i bought my a200 from sony centre sunway carnival mall penang...for 2.2k++...kitlen..4gb sony cf card..bag(worth 3++)..got free alpha tee,diary..wristband..alpha cap..is it worth it r? but i bought it thru 0% installment scheme with credit card...they also said i will get free workshop fro aony alpha...

MechaHerc: All the Alpha mount digital SLRs (KM5D, KM7D, A100-A700) are APS-C except the A850 and A900.

All the Alpha mount film SLRs (Minolta Dynax/Maxxum/Alpha*) are full-frame. I've corrected Templar on this.

However, there were also half-frame film SLRs like the Olympus Pen F, and there was a film format with a smaller size called APS (Advanced Photo System). However that was expensive and didn't sell well.

*a Minolta 7 sold in the USA would be called a Minolta Maxxum 7, in Japan it's called the Minolta Alpha 7, and elsewhere, it's called the Minolta Dynax 7.

SpOOkY: Yes that is the link for the film 7.

Ksano: Yes, I strongly suggest you get the screen protector.

Ooo.. i think i'm confiusing alot with the name.. i tot maxxum n dynax is a different camera, maxxum lot of review but dynax is not.. thanks bro for clearing my mind. 

suddenly got interested for research about old system camera

yup...single lense...ok r?me only got 10%discount for the bag....

how much does it cost 4 hoya UV filter?my best buddy bought D5000...u think my a200 can beat him r?he3..

no wait, so what i said just now salah ka? 

i liek to add some flavor for achew





here

Wah I am new here... What a nice welcome gift you all give me.

Thanks Neo for your advise...

MS is operating a business, Kancil for him is just a chip in his pocket.

go for primes ...
20mm, 50mm, 85mm, 135mm, 200mm....        

i tot primes MFD are not that good? nvrm, i may be wrong

there is a saying- once u touch/in-love with primes, U're gone..no cure..

huh?mini beercan 1m? u sure kar? that is seriously very FAR...
my 55-250 minimum is 1m i adi complain and most 70200 is also ~1m...

50mm are ~0.45m but the new SAL50 1.8 is better

1680 wont fail u for sure....once u try it,u will poisoned deeply i confirm....

very true, some people can go walk around all day with just a 50mm prime, some will need an army of lens. but it is very useful to get feed back from users so can make informed choices.

edit : don't just take it face value that the zeiss or g are automatically good. look at the pix produced and see if you can tell the differences and if those differences are worth paying the premium for. i am not dissing any of the lenses - i am actually deeply poisoned by most of the zeiss/g

albnok : Someone who understands...finally... hahaha... If you guys think about it, zoom lenses are quite new to the game of photography. Film shooters of old had only prime lenses once upon a time and if you can't use those focal ranges, how in the world did they shoot back then??

That's why some 'pros' discourage too much use of zoom lenses. It gives you some kind of skewed mentality that the zoom is the be all end all solutions.

To be honest if one have a prime line up like:

1. 20mm
2. 35mm
3. 50mm
4. 85mm
5. 135mm

One would find that one seldom needs other focal ranges. Especially on a FF. Unless one is into birding or macro where long telephoto or macro lenses would come into play.

there are prices to pay when we never do enough homework...

guys, 50mm f1.4 or 17-50 f2.8?

Reporting of a flight accident
C&C Please

OH YA..i had a CPL from my technician~ =D  but not sure how to use it tho..nv use it b4..lol..does it help?

chiggy bought the F58 for RM1015 only
where u ask??