Q : about flash exposure compensation. if i reduce the no. it means i reduce the power output of my popup flash right ? thank you.

posted this in alphanatic.. but still wanna know other's opinions...

yesterday morning, went to desa waterpark for a TM family day..brought my a300 along..
ok..at first,shot some picture..still no problem..smooth..
i turn on and turn off smoothly..no sound, no problem..

then, i want to turn on my camera again, and a loud sound n vibration comes out.. wat was that?
so shocked, tried to turn it off..and the noise n vibration occurred again.. its only happened when i want to turn on and turn off.. shooting,smooth..no problem at all..pics also clear..
what should i do? one suggestion is to send it to sony centre..i lost my warranty card, can i still send it? but have to pay rite?

i think that is dust removal mechanism :-)

Wei, my pocket got big hole already la. My head also got big bump too, kena my wife ketuk my kepala for spending so much..... haha....

No, what I meant was that I hope the Sony Centre would be kind enough to sell me the lens for RM300 (like in the promotion) without buying an alpha as I have bought the a550 from them previously .......

I did some research to compare sony alpha with canon and nikon models. The thing about sony alpha is that it has excellent live view function and steady shot (image stabilizer) in the body and not on the lens (which should make lenses cheaper) which is suitable for noob like me as I came from a point-and-shoot camera.

Yeah, that's what I'm thinking. I can still switch between lenses......

are u sure? coz that sound kinda long plus with vibration..so scared mah..

yes..it is...

if u read ur manual..or the brochures carefully....u'd not suffer from this..lol

just curious..but if it was the vibration we were talking about..u shd notice it EVERYTIME u off it....hmmmm

This post has been edited by achew: Jan 17 2010, 06:05 PM

dust removal sound


try to hear this sound, compare with yours. if it is the same sound, then it is normal

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Added on January 17, 2010, 4:41 pmthanks neo_lam.

This post has been edited by gizmo_pony: Jan 17 2010, 04:41 PM

yes.. another hauler from hokc77!

when suddenly the vibration or sounds getting stronger or weirder than usually you used to be... I think your camera got problem already,
better go check at service center... if still under warranty you can repair it for free....

I can say that these problem always happen in every version of these thread hehehe...

so ... Maybe there are some malfunction problem with SS at the body

albnok: o ya, wanna ask details about the pricing for fungus cleaning.. roughly 300 for cleaning a lens? or cleaning the lens n body?

Noted! Very convincing! Thanks a lot~! Will consider a380.. or any new alpha coming out? around my budget? thanks again...

might want to look out for the coming a450 or a500 if budget allow..

AFAIK its only for the lens.. not so sure bout the price though..

i tried with the a380 today, the grip is so small that it almost slip from my hand =.=you might want to look out for the coming a450 which will be priced around rm2k for body

where 3.0 downgrade to 2.7 ...
feel empty leh ...

Errmmm.... if specifically the a380, it is supposedly not as good as the a350. Furthermore it is still using the old CCD sensor as compared to the a550. Yeah, maybe you should wait for something ilke the a450.....

edit..saw nothing

owh~! if it's around 2k oni then i can wait... so that i can save more $$$.. hahahaha... but when will be released? thanks for the info..

should be around feb... but a450 doesnt have live view and the tilt screen which i find it very useful when taking over head shots and low angle shots...