fansoption: get a flash. lens can come later (at least give u more time to slowly decide what lens is better suit u )

the sync speed, is when u disable HSS (high speed sync, for flash) if u activated it, u can snyc up to the max shutter(1/4000), provided its direct fill flash when u mount on ur camera. : dont worry bout the flash, noone complains about the F58 or its limitations (yet)

the flash is only a 50watt/sec unit, its not a strobe ler... cant compare... lol

the HSS is used because
i.u need to control the ambience light using shutter speed
ii. fast moving object/subject
iii. shooting with another stronger lightsource (that messes up ur EV, eg. SUN)

overheating at a limited time paid job is dangerous!, that is how i broke my F58 widepanel+battcover door when i was changing the batt(overheated) hastely and trip over the stand @.@ and cost me rm260 for both parts (and save rm150 because i fix it myself T.T) and burned my finger (from the discharge shock, my finger smelled like BBQ, lucky i tahan didnt 'throw' the flash head when got shock, else who knows what might i break next T.T)

ahahaah the jello effect, i purposely go shoot that pic to learn that effect (with a high speed industrial fan), but very interesting, but the subject has to be real fast @.@

This post has been edited by ieR: Jul 15 2010, 12:55 PM

zstan: what? u clean the sensor with cloth? i clean it with leather! yea, LEATHER . animal skin ... sheep leather design to clean lens and sensor ;0 because its sooo soft and lint-free so it wont cause scratches. kakakaka

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Added on July 20, 2010, 12:50 pm8tvt: i dunno bout iso, but maybe is a little better. but i know what else make the high end model marvelous. eg: better higher sensitive AF module, which is very important for low light shooting, also faster detection incorporate with better high speed Bionz. supposely faster Frame Rate, but A550 came out 1.5 years later with 7fps (not fair) but the high end still have better and faster AF-C 5fps (i think, as i found no comparison of it online). look at the menu u will know, the amount of data tweak-able. micro calibration for each lens! etc etc etc etc.

it's like buying a more luxury car with 9 airbag, 18 speaker system, 15 inch LCD, Magic ABS, Magic ASD, Magic TRU, Magic ABC, Magic DEF, which u dont get in low end model.

This post has been edited by ieR: Jul 20 2010, 12:50 PM

errr arent we talking about the FF? @.@

*edit: opps i didnt state i was talking about the FF.

This post has been edited by ieR: Jul 20 2010, 06:18 PM

mastering, ask ur friend use his nikon shoot at iso1600 and iso3200 lor, natural light ma

Edit: and if u nak pinjam speedlight a little hard, but if u wan borrow F58 + alpha body/rent, that easier la LOL

This post has been edited by ieR: Jul 22 2010, 11:54 AM

if D3000, faster sell it for 1.6k, then grab Nex3+pancake @.@

oh? if D40x, then its much much better, i used it before, and it still got a lot juice packed in, compare to D3k. and we kinda offtopic. let go back

mastering, actually event not hard to cover, even u end up shooting 600 picture, they cant finish looking at all. usually no matter how much i shoot in a wedding, i usually filter down under 300 to give them. else, too much, they see also blur blur (but sometimes will give more if there are a lot good photo)

if its cooperate dinner, try ask for a light budget for a banting/banner, then do a portrait session at the hallway, its very easy simple and good, so u can get portrait for every member of the company (company monthly/yearly magazine uses)

and try shoot as much lanscape orientation compo as much as possible, easier for ppl to use as wallpaper too

ahhh willian the octopus, prediction so geng hahahahahaha...!!

mastering, sorry to ask, what body are u using? can it do good iso1600?

the portrait session is like those 'grammy award' where during their arrival walk in, fast do 1 or 2 shoot so that even before the dinner start, u could have done most people. (for those who left out, who ask them talking there lol) since u have a friend with u, discuss who will do the shooting, and who will usher the people... u dont have to do group of 10 people, usually do a 2-3 and max up to 5 people. u can bring (*shit suddenly mind shutdown forget the spelling) something for them to hold on for the shooting as not everyone know how to post. its important for the usher to know how to break the ice and make them go crazy for candid shoots too!

coorperation event another important parts is surely if there is game session, shoot the progress . try avoiding shooting candid of people eating, very impolite

if shooting group photo of 100 people, try do it before 6pm la... if use flash, with bg black black and high iso, not really nice and 100ppl group photo, u need lotsss of flash @.@

zstan: charge her rm(SAL85Z F1.4)

bysquashy: low stock of 85z in msia? hahaha just 2 cent.

Mikeshashimi: seriously, if u shoot super hotpretty girl and output of super heavenly photos... more pretty girls will approach and 'vulnerable' due to too trust ur work and they will pay u for shooting.(not the other way around where some of us pay model to shoot them )

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its a great opportunity and a big deal if someone offer u to shoot. coz if u can do a good job, and those client is ur best marketing tools. they will start telling people who did their photo and recommend them to u (with $$ of coz) IF people comes find u, do not offer free job. always ask for something, even rm50 for tea and petrol/tol money is good. never free, coz they will come back(with friends?) and expect not to pay.