clivengu: Ur lens seems to suffer from focusing problem. download a focusin chart and do the test

why do you bother so much on how ppl look at the gears? i understand if ya wana be humble with the gears but i dont see why u cant be proud of having a sony? what's wrong? :s......

d3000 is the lowest in the line up..no where near a700 ....

A850 is dirt cheap and i wonder what will canon and nikon do to fight back.......im gonna try a550 later woohooo

haha just did a small test on a550...

first impression when i hold it,
i like the size and the weight compared to the A2XX and A3XX series...this fits much better....

summary

like:
- the size
- the weight
- the noise control seems pretty impressive on sony! Need to further verify on pc!!! I tried up to iso3200
- AF seems faster or isit my imagination....
- the 50mm 1.8 MFD
- typical sony colors I used "standard"(not vivid) FYI

Dislike:
- no dedicated top LCD
- small VF and slightly dark
- no dedicated rear dial
- pic doesnt seems that sharp until ~f/2.8
- i dont like the style of the menu, reminds me of A230/A330 ...though good for beginners....
- couldnt locate the 7fps ...

all in all, the iso performance is really a step higher than the previous sony models that I have tried.....

noprob: hope u dun mind, too saturated....for me, WB and 'originality" is utmost important for food photography..

food taken quite some time ago :

u can change the AF on-the-fly like A200/A300 , thank god ..
top LCD is really useful...at least for me....faster and easier control....

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Added on October 9, 2009, 10:41 pmthe curve

oh, a550 body color is pretty funky too >..


This post has been edited by Sp00kY: Oct 9 2009, 10:41 PM

hehe....try it then u will understand...

besides, the front lcd is hard to view under sunlight..

with top lcd, i can change almost any settings on the go without accesing the menu, i can just press and scroll.
i can change
1) drive
2) wb
3) af
4) pic quality (fine, medium ....
5) iso
6) exposure
7) flash settings....

etc etc etc etc etc etc

lol, no idea about alpha la....50d says to have that coating too...but under sun sorry babe...

albnok: nice review...frankly, a550 is a step up from the previous models! I like the weight and the feel of the camera though

trust me,a550 LV is impressive

bro, on point 2) that u pointed out, i somewhat understand it and i think i can visualized it when taking pictures too, but what is the theory behind it?

alpha users are lucky to have sp90 + SSS leh.....sp90 is one of the best macro lenses around...other brands have to live without SSS (some might say why need SSS? okok, but i dont mind having extras and i love extras hahah)

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Added on October 14, 2009, 10:55 amsame here, i prefer looking through VF because it feels more confortable than holding a big chunk using live view...but live view comes in handy sometimes when i wana see how a pic look (for composition) and WB (though i use a white balance cap ahah)........sony LV is 1 step ahead of everyone .....

This post has been edited by Sp00kY: Oct 14 2009, 10:55 AM

seng_kiat: the balls are making me a bit dizzy...prefer all balls to be clear...what's the f-stop btw?

countdracula: nice and sharp, slight underexposed and i think the WB a bit warm(it is slightly bluish).nice...

in nikon CLS, u have to set the external flash to a certain channel & group so that it can correspond to the body.
ie: if flash set at channel 1 group A, the body has to set that too in order to trigger the flash using the pop up flash..

if im not mistaken, there is this small sensor thingy besides the sb600, i once tried covering it and CLS couldnt work, i think it is used to send the data (channel & group)..yes?no? LOL

Yup....correct-o...

i dun think u can trigger sb900 with sony pop up.....because its not 'entirely' optical triggered.

clivengu: that is very very very bad after sales service..from what u said, he is not trying to understand at all...all he wants to do is just to push the blame to u....a genuine seller will try to understand customer's needs and wishes and try to fulfill it....i will boycott such seller..im sorry

why not get ur body calibrated with sony first and prove him that the lens has a problem...