sifus!
my friend is getting A550 tomorrow but doesnt come to len, so i suggested 18200 for him as kitlens... so sigma or tamron, which should i recommend it? and whats the price for both

Sigh missed out yet another TT. ahstong just called to tell me got 3rd party a700 VG there. ):

Alhamdulillah...i've got my a300x finally...

 

see u guys @ tmr's flash workshop !

I might not make for the flash workshop tmr. ):

woot that's pretty low!! but i won't use much flash and rarely use live view (try to adapt from pns here which always depends on the lcd)..

yup, after terjun summore doing flip back hair in water...... i totally missed that.... shite...

was in the main room, taking the realllllly cute chinese model.... she was so pretty, and very accommodating in poses, and all the guys was there snapping away....

i will try to upload some pics of the 3 models to flickr and then share here tomorrow....

ps.... the chinese girl is waaaaay cuter than the Nokin one.....     

cannot login alphanatics ...

then the DRO is pretty weird than. (im not using alpha now)....i usually turn on the DRO (function) whenever im shooting outdoor esp during those situation when i have super bright sky. I will post a few pics with it on and off to see the diff it you wana see it ...all i can say is that its pretty cool function to have, at least i can keep my GND at home and get a so-so result (of course GND will give better result).......

well, i always recommend one to use M whenever u are using an external flash....

cut short the entire story, to use fill-in flash under sun light using a flash gun
1) set camera to M mode
2) set HSS to ON
3) use spot metering (for more accurate result)
4) set AEL to TOGGLE (easier than hold)

ok here comes the method:
1) Meter the background (the background should be relatively brighter than your foreground)
2) lock the exposure by pressing the AEL button
3) now focus on the subject (foreground) and set ur flash compensation to  -1.0ev or more (personal preference )
4) then shoot

Result - your subject should be properly exposed as well as ur background, besides, the -1.0 ev is to avoid super harsh flash and to create a more subtle pic (personal preference too)...sometimes is use up to -2.0ev....the above technique can be used for indoor dark env too...

just my 2 cents.....

but i do it a little diff, i will use Smode lock it to the shutter speed i wanted, check both F on subject and background, see the differences, then only decide the amount of power of flash to use (manual flash thou)

yupp, meter the background.....

HSS only works when flash head is at 90 degree (f42 la, duno bout f58)...
it is because ur TTL will adjust the flash power accordingly when u set ur aperture...be it f/5.6 or f/8

iv) u can iether use auto TTL, or manual power in M mode. but only TTL in all other mode.

Hahahaha suddenly I talk about STF only all kena serious poisoned. LOL. The STF actually belongs to my cousin's boyfriend. Hope they get married then I can pinjam. (:

Studio Zaloon (google it or search name here).....

Uncle Chin selling A550 + 1870 at RM2999 during Alpha Flash Workshop last Sun.... bag is FOC for 10 customers only.... quick!!

how much zaloon sell a850?

nid some help here ...
when im capturing some photos that facing a light source like LCD or light bulbs with F1.4, i would captured those light reflection on the uv filter into my photos... its my cheap uv filter problem ? its fine without uv filter... @_@