dude! I was thinking the same .. sell these 3 and top up abit, i can get A850 .. but the problem is can I survive with a850 + 50mm 1.8 + 70-300G? .. hurmmm ..

oh no .. looks i have to sell everything except 70300G .. ermm .. unlikely .. i prefer to wait and work harder to get another set of FF .. A850+1635 would be enough to pair with my current gear .. there goes another 10k .. ..

we always poison according to what u want..if a550 is the one u desire..550 poison u get...if FF is the one...here comes a850...  =D

Not too sure. Will have to check out other shops. Gonna hunt around although I'm sure you know that there are limited camera shops here in Sibu. 

Yeah, I know you're in KL 

I want my 550!!!! 

The 750? That's going to be more expensive leh.

Nice to have friends who has the same hobby. 

Shucks, going to sleep now. Hope I don't dream about the 550 like I did last night!!!! 

I don't use flash as I dislike the normal flash photography using compact camera. However, under fluorescent light, no flash with high iso is really terrible, not to mention blurred pictures....

Yeah, I'd probably get the F20AM for some bounce flash.........

As for lens, please don't poison me!  I plan start off with the SAL50F18 first. Poison me next time..... 

Edit : For those from Sibu, I just spot another Sony dealer opening shop today from newspaper advertisement. At the bus terminal. 14-17 promotion day. Hope they sell the 550!!!! 

guys..any idea of  Carl Zeiss Neutral Density Filter...thinking of getting one for my prime

u means is not suitable for tat?

CPL the main job is?

invest some money in octopus CPL filter.. around RM60-100 depending on thread size..
i got mine for RM60 (for 62mm thread)
but its not that easy to use..
u just cant simply shoot and hope to get the effect..
u need to be in a way that the sunlight array is in front of u.. to get the special 'non-flaring' effects..
tilt the direction upwards 10degree more and the effects is a bit different..
so try it..

1 question here .. i dont really understand .. the bold part .. why dont we use faster shutter to compensate the overexpose? I am not really sure what is the effect of slow or fast shutter when shooting landscape because there is no moving object .. any clarification on this?

On the topic of zoom and prime lens:

Zoom lens:

1. Lets you vary the focal length to suit your composition.
2. Convenient to use.
3. Can cause lazy photog syndrome - meaning you get used to just standing in one place and zoom in/out to snap pic.
4. Usually cannot beat the wide aperture offered by primes.

OMG , same day ... ariasia ?

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Added on January 16, 2010, 6:41 am

ur gear better than me .  XD

@destfull

prime lens for me is the best walk around lens..xD

not tat superb for APS-C lmao xD

but 30 and 28 only got 2.8 

Braindead_fr3ak/achew/V12kompressor : lol, thx 4 the corrections. I screwed up big time on that sensor thingy  Most probably thats bcoz i read on camcorders 1st b4 heading to alphas 

V12kompressor : haha, u've got a good point there. Too bad, i got no gf 

Kevinwcw : I thought of it too but i'm worried about the performance i'll get from the CCD. And that's why i asked the pros here 

Neo_lan : I wanted to wait for that model too. But, it seems like Sony had stripped off the tilting screen & smile shutter  [citation needed]

PS: thx 4 all the advice guys =D

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