cute

finejava: Wah beeping! You're not overclocking or anything right? I just hear my fans start up when it's processing. I'm starting to get the hang of DxO 6. It does a pretty good job on Auto, might be your thing.

Uzumaki NaruTo: Nice! Maybe slightly below would be better.

Thanks. Need to learn more on composing an image.

albnok: no overclocking...i've tweak my bios b4...i think so the cpu tmp...or load...warning...the sadback on dxo is HIGH cpu usage and SLOW processing...but nevertheless...it's a very good piece of software...for a lazy ppl like me...hahaha...

hmm..i'm thinking to buy a speedlight..and i'm using sony a350..i'm kinda new to photographying, so which speedlight is recommended? sony HVL-F20AM is it sufficient?

at 1 glance i thought u r going to buy a nikon flash and use it on ur 350..lol..

yea..depend on usage..some ok with F20..but normally we would recommned at least F42...

sepam...

but those G/L usually cost more right??
i was telling my friend about the pricing albnok posted..and he said those canon/nikon price should be compare against carl zeiss instead..o.o

well..anyway..it doesnt really matters to me..lol

This post has been edited by achew: Jan 18 2010, 12:45 PM

color was supra XD

what metering you used spot metering???

somehow this should doesnt really work on me..well..maybe its not my type..lol

will try again with the sal1870 @ the 18mm end....

for MF we need to focus using the largest aperture then only stop down the desire aperture b4 pushing on the shutter..... n that's works find with this screen....

u r right.... if u r using big aperture lens then sh not b any prob

achew: haven't try, never know...

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This post has been edited by finejava: Jan 18 2010, 12:56 PM

achew: The Zeiss lenses are in all the categories what. All 5 Zeiss lenses are in the list.

If we cut it down to OEM lenses only, the Zeiss lenses are cheaper for the 16-35mm and 24-70mm ranges. The 70-200mm F2.8G SSM is cheaper also. The important F2.8 trio is cheaper, and these are the most common lenses needed for professional use.

APS-C midrange standard zoom:
Canon 17-85mm F4-5.6 IS USM = RM2430
Sony Carl Zeiss 16-80mm F3.5-4.5 DT = RM2300
Nikkor 16-85mm F3.5-5.6 AF-S = RM2150
Sony 16-105mm F3.5-5.6 DT = RM1650
Nikkor 18-105mm F3.5-5.6 VR = RM1150

Premium F2.8 standard zoom:
Nikkor 24-70mm F2.8 AF-S = RM5850
Canon 24-70mm F2.8L USM = RM5400
Sony Carl Zeiss 24-70mm F2.8 SSM = RM5350

Premium F2.8 ultra-wide-angle zoom:
Nikkor 17-35mm F2.8 AF-S = RM6440
Nikkor 14-24mm F2.8 AF-S = RM6000
Canon 16-35mm F2.8L II USM = RM5850
Sony Carl Zeiss 16-35mm F2.8 SSM = RM5400

Premium portrait prime:
Canon 85mm F1.2L II USM = RM8750
Sony Carl Zeiss 85mm F1.4 = RM4850
Nikkor 85mm F1.4 AF-D = RM3850

Premium telephoto portrait prime:
Sony Carl Zeiss 135mm F1.8 = RM4850
Nikkor 135mm F2.0 AF-D Defocus Control = RM4430
Sony 135mm F2.8/T4.5 Smooth Transition Focus = RM3650
Canon 135mm F2.0L USM = RM3385

Premium F2.8 telephoto zoom:
Canon 70-200mm F2.8 IS USM = RM7350 (this is the old one, not the much better version II)
Nikkor 70-200mm F2.8 AF-S VR = RM6350 (this is the old one, not the much better VR II)
Sony 70-200mm F2.8G SSM = RM5550

i know...but i guess everyone has their own preference...i don like to argue over the brand thingy...i already put all the msg in the photo..so just let the photo speaks for itself..

talking about the DxO...the newest version is not available in mac yet right???came across lots of good review bout it..but too bad..no chance to use it so far..

achew: nope..still with version 5.3.7...but i wouldn't recommend using the version 5.3.X...it makes my MBP so hot...that i can fry an egg on top of it...and it doesn't have the option to process 1 photo at a time...so...try imagining, process 2 photo parallel...HOT cpu...and slow BUT great output...

unless you have an xserve...that is a whole diff story...

This post has been edited by finejava: Jan 18 2010, 01:43 PM

so u mean they only have batch processing??? o.o
time to get a mac pro ya?? =D

Achew: it's a batch process, in mac they will process 2 images simultenously whereelse in windows dxo 6.1.1 you got the option to choose either 1 or 2 image at the same time.

Processing 2 image will eat up more processes and time...

This is a processsor hungry software...xserve will definitely do you good...

Er, you Mac guys can run Windows and DxO 6 right?

albnok: wouldn't wan to take the risk...will make the mbp too hot...wouldn't wanna risk fying the cpu...

i'll take my chance and run it on my desktop...with intel quad core and BIGGER fan...

even though it fries my cpu...it's still cheaper...than repairing a mbp...

my 2 cents...

Wanted to get a Zeiss Lens Cleaning solution. Anybody know how much the price it sell in Malaysia? And where can find it?
https://photo-shop.zeiss.com/en/Categories/Zubehoer/Cleaning
I found it in SG spec shop..the bottle is different and it's selling at $18..