thanks, i just need some confirmation from real-life users hahaha
thanks albert

his whole family are poisonous wei

i dun get what u mean. bokeh is where the background is blurred and ur subject stands out. I think ur current pic shows bokeh too, abit

pics can be sharper and brighter. sony has a vivid mode, use that it gives great color...pump up sharpness and contrast and ur pic will stand out.

my exp with a200 is to slightly over expose ur pic by +0.3/+0.7 ev try it out

hmm....basically...u dun have to worry about noise that much. instead, shooting at 1/4 or 1/15 hmm..i suggest u use a tripod...
ur a200 has SSS which allows u to shoot 2.5~3 stops slower, say if u are using ur kitlems at 18mm (27mm equiv)and shooting at 1/4,hmm... can la but prone to handshake.

what i am trying to say is that, pump up ur ISO and dun worry about it that much. If u are worry, shoot in RAW and remove the noise later.
Also, having noise is far better than having blurry images right?
A tip i learned is that try overexposing ur pic abit when shooting at high iso. IINM there are 2 noise, chromatic and grey/grains (i duno the name la) hehe.
i realized when increasing the exposure, it is less prone to get chromatic noise (the red color dots) because these are annoying.....

another alternative is, use ur flash to overcome ur handshake.....pump up iso to 800 and then meter ur background then shoot with flash....shud be fine i guess...

dun be afraid to use ur pop up flash. if u use it correctly (blending the atmosphere properly), ur pic wont look that bad one ...

This post has been edited by Sp00kY: Aug 14 2009, 02:52 PM

same here, i rather have details than a smudged pic...
that is why i rather shoot in RAW, turn off in-camera noise-reduction (NR) and remove the noise during PP..

some camera tends to remove too much noise while failing to 'keep' the detail....in the end, the pic looks really clean ..but without detail or sometime too SMOOTH that it looks fake.
you can simulate it by using ur PP software...

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Added on August 14, 2009, 2:51 pmfrankly, i find alpha ergonomics pretty good ...the A200 has a good feel too..buttons are easily access....the only problem is if u use your left eye to focus then ur nose might accidentally press the AF selection button ..

the newer a230, a330 is a bit too small for me

This post has been edited by Sp00kY: Aug 14 2009, 02:51 PM

yuenzhi: 16105..i just dont like 1750 hahaha

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Added on August 14, 2009, 3:39 pm true.. .and try avoiding black backgrounds

This post has been edited by Sp00kY: Aug 14 2009, 03:39 PM

dejavu?

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

hmm..are you using sony? What made you chose sony (if u use sony)?
let see the pros and cons having SSS
Pro:
SSS with any lens
Able to shoot with lower shutter speed

Cons:
SSS drains more power (you can switch it off if you dont want it)
x-sync speed will be lowered with SSS on (not sure about the higher end model but IINM, A200 is like that)

For me, its no harm having a "plus" and I can always "minus" the "plus" if i dont like it by switching it off

Well, I am just curious....

I tot that you are selling alpha stuffs?

clean ur hands and get ready to molest ur upcoming FF!

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Added on August 17, 2009, 4:02 pma normal kingson 133X should do the job
IINM its around RM70~90??

This post has been edited by Sp00kY: Aug 17 2009, 04:02 PM

getting ur 70200,35 1.4 and 85 1.4 together?

*sp00ky is keeping himself away from this fellar*