Compare the beercan and the 55200, I like the beercan more. It's more sharper and faster than the 55200.

I feel that when the 55200 reaches 200mm, it's performance starts to drop. I'm using my beercan now most of the time for portrait at f4. With that, i get the nice amount of DOF to isolate my subject from the background. NICE!

The 55200 is now inside the box untouched.

Apart from that, I'm just having WB problem with my A300.

Albert@ Looking at your pictures, is the 55200 that contrasty compare to the beercan?

Oh I see. Because i notice the skin tone created by the beercan made them look like Alienish Green. It's nothing to do with the WB right?

Yup. Both Sony and Minolta are contrasty. Anyway, it's been a long time since i used my 55200. Since I gotten the beercan, its like no return for the 55200!