lugiamcg: You're supposed to be using a brighter aperture e.g. F1.4.

nashakir: Have you tried using Smart Teleconverter? It was meant for such cases by cropping the picture automatically.

signither: The 28-75mm F2.8 SAM is great optically. But I hate SAM. It's up to you lah.

i hate SAM too, cannot use DMF anymore

bro, u owned this Minolta - AF 135 F2.8 eh?

nope

it's a Nikon 135mm f/2.8 Ai-S lens

using a Nikon Ai to Sony/Minolta adapter with it

eh, nikon have mount converter for sony ke? but it wil MF izzit?

lol, the reason i use 22 is because i want a wider area in-focus

albnok, why u said "ugh" lol at new 85 f2.8?

I supposed he said "ugh" because he just bought his Opteka not long ago I think. LOL.

eh~ kul moo~ will ur sony slingbag metal zipper scratches your gears when putting in and taking out?


anyway~ who has the contact number of boeing ar?

same old question cant decide..i think gouki brought up this not long ago....but still wana confirm..

tamron 55-200mm Di II- aspc lens..ehard that its pretty good..
tamron 70-300mm Di- is this a ff lens??? how is the performance compare to the 55-200mm??

which is better in terms of getting a telezoom...im using A350 as u guys saw...

MechaHerc: Because:

- the Canon/Nikon 85mm F1.8 lenses are pretty affordable already. I don't see why it should be F2.8.
- it might be SAM, seeing how Sony has not released any screw-drive lens since the 16-105mm F3.5-5.6 DT in 2007.
- it might be APS-C only. Though this can be a plus.

I could only approve of it, if:
- it has a much better MFD because it is an APS-C design (like the 50mm F1.8 DT SAM). At least 45cm would be good since the 85mm lenses all only go to 85cm close at the moment.
- it has better maximum magnification, say 1:4x like the 50mm F1.8 DT SAM.
- it is much, much cheaper - maximum RM790 street price.
- it has fast gearing (whether SAM or not). So you can use it as a medium range telephoto to shoot action and portraits.
- it is sharp wide open, and contrasty. So far all the SAM lenses are good optically so this should not be a worry.

Kul | Mo0: The only lens my Opteka is supposed to be threatened by is the Sigma 85mm F1.4 EX DG HSM - if that comes in under RM2200 and has the same optical performance it would be interesting. However the Sigma 50mm F1.4 EX DG HSM look is kinda different from the Opteka look. And you know I don't fancy 'darker' primes like a meager F2.8.

yfchin2: The 55-200mm is better. The Sony 55-200mm is just a rebadged Tamron and can be had for RM500 or less second-hand. Same price for the Sony 75-300mm (which is not a rebadged Tamron). However I would go for the Sony 55-200mm unless you have the funds for the Minolta 70-210mm F4 beercan.

This post has been edited by albnok: Feb 25 2010, 05:35 PM

@albnok u mean the sony DT 55-200mm is just like a new version of the tamron 55-200mm and they didnt make much difference in terms of bokeh or IQ??? a new tamron 55-200mm is just rm57x in shashinki...that is why i cant really decide...

yeah...so beercan actually outstand all of this telezoom lens right??

This post has been edited by yfchin2: Feb 25 2010, 05:38 PM

banzai san.. ahaks.. no 550 le.. only 350.. if i got a550 i dont mind using iso 6400.. huhu

naruto.. it is cultural dance.. even from korea and indonesia
i will be there at the reheasal.. i will work something out there

albnok.. i been using the teleconverter before.. seems nice and it works well.. but not enough range also.. at least 135 in my opinion.. used the 105mm end still need teleconverter..


one more noobie question.. can i shoot -2EV to increase shutter and brighten up latter?

yfchin2: The Sony has supposedly better coatings than the Tamron. And yes, the beercan has better color and bokeh.

nashakir: If you use -2 EV and ISO400, and brighten it up later, it is the same as using 0 EV and ISO1600.

ah good to know got such method

BTW tried IR photoshoot using Hoya IR R72...
but dont know whether its IR or what that i shot..
also how to edit use photoshop, dont really understand about true color, false color

yeah, just google it, i see nikon, canon 85mm is pretty cheap.. around $380-450-ish at amazon..

now i understand wat u want to point out here..

albnok : thank bro

Hi ..
want to ask about samyang 8mm fish eye lens..
i try to mount with my a700..but lens not detect..already change to manual focus and M mode....
but still cannot detect...
Why???
can anyone help me???

hi guys..

need some info on 2 things:

1. where to buy the CTO gel?
2. where can i print my pics on a canvas?

thanks a lot

2) http://www.facebook.com/wallcanvasart