depend how u need it and how concern are u with quality/iq... coz u might end up with proper tele lens for tele purpose. and short zoom for quality normal zoom range uses... (the 16-105 gets my vote)

A550. period.

40-50, most ppl set at 45%. its just for long storage to prevent fungal growth... but if u bring the camera* out often, fungus will not grow even the camera is expose to UV or sun for mere 1 sec, or even felt the wind from shutter/mirror, fungus also very picky with their growing area.

the power consumption, is erm, u on ur laptop 1 day, u can use the drybox 1 year.

This post has been edited by ieR: Aug 23 2010, 05:35 PM

i like to call A55 as oversized nex5... muahahaha but massive add on features like WL and 10fps etc etc

if u think u going to shoot video 51% of the time, get A33/55

if u think u going to shoot still photo 51% of the time, the A560/80 is better choice no matter what.

50 50, buy both muahahaha

A55 is good for sport shooter with the marvelous AF-C (fulltime phase detect AF)... and if it's sucessful (since to me A55 is like a test rat)... i strongly believe sony will use the tech into Nex VG future model... then that is something really good to shout about. really fast AF vid cam! (with all the manual control)

err compare to what? a contrast detection camera? or non AF high speed shooting? yea, its not perfect, but nothing come close either... :/ (also, i dont like DPreview... hehehe blekk)

lol, what i was trying to mean, if A55 translucent+phase detect can boost movie mode AF, i believe sony going to bring this design into 'Nex VG' future model (not VG10)... wont that be great? aps-c vid cam(full controls) with phase detect it will be superb!

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Added on August 27, 2010, 3:27 amagreed! i too, dont get the point of the 10fps... even A550 7fps is pointless (for me, my 2 cent) hahahaha but maybe sport shooter would really needs it

This post has been edited by ieR: Aug 27 2010, 03:27 AM

aiya forgetting E mount has no room... paiseh hahahaha

yea, poisons, there is few time i show people the A550 7fps... few of them went and buy one the next day LOL...

hence i calibrate the my A300 AF myself... to compensate the tammy... but my 50 F1.4 has same issue too, not sure why or how... but after calibrate, it's just how i liked it... slightly more Front focus (where ear are easily blurred.)

dare not to calibrate my A550 yet... it has same issue even with 50F1.4... dunno why...(hate it when shoot close up portrait, the ear is sharper then the nose... lol)

not to mention Alpha DSLR has a more useful Flash system... while there is not news of future flash development for Nex Yet... just that tiny flash which will cast shadow when use the 18-55 zoomed at 55

oh, no no it has nothing to do with the result....

a food photo good or not, is up to the photographer, not the gear...

with the correct lens, and correct condition, a full understanding of WB, a photo can turn out really nice too!

what i mean flash is, something a little more advances... more towards studio setups

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Added on August 28, 2010, 4:57 pmanyway, its not recommended to use direct flash on food photography ;P

This post has been edited by ieR: Aug 28 2010, 04:57 PM

shashinki, yamiya, and digital mania carries them, or order upon request.

sony tak ada extension tube ler... if u say Tele converter... got la

*edit: what i mean, there is not extension tube sold under sony brand. there is extension tube for A mount under 3rd party manufacturer.

This post has been edited by ieR: Aug 28 2010, 05:07 PM

porkchop: welcome to the club.... dont worry bout CA... all nat geo and discovery channel video all has CA

i use cheap filter for my 50 F14... no issue, flare is not biggy.

but at night, i take it out, light sources will easily duplicate in filter.

a filter is always good for protection. the iq lost also merely 1% which 99% of us here resize the pic and lost all 50% information.. 1% is nothing.

summore 70% of us here has dirty lens (dust can appear at the rear, not necessary in front) and dust pop out in photo, that little dust affect more then 1%, but it didnt bother any much of us here.

This post has been edited by ieR: Aug 30 2010, 07:39 PM

anyone heard the news of 2 photographer got attack somewhere at KLCC nearby, they are on the way to KLCC to snap picture, got kick and punch by a group of racism* people... lucky the guy use tripod to defend themself, then those racism just "walked off"(*instead of run) one of the guy got 5-6 stitches on his head... any news?


*edit: somewhere near HLA tower... or hakak restaurant...

This post has been edited by ieR: Aug 31 2010, 10:05 PM

u got link? share? i was talking(phone) to a friend from KL when he told me bout it, was all over FB he said... but i didnt see it...

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Added on August 31, 2010, 10:20 pmi search whole LYN, and its weird noone talks bout it in LYN... i tot lyn a lot kepo ppl? hahaha... or was the topic locked/remove?

This post has been edited by ieR: Aug 31 2010, 10:20 PM

ohh, hence why i dun use 'race' name,.... but racism people. not all race are racism.

but lets close this topic and back to alpha topics others can talk in PM or FB. thanks.

surf around and i saw this... ms tourism photo competition...




1st price is a 1D mark II user... (shoot with 300 F2.8)
2nd price is a 1D mark II N user.... (photo was shoot with 135L)
3rd price is a A300 user (shoot with sal18250) WTF!!!! w00t!!!!

LMAO, i knew the alpha man personally, very down to earth senior who started photography same time i do...

This post has been edited by ieR: Sep 2 2010, 08:39 PM