scary cobra....

Kul | Mo0: A proper background is most important as you need low to minimal light as the strobe is not very powerful.

linkinstreet: But the girl in front is in focus! It just has shallow depth of field.

clivengu: Ah, that means it is in CTRL2 (classic CTRL) mode. That is why your ratio setting has only CTRL and RMT numbers (1:1). This can trigger the F36 and F56, but only on an A850/A900.

You need to change it to CTRL1 (new CTRL+) mode. Go into the custom menu again and change it from CTRL2 to CTRL1 mode.

Now the ratio should say 1:1:1 and allow you to control CTRL, RMT and RMT2 on the A700.

Note that the F42 cannot join the RMT2 group - only the F58 can, so if you want 3 separate ratios you'll need 2 F58s and 1 F42.

lugiamcg: Yes, a friend jam braked and his camera fell from seat to floor causing a broken LCD. It was in the earlier version of the Crumpler 6 Million I think, which did not have padding on the top pocket.

lildaredevil906: Dirt on contacts is a problem - looseness is not.

TrutH_SeeKeR: The A700 with F58 mounted on top, cannot trigger the F56. It can only trigger the F42/F58 as the manual says.

Only the A850/A900 can.

What I did was I swapped my F56 with a friend's F42, until I got an A900.

noellee69[/b: Whoa, tight! The tilt is a bit odd.

[b]cjlai: Nice, though watch the bottom of the frame (you've cropped the stairs!)

lwliam: I like how they have 3 different poses.

jtcs87: #1 needs flash badly. #2 is good #3 is not so.

gizmo_pony: Not true.

destfull: I think it will be priced cheaper than the Olympus EP-1 and Panasonic GF-1 since it doesn't appear to have PASM modes, but will cost more than an A200 unless the Olympus FL-1 is very cheap.

the design is only owned by sony...xD

Morning spam...
Nature's photo
Title: Two's company, Three's a crowd.
Date: Feb 6th, 2010
Location: Butterfly Park, KLumpur

C&C appreciated.

guys ..need some review from u guys..i m thinking of getting this replacing my kitty for sharper pics, macro + more zoom length

Minolta maxxum AF 35-105

the bad thing is MFD is at 1500mm....but i heard that once it switched to macro mode, the MFD is not a problem anymore..is that correct??how bout the quality of normal images with macro mode ( due to the MFD, msotly got to use it with macro mode LOL )

Banzai_san: Cute, good moment caught, though unfortunately out of focus.

noted tat... will b more careful of the bottom frame nx time....

here's another 1




i got them here as well

i love the curves...

Thanks for the comment albnok.
When I look at the photo, I felt few things were not right... but cannot point the problem. Now that you've mentioned the OOF, yes... that hit me. I think I had difficulty in the auto focusing dept. Not sure if it would help me if I had used the MF....
Also, as the ambient light was not enough, I had to use the built in flash to light up a bit IIRC.


waah!!! soo sharp one cj.
Pls share how you manage to get that sharp shots...
did you use a flash? CPL filter?

anyone heard of this thing?

CBL Lens

http://www.cbllensusa.com/
http://forums.dpreview.com/forums/readflat...02&changemode=1
http://www.imaginginfo.com/print/Studio-Ph...ens/3$3824

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Added on February 24, 2010, 11:11 amthis is my setup for macro... no CPL/other filter



more photos here
http://picasaweb.google.com/cjlai76/20100110MacroSetup

This post has been edited by cjlai: Feb 24 2010, 11:13 AM

if the evil IQ better than my cheap a350 i dont know what to say... zz

avchd some more.. too bad ho hotshoe for F58

maybe good for video

CBL lens? never heard before.
But I was thinking would it not be much cheaper getting a gray/white card and calibrate the camera to the gray/white card at the set (photo shoot location), than buying a CBL lens...

On your macro setup... so elaborate (compared to mine hehe... I dont even have a macro lens )
Dont you get light reflecting on the glass panel when the flash fires ?
Thanks for sharing your setup info

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Added on February 24, 2010, 11:24 amcjlai, how is the Pentex magnifying eye cup ? good? comment pls

This post has been edited by Banzai_san: Feb 24 2010, 11:24 AM

as u can c the angle of my flash light is not straight light to the glass.... so there's no flare/reflection even i'm flashing on the glass w/o CPL

then pentax magnifier is good on my A300... not sure whether it suits A550

This post has been edited by cjlai: Feb 24 2010, 11:27 AM

LOL, i see. So thats a cobra
Thx 4 the info...

lol, thats a situation where i'm dead scared...
i can't imagine wad would happen if i involved in a car accident...
the impact might juz be more than enough to kill it the cam n me

This post has been edited by lugiamcg: Feb 24 2010, 11:37 AM

bro.. how much u get the bracket for?? can buy for me ka?? huhu..

cj, did you use the sigma 105mm macro ONLY at the butterfly park or other lens too? also in your Picasa "butterfly park" album, did you use the raynox in any of the shots?
geezzz... Im getting poisoned from looking at cj's macro shots.
Should not have peek at cj's picasa album...

OrGy =D

if i remember correctly, you need to do the macro hack to use AF in the macro mode.
i looking at minolta 28-135, it has a lot good reviews but still very costly.

cjlai: Again, got cropped at the bottom LOL. Wah I like the bracket!

Banzai_san: The Pentax O-ME53 fits well on any Alpha (same eyepiece mount). I had one for my A700 but sold it to fund for the A900 (which has such a big viewfinder, it doesn't need it anyway.)

yfchin2: The Minolta 35-105mm F3.5-4.5 Original has a maximum magnification of 1:4x which is the same as your kit lens. You will not gain any more macro capability than your kit lens!

Also, avoid the Minolta 35-105mm F3.5-4.5 RS - I had one before, it always seemed to be weak on resolution even stopped down.

If you want some real macro kit lens capability, there's the Sigma 17-70mm F2.8-4.5 DC Macro 1:2.3x and the Sigma 17-70mm F2.8-4 DC Macro 1:2.7x OS HSM (less macro capability, but adds HSM and Optical Stabilizer, and costs more.)

since we r talkin about minolta lenses..any comments on minolta 17-35??saw someone selling in clubsnap for 650sgd >.<