cheap zoom, u can try SAL55200 .. around RM400 2nd hand or around RM680 new... expensive one, u can try either SAL70200G = RM5550 or SAL70300G = RM2550

SAL70200G = RM5550 vs SAL70300G = RM2550

What is the main difference between this 2 G-lenses ?

SAL70200G is a constant f2.8 lens and it's white..
and SAL70300G is not constant aperture.. (f4.5-5.6)

constant 2.8, ....jz the same as canon 70200 L
hmm...did tat 16105 can serve as zoom lense as well?cz i check...quite alot good review abt the sharpness n etc...

may i know where is the 2nd hand shop u mentioned?

like.no.others impresses me this time

guys where can i buy light stand, umbrella adapter & flash shoe? & how much it will cost? i dont wan to expensive....

woah.. i smell studio!!

lanusb: Face Detection adjusts WB, exposure and focus. Yes it tracks faces automatically.

SHOfrE3zE: Welcome back! Sometimes I like how nice blind angles turn out to be.

amadeo: Got RM2650 for the A550 body only at one shop. So you can put RM27xx for any shop lah.

SiLVeRClIdGe: No, the A230/A330/A380 cannot use the VG-B30AM.

Uzumaki NaruTo: Nice hairlight!

Kul | Mo0: The Sony Carl Zeiss Planar T* 85mm F1.4 ZA is the rarest of them ZAs. It's also the only Planar (flat focus field) and yet ironically brighter than the Sony Carl Zeiss Sonnar T* 135mm F1.8 ZA, Sony Carl Zeiss Vario-Sonnar T* 16-80mm F3.5-4.5 DT ZA, Sony Carl Zeiss Vario-Sonnar T* 16-35mm F2.8 SSM ZA and Sony Carl Zeiss Vario-Sonnar T* 24-70mm F2.8 SSM ZA (Sonnar means bright).

e-jump: Aiya, forgot to try! Yes, you need to enhance your colors in the RAW processor as it does not understand Sony Creative Style settings.

If you can make 2 exposures, you can pull out extra color tones from her hair and face.

Hair = bluegreen = mostly blue and green channels. So if you make your WB more reddish (nearer to 9900K) it could look more 3D (but may go in the opposite direction of the art.)

Face = orange = mostly red and green channels. So if you make your WB colder (nearer to 2500K) her lips will be tonally 'further' away from her skin and more distinct.

These 2 exposures can then be merged, using either layer as a layer mask, inverted where necessary. That said the current picture already has a very nice color balance, but if you want more tones out of it, I've just told you what you can do!

weixuan: Love #2!

achew: I would crop it tighter; chop off 1/3rd off the left, and 1/3rd off the right.

hkhk: Some filters can reduce contrast. Also show us some pictures! I find the Zeiss lenses to be contrasty no matter where you go, even in soft ambient low light.


Zeiss 135mm F1.8 1/5s ISO6400


Zeiss 135mm F1.8 1/5s ISO6400 (most of the light is candlelight bounced off walls)


Carl Zeiss Jena Flektogon 35mm F2.4 (M42)


The captions say it all.

mcline_007: Don't bother with the Minolta 28-80mm F3.5-5.6; it is not an upgrade from your Sony 18-70mm F3.5-5.6 DT. It certainly does not do much better at portraits. The light stand/umbrella adapter/flash shoe can be gotten at Digicolor, Mutiara Complex, around Batu 4 of Jalan Ipoh.

thanks buddy

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Added on October 28, 2009, 12:02 pm

This post has been edited by mcline_007: Oct 28 2009, 12:02 PM

Actually why is it so rare?
Because of the range?

albnok, wat is flat focus field?

the SAL16105 serve me very well....u can check my travel blog for the photo

tjq: It is rare as in, very few people buy it, compared to the Zeiss 16-80mm F3.5-4.5 DT, 135mm F1.8 and 24-70mm F2.8 SSM. Not many people understand 85mm, but it's a great lens on both APS-C and full-frame.

countdracula: Flat focus field meaning when you face a flat surface, all of the surface is evenly in focus.

A lot of lenses have curved focus fields, meaning the focus to the side is slightly shifted. This might annoy some people.

WOW!!..albnok!! thanks for the info...az allways!! hahahahhah...very interesting stuff..now must go read further ...

another question....what are the elements that should go in for a coffee table book?

zaaa anyone know where and how much can i letgo my a350 more than 1 year slightly in great condition??

i want the moola for my CZ already

This post has been edited by lanusb: Oct 28 2009, 01:55 PM

ahaks i tot you want to jump nonac ship? Sell me your flash f42 please..

initially yes....but a850 retained me ........so now is a850 + cz muahhahaha

I really having hard time in snaping picture indoor-ly and nighttime, the pics are so blur and when ppl moving, all also blur, how to solve this issue ya?
I using A100 with stock lens and stock flash

This is a shot during morning 6.30am from my house balcony.

Time to get external flash gun bro. even better pair it up with some prime lens. It'll make a good people shooting setup.

This post has been edited by Uzumaki NaruTo: Oct 28 2009, 02:10 PM