i'm sure not often that wedding photographers use rule #7

To be fair it is up to the photographers.If he's a 'god-like' kind who turn everything into gold why not right? and its the markets that decides whether they want to choose them based on the conditions.

yea..if u have the demand..u can affort to put in any clauses u want..lol..afterall sometimes the more demanding u r..the more ur customers think highly of u...LOL

but those r for business-minded photographer...if u r those intrinsic photographer..u'd probably be happier if the client truely loves ur work..price doesnt really matters as long as it wont starve u...art > money at any time..lol..

both have their own market segment i guess..

Woo hoo! Finally got my baby to take my baby's picture!!!



Kena poisoned until wanna pengsan, then go to the Sony centre, kena poison kaw kaw!!!

1) Sony alpha 550 - RM2999
2) SAL18250 - RM 1700 (minus another RM100 as display set, dunno when will stock come, I cannot tahan already)
3) Flash HVL-F20AM - FOC
4) Sony bag - minus RM100 as I downgraded the bag
5) Extended warranty 2 years - RM200

Size of hole in pocket = 4.7k (from my initial budget of 2k )

I couldn't get the new Sony Time 2010 promotion as the shop hasn't receive the new promotion/stock yet. Had to go with the older promotion. However, the guy was very helpful and after haggling and because I paid cash, managed to get the flash FOC and some discounts here and there.

What do you guys think? Is it a good bargain, considering I'm in Sibu and I don't have the luxury to go KL to buy.

Ermmm... how long to charge battery? 8 hours?

Ahaks. Congrats on the purchase. You already have a good lens to start with.

congrat for ur pocket hole

its consider ok la becoz ur at sibu. btw i think no need to charge 8 hours, its about 3 hours aredi full (after the LED off) then add another 1 hour to fully recharge.

i know, i know.. u not sabar to play2 wit ur new toys kan? hahaaa

hmm..dont know about the price either..but i guess u r already well equiped with ur gears and u r ready for war~time to combine the theories with the practicals..

kmarc, congratulations! Yeah sounds like a good deal. Remember not to put the F20AM on the body when putting it in the bag (it can break by sideways shearing; this is in the warning on the instruction manual.)

hi all.....i intended to buy a 'portrait cum macro' lens....which is the better option? sony 50mm f2.8 macro, tamron 90mm f2.8 macro or the tamron 60mm f2.0 macro? i'm currently having a300 with 2 kitty lens...

kfthoo: The 2 popular focal lengths, 85mm and 135mm on FF are also close to 60mm and 90mm on APS-C. So the 60mm F2.0 Macro or the 90mm F2.8 Macro would do great for portrait macro. Though you may want to put on a soft filter sometimes.

agree with albnok if u gonna use it on portrait..u had to make it softer...lol..

60 or 90mm..it depends on what kind of macro u gonna do..if u r shooting bugs...i'd prefer 90mm as 60mm gonna move way to near to them..its not impossible..it just take u more time n patience compare to 90mm =)

Not shopping spree la. Have different options ma. Must see this year ang pao collection good anot. LOL. If good can straight get 1 SAL70200 or CZ135. If not goo maybe VG only. Hahaha.

wow..u have rm5k of angpao huh..thats alot~lol..im like 1/2 of it only..now im working..probably reduced to 1/4..LOL

thks for the advice.....does the wider aparture of the tamron 60mm macro may create a softer feel compare to the 90mm bro? i found that the price for the tamron 60mm macro is much more expensive than the 90mm one. if both of them don't have any significant difference in terms of sharpness....the 90mm would be a better option?

Well maybe not 5k la. But 2 years back I got about 4k. last year about 2k. This year recession so dare not expect so much. LOL.

wanna ask... is there any "operation" i can do for a lens which have dust inside it??

Thx. Wanted to get the SAL50f18 and 18-55mm but the sony centre didn't have the 18-55. Also got poisoned to buy this lens.

Another 4 hours... hmmm.... that means I can start playing at 9pm!!!

Ya, can't wait. Now cannot do anything else!!! Wanna skip dinner but kena scolded by wife.....

Thx for the advice.

Anyway, thank you all for the advices. I think I would need more advices once I start shooting!!!

Haiyaa... forget to buy LCD protector.....

lucky got some cloud, if not its impossible to shoot this..

edit: oops.. forgot img tag..

This post has been edited by lehtung: Jan 15 2010, 05:32 PM

macro lens is sharp in nature..i don think the brighter aperture would helps to soften the shot(or it makes any significant diff)..it might makes the DoF shallower..but it's stil a lil bit too sharp for portrait purposes..

Nice shoot. Too bad im at office X( . No full ring eh?