diff brands do give diff types of color and i believe some stick to it due to that type of colors too....
Canon has a faitful mode which ilove very much for product shooting, it is super accurate as apposed to the other brands...(well, can edit juga la but troublesome.

IS,SSS,VR or whatever are the same.Oly,Sony,Pentax incorporate it into the bodies. u can get sharp picture with SSS at any focal lenght provided u have a steady hand. This applies to any brand that u use.canon/nikon/sony or wahtever la....no one can confirm that u can shoot at 1/5 and produce sharp images...it all depends on u!:)
IINM, sony SSS is 2.5~3 stops, some IS/VR is ranging from3~4 stops too..E620 claims that it has 4 stops., i tried and its impressive:)

Having an SSS in the body is like a blessing, ask any canon/nikon user if they want all lens to come with VR/IS or not la...i believe majority will say yes.... Follow the rule to couter handshake, always shoot at shutter speed = Focal lenght lo (dont forget crop factor)

True and very true. some third party lens are realyl awesome such as tammy 90mm. The compared this lens with sony/nikon/canon macro lens and tammy beats them all

some people claim...well they may be super good then....to be on the safe side. say u have 3-stop SSS and shooting at 200mm on FF. U need 1/200s, but having the SSS, u can shoot at , 1/30 (if my calculation is not wrong la, 1/200,1/100,1/50,1/30)...but then 1/30 reduce handshake but not freezing motion
just my 2 cents

This post has been edited by Sp00kY: Aug 16 2009, 03:40 PM

Any pics to skodeng?

Well I'm in the minority group. I like simple and stupid, back to basics stuff like having a tripod and cable release . If you love to take IR pictures, then an in body stabilization will not be a good thing for conversion of body to IR.

guys,

i am wonder the way i am metering the exposure. is it half press the shutter release is the correct way to meter it? or is there any other method? .. ..

sorry for noob question but i am searching for this quite sometime d .. ..

hi people, i just bought SAL 16-105, n i want to make sure that its is a good copy ? is there anyone that can tell me what to do ? i've been comparing between the image quality between 16105 and my kit lens, the result are the same. im worried now maybe its because of the low light settings ? just rained over here.

^ It is quite hard to spot difference in quality. Dont worry...

really ? whats the point buying expensive lens then

lol...16105 is a lens tht is slightly better than ur kit lens...yes there is difference. U zoom into ur photo and u spot tht 16105 is slightly sharper. Don expect buying a lens then ur photo will look good..must see lighting and other minor stuffs also.

This post has been edited by AlphaBeta: Aug 16 2009, 05:13 PM

well 16105 image quality is suppose to match CZ 16-80, i dont think its 'slightly' better than kit lens. maybe i'll try shooting again when the sun comes up haha

The last time I visited PW site and search for cable, there is no cable for sony flash. How do you connect PW to the sony flashes? Care to share any pic to show the setup?

thanks for your explanation, understood now

FYI, 16-105 was a kit lens for A700 in europe region (correct me if I am wrong)..

and I dont think the image quality of 16105 matches 1680cz quality .. but of course, it is better than kit lens (18-70 in this case) .. ..

i think u r right abt the A700 kit lens. it is true that the image quality of 16105 can match up 16-80CZ, the only diff is 16105 has soft corners at wide open. i've read a lot of review and comparison before buying 16105 n thats how i came across so many people saying the image quality between these 2 r almost the same.

mind to share your photo taken by 16105? maybe 16105 users have experience in checking the lens problem, etc .. ..

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Added on August 16, 2009, 6:02 pm

before photoshopping



This post has been edited by yuenzhi: Aug 16 2009, 06:14 PM

Why before photoshopped looks nicer? =p 16105 is much better lo. Sharper and faster. Thats worth the money already.

yo moo .. back from KLPF? .. survey the price of 50mm 1.8? .. ..

WT Ask... anybody using LowePro Fastpack 200/250?
is it capable to put a 70-200F2.8?
I wanna get a bag..

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Added on August 16, 2009, 6:18 pmThe 1st pic is after editing..
2nd is before (the tile is grey)



This post has been edited by hkhk: Aug 16 2009, 06:18 PM

I prefer 1st pic le. Er I asked 1 shop forgotten which (=p) the cheapest they can give is 530. So Digitalsmania at Pudu plaze cheaper lo.

its suppose to be 1680 successor..but somehow carl zeiss doesnt approve it and hense sony sell it as a sony lens....so whats the big deal btwn carl zeis or not??i believe the coating plays a part..

the contrast kills the details in the back area...the body of the dog almost couldnt see any details anymore....
anyway..quality aside...try to experiment in different compo...the tail of the dog was cut...and i feel that the angle was a lil bit awkward too


just my 2cents worth..