zoo negara 1st prize, 30mm 2.8 macro, 2nd prize 50mm 1.8

1st 2nd prize winners photos really outstanding. Can see the patience put into getting the right shot.

zstan, dont know. They kept all the hardcopies.

my alphanatics masih daun.. T.T

this is what i get, all those tabs with A up there, are all the same page..

arghh, tot can go back early make the zoo and chicks pics.. Manatau need to go from ldp to old klang road now.. Can imagine the ultimate jam route involved.. Sigh.. Guess will be home late to9.

try ask our residential lens seller, cjlai, see if he have stock.

Why dont xonsider 2nd hand lenses?

uncle there how much ah? Colleague bought nex3 twin lens for 2399 @ pc fair. With bag and tripod. He 'consult' me few times d whether to get nex 3 or 5. Told him to get the 3 as a casual shooter.

sorry, kurang type a word, should be uncle chin.. Hehe..

The pic that garnered me the prize.

it IS looking directly at the lizard

a hunter never take its eyes away from its prey

This post has been edited by lwliam: Aug 9 2010, 09:18 PM

strobe... if you notice the eyes, there are 3 sources of light, with more lights from both left and right.

no crop no tripod no editing, using beercan.

errr... one of the 3 lights should be from the pop up... then 2 flashes from front. from back not sure how many d, but maybe it could be less than the total amount of flashes that we have la

kewin, hahhaa, he's always obsessed with sharpness..

beercan la bro... there's a beercan in alphanatics for RM299

i was just giving example of how cheap a beercan can be, irregardless of AF or MF la, hahhaa..

im just saying that beercan can be that sharp

nahh, you want beercan MF? this is beercan MF... i used MF coz the glass always make the AF to mis-fire.



Camera Sony DSLR-A700
Exposure 0.013 sec (1/80)
Aperture f/4.0
Focal Length 150 mm
ISO Speed 2500
Exposure Bias 0 EV
Flash Off, Did not fire

edit: no postprocessing, the black and white is in-camera

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Added on August 9, 2010, 10:52 pmone of my favourite shot of the day, even printed it out and put on my room wall. its not to say sharp per se, but it seems a bit abstract to me. same as before, an MF shot



Camera Sony DSLR-A700
Exposure 0.025 sec (1/40)
Aperture f/4.0
Focal Length 90 mm
ISO Speed 2500
Exposure Bias 0 EV
Flash Off, Did not fire

This post has been edited by lwliam: Aug 10 2010, 12:09 AM

Black with white stripes or white with black stripes?




Camera Sony DSLR-A700
Exposure 0.004 sec (1/250)
Aperture f/8.0
Focal Length 200 mm
ISO Speed 800
Exposure Bias 0 EV
Flash Off, Did not fire

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Added on August 9, 2010, 11:51 pm+1 well said

This post has been edited by lwliam: Aug 9 2010, 11:51 PM

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This post has been edited by lwliam: Aug 11 2010, 10:33 PM

ray, firstly, what are you looking for in changing lenses? Just for the sake of changing or to achieve a certain level/effect/output that is not doable on the 50mm 1.8? Yes, the baby beercan is indeed sharp, could be in some ways sharper than the 50mm even. But you're losing a lot of light with the baby beer. Comparing 1.8 with 4.0, is a huge gap. If i were you, i'd keep the 50mm, and save for the baby beer if i really want it. In this case, i have both. 50mms are nearly always indispensable. Then again, i got my baby beercan from a brother in arms for an irresistable price.