Wow.... A55 is only cost RM2799 with kit lens....... With this kind of new technology, I'm so gonna get this DSLR for good.. Forget about A580.... Time to get this in my cart. 

But with this kind of price made me wonder..... is this DSLR a beginner or Intermediate DSLR? The price does look like beginner DSLR price...

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SHAM... hahhaha... yea worr...

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Added on September 6, 2010, 11:03 am

i wouldnt categorize the a55 anywhere near with the word pro . intermediate is more likely..

Did a photoshoot yesterday. Had a great time laughing and enjoying photography (like it is supposed to be). One end result shot to share:


A850 & SAL85F14Z. 1/40s, f1.4, ISO800, AWB. Available light shot. Photo involved a fair amount of post-processing.

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Added on September 6, 2010, 11:06 am

Panning needs to use slower shutter speed. One of the trick is to use a smaller aperture to lower down the shutter speed.

ok.. understood..
but why not use lower ISO instead? A850 don't have option?

oh same like A550 eh..

what's A55/A33 lowest ISO?

ok then, define pro please..
8tvt, understand why we use aperture, shutter speed and ISO to control light.. understand what will happen when you change either of the settings. what happens to the final image when u open up/close down the aperture, what happens when you increase/decrease ISO... these are the basics, the foundation...

even when dropping from iso200 to iso100, you only lose 1 stop of light, something which you can handle much easier with changing of aperture/shutter speed. and as for me, i leave ISO as a last resort, if both shutter and aperture cant be tuned anymore only i change the ISO

zstan, Actually the lowest ISO the A850 can go down to is ISO100..... why I used ISO200 then? Read on.....

lwliam, the reason why I used ISO200 and not ISO100 is because ISO100 is the expanded range (means is it not a native ISO) of the A850. It is essentially a digitally interpolated value. The base ISO for the A850 is ISO200, where it gives the best dynamic range and most natural color. You try to shoot at ISO200 and ISO6400, and you will notice a shift in color tone.

ieR, thanks for your comments. i noticed that problem the first time i opened this photo up for PP work.    was cursing myself about it. unfortunately, the pattern on her thigh was just so random and uneven that it looks like as if she was wearing stockings or something like that. so that is the reason why i left it as it is. It would be a nightmare (for me) to PP that out, and her thighs will look unnaturally smooth. It will also be difficult (correction: impossible) to get back that skin tone if I PP her thighs. it was a lighting & posing mistake, honestly. 

oh my

lol. only have 1 SSM lens left. keeping it for NEX? biar benar