wingster : i prefer to hold it as it is. the gun like holder makes as if harder to control the focal and focussing ring.. i'd rather get a monopod or tripod

fansoption : nope, also the one bro cjlai selling is cheaper

so cjlai selling that one got apeture control? i saw him got write

Yeah his 1 got aperture control

mean can congtrol aperture lor mean can use for macro video?

yalo...after thinking..i open back my edited version in Lightroom, and remove the crop...done...export again..now is full size and 4mb+ jpg and sent to him...hope he wont reject..my 1st ever pic... ...

thanks to Lightroom, my .RAW still there...before using Lightroom, i always delete the original file..

This post has been edited by ahpingko: Aug 21 2010, 12:06 AM

So i need Nex or A580 ?

fansoption : if you want do video + photography, better just take the a580. no need worry about mount adapter (converter) anymore

about the video mode, i still dunno if take video with small aperture will be dark or not. if so how can we brighten it up ?? (other than use external lighting)
unless using the NEX-VG10 got some dial to brighten it up, dunno what mechanism is that

This post has been edited by mastering89: Aug 21 2010, 12:14 AM

yeah if not rushing on video should be much prefer to wait the A7xx for better upgrade !! Since A580 quite like the A550 just add on movie mode and some extra small features

This post has been edited by wingster: Aug 21 2010, 12:19 AM

fansoption: No aperture control while recording video.

You get aperture control while shooting pictures, though, and as a current SLR, you view the frame with the lens wide open but it closes the aperture down only when you take the shot.

With cjlai's A-to-E adapter, when you turn the aperture ring to let's say F11, you view the frame with the lens already stopped down even if you're not taking the picture. The downside is that the viewfinder may get grainy and noisy in lower light.

mastering89: Yes video cameras have gain. It will still be noisy - or it would give you a black-and-white video when light levels drop.

Professional video cameras also have built-in ND filters which can be turned on or off (it just slides into place.)

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This post has been edited by fansoption: Aug 21 2010, 12:30 AM

Ooo I see ... Alright master ... I will give it a try first before decide .. ..

corrected ur vid.

nice macro vids but i love this one better
probably im not much of macro person but bokeh getter


found a vid of NEX5 + MF lens with adjust clip (aperture)
the vid gets darker when use smaller aperture but doesnt seem to change the DOF thou
got change in DOF at the 36th sec and above of video, also the NEX seems trying to brighten up the vid



This post has been edited by mastering89: Aug 21 2010, 12:51 AM

thank ! I think i get NEx

@albnok: thanks!! took the shot from a floating restaurant, didn't had much choice to position myself.

AND WHY IS EVERYBODY GETTING A NEX NOW???

nex + adapter + other lens ( not e-mount ) ,can AF ka.

tak boleh

maybe the future firmware updates will solve this issue.

but sony isn't kind with firmware updates.

i am kinda late to the alpha scene, has sony actually provided firmware updates for the DSLRs?

zstan: Yes, but nowhere as many as Canon (which is kinda comical considering that a new firmware often is just to fix a bug introduced in a firmware version ago...):

A100 - v1, v2, v3, v4
A700 - v1, v2, v3, v4
A230/A330/A380 - v1, v2
NEX-3/NEX-5 - v0.1, v0.2

hmm tamron/sigma or other 3rd party lenses maker hve no plan for E mount lenses??
or they never make for m4/3??

hoho...
a550 price drop again...
get owned again...
so stick wif it...?

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