"Think of aperture as a water tap. When you tighten the tap, less water comes in. So less light comes in so it takes longer to fill a bucket."

That analogy works too but these icons are as direct as you can get! I really hope it answers all those "what aperture and shutter speed to use?" questions.

hanafinoor, thanks for reading!

goldfries: Indeed, it feels like a big smack in the head of those who I've heard:

"Think of aperture as a water tap. When you tighten the tap, less water comes in. So less light comes in so it takes longer to fill a bucket."

That analogy works too but these icons are as direct as you can get! I really hope it answers all those "what aperture and shutter speed to use?" questions.

alpha_company, yes, it looks like that is the case. As the YXTM grip for the D40 uses a infrared remote I don't see why they cannot do the same for the A230/330/380!

0168257061: The SAL5018 SAM has 7 aperture blades. Nothing new though, the Minolta 50mm F1.4 had it too and it seems Sony just carried the tradition on. I know the Canon 50mm F1.8 MkII has 5 heh.

However I think the distinction is in removing bright-line bokeh which is so common on 50mm lenses. Bright-line bokeh is responsible for turning your faraway out-of-focus paku-pakis plant into an annoying bunch of sharp lines!

chew,

Earlier spam shot was iso2500 

For those of you who have read my blog entry on the A330, you should read this again as I've edited it a lot after discovering that SAM lenses weren't all that bad, and that the Local Area AF function does have its purpose.

What does the C5 icon mean?


I changed the Drive mode; when you choose an option, about 1 second later, the helpful description comes up. This Self-timer(continuous) mode, I imagine, will be a lot of fun... set your camera on a flat surface, run to your group of friends, and make 5 different poses!

Yes, just like those sticker picture booths.

Although it doesn't let you use the pop-up flash, you can attach an external flash and have all 5 shots with flash.

after reading albnok review..i like this c5 function...  

0168257061: The SAL5018 SAM has 7 aperture blades. Nothing new though, the Minolta 50mm F1.4 had it too and it seems Sony just carried the tradition on. I know the Canon 50mm F1.8 MkII has 5 heh.

However I think the distinction is in removing bright-line bokehwhich is so common on 50mm lenses. Bright-line bokeh is responsible for turning your faraway out-of-focus paku-pakis plant into an annoying bunch of sharp lines!

nice review albert.. this the most long waiting lens lol..

hey guys,
wat if we (who want to buy this lens in future) we go ramai2.?

the next 2 item on my list for molest molest event... 50F1.8 + F20 !!
if got correct tactic.. i might own it sooner than end of this year 

mechaherc : The F20 may be able to but I would think that it needs at least the A700 if not the A900 body to do so.

mechaherc : The F20 may be able to but I would think that it needs at least the A700 if not the A900 body to do so.