Thanks!! I think the perspective of the 1st shot is slightly different from the usual bridge shot.

This post has been edited by aureliux: Oct 25 2010, 01:41 AM

Thanks for the info.

just to share my joy although not the best. XP




C&C welcomed.

wah.. like that also won.. so lucky u lah

i never thought of winning oso.. i just simply submitted 2 on saturday and never thought of going bak there on sunday. mana tau kena call to go pulak. XP i guess it's really pure luck.

aureliux: Nice pics!

eddybeh: Congrats! Luck or no luck, you still win. But err... N-mount?

This post has been edited by wha7ever: Oct 25 2010, 07:00 AM

@night also nice.. must using tripod?

congrats! i think should be number 1. but Nikon mount?!

wha7ever,zstan: yalo... N mount.... later will call to request for a change. XP

sevenor: As I remember, there are:

First Generation Tamron 17-50mm F2.8 DiII
Canon EF mount with in-lens micromotor (noisy, sounds like a buzz)
Nikon F mount, screw-drive (not compatible with Nikon bodies without screw-drive motor)
Sony A mount, screw-drive
Pentax K mount, screw-drive

Second Generation Tamron 17-50mm F2.8 DiII NEW
Nikon F mount, in-lens micromotor (quieter than the Canon version, but slower focus than the Nikon screw-drive version)

Third Generation Tamron 17-50mm F2.8 DiII VC
Canon EF mount with in-lens micromotor
Nikon F mount with in-lens micromotor (supposedly, focus speeds have improved)

wingster: F8 and be there. Or let the tripod be there for you. Use a remote if possible. How much cooperation did you get from them? Or did you just walk into a random skatepark? If you got the cooperation of the subjects you could've gone all wireless flash on them.

eddybeh: Aiyo, couldn't they have given you the A-mount version?

wha7ever: F-mount - the N-mount is for Contax.

This post has been edited by albnok: Oct 25 2010, 10:10 AM

so albnok, sony's Tamron 17-50mm all old one?
any cons?

@albnok:

I'm currently dun have tripod xD ...

not fully cooperation honestly :{ just asking them to do the style they want because I'm just go to the skatepark there and then known them that day so there's a limitation to me however still I got ask them to go with this and that direction so I can take proper photos on them >.< as I couldn't have time meet my friends who skates and my friends always said busy all the time + location choice is very limited

All the time I shoot at Mont Kiara skatepark because its the closest and the one I familiar to go with, other than that is too far from my place >.< ...

Skaters is different people every week I visited. I did use wireless flash shot but it some how doesn't work and I'm not so sure how to use wireless flash on skate photography :{ even through I saw some photographers like Chase Jarvis did it well

This post has been edited by wingster: Oct 25 2010, 10:42 AM

congrats man... happy for u... but f-mount a bit potong stim.... can they change it to a-mount for u?

tamron 60mm macro is a good lens..... next time pinjam me play play ok?

my version is the latest one.

er..got tendency to backfocus lo

which is the latest?
anything to differentiate among them?

1st pic nice

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Added on October 25, 2010, 10:49 ammine ok... dun hv this problem

This post has been edited by cjlai: Oct 25 2010, 10:49 AM

Hey whats wrong with my settings? Why my picture comes out like.. So fake.. Posterized? Izzit contrast / Saturation / Sharpness..?

Hi, I'm new in this thread....

I intend to become an Alphanatic or Aplhanian whichever applicable lah...

I went to Sony Style at The Curve and testing out A580 & A55 last saturday and I'm undecided which model to go. Each has pros & cons...

A580
- Nice grip....felt comfortable & solid immediately but could be tiring after a while because it's heavier especially if I'm into traveling or wondering around for photos.
- Somehow I like the control better than A55, don't know why?
- comfortable OVF. A bit dim and only 95% coverage. Still ok to me but I need to go back to see if whether ISO info there or not..... Anyone?
- No AF in video but this is not a concern as I own a Full HD videocam also from Sony....
- 7 fps is good enough and I think I won't be using it that often....
- IQ is said to be better than A55 after 200% cropping!! Not an issue in real world.
- Marginally more expensive than A55...
- Better battery life!!

A55
- Grip Ok but not as comfortable as A580 but very nice to carry around.
- Nice EVF....brighter than A580 OVF!! 100% coverage!! Dark when ISO turn to i.e. ISO 100. When panning, can see some "rainbow" effect but this is not a problem for me lah.
- Efficient video AF although is all automatic. Nice thing to have lah....
- 10 fps is very good. Also nice thing to have lah....
- IQ is said to be lower than A580 after 200% cropping!! Also not an issue in real world.
- Marginally cheaper than A580...
- Extra batteries required!! (counter with extra batt about the same price as A580)
- Awkward when pair with external flash!! Big head small body!!!

As you can see, video & the burst rate are not the concerns here...I'm more into landscape, portrait & candid and will venture into Studio photography. I will take the kit lens 18-55mm SAM & 55-200mm SAM first and may get the 50mm 1.4 or 1.8 for portrait & 70-200(or G may be) later when budget permitted. As for landscape probably Tokina 11-16mm f2.8 fast lens.

My initial model was A55 and I read reviews that A55 has studio setup problems and need to work "around" to get the desire results. But I'm not sure about A580 studio setup but I think it's the same as A550. I read that A55 will not have a vertical grip. A55 also has compatibilities issue with Sigma lens and must make sure A33/55 sticker must be on the box before purchase (not an issue but need to be extra alert). Heat issues also another problem I read in forums for A55 in video and stills!!! But I have not experience it when I done the testing (20 minutes). Anyone of you ever experience the heat issue?

Due to the above, with all the pros & cons (both models are really good!!), I think I will likely to choose A580 over A55. I need a camera that can last me longer. I think I can work around with the available kit lens for better pictures and will budget for primes, telephotos and studio strobes later. I know investing in glass is better in a long run. But then again, reading forums make me intoxicated (too much poisons) and need a urge to find cure!! By the way, all my friends & enemies are into Canikon & some Olympus!! Their Sonys are all P&S type.

I still keep my SLR Yashica FX3 2000 & kits. Bought a Sony DSC V1 P&S & HD videocam few years back and now itching for my first DSLR!!! Now making my choice, Sony DSLR A580..... is this the camera for me or A55? With all the sifus & veterans here, what say you?

Thanks in advance!!!

joejoe2004 : if judging with your writing.. likes u more favour on A55..
but i think with ur need and for future upgrade.. would direct to A580..

can see the serial number.

yeah. i am one of the 'lucky' ones only.