yeah, that's what i'm afraid of...... need to quickly get a new one to backup

welcome to the team, Jaroque..

let them say what they want.. enjoy your journey

aduihh... next month ka, dunno my EXT HDD can last that long or not probably will be going lowyat one of these weekends d

tamron, tokina and sony 11-18?

I've compiled a couple of frequently used abbreviations used here. I noticed many of the new ones here won't know what we're talking about if we talk in abbreviations. Feel free to add more if needed. Bro amadeo, do add this to 1st page if you think it warrants a place there.

IQ : image quality
FF : full frame
APS-C : crop sensor, 1.5x or 1.6x
OOF : out of focus
PP : post processing
PS : photoshop (a PP standard)
(A)WB : (auto) white balance
AF : auto focus
DoF : depth of field
FoV : field of view
EV : exposure value
NR : noise reduction
IR : infrared
CA : chromatic abberation

This article is by no means to provide you with answers, its merely a guide for you so that you can search the keywords easier on the internet using the search engine of your choice.



This post has been edited by lwliam: Jun 10 2010, 11:43 AM

chromatic abberation and coma are 2 different things. But they can both be added to the list

fuiyoh sig, siap dgn manual page lagi

hmmmm, clubbing girls without bra.... Me loikess..

This post has been edited by lwliam: Jun 10 2010, 01:44 PM

Sniperwolf1987, u already said u plan to get the A550, what suggestion do you still need? Just go ahead

go grab the cheap 16-80z from alphanatics.. 1888 only... very good price lor... its apsc only, if not i early early grab d... one catch, no warranty only..

hhhahhaa, nearly everyone here knows that already lor.... just a matter of when only


A550 and the NEX5 are 2 different genre of cameras... big vs small (not THAT small actually), stills vs stills & videos, pro look vs casual shooter look, expandability, auto HDR, auto pano stitch, tilt screen...

make a check box of all the differences in both cameras ( u can find a lot of the comparisons online if u search hard enough) then tick which one u need, which one u probably need, which one u dont think is needed but is nice to have, and which one is useless to you... with a comprehensive list like that, making a decision is a breeze good luck

i havent really gotten the chance to properly handle an A550 before, cant really comment on it, but since the 550 came out wayyy later than the 700, i believe the firmware and hardware of the A550 have a much better improvement over the older A700.. but with all due respect, the A700, 850 and 900's ergonomics have no contenders amongst any of the other Alphas at the moment.. they've got the best layout and handling

i still shoot with ISO 2000 with my A700 as long as i know where are its limitations... with flash, the noise are well suppressed..

This post has been edited by lwliam: Jun 11 2010, 01:46 AM

siggy, u tak tau ke? all potografers can print marnee one ma.... its a known fact... *runzzzzzzzzz*

but with 3 years warranty, that says a lot on how much sony is putting their trust in their thailand plant's products

they dont really have to worry about the warranty, coz consumers will want upgrades.. and electronics are the fastest moving consumer products in the market that gets obsolete the quickest... not even by the end of the 1st year's warranty, newer tech will go into the new batch of gadgets... furthermore its sony we're looking at... new tech, its like picking out weeds from their front lawn...

the warranty is just a perk to the consumers which draws them into the purchase. its the after sales they are going after.

This post has been edited by lwliam: Jun 11 2010, 02:38 AM

i'd pick noisy pic.. makes great monotones

in operating theatre now, later back on pc, i try attach..

Exposure: 0.033 sec (1/30)
Aperture: f/5.6
Focal Length: 55 mm
ISO Speed: 1250
Exposure Bias: +0.3 EV



Exposure: 0.05 sec (1/20)
Aperture: f/5.6
Focal Length: 280 mm
ISO Speed: 1250
Exposure Bias: 0 EV



Exposure: 0.001 sec (1/1000)
Aperture: f/9.0
Focal Length: 180 mm
ISO Speed: 3200
Exposure Bias: 0 EV



Exposure: 0.017 sec (1/60)
Aperture: f/4.5
Focal Length: 75 mm
ISO Speed: 1600
Exposure Bias: -0.7 EV



Exposure: 0.025 sec (1/40)
Aperture: f/4.5
Focal Length: 11 mm
ISO Speed: 1600
Exposure Bias: -0.3 EV

This post has been edited by lwliam: Jun 11 2010, 02:12 PM

yeah, not with me d.. Why ya?

i was using my 75-300 for that one, and i was in the front row, kept it tight to show the backlighting.