haha...cannot la.....i won't waste it on one night event...in the future i'll need to play with some zoom

hehe...thanks for all the advice i get...for now i really understand more about alpha accessories for instant ex-flash.....you guys explain most thing i wanted to hear.....

i already planned what to get now in conjunction with the budget i have

until i get one we can discuss the full usage experience again...hehe...since i have nothing in hold now to discuss

@zstan
well, a GOOD excuses, what upgrade next?? A850? XD

Told ya the vertical grip is useless

mind to share what photography project do you have in mind now that requires a body with f2.8 lens n external flash?

@kopitiam
aww.. my eyes..  but never mind, the one put on wishlist is the next FF

@evilhomura89
agree..

@Codyx
i can pretty much survive with kitlens aperture around f/4~f/5.6 (+1 and +2 stop respectively) with ISO 800 at A200 at low-light situation
of course, the image might end up have shake and might unusable with noise, but for me, i shoot at RAW(at specific time), most of the time under-expose (by -0.3EV ~ -0.7EV) the image, then edit back at pc, and then it's still pretty good.

but if A55 is your target, at ISO 1600 or ISO 3200, i think it should be no prob right?

great that u already made up ur mind .

on the side note, grabbing a 50mm prime is not a waste... u gonna buy it after all

ask all other forummer, almost 8/10 of them have a 50mm

primes are good in terms of sharpness and experience not to mention the large aperture 

for myself , i used primes for a few months namely 28mm and 50mm for all my shoot until i made up my mind to specialise in portrait photography and get a zoom.

even that, i still plan to keep my primes just cant let it off...love it too much

P/S : u can still zoom wif primes, use ur legs

2.8 was recommended by most of my contacts....i was brief to get one and dump the kit lens.....nobody saying kit lens was bad....it just my dedicated upgrade anyway ....i'll use the lens for multipurpose as i believe it will be slightly better than the kits lens in most way....

still....ex-flash was my main priority.....i just want to spend my buck for the best purpose....not planning for any soon upgrade or add-ons after this....hope you guys understand....

zstan, why a55 when a850 is available?

i got my ex-flash before the f2.8. 

though the lens is much better in many ways than a kit lens with a f2.8. i can leave my flash in my bag for most of the time now.

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Added on December 28, 2010, 8:36 pm
if i buy a850 then i shoot with what lens?           

50mm lens is one of the last lens i will buy lor. for me la. 

i got my ex-flash before the f2.8. 

though the lens is much better in many ways than a kit lens with a f2.8. i can leave my flash in my bag for most of the time now.

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Added on December 28, 2010, 8:36 pm
if i buy a850 then i shoot with what lens?           

with good iso noise performance, i can go up to iso3200 and live without flash and wide-aperture lens
kit lens FTW 

haha...so u are the 2/10 minorities 

Wrong info removed 

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Added on December 28, 2010, 3:05 pm

Scratch? I think its worth it la. That lens damn rare now lol. And 400 quite reasonable.

get minolta baby beercan

so now i need stand few metres away before i can take a proper group shot?   

@Codyx - I thought sony center at Midvalley/Sony Style KLCC/Curve allow customer to test the camera? Then how to sell camera if you kenot test?

please don't fight due to me