Sweet deal man ! I am eyeing on the body only right now, hope to find free time to go there, plus can get other gadgets as well, i'm watching a video about HK, so tempting :-p

albnok : Nah wont be there. You guys have fun at the TT! (:

This post has been edited by Kul | Mo0: Apr 17 2010, 10:54 AM

ha ha painfully waiting like me.. and many others..
now still waiting summore but in the mean time jumping2 1st he he he

isn't a700 and a800 and a900 the successor? =S

zstan : a700 s a700. a900 is a900. a800 only available in your dreams. Hahaha!

O.O i tot a900 is succesor..my bad..

a700 is APC-S..
while a850 and a900 is FF..

so no lah.. not successing anything there

there's no a800 yet!

it is sharp lens....

ohh...a850..paiseh..mixed up..haha

err guys ... i'm looking at the a330 now ... whats the cons for this model a? ._. the salesman talk talk talk like the camera is so perfect ._. i dunno wan buy from PCfair anot >.< RM2450 with all the stuff and 2 kit lens D:

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Added on April 17, 2010, 3:27 pmand he mentioned the stabilizer part on both nikon and sony cameras.. i dont get it ._.

This post has been edited by A-Note: Apr 17 2010, 03:27 PM

stabilization, a mechanism to reduce shake during the exposure. while N brand and C brand use the in-lens stabilization (dubbed VR/IS), sony, use the in-body stabilization, the pro over is, you do not really care is your lens have the mechanism or not, coz in body to cover it...

a330, the con is, for me, a small Optical Viewfinder (a reason i pick up dslr) and have a lousy grip (compare to previous model)
edited : if u like the vertical shooting (or portrait shooting) a330 at this moment still do not have a battery grips.

This post has been edited by hiansitt: Apr 17 2010, 03:40 PM

but overall its a good dslr for starters? O.o im choosing my first dslr D:
the salesman said if you buy nikon den you'll have to look for those VR lens which cost more >.< isit true a?

yeap... what is your budget? if u have rm2.5k budget, you can straight get a550+1855... it can last you longer and it is a very fun dslr too!! IMO, telephoto lens is not really a must unless you really like to take candid shots

my budget is around 2k like that ... but i don't know if i wanna choose this or get nikon D3000 instead ._.

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Added on April 17, 2010, 4:10 pmactually i wanted a dslr for taking pics whenever i have outing and stuff or do my food blogging @@ with my current nikon compact photo... the pics ain't look as nice as those taken by dslr one >.<

This post has been edited by A-Note: Apr 17 2010, 04:10 PM

haha... it's up to u la... u asking in alpha thread of course we will push for alpha. same goes for Nikon. but the reason that i bought alpha over Nikon was i want to use AF with 50mm prime... and u can use cheap minolta lens with sony too! unlike all the expensive nikon VR lenses...

edit: if taking food photo, i think 1855 will be fine for u so straight go for a550 xD

This post has been edited by lencent: Apr 17 2010, 04:12 PM

how much isit ar market price ... i didn't see the a550 one just now >.< all of the alpha series is like... err... save money on those VR lens and stuff rite?

its better to get a550..a330 too small for my taste...

body +1855 is 2690... body only is 2190... quoted from here.
maybe u can try alphanatics to get cheaper used kitlens xD

actually whats the difference between a330 and 550? O.o

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Added on April 17, 2010, 4:28 pmmy dad's gonna kill me if he know i'm spending so much money on a camera >.<

This post has been edited by A-Note: Apr 17 2010, 04:28 PM

give u one closure, nikon are using sony sensor more or less, they are part sony. u buy nikon or sony, still contribute to sony coorperation.

nikon rely on inlens stabilizer called VR (vibration reduction, just a marketing name), but those really great sharp lens (called prime lens), nikon Do Not have VRed Primes.... and prime goes up to 135mm, which rely a lot on stabilizer for a clear shot (if u have weak or shaky hand), hence sony's built in stabilizer, SSS is far more good in long run!

even the stabilizered lens cost 10-30% more expensive,
for example of a great F2.8 crop lens is the tamron 1750, sony uses the non VC (another name for stabilizer), which cost around 1.5k, for nikon, the VC model cost 1.9k, if u were to use the non VC, most of the time u'll be cursing for blurry photo.

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Added on April 17, 2010, 4:29 pmlike a wira vs camry (insert accord if u are honda supporter)....

This post has been edited by ieR: Apr 17 2010, 04:29 PM