Nice... V35 already. Congrats
Please spam photos...

Im a fan of your wedding pics la Shofreeze. Many of your wedding pics are just beautiful

Is it difficult to focus with fish-eye? cos the photos are not sharp and also some how doesnot look "clean" & under exposed IMHO.

n/b: I never had a fisheye lense before.

This post has been edited by Banzai_san: Dec 31 2009, 01:29 PM

You need UWA... hehe.
Can C&C like dat ka? hehe

sori la likito bro. No budget for sponsorship...

Actually your pix #2, somehow my attention keep drawing to the partial picture of the stilt house... wishing to see more of the stilt house ie not enough width. That was why I mentioned the UWA



btw, thanks for sharing the pixs. Where did you snap the sceneries?

This post has been edited by Banzai_san: Dec 31 2009, 05:34 PM

ermm... maybe time to consider an UWA lense ...

waaah... cantiknya kasut

Can anyone suggest a good book digital photography? Im not seeking for a very basic book... but a more intermediate level.

Things I need to grasp are such as:
1- lens's focus distance - whats the significant /effect in our photo shot.
2- magnification eg 1:1, 1:4 etc... what significant in our shooting.
3- macro photography
4- flash photography
5- WB settings and anomalies such as in a bright purple / red surrounding etc
and other tips and tricks of digital photography.
etc

oh yes, also on fisheye

thank you Ranceed bro.
Happy new year to you

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Nice one bev

cjlai or clivengu: IIANM one of you bought the Tammy 17-50 f2.8 and had a back or front focus problem kan? Whats the story now with the tammy F2.8?

The bros have answered...
Just to add...

If compared to canon 450D/500D/1000D... try sony's Quick Live View. meaning if you are using the sony Alpha LCD when shooting... you will notice that there's some lag of image in the LCD for canon compared to sony cameras. That is the difference with Sony's QUICK LiveView compared to Canons LiveView feature.

Also in Sony camera, has the in-body stabilization. Meaning with any lens you use on the Sony Alpha cameras, you will get image stabilization. Compared to the canon 450/500/1000D which have no in-body stabilization. ie The only way to get stabilazation (like sony) is by buying Canon lens that have the in-lens stabilization ... which is much much expensive.

However, the jpeg image quality of Canon at high ISOs are said to be much much better than the Sony A330 & A350. If you are concern with high ISO image jpeg quality, I suggest you consider Sony A550 or "soon to be released" A450

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Hi guys/gals,

Need second opinion.
Should I get a550 + CZ1680 or
a550 + Tammy 1750 f2.8 ?
or a550 + Sigma 1850 f2.8 EX DC Macro HSM ?

of course Tammy, Siggy are cheaper and faster lens... but CZ is ... well a Zeiss ...
So, if you, which one would you pick ?

This post has been edited by Banzai_san: Jan 9 2010, 02:43 PM

ayoooyoo... 2 out of 2 suggest the CZ ... sakit woo my wallet
Im also leaning on the CZ but takut not fast enough. But the Tammy and Siggy on the other hand not sharp at wide open ie sharp after f4 and above aperture.

Would the CZ be good fast enough for indoor sports eg futsal game?

Or any other lens suggestion? Im looking for a walkaround carry lens.

Is the 1680 f3.5-4.5 ok (ie fast enough & long enough) for indoor sports photo? eg futsal match etc?
Do I need a faster lense?
Pls share your experience / view.
(Camera body is A550 ie with A550, I dont mind bumping the ISO higher to 1600 )

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Added on January 9, 2010, 7:47 pm
The fast & constant f2.8 is very tempting indeed (plus the much cheaper price compared to the CZ)
Which would you choose, the tammy or sigma ? but sigma got the gear striping problem... takut kena

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Added on January 9, 2010, 7:48 pm
alamak... tak dpt la nak attend. Ada soccer match petang tadi and malam tired
Thanks for the info.

This post has been edited by Banzai_san: Jan 9 2010, 07:49 PM

Scores:
CZ 2
Tamron 1

Perfect10 bro, how is the sharpness of your Tamron at wide open ie aperture f < 4 ? OK ka?
ermm... which tamron lens do you have?

This post has been edited by Banzai_san: Jan 9 2010, 11:39 PM

From A5x0 Manual...

if lens have the AF/MF swtch... the manual says that you should always set the body switch to AF, and adjust the lens switch for AF or MF.

So, if you want to use:

1- auto focus (AF):
Body (A550) switch : AF
Lens switch : AF

2- manual focus (MF):
Body (A550) switch : AF
Lens switch : MF

This post has been edited by Banzai_san: Jan 10 2010, 04:33 PM

waah... just sharing info from A5x0 manual, suddenly become sifu...
me nubie arrr

Congrats mirul...
Welcome to the Orange League...

Also dont forget to PM bro Amadeo tu add your name into the A230 list...