do pls rant here, and post ur friend's pic later. because some sifu may comment, and other learner may learn something here

UGPM

mastering, nice compo, but lack of details :/

how come F8+iso100 would take up 30sec? u use ND? and why there is noise on the water?

i think the softness of the pic cause by the 30sec? is it windy?

seeing everyone spam reflection on water, i also wan~ lol



sadly the pic a bit spoiled by the walkway on the bottom right, because i cant cross the 'ropes' to shoot(*not safe), anyhow, my borrowed gigantic tripod cant pass also.... lol

This post has been edited by ieR: Jun 26 2010, 03:11 AM

mastering: but u wrote u shoot at iso100? it should be noiseless? and 30sec is seriously too long IHMO. i hardly shoot that long unless i try to get dreamy effect from water or sky.

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Added on June 26, 2010, 10:35 amoppps, i am using my office's computer, it seem VERY DARK... how many of u sees it very dark? btw, my home lcd is very clear (and bright) :/

This post has been edited by ieR: Jun 26 2010, 10:35 AM

Nicee shot

kopitiam, even ur monitor temp is 6400k, ur eye see white(although a little warm) ur brain tells u is white. even u set to cooler temp, the white, ur brain will say white.

hahaha, come come.... btw, where is EZ< been a long time i last saw her.

zeipher, understanding ur flash. if there is something blocking or diffusion ur flash, it will not go distance. apply some logic here

diffuser works best at 3-8 meter distance and when the ceiling is too high(20 meter up). nearer u might get overexpose, too far, the flash cant reach u get underexpose.

covering event, what is the shooting distance? ceiling distance etc.

if u are shooting something u can go up to 2 meter close, use bounce. try not to bounce when ur subject is closer then 2 meter, coz the shadow from the bounce closer then 2 meter length are harsh.

if u are shooting a stage event where u are 10-15 meter away, the best method is still direct flash. at 10 meter, the direct flash will not be as harsh as 3 meter direct flash.

uzary, i think u better stay in this forum and hang around.

continue ur saving up to 3k first then only decide again, by that time, newer better model will be out and u have plenty of option.

1.5k is a little tight, and u will be very disappointed realizing that the 1.5k gear would bring u to hardly nowhere... after a body, the next poisonousness buy is the flash, which range from 700-1.1k

+1

wei, u sure or not, kena chop lorrr... really meet a jelly fish.
the new RRP for body only is 2499 from sony. some ppl can get street price of 2499 with kitlens+8gb+china bag.


why the word "jump"? cannot multi system meh? lol

Guys, pls lower down the C and N wording. no fanboyism here... later kena holiday.

u can talk all the cool stuff bout sony, but try avoid stating the uncool of others. terima kasih~

A550 is a top recommended camera. i wont say the best, but one thats on the top list.

A7xx replacement wont be out so soon, even it is out, that camera will be so great, it will outlast at least 2 years of lower model releases. but the pricing, definitely can buy 2x A550...

there is a locker for u to put thing, but there are warning sign not to put ur camera or eletronic (ipod i phone laptop etc inside)

i left it there to go casino.... LOL

genting one lousy, i miss korea one... the waitress walk around with bunny custome, with fishnet stocking.... ouuwhhhhhhhhhhhh (korean pretty chick summore)

zstan: PLSSSSS stop spreading untrue information. they wont be F68. and what canon ones? canon top the 580exII has the same FLASH head internal as F58, hence the GN is 58 too (hence the 580EX). there arent official news about canon with new flash.

the key diff among these 2, Sony has WL built in, while the 580EX dont.


mastering: nikon CLS is better in term of 'control' in Commander mode. the commander mode (cls) is built into the body, but not all body has it. u can directly adjust the group flash power from the body, (sony controls using F58, which only available when mount on A850 and A900).

the biggest weakness is, it has weak trigger, sometimes the nikon flash did not fired. miss fire etc. (there are several other minor problems which is not a big concern)

but if u uses 'pocket wizards' or china trigger module, the CLS will NOT work. but u get 100% fires.

This post has been edited by ieR: Jun 30 2010, 06:38 PM

dont spreading rumors >.< it put ppl off tracks. not bad mouthing canon, but that 680ex rumor since 2 years back already has it, right after 580ex 1 out.

if the placement angle is good, then should be no problem, but the problem, flash design, the head can only turn so much, so, sometimes, the angle of IR contact cant be 100% there. i also like the SB900 "beep", it also lets u know it DID fired.

yeap, but sadly, the alpha commander mode only avail on highest end body .... many ppl hope the new a7xx will have compatible commander support like A850.

i also ever read rumor of F72, F98... design took over from metz's hammerhead... LOL. but where is it? rumor is jsut a rumor. anyhow, let forget bout this, and move on to next topic.


anyhow. seriously, why canon would need a bigger GN? they can do clean iso3200, or some body even more, 6400, which puts the 580ex able to shoot up to 116meter! +F2.8 lens, it could goes up to 200meter... do we/they/whoever really need that kind of range?

okay, here we go


Bigger GN, bigger charge release, shorter batt stamina, longer cycle time. and prone to overheat. just because u wan use low iso. (also slows down ur burst (of if ur body ignore the flash and cont burst, u get black/underexpose frames)

small iso = black background, no diff from direct flash effect. (go try it)

a wedding/event shooter will tell u, they wan bigger better iso, just so that the flash has to work less and ready for the next shutter....(instead of half charge, fire half power, getting underexpose pic)

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Added on June 30, 2010, 6:18 pmWrong hahaha,

u able to "trigger"(keyword) other flash with F58. u do not 'command'(keyword) on A700. commander means, u able to control(keyword) other flash power.

so the word should be, trigger-able on A700

This post has been edited by ieR: Jun 30 2010, 06:20 PM

gouki. it cant control the ratio. it only able to trigger.

zstan: that's nice love it!

Str33tBoY: u have to be login.

achew: niceeee!

albok: opps, i mistaken ctrl1 as able to trigger, and ctrl2 as ratio mode..... then ctrl1 means it cant trigger F36 and 56 T.T

gouki: i am soooo sorrryyyyyyyyy