so nice my bro in england, trade in old camera, get 50 pound rebate for Nex purchase. so jealous, its not that expensive there also. 530 x 5 = 2650 for nex3 twin kit

it is, but not that overly expensive. even ebay is only bid start from UK250, (x5 = 1250! only for nex3 D)

street price for Sony NEX-3 + 16mm F2.8 + 18-55mm F3.5-5.6 OSS = RM22xx. so calculate, even with the RRP from sony UK is 530L (x 5 = 2650myr (actualy exchange rate is around 4.9 currently)) about rm300 diff is not that bad as we think.

SAM vs SAL (vs SSM, or newer clutch or heavy circuited internal lens)

if both fall on a 20cm drop, SAM has tendency to stop working then SAL ever to get gear stripped. even my CZ clutch is broken in less then 1 year (lucky under warranty, the clutch cost 400+) that i NEVER drop the CZ before, today's lens has more moveable soft component that are easily to damage compare to OLD lenses. there been many reports on tamron motor stop working or goes crazy (for nikon and canon bodies, sony's tamron version DONOT have motor, so we dont hear those news here). nothing is prefect.

what happened to gear stripped is usually,
i. too powerful motor from Pro body, A700 above. they have an option to set the AF motor speed to normal, or to highspeed @.@, the reason for gear stripping in the first place.
ii. direct AF ring, those lens when AF, the AF ring on the lens rotates too, (non clutching) when u acciendentally hold the AF ring, u jamming the rotation that hurt the gear when the body motor tries to turn it... (but auto clutch lens has higher spoiled report then gear stripped ratio, but most ppl dont own that high end lens, but nikkor has a lot spoiled clutch reports, or u can go ebay, and find a lot really cheap selling canon super tele L lens, because their clutch is damage(or a lot MF only L lens due to gear stripped or broken USM)
iii. cheap plastic gear built... well, rm300 SAL1870... well, its only rm300. (no wonder canon rm300 50mm 1.8 always broken into 2 piece...)
iv. of coz, its always happens only to that selected range of lens or batch line, 99% is due to the plastics quality they used or batch design flaw.

This post has been edited by ieR: Oct 8 2010, 12:29 PM

chkhoo: if u looking forward to get serious, go A33 straight. nex is more of for casual shooting, and not looking forward to upgrades.

urgghh... i am in pain in my jaw+gum, till dizzy... even dizzy, i am crazy, i am now sewing padding (DIY) to re-customize the internal for my alpha waist bag.... urggg... i think i better go pharmacy to get painkiller @.@

not tooth, when i stress or angry, i unconsciously bite(grins) the teeth really hard... even in sleep, end up, the muscle for the jaw hurts, and the gum is hurt. i cant open my mouth (no strength) to eat also... LOL only can take in small bite...



i not sure how A560/80 video works, but i am pretty sure, it does not uses phase detect like a33/55.

bro. nikon video is 5 minute each clip (auto stop at 5 minute), and canon video is around 12min+ (where it will auto stop too).
sony, given proper condition, it can record up to 29:59 minute.

now here is the thing u looking for.


provided u shoot indoor (airconditioned) with SSS off, u can easily shoot more then 15minute.

This post has been edited by ieR: Oct 9 2010, 04:21 PM

chkhoo76: bro, 40c is like summer,,, really HOT. msia daytime is about 37-38? undersun... and its 32-33 undershade... so indoor should be around 30 or so. air conditioned surely is below 28c...

A33 finally reach my town last monday, the day i got high fever and bedridden for 2 days.... first thing i do when i got well, go to sony center and find out whats the fuss the EVF about....

my verdict of A33 (sadly need another 1-2 month before A55 arrives, but i guess its the SAME thing (more or less))

i. oh boy its SMALL and LIGHT... light is good, small is bad, especially trying to reach the dail with my index finger, was blocked by my middle finger... sony should REALLY consider a Vgrip for it.

ii. the EVF is great, seriously, nearly cant notice the pixel! yay.... i love "FACE DETECTION" in EVF, it made it sooo much cooler! really like FPS game HUD...

iii. the EVF does not look like FF, nor its anything like a pentaprism feel, nor it anything near A700 OVF. those keep saying look like FF, go try A700 or a A850 (sorry if someone might mention it, because its over 10 pages i skipped when i was sick) its still too small to look into it. (lucky it has errr what u call that when u press the 'delete bin' button?, it is damn useful!)

iv. the AF speed is not what i expected, its fast, but it has reluctant to lock with SAM lens, and much better (not much) with screw driven lens compare to A550,(the test was focusing my waving my hand slowly under brightly lit room)

v. the iso1600 is freaking CLEAN. not to mention the multi shot iso made iso6400 like iso1600 on A550.... @.@

vi. video mode.... errr i didnt try it.... coz was never my intention

buy no buy? wait A580 or A7xx (pray hard >.<).... ok... cya

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Added on October 14, 2010, 12:41 pmohya... i really approve of EVF, it doesnt felt like EVF... its like some high tech OVF

if A77 (the ONLY replacement for A700), i can live with it... if they put dual bionz to make it work smoother... i dislike the soft delay in everything i do...

and i guess A77 will have the same swivel lcd? cool!

This post has been edited by ieR: Oct 14 2010, 12:41 PM

ohya, one thing i dont understand till today.

why sony A3/4/5/ series, they dont ever make a AF illuminator for it? even Nex has it... if they had one, solve all the stupid hunting issue in lowlight for entry camera ma... @.@

(ironman standing in a burning stove... hahaha )

SOS?