haha i shot so many pics. but surprisingly my a33 can shoot 500+ pics + more than 10 (1 minutes) video with only 1 battery and now still have 20% left

zstan : eh i see the cz24mm f2 on the a300, whats on the a900??

owh
anyways, nice fair today. too crowded, impossible to get one on one with car. but cute gals
only thing is they like to stand at the middle of the car (near the door), why dont they stand infront or beside the car (near the side mirror or someting).

got attend one workshop earlier tis morning (nearly 200+ pics) , so at the fair around 300 pics and had dinner wiv family juz now less than 50 pics..

haha paid RM20 + RM3 parking (pusing nearly 1 hour find parking) , kena shoot more la haha
just pair my a33and1855 with f20 only, packing light. so cannot zoom tight at lenglui so much

ahtiven : if you see lens with blue sticker say Zeiss just buy. approved by the World sony alpha user federation haha .

i would say YES
balance perfectly with the a33/a55. the F58 is just TOO BIGG and heavy, really IMBA. i havent tried the F42 on my a33 but im assuming it would be in between.
i'll say if you dont have a flash yet, the best isto get the F42 should be good enuf and balance (for a33/a55 user)
if you already do and have extra cash and love to go jalan2 shoot light just get the F20.
here link for a good review (http://alphastrobist.wordpress.com/review-hvl-f20am/)

see for urself, how IMBA is the F58 with a33/a55 and how cute nice with the F20


HVL-F20:
+GN20
+higher than popup = reduce chance to get Red Eye
+use AAA battery (doesnt suck up camera's battery)
+very light and compact
+if use in burst mode can get up to 3frames
+can bounce in normal horizontal plane
+AAA battery can last very long (i shot more than 200 pics yesterday + nearly 100 pics with the flash today no charge battery still could go)
-GN20 cant bounce high
-cant bounce sideways (cant turn head)
-cant know how much battery life (so as the F58)
-cant use as trigger on body <a850
-might cause hard shadow (see pic sample above)
-direct flash may cause sakit mata

sample from a33 and f20,

kopitiam : CZ jena

ahtiven : yes crop lens on FF will turn them to crop . erm its hard to compare the Nikon's and CZ 85mm for Sony because for the test might use different body. Better if u ask the Nikon thread about the comparizon bcoz the Zeiss lens for Sony is not the same with Nikon (iinm).

haha i forgot to say imbalance is oso bcoz of its weight, probably you could balance in normal horizontal plane but in vertical is quite hard (probably for me ). if you're shooting for 5-10 minutes ok la, try lugging it around the KLIMS that at least 1 hour 30 minutes. HEAVYYYY. oh ya im saying a33/a55 with kitlens. but its up to your own preference ur money maa

seriously i hardly use my F58 now , one bcoz don have suitable bag just for body+kit and f58. another is i dowan people to notice me, see soo small a33 with CZ24 f2 F58 sure ppl think WTF!!

p.s. ~ probably wanna buy the off flash cable and mount the F20

err, for other than Sony, they have to MF on Zeiss lenses. the Sony 135mm STF is also a MF lens. also there are people using rangefinder cameras which are MF, also more than some still have fslr. MF is fun weyh

haha nice one

fansoption : miss Lexus ??

ahtiven : nice , please post more

kopitiam : nope . i have CZ Tessar 2.8/3.7

ahtiven : its better for u to focus on the eye, but for the 1# pic is nice. the one with the cat doest feel right

ahtiven : i dunno, but with cats usually like that . try play with the DoF preview button before shoot

evilhomura89 : depends where he/she stays. not all shop offers the 'non-retail' price. some shop even offer 'super extra special' price oso with extra con accesories

zstan : same position as ur #1 only horizontal


sloppy photoshop removing people behind the car

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i pay rm20 for lenglui. no need car oso can <--- the pervert in me


porkchop : congrats . can i see the finance minister oso

Mikeshashimi & hazril : the 17-70 don have the zoom bar with glass. probably 24-70 or zoom UWA

albnok : nice simple review. indeed Zeiss is GOOD , eyh ur sal1870 looks abit pelik

Mr.Wang : one BIG happy family

im using a33 and 90% of the time use live view as it is the bigger EVF and last time can shoot 500+ pics + lots video leh, still have 20% battery left. also did playback the pictures and video, use pop-up flash. non-SLT/NEX shouldnt worry much, but extra battery i'd say is a must

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Added on December 7, 2010, 9:18 ami dunno about this but sometimes in some condition the output is abit different. probably the camera tends to compensate the brightness of the EVF/live view. the output sometimes brighter , not to say overexposed but not as what i want

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perhaps if possile they put both EVF and OVF or id they want more $$ , external OVF

not much different if u dont plan to upgrade for fullframe cameras.

50mm f1.4
-sharp even at aperture f1.4.
-better bokeh (blur blur effect)
-better built (body structure)
-comes with hood
-full frame lens
-

SAL 50mm f1.8 SAM
-not a fullframe lens
-SAM lens (can autofocus with NEX with adapter)
-shorter minimum focusing distance (iinm)
-cheaper
-abit noisy AF
-sharp output at f2.5
the

i suggest if u have enuff budget for the SAL50 f1.4, better get a flash (HVL F42) and pair with the 50mm f/1.8. can do more stuff with them . but if don have limitation in budget then get the Sigma 50mm f/1.4

get something which u NEED and if have extra $€¥ get the things u WANT. the 50mm f1.8 is more than enuff for me. but last time i didnt consider and just buy, i end up selling it bcoz dont like the range/wideness. play2 wiyh ur kitlens first and only figure out ur desired focal range (24mm/28mm/35mm/50mm/85mm/etc)

This post has been edited by mastering89: Dec 7 2010, 11:26 AM

dont follow other people too much, different people have different preference. u utilize your kitlens fully then u know your preferred focal length, your needed speed (aperture), whether u need or not the expensive2 lenses, which lens/flash to buy. 50mm is nice, but some people may not like it, too tight on APS-C bodies. Some prefer 35mm focal and sony just come out with the new SAL35 f1.8, u go try play2 first

for the F20 refer my post here (link)

the internal flash is good, but might give harsh flash makes people's face seem oily and sometimes they tutup mata , sakit woh

u should have a look at the HVL-F20 flash , really light and nice for small a33/a55. (link)

the diffuser for the pop up flash got sell in the garage sales part there, but be careful becoz for sony they need a mount for it and if u lose it susah . i lost mine and gave the diffuser to my Nikon friend


slow slow poisen her

Mr.Wang : hmm nice for videography

fansoption : we want lenglui(s) picture(s)

e-jump : go search fast, sometimes they just do review and sell back.

just read the latest DCM, damn BS people compare 7D , D300s to a550. price oso different range oledy . everytime wanna make Sony look bad

haha next year change to KLILS , this weekend any TT to lenglui fair PC Fair??

but try look at Digital SLR photography magazine. few sections features Sony Alpha user with a900 ,CZ and G's

fansoption : eyh u said 2 battery get 1350 pics. seriously its much much more than in spec

zstan : they scared of mr G and mr Zs

This post has been edited by mastering89: Dec 7 2010, 11:01 PM

i get 500+ pics + few videos few days ago(workshop + KLIMS). probably our camera got shocked by pretty cars and gals , gives extra pump pawA

the 70-300 L USM baru launch , probably mid/end next year only they review

chiahau : no ice cream oledy

my mistake to buy before peek
also they said the a550 dont have the top LCD panel thingy. IMHO i dont think needed that, or the shutter count. its just easier if i wanna see/edit my settings by see to the big LCD or the viewfinder. with tilt-able LCD its double the size of the top panel LCD .

i had been given chance to shoot with D80s and pening2 with the layout and stuff. usually with my a33/a350 i just view the settings from the LCD, but with the d80s cant. quite some time to figure out, but the D80s has very good grip and was with the 1870 lens that can MF override , hope Sony can put that into next SAM lenses also

chiahau : naisss , i wait for 31st DEC and celebrate new year with my ice cream

kysham :

Mr.Wang : how far can the lights go? err guide number

hazril : at the end of this month's review they said to review the DSLT next

This post has been edited by mastering89: Dec 7 2010, 11:33 PM

lariiikkkkk (go masak maggi )





This post has been edited by mastering89: Dec 8 2010, 12:06 AM