if using RAW, what softwere can read eh? i try PS CS4, cannot read the NEF files ler..

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Added on September 7, 2009, 11:40 pmn yes, how to put spoiler thinggy? lol

if using RAW, what softwere can read eh? i try PS CS4, cannot read the NEF files ler..

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Added on September 7, 2009, 11:40 pmn yes, how to put spoiler thinggy? lol

You have to download Adobe Camera Raw. Google it.

To use the spoiler tag

hi alpha_company,

saw the one with vr will be out but... was brain washed to get the one without motor.. lolz
so in general, made in china unit have more error compared to those made in japan ?
err.... just hope there wont be any problem with the back/front focus problems.....

as i am asking a fren who is in hk to get one unit for me @.@

so cant really test it before buy ..
or should i stop him from buying it for me ?

Some more nice pics. The price on the web page is USD 3495.    Put metal body, change dis and dat, add 10,000 ringgit   to the price.  Hollywood prices.

http://www.ducloslenses.com/

if using RAW, what softwere can read eh? i try PS CS4, cannot read the NEF files ler..

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Added on September 7, 2009, 11:40 pmn yes, how to put spoiler thinggy? lol

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Added on September 8, 2009, 4:09 am

They custom make it for anybody who wants it? woww..

BTW, the vid in your previous post was captured using what?

As promised, here is some real world footage shot with a RED One and the Duclos Lenses 11-16mm. It wasn't the only lens used, RPPs were there too. But you can pick out the wide shots. Pretty much anything wide was the DL 11-16.

Above is post by Matthew Duclos taken from the redforum link I posted earlier. I think "RPPs" means Red Pro Primes (lensses). Check out the prices here. 

Cheapest prime lens is USD 5950 = 21000 ringgit.      
Cheapest zoom lens is ISD 8500 = 30000 ringgit.        

I think I need to see eye doctor oledi. My eyes pop out so many times seeing the prices of all these stuff. 

Above is post by Matthew Duclos taken from the redforum link I posted earlier. I think "RPPs" means Red Pro Primes (lensses). Check out the prices here. 

Cheapest prime lens is USD 5950 = 21000 ringgit.      
Cheapest zoom lens is ISD 8500 = 30000 ringgit.        

I think I need to see eye doctor oledi. My eyes pop out so many times seeing the prices of all these stuff. 

with that price, i rather go for D3X 

yeah.. i saw those prices before.. man the RED is some piece of equipment.. if im not mistaken, it can also fit NIKON mount lenses on.

just look at the design of it..it's like those ancient transformers in transformers 2 movie. red can also take much much better hd vids and even better still pics than dslrs..at least that is what they claim..

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Added on September 8, 2009, 2:37 pm

well..i would rather go for the RED as it is good in both video and still pics..only thing is that it's bigger.

IFA, Berlin, 4-9 sept 2009: the A850 replaces the A900 (you already know that part)

(BTW: don't miss Leica announcing the M9 on the last day of the IFA on 9/9/09)

CES, Las Vegas, January 7-10 2010:
Sony announces the A950. Basically it is a A900 with a 32 Mpix sensor. No video mode. High iso.

So this means that Sony keeps 2 FF DSLRs in offer, one at 1500$ street price (MSRP 2000$) and one at 2000$ (MSRP 2500$).

Expect a 600mm lens to be announced between january and april.

(Side note: this leaves Nikon and Canon to announce a D4 and a 1D mark 4 respectively around march).

From this point onwards, Sony communication will be focalized on the soccer World Cup 2010 (in june). Sony was accepted to be one of the only 6 FIFA partners already in 2007, time to get the investment back...

NAB, Las Vegas, april 10-15.
Sony announces the A1000. This will be a revolutionary camera, basically a DSLR video camera hybrid. Sony wants to use NAB, because this camera is mainly a video camera. Sony feels that RED is eating too much market share from their Cinealta line, so they need a cheaper offer along their more traditional camcorders. Expect the A1000 to look a bit like the RED, costs roughly the same and be able to take 32 MPix pictures while filming in HDV at the same time. Expect a 28-300 lens with SSM (typical video range and SSM is silent, which is important for video).
Around the same time, the A2x and A3x line is replaced by smaller, cheaper crop cameras with video. Expect a very cheap A150 without built-in AF motor.


Marketingwise, Sony communication will be axed on the FIFA:
-a pro SLR with the A950 (*)
-a new type of camera with the A1000, perfectly positioned to celebrate the convergence between photo and video on the fields
-Sony video pro stands will assist the Sony soccer photographs and videographs
-all this so that the typical soccer fan wants to buy a camera of the same brand than the pros: the new A2x-A3x line.

(* a photograph which uses a photo camera incapable of video pays less FIFA royalties to be on the spot, that counts on a budget)


(Summer: A850 ceases production silently. Camera stays in program until stocks are cleared, just like the A900.)

Fotokina, Köln, september 8-10:
Sony announces the A5x, to replace the present "5" line. At the same time, a new FF DSLR is announced, the A820. Basically, a A850 with a 32 Mpix sensor and a smaller, plastic body. SD card replaces the CF slot. Video mode, built-in flash, simplified viewfinder. 1500$ MSRP, street price around 1000$ for christmas.

The A950 replacement is to be announced at CES 2011.

Hey guys i need some opinion on which flash to get. It'll be my first external flash. Since SB800 has been discontinued, there's only two choices left, SB600 and SB900.

I've been doing some research and found that some people recommend getting two SB600 over one SB900, some recommended the SB800 over SB900(when SB800 was still in production), some say get the most powerful one. 

I'll be using the flash for normal usage like events and portraits, stuff like that. I also like the multi angle rotating flash head of the SB900. Also, if i would wanna play with Nikon CLS, would my built in flash be sufficient to be the master?

Also read complains about the SB900 overheating very easily. Any flash owners here that can help me out? 

Thanks 

if using RAW, what softwere can read eh? i try PS CS4, cannot read the NEF files ler..

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Added on September 7, 2009, 11:40 pmn yes, how to put spoiler thinggy? lol

Hey guys i need some opinion on which flash to get. It'll be my first external flash. Since SB800 has been discontinued, there's only two choices left, SB600 and SB900.

I've been doing some research and found that some people recommend getting two SB600 over one SB900, some recommended the SB800 over SB900(when SB800 was still in production), some say get the most powerful one. 

I'll be using the flash for normal usage like events and portraits, stuff like that. I also like the multi angle rotating flash head of the SB900. Also, if i would wanna play with Nikon CLS, would my built in flash be sufficient to be the master?

Also read complains about the SB900 overheating very easily. Any flash owners here that can help me out? 

Thanks 

Hey guys i need some opinion on which flash to get. It'll be my first external flash. Since SB800 has been discontinued, there's only two choices left, SB600 and SB900.

I've been doing some research and found that some people recommend getting two SB600 over one SB900, some recommended the SB800 over SB900(when SB800 was still in production), some say get the most powerful one. 

I'll be using the flash for normal usage like events and portraits, stuff like that. I also like the multi angle rotating flash head of the SB900. Also, if i would wanna play with Nikon CLS, would my built in flash be sufficient to be the master?

Also read complains about the SB900 overheating very easily. Any flash owners here that can help me out? 

Thanks 

i've read around and they say that after the new updated firmware for SB900, it doesnt overheat that much in TTL already. but i cant remember specifically what version and you need a d3/d700 to update the firmware.
maybe nikon SC can do that for free? anyone can confirm this?

Havent really tried CLS out yet but i think it's quite cool. Although i might say that i wont be doing a lot of photoshoot that i'll be placing flashguns here and there. More of a walk and snap person if u know what i mean.

If i use CLS with my built in flash as commander, will the flash actually goes off together with the remote flash? So there will be two source of flash light?

oh ya that's what i heard also about overheating while using TTL mode. Is there a flaw in the way it choose its flash power in TTL mode? For newbies like me, prefer to use auto TTL. Does the new SB900 firmware solve the problem?

Is the SB600 power sufficient for indoor event coverage and maybe day time fill flash? Because this would be a one off buy, not planning to sell off this unit in the future. 

Havent really tried CLS out yet but i think it's quite cool. Although i might say that i wont be doing a lot of photoshoot that i'll be placing flashguns here and there. More of a walk and snap person if u know what i mean.

If i use CLS with my built in flash as commander, will the flash actually goes off together with the remote flash? So there will be two source of flash light?

oh ya that's what i heard also about overheating while using TTL mode. Is there a flaw in the way it choose its flash power in TTL mode? For newbies like me, prefer to use auto TTL. Does the new SB900 firmware solve the problem? (edit: just saw the last two posts. anyone can confirm less overheat for SB900 after firmware upgrade?)

Is the SB600 power sufficient for indoor event coverage and maybe day time fill flash? Because this would be a one off buy, not planning to sell off this unit in the future. 

If i use CLS with my built in flash as commander, will the flash actually goes off together with the remote flash? So there will be two source of flash light?