Seng_Kiat: Looks good to me. I use Vivid 0 +1 +3 -2 -1 all the time!

The setting has nothing to do with WB though - if the color is off, then it's your WB.

When the flash is in Manual Power, and the body is in any other mode than Manual Exposure, it will change to TTL. You need to change a setting on the F58 - hold down the Fn button until the Custom Function menu comes out, and scroll to C04 and change it from M to PASM. Now you can flash Manual Power even in Aperture Priority!

And I personally would prefer the 50mm F1.8 DT SAM because it focuses to 38cm close and is contrasty wide open (the F1.4/F1.7 isn't.) However, I do shoot in so much lower light that I really need the F1.4. If you're just going for bokeh, I would much prefer the F1.8 as it gives cleaner bokeh (no bright-lined out-of-focus discs.)

hanafinoor: What you talking about, people should be scared of you poisoning them!

tot31: Congratulations! Eh by the way the 5m range I'm talking about only happens in Sunny F16 light when the flash sensors are directly exposed to sunlight. When you point it up, or sideways, the distance increases by a lot.

chiggy: Nice lighting!

raist86: If you can't get anyone and if rental would cost RM40 I'd suggest picking up a cheap one, to function as a flash stand.

mcline_007: Congratulations anyway!

Seng_Kiat: Er, you wanted to use Manual Power on the F58 in Aperture Priority on the A700, right? So you need to enable PASM in C04 on the F58.

Yes, DRO makes your pictures noisier! This is especially so when there is bright sky and dark subject.

If you shoot ISO200, and the subject is underexposed by 3 stops, then DRO will brighten the subject by 3 stops (which makes it effectively ISO1600.)

The Canon 40D, Nikon D300, and Sony A700 v4 all have the same image quality and noise levels. It's just whether you used DRO/ADL/HTP or not.

You can accurately spot meter by changing your AEL button to Spot Meter AEL Toggle. So in the case of bright sky and dark subject, press the AEL button while aiming at the subject and you will get a properly exposed, clean image (but overexposed sky.)

tot31: Whoa, that is far!

HiroBoroi: I shoot IR handheld unmodified on 50mm F1.4 at ISO6400 in black-and-white. Looks just like IR film.

For the record, there are Alpha bodies out there that have been converted to IR.

achew: Aha! Spotted the feathering artifacts around the dog's left ear.

yuenzhi: Don't worry, ISO400 is alright on any Alpha - it goes a long way into getting a crisp image if you can stop down the aperture to say F6.3.

nabelon: I quite like #2 because it is simple - there's just the singer and the band in the back, in yellow. The angle could've been better though. I like #3's angle!

yuenzhi: That's a good angle, getting down to eye level!