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Sony Alpha User List :

A100

A200

A300

A350

A700

A900

New Sony Alpha Line-up Userlist

A230

A330

A380

A390

A500

A550

A580

A850

A33

A55

p.m. me if you wanna add ur name

>>>Sony Alpha F.A.Q<<< courtesy of Ahmike

Common Kelvin White Balance Settings :
2500K - very strong orange tungsten light
2800K - strong orange tungsten light
3200K - yellowish tungsten light
4500K M6 - flourescent light (most flourescent tubes are green even though our eyes don't see it)
5500K - flash
6500K - daylight (or daylight-balanced flourescent light)
9900K - strong blue stage lighting or evening light

Xenon lighting is rare but that should be between 7000-9000K.

Whenever you enter a new situation that has different WB, just set your Kelvin WB again and test with one shot. You

should be able to do this with practice.

With the Sony A300 and A350, you can use Live View and see the effect of changing Kelvin WB... live!

M = Magenta
G = Green
2500K = Blue
9900K = Amber

Take a picture. Supposing the picture is very Green, you need to add the opposite which is Magenta. If the picture is

too Blue you need to go closer to Amber. So if the picture is very blue-green-ish, you will need to go closer to 9900K

M9.

To prevent the built-in flash from appearing in pictures when in wireless flash mode, you can use any of these

methods, or a combination of them:

- use a darker aperture (e.g. F11)
- use a lower ISO (e.g. ISO100)
- use a shutter speed faster than your flash sync speed so that High Speed Sync is activated (e.g. 1/320th of a

second)
- use a piece of exposed, developed negative film in front of your pop-up flash

Sony Alpha Lens Line-up : HERE courtesy of vcxv

Below are the official additional accessories* that comes with respective Sony Alpha camera :

Flash hotshoe cover (Sony FASHC1AM) - A100, A700, A900
Remote Commander clip - A100, A200, A300, A350, A700, A900
Eyepiece cover / flash hotshoe cover holder - A100, A200, A300, A350, A700
Cheap Sony neckstrap - A200, A300, A350
Good Sony neckstrap - A100, A700, A900
Wireless Infrared Remote Control - A700, A900

* list provided by albnok

Sony Alpha Support Page and Alpha User Manuals :



How to clean your Alpha sensor by albnok :



This post has been edited by amadeo: Dec 19 2010, 10:31 PM

as usual, Alpha users who wants the userbar..

Imageshack was unable to recover A200, A300, A350 & A700 userbars and as a result, new userbars were uploaded.. Those using the userbar, please update your URL..

A100 : image url : http://img409.imageshack.us/img409/2687/alpha100cb9.png

A200 : image url : http://img268.imageshack.us/img268/1922/a200.png

A300 :
image url : http://img214.imageshack.us/img214/2802/a300.png

A350 :
image url : http://img8.imageshack.us/img8/3761/a350.png

A700 :
image url : http://img714.imageshack.us/img714/7245/a700.png

A900 :
image url : http://img93.imageshack.us/img93/5185/alpha900wp4.png

New Alpha line-up userbar

A230 :
image url : http://img193.imageshack.us/img193/8318/a230.png

A330 :
image url : http://img193.imageshack.us/img193/4850/a330.png

A380 :
image url : http://img193.imageshack.us/img193/4733/a380.png

A390 :
image url : http://img146.imageshack.us/img146/5741/a390.png

A550 :
image url : http://img261.imageshack.us/img261/2650/a550.png

A850 :
image url : http://img261.imageshack.us/img261/8928/a850.png


Some useful link :

Tamron/Sigma/Sony/Minolta 70-200mm F2.8 Shootout
http://www.glaringnotebook.com/default.asp?id=1243

Ultra Wide Comparison
http://www.glaringnotebook.com/default.asp?id=1324

Alpha street pricelist ***updated 22nd November 2010*** Courtesy of Master Albnok

Camera
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Sony A230 + 18-55mm F3.5-5.6 DT SAM = RM14xx
Sony A290 + 18-55mm F3.5-5.6 DT SAM = RM14xx
Sony A330 + 18-55mm F3.5-5.6 DT SAM = RM18xx
Sony A380 + 18-55mm F3.5-5.6 DT SAM = RM20xx
Sony A380 + 18-55mm F3.5-5.6 DT SAM + 55-200mm F4-5.6 DT SAM = RM24xx
Sony A390 + 18-55mm F3.5-5.6 DT SAM = RM17xx
Sony A33 + 18-55mm F3.5-5.6 DT SAM = RM21xx
Sony A33 + 18-55mm F3.5-5.6 DT SAM + 55-200mm F4-5.6 DT SAM = RM23xx
Sony A500 + 18-55mm F3.5-5.6 DT SAM + 55-200mm F4-5.6 DT SAM = RM31xx
Sony A550 body only = RM21xx
Sony A550 + 18-55mm F3.5-5.6 DT SAM = RM21xx
Sony A550 + 18-250mm F3.5-6.3 DT = RM40xx
Sony A580 body only = RM24xx
Sony A580 + 18-55mm F3.5-5.6 DT SAM = RM27xx
Sony A55 body only + 8GB MSPD HX = RM21xx
Sony A55 + 18-55mm F3.5-5.6 DT SAM = RM25xx
Sony A55 + 50mm F1.8 DT SAM = RM26xx (Studio Zaloon)
Sony A55 + 16-105mm F3.5-5.6 DT = RM37xx (Studio Zaloon)
Sony A700 + 18-70mm F3.5-5.6 DT = RM33xx
Sony A850 body only = RM61xx
Sony A900 body only = RM73xx (Studio Zaloon)
Sony NEX-3 + 16mm F2.8 = RM16xx
Sony NEX-3 + 18-55mm F3.5-5.6 OSS = RM18xx
Sony NEX-3 + 16mm F2.8 + 18-55mm F3.5-5.6 OSS = RM22xx
Sony NEX-5 + 16mm F2.8 = RM21xx
Sony NEX-5 + 18-55mm F3.5-5.6 OSS = RM22xx
Sony NEX-5 + 18-55mm F3.5-5.6 OSS + 4GB MSPD = RM23xx
Sony NEX-5 + 18-200mm F3.5-6.3 Active OSS + 8GB MSPD + LCD protector = RM32xx

The following suffixes identify what lens comes with the camera body:

G = Sony 18-200mm F3.5-6.3 DT
K = Sony 18-70mm F3.5-5.6 DT
L = Sony 18-55mm F3.5-5.6 DT SAM
P = Sony 16-105mm F3.5-5.6 DT
Q = Sony 28-75mm F2.8 SAM
W = Sony 18-70mm F3.5-5.6 DT + Sony 75-300mm F4.5-5.6
X = Sony 18-70mm F3.5-5.6 DT + Sony 55-200mm F4-5.6 DT
Y = Sony 18-55mm F3.5-5.6 DT SAM + Sony 55-200mm F4-5.6 DT (2) SAM
Z = Sony Carl Zeiss Vario-Sonnar T* 16-80mm F3.5-4.5 DT ZA

For Sony NEX bodies:

A = Sony E 16mm F2.8 pancake
D = Sony E 16mm F2.8 pancake + Sony E 18-55mm F3.5-5.6 OSS
H = Sony E 18-200mm F3.5-6.3 Active OSS
K = Sony E 18-55mm F3.5-5.6 OSS

Battery Grip
---------------
Sony VG-B30AM for A200/A300/A350 = RM6xx
Sony VG-B50AM for A450/A500/A550/A560/A580 = RM6xx
Sony VG-C70AM for A700 = RM9xx
Sony VG-C90AM for A850/A900 = RM9xx


Battery
----------
Sony NP-FH50 battery for A230/A290/A330/A380/A390 = RM2xx
Sony NP-FW50 battery for NEX-3/NEX-5/A33/A55 = RM2xx
Sony NP-FM500H battery for A100/A200/A300/A350/A450/A500/A550/A560/A580/A700/A850/A900 = RM2xx

Flash
------
Sony HVL-F20AM = RM4xx
Sony HVL-F42AM = RM7xx
Sony HVL-F58AM = RM11xx

Sony/Minolta Used Lenses
------------------------------
Minolta 28mm F2.8 = RM450-600
Minolta 35-70 F4 (mini beercan) = RM250-400
Minolta 50mm F1.4 = RM750-850
Minolta 50mm F1.7 = RM450-600
Sony 55-200mm F4-5.6 DT = RM450-550
Minolta 70-210mm F4 (beercan) = RM750-1100
Minolta 75-300mm F4.5-5.6 (big beercan) = RM1000-1500
Sony 75-300mm F4.5-5.6 = RM450-550

New APS-C / DT Crop Lenses
-------------------------------

Sony 11-18mm F4.5-5.6 DT = RM20xx
Sony Carl Zeiss Vario-Sonnar T* 16-80mm F3.5-4.5 DT ZA = RM25xx
Sony 16-105mm F3.5-5.6 DT = RM16xx
Sony 18-250mm F3.5-6.3 DT = RM16xx
Sony 30mm F2.8 DT SAM Macro = RM7xx
Sony 35mm F1.8 DT SAM = RM7xx
Sony 50mm F1.8 DT SAM = RM5xx
Sigma 50-150mm F2.8 EX DC HSM Macro = RM30xx
Sony E 18-200mm F3.5-6.3 Active OSS = RM21xx

New Full-Frame Lenses
---------------------------

Sony 16mm F2.8 Diagonal Fisheye = RM25xx
Sony 20mm F2.8 = RM19xx
Sony Carl Zeiss Vario-Sonnar T* 16-35mm F2.8 SSM ZA = RM54xx
Sony Carl Zeiss Vario-Sonnar T* 24-70mm F2.8 SSM ZA = RM54xx
Sony 24-105mm F3.5-4.5 = RM18xx
Sony Carl Zeiss Distagon T* 24mm F2.0 SSM ZA = RM38xx
Sony 28mm F2.8 = RM8xx
Sony 28-75mm F2.8 SAM = RM26xx
Sony 35mm F1.4G = RM45xx
Sony 50mm F1.4 = RM10xx
Sony 50mm F2.8 Macro = RM14xx
Sony 85mm F2.8 SAM = RM8xx
Tamron 70-200mm F2.8 Macro = RM30xx
Sigma 70-200mm F2.8 EX DG HSM Macro = RM38xx
Sony 70-200mm F2.8G SSM = RM54xx
Sony 70-300mm F4.5-5.6G SSM = RM25xx
Sony 70-400mm F4-5.6G SSM = RM54xx
Sony Carl Zeiss Planar T* 85mm F1.4 ZA = RM50xx
Sony 100mm F2.8 Macro = RM23xx
Sony Carl Zeiss Sonnar T* 135mm F1.8 ZA = RM48xx
Sony 135mm F2.8/T4.5 Smooth Transition Focus = RM36xx
Sony 500mm F8.0 AF Reflex = RM25xx
Sony 300mm F2.8G SSM = RM20xxx
Sony 1.4x Teleconverter = RM15xx
Sony 2.0x Teleconverter = RM15xx
Sony LA-EA1 lens adapter = RM5xx
Sony VCL-ECF1 fisheye adapter = RM3xx

This post has been edited by amadeo: Dec 25 2010, 01:57 PM

bro amadeo..can add the price for the new 24mm? rm38xx according to albnok.

wow~ 1st page.

anw, zstan, getting the 24ZA?

hahaha...

if i can save for it la...will buy a new body first...

You will be surprised how different things turned out if you add +0.3 to +0.7ev when using diffusers on your flash.

It has been 1 week my camera sent for checking...

Repair Status Enquiry
Here is the current service status of your submitted Sony product:
Current Status Under checking.
Product Model DSLRA550 E32
Cost RM 0.00

what's the prob?

ops...typo,should be "sent for cleaning"

i thought cleaning shouldn't take more than a week?
where did u send it to?

Sonystyle@The Curve

LOL~

No wonder. Usually, 1 week max wad?

I just called the Sony center,they told me the part just reach on Friday huh? I just send for viewfinder cleaning & general services,what part they gonna exchange for me? hmm...maybe the focusing screen? or the mirror? I thought just normal dust

Lol. They help u change everything for free. Lol.

Better eyepiece offers slightly better magnification right?

if under warranty, they don't charge u a cent, and you are not in a rush, then let them change whatever they want la.

lol...I know it's for free Hmm...normal eyepiece given by Sony doesn't come with magnification,you might need to get eyepiece with magnification FDA-ME1AME

It's under warranty but Christmas is coming,gonna get it asap,don't wanna miss the Christmas shots

This post has been edited by iamKiet: Dec 18 2010, 02:51 PM

oh if under warranty u should ask them change your LCD screen..viewfinder...flash head...etc as well if free..

f*** MY LIFE!!!



my Tammy UWA gear stripped

where has your funding for lensbaby gone?

huh? Too bad to hear that. How would that happen?

gear stripped la. the Body's motor breaks the gear in the lens.

anyone know how much will it cost to repair?

calling for albnok...

huhu. i damn frustrated today coz of that.

its caturday againnnnnnn~~~


Cat under the car by zstan, on Flickr

please ignore the IQ. its almost 70% crop. this is my only shot before it ran away.


i am aiming for bigger n better things now huhuhuhuhu

old things don go new things won come~

wo.. takutnye gear stripped.. i also got one..
just thinking to get a UWA..

Gear stripping is common. I sent my 1870 for repair last time because of gear strip. Luckily under warranty, RM0. Hehe.

if cheap lens ok ler.. i won't thing UWA is cheap..

mikeshashimi: is it the 11-18 tammy? or 10-24 tammy? i hear ad scared la weh....

Sorry to hear about that mike, this is the first time I've heard about a Tammy getting gear stripped (actually this is the 1st time I've heard of any lens apart from the 18-70mm kit getting gear stripped).

Does this mean any lens which uses the body's AF motor to focus will have a tendency to get gear stripped? Can't imagine this happening to a 85mm & 135mm ZA! OMG!

Not reli. Tendency for gear stripping if used with A700 is quite well known as the AF motor at high speed setting will cause gear stripping. But not all lenses are prone to this issue. The older 18-70 however though, is well known for this issue lol.

gear stripping can cause by many thing,
i) the hood might be tightly lock, and u have to use force to unhood, causing unnecessary stress on the gear during unhood.
ii) ur hand/finger acciendentally hold the focus ring/rubber jamming(withholding) the focus....
iii) drops, (during in bag, throw bag etc, swing) causing the gear inside may dislodge a little, little tiny bit, but during turn on, the motor burst to turn to infinity and FML.


sigh, today dunno why so poison to get nex5 and today i will be in fever oh.

today near half day at Orchard Rd. first pusing2 at Lucky Plaza, damn those seller kept pushing for the stupid adapters. I ask for lenses they say adapter better . Stop by at Sony center but just see see only. tomorrow probably singgah wanna try lens. I saw 135 STF , CZ24, 85 2.8 and 35mm 1.8 to play

Crumpler is abit more expensive even higher than at shashinki , also dun have the color i wan... Also crumpler is like the new trend for singaporeans i see, everywhere Crumpler . i saw one girl just put watter bottle and food inside 5MDH

finally the xmas sale is just one bluff. Most shop even no sale. only big big department store ...
ok im going out again, shoot bokeh

weaa 1024 can strip ah?? i am a rough user..make me think twice lia...

so then sigma 10-20?? eahaehaehae which is more shaper?? i notice sigma seems like a faster lens

how much sony center selling 85 2.8

according to his siggy...its his 11-18 that gear stripped..........

ah i left the Sony booklet inside car.
iinm retail is 369/399 SGD

Light Bokeh @Orchard Rd (forgot infront which building)


browsing thru kenrockwell (read his review on sal18250 , so sad )
anyways, found this Sony DSC-R1 (http://www.kenrockwell.com/sony/dsc-r1.htm)
it has the characteristic of a33/a55 (sorry if this posted before)
-the grip
-on/off navi
-EVF
-pusing2 live view (just its on top, and a33/a55 like normal dslr/t)

extra (http://www.dpreview.com/reviews/sonydscr1/page27.asp)
-flash sync up to 1/2000s (max for dslr usually up to 1/250s only)
-last but not least haha


This post has been edited by mastering89: Dec 19 2010, 12:50 AM

happy birthday sifu albnok~

many thanks for your teachings and advises for the past few months.

if not mistaken, i thought ken rockwell has been known to be a nikon fanboy n he goes all the way to make Sony's camera look bad

if 1870 gearstripped small matter la. but UWA more than rm1.5k damn my heart soooo pain... somemore today scraped someones car lost rm300....
super kao kao bad day.... feeling so miserable.

all Sony user should stay away from ken rockwell

albnok how do you choose auto iso in manual mode?

Magnet Miku

Yep, its an eyebag shoop.
Hope i can improve for today shooting

nice sharp photo from e-jump!!

I just got myself a 28mm2.8f... ekke. Small poison antidote.... hopefully can tahan for a while..

This post has been edited by SiLVeRClIdGe: Dec 19 2010, 10:30 AM

overdone on the eyebags....

guys, how to use analog dry box? hardly to get correct reading..
need to open 24hours or can shutdown if reach the safe range?

Milky Stork in the sky by cjlai76, on Flickr

Serious NEX user

SEL-18200? wahhh, that's awesome!

no la SEL1855 only

i don't think you can't. this is one of the complains for sony cameras. nikon ones can set auto and then limit the iso range as well. correct me if ayam wrong.

that girl in the background shouldn't be there.....

first..set to the power to a random reading...and then leave it CLOSED for 24 hours...then adjust to meter again lo until u see the humidity is stable...nope...leave the power on forever...if not it defeats the purpose...won't take much power la dun worry...

i'm not worry about power.. the meter keep dropping..
adjust the little it's hike than drop or hiking accordingly.. so not sure to turn the knob..

now i leave the power off it remain 46% for several hours..

did you just buy your dry box? you need to let the humidity to stabilise...after awhile it should be ok...now keep raining...need adjust again...

yup just getting it.. not very sure how to adjust the knob..
the thing is, the controller is inside the box.. if to adjust need to open it..
still off it and around 44%...

are you using the AIPO dry box? same like mine...u turn the left is make it more humid, turn to the right less humid lo.

wait for 24 hours ma...dun need worry la...fungus won't grow overnight one...

it's sun-dry.. later will observe the things..
if the humidity is in the safe range.. just off it la..

saw this cat outside the shops of my house....then immediately ran back home to take his pic.. he/she was quite co-operative though..allowing me to take a few shots while still continue sleeping..

however the black fur of the cat totally screwed up my metering in aperture priority mode...the camera thought it was shooting a very dark scene and then using a slow shutter. had to rely on manual mode for this and some tweaking in photoshop.


Sleepy cat by zstan, on Flickr

hi all, just got myself sony dslt a33 learning how to use a camera. guys, other than setting the ISO, shutter speed, and aperture? what other elements that i must be aware of in order to snap a decent picture? and btw, my hand trembles alot due to smoking, anyone knows good medicine to cure it?

it will tremble less if held properly, ie, close to your body by using the viewfinder

visited the Sony Center at Atria Mall , they have friendly & chatty sales person
was in rush before kena back to hotel to check out, so only get to test the sal35 f1.8 , sal 85 f2.8 , CZ24 F2 and SAL135 f2.8 (T4.5) STF woot

if money was no problem for me i'd take the sal35 1.8 and cz24 f2. the sal85mm f2.8 is not to say the best but fairly good for its price. the STF is very naisss but MF a 135mm lens is really hard. my hands damn shaky .

some spam pics:

from SAL 135 f2.8 (T4.5) STF

somemore



from SAL 35 f1.8

somemore



from SAL 85 f2.8




This post has been edited by mastering89: Dec 19 2010, 05:43 PM

fuuuuuuuuuuuuuu........ the background totally gone wei!!

er, stop smoking?

ya, stop smoking dude..... if u cant stop smoking then high shutter speed will cure ur problem wit camera but not ur hand problem

hmm, what improvement can i do to this picture?

everyday raining....danbo decided to go out and play water..



Rain Drop!

@lugia: i can't see what are you trying portray. the lion?

This post has been edited by zstan: Dec 19 2010, 07:13 PM

Hands tremble? Stop smoking and go work out. Soon your hands wont tremble so much.

eh danbo can touch water eh? not ruin it?

can ah...why not???...lol..it got no electronic parts...only got light in eyes..wont die 1...

ahpingko: i like danbo #2 with less bottom part and #3. nice~~~~~~~~

ahpingko i also like donbo #2 especially the water part...like to have a story there.

This post has been edited by gjtan: Dec 19 2010, 10:02 PM

Barcelona view from Parc Guell.

Does anyone know any free website that allows 50+mb photo upload?

Not just a tree by cjlai76, on Flickr


Pelican by cjlai76, on Flickr

suup! Back from vakashyun Did I miss anything??

what material is that? looks like a paper box only..

Awesome ! raindrop awesome!

vacation?..kena ban ah??..

err..it is hard plastic actually but looked like paper box...

thx man..

ahpingko: Nice Danbo series. Like #2 and #3.

Shot these yesterday morning...

Use ND Filter

ND500.

KLIM 2010 Car

Click her for more

#1

#2

#3

#4

#5

#6

#7

#8

#9

#10


Click her for more

This post has been edited by fansoption: Dec 20 2010, 12:04 AM

Yaaa... Eheh btw, Whr u get the danbo from? Lols.

we now have in our thread a forumer from Poland with magnificent macro shots!

fansoption: i like the way u portray #6 n #7. but i would prefer #7 to show more of the logo of the car.
signither: which one??

flickr pro