You better book them for a week if you are going to bring your entire arsenal there...hahahahaaha

Yes and No.

Depends on where you look.


The user base is smaller and the brand is new, and by that alone will limit your secondhand market. And my observation of people on the Alpha platform are usually more lay people (used to Sony's electronics) compared to the more established (or professional) buyer pool from Canon or Nikon. This means typical Alpha users may be less motivated to go after more expensive lenses and upgrades.

Compare that to lets say the Canon EF mount which has been around since the age of dinosours.... and the millions of lenses made since inception.


* just the other day, I poisoned an Alpha user kau kau with the 7D and my 50mm 1.4 in low light shooting.

I think he had an a300? with the kitty and no ex-flash. Obviously the cameras are of different classes and price points...but it still hurts to get the beat down like that. Begin to feel sorry for him now.

His buddy with a entry Nikon (think it was a D40x or D60 with the nanny interface) was suitably impressed as well.

This post has been edited by jaycee1: Jun 9 2010, 10:05 AM

Only until you got a camera that out-resolves the lens. Of course, for me, glass would yeild that larger quantum of quality improvement.


But, you are right..... but I think the other issue is that all cameras will have default NR applied (unless you shoot exclusively in RAW) and/or how strong is the AA filter.
Only question is....how much.

All canon EOS bodies dont have motor. The lens are all electronic.

Makes them lens focus a lot faster.

Definately desperately!!! But $$$ ler.

At least I still got something passable for glass.....I know you don't like the Canon 50 f1.4 but its good enough for me..heheh



Handheld....

This post has been edited by jaycee1: Jun 10 2010, 08:14 PM

Distance scale? I thought you using 7D? how to look at distance scale on an EF lens anyway wor...all wrong...

On side note, since EF-S lenses are for APS-C only, does the distance scale actually work correctly?

So how is the focus after micro adjustment?

Seriously, you can probably fund a pretty decent Sigma 50mm f1.4 or the recently launched 85mm F1.4 (if the 50mm is any indication of its quality, the 85 probably wont dissapoint), without having to "trade in" the 70-200

The 70-200 still has its uses....this is as good as it gets for a medium telephoto lens.

Yeah..but different uses mah.
Can't deny the 28-300 is a very impressive lens. No other choice really for FF is you need that 11x zoom and quality.


BUT

F2.8 is pretty damn big difference shooting indoors at 200mm leh... but then again, the 28-300 probably not the best suited lens for indoors or lower light levels.
That little extra means your flash goes twice as far or use 1/2 the power.

The 70-200 can still accept a 2x teleconverter. Making it a 140-400F5.6 lens....still damn impressive if you ask me. Use that with a APC-C sensor and its a 225-640mm super telezoom.


Of course, all things being equal.....Unless you are like v2k and he comes in with his 200f2 and his arsenal of primes....

Good one Ian. Cropping /= actual focal lengh

Same logic applies using a FF vs. APS-C. APS-C by defualt puts on a 1.6x crop.

Which is why bokeh on a FF is that much better.

Same reason why pns has very poor depth of field isolation.

This post has been edited by jaycee1: Jun 19 2010, 12:48 PM

Cannot be that bad mah....

If you use AI Servo it should work pretty well. I don't know about the 5DMkii but my 7D you can adjust the AI Servo speed/accuracy/sensitivity.

Even my el cheapo 55-250 can AI Servo fairly well.

This post has been edited by jaycee1: Jun 20 2010, 01:51 PM

Aiyaa....like this different story lah...haha


But I know the 7D's AF zone expansion works pretty well by auto switching to the correct area/zone (and does it automatically when you switch from portrait to landscape..or vice versa). I think the MkIV should have something similar, no?

This post has been edited by jaycee1: Jun 20 2010, 07:34 PM

Too bad the "only" reason to use live view during event shooting is for odd angles...unfortunately the screen doesn't swivel/pivot. Kindda missing the point. most of the time I just shoot blind.


I use a lot of Live view for studio product shoot, the 5x/10x magnification is great for fine manual focusing....where its on a tripod...

Eh?? How come on AI Servo you have to press shutter button for focus lock each time? You half press and hold it cukup mah. Just like fisherman said, use all your 9af points on auto. Let the camera figure which AF point to use....and then spam. shutter fast enough or not?





Ppl sure got sore teeth one.....

Just put poster up lor....Please contribute to my 1D MkIV fund. Let me clean your teeth....

Hahahahaa

ISO and image quality is similar. But thats where the similarities end.


You go out TT or shop and try both units in hand.

Then you know where all that money went to.

Better yet, take both and go out and shoot something quick moving. Then you REALLY know where the money went to...
....and you'd begin to understand why the 1D MkIV commands such a premium.


It really depends on what you are looking for. If you just need something better than a point and shoot, the 550D would be more than sufficient, but if you are going to use it for "mission critical" work, then you'd better reserve yourself to single digit EOS' or the very least a XXD.

This post has been edited by jaycee1: Jun 21 2010, 10:44 AM

If you are indeed in the learning stage/beginner...then restraining yourself from smart alec remarks would be helpfull.

How the hell are you going to shoot something moving quickly when your VF blanks out for 0.5 seconds?
using the Quick AF LV mode basically turns the camera back to Phase detect, which is the same as shooting through the Optical VF.

You go try what you mentioned and shoot something moving and then report back to let us know how well that worked for you.......

This post has been edited by jaycee1: Jun 21 2010, 10:46 AM

Wondering if that guy was trying to handhold that at 1/4. Which pretty much nagates the validity of the test.

I don;t see much difference on ISO 800, but on 1600, its a rather hugh difference.

But then again, if one is shooting at that all the time, best to invest in a flash and faster lenses.......... he/she is alredy shoothing over the camera's capability.



Back in the film days, I've never ever shot over ISO 400 film. Going to 800 or 1600 or the 3200 the 7D can manage well still boggles the mind. Back then I just use a standard manual 50mm f1.8 for low light application.

This post has been edited by jaycee1: Jun 21 2010, 11:03 AM

If your pan speed not match the subject, its not really called panning liao.

Its called blur picture.




Even if your panning speed is spot on, plenty of other factors will lead to OOF shots, but primarily is the Servo AF not working well enough, or you have too much vertical movement (this is where IS helps)

What will help with your hit accuracy is better autofocus system that can predict where the subject will be and use the correct focus point, especially if the subject is moving towards you.

10fps wont help much if your autofocus phails....

But 10fps will help if your camera's autofocus/lens need some time to "catch up" like my slower 55-250... first 1-2 and last 1 shot of the burst usually destined to be in the recycle bin. Can get about 2-3 good shots per burst of 6-8 shots on my 7D. Last time use 450D also can pan, but hit rate quite dismal.

can do bulk processing mah....

Can u set flash to full power manual and fire?

This post has been edited by jaycee1: Jun 25 2010, 01:00 AM

I have 2 sets of power ex 2700 that is pretty much dead.

Heard they have a bad batch before....but I will probably use another brand for now.