys and thanks for all your views and feedbacks.

haha! yea ryzan i enjoyed the TT last night too, thanks ryzan for sharing ur knowledge!... it was nice meeting all ya guys again, all friendly and accomodating as always!.... i was even entertained by the sekinchan dude who uses Adobe Lightbox!

in my opinion la, i think Sony just wants to get everyone into dslrs first, let them get hungry for better specs, lenses and accesories, and then only introduce damn kau good models...

spooky, sorry din check the price for the CF card la... i reached berjaya times square ngam2 at 8.. and dei, the A330 is small la!! not only the pop up flash must be accessed through the Fn menu/button even choosing(....in my lame explanation) the focus point thingy? can't use the directional keys edi... have to access thru the AF submenu in the Fn Menu...

i'd also like to point out that the directional keys in the A330 is so much like a PnS camera... which can be off-putting to some la...

i agree with dingenius, the 18-55mm f3.5 SAM is much faster than the 1870 la... but it is still not very silent la...

the camera is light, i think it's a good option for one who like to travel light la, with the lens detached, the body can easily fit into a handbag i think

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Added on June 10, 2009, 8:59 amhey bro ur the sony style guy kan!

This post has been edited by millenia3000: Jun 10 2009, 09:00 AM

V12Kompressor - errrr....??? why i didnt earn any last nite??

millenia3000 - ya la... the "local af area" need to press either left or right to go to any of the 9 box.. in "Fn" summore

wah, focus points have to be chosen IN menu? i use to do it on the fly with my eyes stuck to the OVF leh... if thats the case, its a definite downgrade d..

Sp00kY - the 135mm lens is way heavier than the camera... how to put at tripod??

lwliam - i think sony must have their own market target for these new models la.. female pns photogs to dslr~
where they dun wanna know much bout dslr just wanna camwhore shoot around = can change lens

Love that strap!

absolutely agree wit u bro... while shooting time u'll nvr know when ya wanna switch focus points... that time, wanna access menu meh!? can see clearly la they want the users to use live view more...

Saw something comprehensive on www.glaringnotebook.com

From the looks of it, I guess it's true that Sony is aiming the A230, A330 & A380 at really noobs PnS users.

Cannot set Kelvin WB??!! Cannot quickly choose AF points??!! Darn!

The rumors may be true after all - The A2xx and A3xx is aimed at PnS users while those who are a bit more serious should be looking at the rumoured A5xx series deemed to be the TRUE replacement for the A100. This range will now compete against the D90 range of DLSRs.

The A700 will have a replacement soon and will now compete at a higher price point against the D300 and 50D range of DSLRs. Those of you hoping to get a A700 on the cheap had better get it now before stock runs out!

Which means bad news for me. Sony will not be releasing any budget FF camera this year. Counting the A230,A330,A380 and A500 and A550 PLUS the A700 replacement, Sony will be introducing 6 bodies this year. That's a lot!!

I might even say that the A700 replacement may only be due next year! So the best chance of a budget FF will be end of next year!! But looking on the bright side I can have longer time to save up ler...

something like canon? hmm.need to check that out then:)
i hope its not choosing a menu in the fn button to select focus point

even if use LV also, still need to access Fn to select focus points? i can expect pretty much slower operation times for those using these 3 models..

fast fast buy a300 before the price increase due to a330 not competitive hahha

yeap bro, have to choose from the Fn menu wan...

yeap... stupid rite... but its ok i think la when using Lv cos ur alrady looking at the screen... if usin ovf then u gotta look back at screen, set set set, back to ovf, kalau tak ngam, look back at screen, set set set, back to ovf, then shoot! *sigh*

good morning
last night was awesome!
i learned alot from the guru's there.
millenia3000 thanks dude for sharing your knowledge to me.oh yeah y'day the yoyo dude was awesome n the sekinchan dude too, funny guy(ADOBE LIGHTBOX)

haha... it was even funnier when i asked him "eh bro, is this the crumpler 7 million dollar home? (cos i oso never see b4 mah).. and he went.... "NO!! this is BAZILLION WAN!"