wanna ask some bro's here

is it worth to sell/replace my Tamron 17-50 f2.8

for SAL 16-105?

1. A300 and brothers, doesnt has a AF illuminator, they use the pop up as AF assist.
2. attach ur flash, to use the build in AF illuminator. your tamron Will Not Hunt Anymore.

3. F2.8 advantage is not before shutter release, the advantage is During shuttle release. meaning, with 16105, F5.6, shooting the same subject with natural light, gives u 1/5ss, while the F2.8 give u a decent 1/25ss which prompt to less motionblur. F2.8 is like bumping iso to 1600 on F5.6 with less noise.

4. tammy 1750, well, Practically, its for indoor use. not outdoor with wide ground. even i rate 55200 is better then 16-105 for outdoor street shooting. (my opinion, but many prefer 16105)

Looks Great!
Guys, wanna ask some advice... I currently couldnt decide between this 2 lenses..

1. Minolta Beercan 70-210 F4  vs
2. Sony 70-200G F2.8

I nvr hv any much experience shooting with tele lens... so i cant really tell how much can the F2.8 on the G lens benefit me... here is my understanding of the 2 lenses:

1.70200G F2.8
Benefit:
a) F2.8... shooting indoor make much possible.. (but was it sharp at F2.8 or hv to up to F4 to hv that acceptable sharpness?)
b) Superfast focusing speed... made shooting motorsport... (seriously i only been to Sepang for 1 time... )
c) The G lens Imagequality??? (does it really make a lot of difference?)

Disadvantages:
a) Super heavy... definately cant bring it around without A Purpose!
b) Super bulky.... need new bag to carry it around.. Feel like VG is a must when shooting potrait.
c) Price!!! although cheaper than Canon/Nikon... but is still x5+ more expensive than Beercan
d) White.. I don really like being overly Attractive with my gear!

2. Minolta Beercan
Benefit:
a) F4.. Constant aperture is wat i need.
b) Lighter n slimmer than 70200G... making it possible to bring it around...
c) Nice creamy bokeh? I din compare with 70200G side by side.. so cant really tell d difference...same thing with the IQ
d) Cheaper

Disadvantages:
a) no new lens, meaning condition of the lens hardly known
b) not F2.8 of course.. making shooting interior harder.
c) Slower Focusing speed.

My usage: I think most of the time will be shooting Potrait & livestyle & animals. Stalking ppl? Motorshooting is not really my thing... hv strong interest in shooting wedding. What u guys think? Beercan.. if can find i can get it anytime.. 70200G.. need more savings.... probably fastest oso mayb as Christmas gift for myself 

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Added on November 5, 2009, 9:39 pm
U must have set to "Continuous Focus" instead of "single focus", either that..or u could hv turn the "ti ti" sound off (which i think hardly the case as it need it need to access into the menu setting to do tat)

thinking of getting the aplha A230L...around RM1799.... any comment or review on this for a DSLR beginner ?

how much the cost for a longer  zoom lens from Sony ? 

well, from what i know, only A550 would benefit SAM's lens when used in AF-C (+burst), where it provide enough speed for AF. other then that, older AF sensor arent that smart to put the AF-C to the limit like A550 does.

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Added on November 20, 2009, 5:31 pm

just pull it out in front of them, then say, "opps" and "erm can u develop them for me?" LOL